v4.2.3.2 panel issues

[John Thompson]

I'm having a couple issues with the panel on my laptop (running 
Vectorlinux-4.2; XFCE-4.2.3.2, 450mHz Celeron, 192MB RAM)). First, I get 
random seg faults and have to restart the panel. Everything else seems 
fine. If I start the panel from an xterm, there are no real clues left. 
I tried recompiling the panel if perhaps some obscure library change was 
reponsible, but no improvement. Updating to XFCE-4.4 would require major 
changes (gtk, glib, etc.) and I'd prefer not to do so at this point.

Second, when I compile and install the battery panel applet (v0.3.0), 
panel cpu useage immediately goes to 90+% and stays there until I disable    
the applet. Any ideas on what to look for?

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John (john at os2.dhs.org)