MX 19.4 AHS GTK Bug: cannot change wallpaper image for files that are not in backgrounds folder [SOLVED]

[v17564]

Hello.

When I try to select an image to put on a wallpaper I can only select images from the "backgrounds" folder. This bug is recent because previously I was able to select images from other folders.

If I select another picture folder, the file names appear in a pale gray as if they were disabled and I can't select anything from that folder.

Something similar is happening with the program easyMP3Gain. In this program you can select individual files or entire folders, when I try to select a folder these appear in pale grey as if they are disabled and I cannot select them but the function of selecting individual files it works properly.

A few years ago, this same bug I had with Manjaro-OpenRC and it was solved by rollback to the previous version of GTK installed in the system, from that I deduce that it is the same problem with GTK.

Regards.

Screenshots are attached.

Desktop - Can't select images other that backgrounds.png

EasyMP3Gain - GTK2 problem.png

[Eadwine Rose]

Please post your quick system info. Run it, hit paste in a reply, do not edit.

[fehlix]

When I try to select an image to put on a wallpaper I can only select images from the "backgrounds" folder. This bug is recent because previously I was able to select images from other folders.

If I select another picture folder, the file names appear in a pale gray as if they were disabled and I can't select anything from that folder.

ISTM, it's not a bug but rather designed this way: You would first select the folder, which contains images, not an individual image file. Next within the preview pane, which get generated from the files within the select folder, you finally select the new wallpaper image.

[JayM]

That confused me too when I was new to Xfce. Apparently the greyed-out filenames are just shown so you can tell if it's the directory you want to use.

[asqwerth]

You can choose another folder. Just navigate through the dropdown menu in the folder selector. Ignore the greyed out items in the folder selector interface.

However once you have selected folder and are back at the wallpaper preview pane, you MUST click on any pic in the pane to confirm folder selection.

If you fail to do so and just click on OK or Apply button, you will revert to the previous folder. It's a weird xfce quirk.

[v17564]

Hello.

I'm sorry for my stupid mistake with the wallpaper folder.

But the failure of the easyMP3Gain is not fixed, this program uses GTK2.


System Info:

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System:    Host: <filter> Kernel: 5.10.0-7mx-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-7mx-amd64 
           root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash ipv6.disable=1 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 tk: Gtk 3.24.5 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-19.4_ahs_x64 patito feo November 11  2020 
           base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: AB350M Pro4 serial: <filter> 
           UEFI: American Megatrends v: P5.50 date: 12/20/2018 
CPU:       Topology: Quad Core model: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 
           family: 17 (23) model-id: 1 stepping: 1 microcode: 8001137 L2 cache: 2048 KiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 55888 
           Speed: 1375 MHz min/max: 1550/3500 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1373 
           2: 1374 3: 1374 4: 1375 5: 1375 6: 1376 7: 1375 8: 1375 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
           Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           Type: spec_store_bypass 
           mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 
           mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, IBPB: conditional, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds status: Not affected 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 710] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia v: 450.80.02 
           bus ID: 23:00.0 chip ID: 10de:128b 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 driver: nvidia 
           unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa alternate: nv resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GT 710/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 450.80.02 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: NVIDIA GK208 HDMI/DP Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 23:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0e0f 
           Device-2: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 25:00.3 chip ID: 1022:1457 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.0-7mx-amd64 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 47 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list 
           1: deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb https://mxlinux.redimadrid.es/MX-Packages/mx/repo/ buster main non-free
           2: deb https://mxlinux.redimadrid.es/MX-Packages/mx/repo/ buster ahs
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:      Processes: 252 Uptime: 9m Memory: 31.36 GiB used: 1.16 GiB (3.7%) Init: SysVinit 
           v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: quick-system-in 
           running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36 

[asqwerth]

Please start a new thread with an appropriate caption as subject matter.

[dolphin_oracle]

as a workaround for easymp3gain, until they update it, you can drag folders from thunar into the interface.

its not even available from debian stretch, buster, or bullseye. we packaged it for MX by user request.

[v17564]

as a workaround for easymp3gain, until they update it, you can drag folders from thunar into the interface.

its not even available from debian stretch, buster, or bullseye. we packaged it for MX by user request.

Hello dolphin_oracle.

Thanks for your answer. Exactly, i use "open with" in Thunar for open folders like solution.

Regards.