xfwm4 cvs bug

[Xavier Otazu]

	More info:

	If I comment (delete) the line in /usr/local/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc 
related to xfce-session AND the one related to xfdesktop is commented as:

xftaskbar4&
#xfdesktop& <----
xfcalendar &

and placed in

xfce-mcs-manager
xfwm4 --daemon
xfdesktop& <----

then it works fine. Is it some kind of race condition issue?


When I active xfce-session in /usr/local/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc, the 
problem appears again. If then I delete all the lines in 
/usr/local/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc related to xfdesktop, then it works 
fine. If then I open a xterm and save the session, I can re-enter in 
xfce and the xterm appears. But if I open a note and save the session, 
when re-entering in xfce my desktop shows only the note.When I close I 
see like a flash with the panel and the xterm.


	I think there is some issue with xfce-session, xfdesktop and/or xfwm4? 
Perhaps two desktops or two sessions are openend?


Xavier

Xavier Otazu wrote:
> 
>     More information:
> 
>     I comment (delete) the xfce-session starting on 
> /usr/local/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc. I delete .xfce4 .config .cache 
> directories on home directory. When starting xfce I receive a screen 
> without panel, taskbar, and so. In fact they are running, but not 
> visible. If I perform a right_click->quit session, I recover a good 
> screen with panel, taskbar and so.
> 
>     If I use the original /usr/local/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc file (which 
> runs xfce-session) I receive the same screen without panel and so, but 
> when I perform righ_click->quit session, it close xfce but don't recover 
> panel as before.
> 
>     It looks like there is two sessions launched at the same time and 
> that xfce-session is not able to manage them. In fact, when xfce is 
> started, I see as a strange double screen and background clearing.
> 
> 
> 
> Xavier
> 
> 
> Xavier Otazu wrote:
> 
>>
>>     Hi!
>>
>> Olivier Fourdan wrote:
>>
>>> "** (xfwm4:1742): WARNING **: xfwm4: Missing data from default files"
>>>
>>> That's your problem. Update your CVS tree, rebuild and install.
>>
>>
>>
>>     I've done. Now it is worse. No panel, no background !!! Root 
>> neither have them!
>>
>>     If I uninstall it and reinstall 5th august cvs, It works again!
>>
>>>
>>> PS: There is absolutely no need to use strace to get that message, and
>>> it's unrelated to the user being used. My bet is that you have an
>>> install of xfce in /usr and another one in /usr/local, but the root user
>>> doesn't have /usr/local/bin in the PATH, that's why the root user is
>>> picking an older installation and the problem doesn't show.
>>>
>>
>>     I don't think so. I've always compiled/installed xfce in 
>> /usr/local, i.e. using the usual "./configure;make;make install".
>>
>>     Non-root user and root has the same $PATH
>>
>>     I've search several files in /usr and not found anyone. What files 
>> do I have to search to know if there is some xfce installation in /usr?
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Xavier
>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Olivier.
>>>
>>> On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 18:27, Xavier Otazu wrote:
>>>
>>>>     Hi!
>>>>
>>>> >     X -ac :0 vt07 & xterm -display :0
>>>> >
>>>> > then start 'strace xfwm4' in the terminal that pops up in your 
>>>> "clean"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     Here I send the output in an attached file.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Xavier
>>>>
>>>> Auke Kok wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Xavier Otazu wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>    When executing 'xfwm4' from text mode (non graphical WM):
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (xfwm4:3366): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> that won't work! you need to be in X !
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>    When executing 'xfwm4' from KDE:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ** (xfwm4:3339): WARNING **: xfwm4: Another Window Manager is already
>>>>>> running
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> yes your logs also show this. under KDE you would need to kill 
>>>>> KDE's wm (not adviseable)
>>>>>
>>>>> do this under a linux text-console (wihtout X running!):
>>>>>
>>>>>    X -ac :0 vt07 & xterm -display :0
>>>>>
>>>>> then start 'strace xfwm4' in the terminal that pops up in your 
>>>>> "clean" X
>>>>>
>>>>> (BTW your attached logs were useless because of the above notes)
>>>>>
>>>>> sofar
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
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