Re: firefox-1.0.6 & gtk+2.8.0

2005-08-26 Thread Dan Nicholson
Just for everyone's information (if you care), it would probably make a difference if you check out the CVS because the *nix builds are moving to a default of using cairo. But this isn't implemented in the 1.0.x line. Based on Randy's info, it sounds like gtk-2.8.x works with firefox and thunderb

Re: firefox-1.0.6 & gtk+2.8.0

2005-08-26 Thread Randy McMurchy
frank wrote these words on 08/26/05 15:27 CDT: > ok, looks like gtk is not the reason. i'll try harder with firefox > compilation. maybe i'll also try the 'mozilla way' (if i ever find out > what it is). I wish I could help. I just finished updating the book with updates to both Firefox and Thund

Re: firefox-1.0.6 & gtk+2.8.0

2005-08-26 Thread frank
Andrew Benton wrote: I get the gdk warnings but they're not critical. Firefox runs fine here with gtk-2.8.2. I don't build Firefox the BLFS way, I build it the mozilla way from current cvs ok, looks like gtk is not the reason. i'll try harder with firefox compilation. maybe i'll also try

Re: firefox-1.0.6 & gtk+2.8.0

2005-08-26 Thread frank
Guido Schimmels wrote: This is a bug in gtk-2.8.0. gtk-2.8.0 is a lemon, gtk-2.8.1 is worse. Upgrade to gtk-2.8.2. I don't promise it solves all the firefox issues (I can't know). But you want to do that anyway. gtk-2.8.0 and gtk-2.8.1 are really, really buggy. just for info: i did the upg

Re: firefox-1.0.6 & gtk+2.8.0

2005-08-26 Thread Guido Schimmels
On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:55:36 +0200 frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > in addition there are lots of gdk warnings (also repeated): > > (firefox-bin:2021): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_drawable_get_colormap: > assertion `GDK_IS_DRAWABLE (drawable)' failed > > (firefox-bin:2021): Gdk-WARNING **: gdk_wind

Re: firefox-1.0.6 & gtk+2.8.0

2005-08-26 Thread Randy McMurchy
frank wrote these words on 08/26/05 11:52 CDT: > i assume you have firefox running properly on a gtk+-2.8.0 build. Yes, I do. Thunderbird as well. > just > for information, do you also get these gdk warnings? Yes. Tons of warnings. -- Randy rmlinux: [bogomips 3923.96] [GNU ld version 2.16.1

Re: firefox-1.0.6 & gtk+2.8.0

2005-08-26 Thread Andrew Benton
frank wrote: i assume you have firefox running properly on a gtk+-2.8.0 build. just for information, do you also get these gdk warnings? as 2.8.x is not yet in blfs i may have done some mistakes. I get the gdk warnings but they're not critical. Firefox runs fine here with gtk-2.8.2. I don't

Re: firefox-1.0.6 & gtk+2.8.0

2005-08-26 Thread frank
Randy McMurchy wrote: According the Moz FAQ, this is caused if you installed firefox and then didn't run it one time as root. This is required, as the nsExtensionManager creates some files (and a dir) in the /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.6 directory. yes, i am aware of that. this happens running firef

Re: firefox-1.0.6 & gtk+2.8.0

2005-08-26 Thread Randy McMurchy
frank wrote these words on 08/26/05 09:55 CDT: > i dont get firefox-1.0.6 starting up. i have gtk+2.8.0/2 which needs > cairo and pango with cairo support installed. > > it starts (which is known and ok according to former posts): > *** nsExtensionManager::_disableObsoleteExtensions - failure, ca

firefox-1.0.6 & gtk+2.8.0

2005-08-26 Thread frank
hi! i dont get firefox-1.0.6 starting up. i have gtk+2.8.0/2 which needs cairo and pango with cairo support installed. it starts (which is known and ok according to former posts): *** nsExtensionManager::_disableObsoleteExtensions - failure, catching exception so finalize window can close i