Re: Odditty with the panel

[Mike Martin <redtuxxx yahoo co uk>]

 --- textshell <textshell neutronstar dyndns org> wrote: > On Friday
03 May 2002 18:34, you wrote:
> >
> > > When I try to recreate the panel I get a segfault
> >
> > I normally nuke ever suspect .file in my home directory :)
> >
> Don't do that if you want to keep your settings etc.
> 
> I had a similar problem with KDE2 (basicly as gnome2 a complex
> system)
> I suggest investigating the stuff the normal way searching for
> wrong file etc.
> If that doesn't help, rename the dotfiles in you home directory:
> most likely 
> candiadtes are .gconf* .gnome* etc.
> 
> I renamed one at a time and then retried. Remember to kill all
> Programs that 
> might cache some settings for you, eg. gconfd*,
> gnome-settings-deamon, 
> bonobo-activation etc. If you don't know what to kill ask in the
> list the 
> other might have suggestions too.
> 
> If you know what file directory is the problem, try to investigate
> further. 
> For directories try to find the specific file that's the problem.

Looked at it a bit further over the weekend.

Basically killing processes, rming .files have no effect.

Seems to be a specific 1.5.19 panel bug. I use checkinstall rpm's so
tried rpm -e and rpm --force to find out the problem package.

Basically it seems specifically a panel problem - have downgraded to
1.5.18 and everything works
> Then either send a mail to the list, or file a bug in bugzilla.
> 
> I think it is really important to find and file bug. If we just
> resort to 
> delete everything and start from zero, we might a well say use
> Windows and 
> reinstall for every problem.
> 
> I hope you find the bug so someone can fix it.
> 
> Martin H.
> 
> 
> PS: in my case is was really handy to use Gnome dektop to
> troubelshot the KDE 
> problem because i could just kill everything that was part of KDE.
> So you 
> might have an easier go if use start a session with kde or
> something else, 
> and then just try to run the panel.
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