Returning to xfce4 after kde creates issues

[Pariksheet Nanda]

On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 12:16 PM, chris dunn <chris at dunnz.org> wrote:
> 1. The desktop background doesn't seem to stick.
> ... when I log out and log in again I get the top 90% of the desktop
> in the default solid blue and the bottom 10% in the selected background
> image. Going into the settings manager and reselecting the image puts it
> right again, but it doesn't survive a log out.
>
> 2. I run devilspie to start apps on the required desktop. Under xfce4 it works
> with kjots and krusader but not with terminator which ignores the devilspie
> spec. Since (I think) this worked ok under kde I'm perplexed. It is possible
> that the kde setup for terminator (and the others) was as a result of part
> saved session and part devilspie, so I could be plain wrong on this one.
>
Try renaming your session folder in ~/.cache to something like
session.bak and then relogin and see if that fixes 1) and 2)
Also if you're using any special desktop application like conky, it
could possibly cause 1)

hth,

> Chris Dunn
>
Pariksheet