xfdesktop new stuff - needs testing

[Brian J. Tarricone]

Olivier Fourdan wrote:

>- The "Don't set backdrop" option still crashes xfdesktop
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known.   working on it.

>- Settings aren't loaded, I had to run the dialog to get the settings
>applied as it seems (and get the crash)
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aren't loaded when?  from a default setup?  i did notice how the dialog 
initially comes up with "don't set backdrop" checked.  i must have the 
sense reversed on a boolean somewhere.

>- Color gradient does nothing.
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i know (and i said this in my previous email ^_~).

>- Menu tab is totally empty (you prolly already know about that, but
>still, looks odd)
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yeah, i know.  i had intended to create that by now, but i haven't 
gotten to it.  probably later tonight.

>- The tabfolders inside tabfolders doesn't look too good to me (from a
>usability standpoint)
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i'm not totally happy with it either.  do you have an alternative 
suggestion?  the only other that was posed was to list the screens in an 
option menu.  i don't really like that, as i don't think (in general) 
changing and option menu should make other controls change.

    -brian


>Cheers,
>Olivier.
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>On Tue, 2004-04-20 at 12:57, Brian J. Tarricone wrote:
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>>and what the hell, a screenie for those of you unable (or unwilling ^_~) 
>>to upgrade:
>>http://kelnos.homelinux.org/xfce4/images/screenshots/backdrop-settings-new-20040420.png
>>
>>    -brian
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>>Brian J. Tarricone wrote:
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>>>hi all-
>>>i committed a huge amount of stuff to xfdesktop this morning, and it 
>>>should hopefully address a bunch of multiscreen (non-xinerama) 
>>>issues.  i know there will be problems with it, as i obviously can't 
>>>test it, and there are a few things i'm just not sure about.
>>>
>>>there's a new settings dialog that needs testing as well.  note: the 
>>>color gradients don't do anything yet.  note2: all your old desktop 
>>>settings are now lost, as the MCS setting names have all changed 
>>>(mainly just to "setting_screennum").  so write them down before 
>>>updating if you care.
>>>
>>>so yes, test it.  danny, that means you ^_~.  the crash on exit should 
>>>be resolved, and it should theoretically be able to draw different 
>>>backdrop images on different screens.  theoretically.
>>>
>>>unfortunately, the gnome app crash/hang problem still does not seem to 
>>>have been resolved, despite reworking a bunch of stuff i thought might 
>>>be the culprit.  *sigh*
>>>
>>>   -brian
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