MX-23 alpha2 feedback thread

[asqwerth]

Weird. I get different error messages on my laptop compared with on my PC, for xfdashboard: (note that I didn't enable the hot-corner plugin on the lappy)

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 xfdashboard --daemon

(xfdashboard:14323): Gtk-WARNING **: 00:59:57.700: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:10:38: Failed to import: Error opening file /home/tuaz/.config/gtk-3.0/xfce4-panel-tweaks.css: No such file or directory
Unknown option --daemon

1. it doesn't recognise the --daemon option on my laptop [this command is from xfce's own guide for xfdashboard at https://goodies.xfce.org/projects/appli ... ard/manual ].

I didn't get this error message on my PC.

2. it tells me there is a theme parsing error related to mx-tweak, and that there is an error opening /home/tuaz/.config/gtk-3.0/xfce4-panel-tweaks.css .

I am using mx-comfort-dark on both machines.

The laptop's MX23 was installed from a snapshot made of my PC's installation. It should be pretty similar.


Also, if I use the xfdashboard command without the --daemon, I get:

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$ xfdashboard

(xfdashboard:14231): Gtk-WARNING **: 00:58:59.791: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:10:38: Failed to import: Error opening file /home/tuaz/.config/gtk-3.0/xfce4-panel-tweaks.css: No such file or directory

(xfdashboard:14231): Wnck-CRITICAL **: 00:58:59.950: wnck_set_client_type: changing the client type is not supported.

[dolphin_oracle]

@asqwerth starting up mx-tweak should put that xfce4-panel-tweaks.css file back.

[asqwerth]

@dolphin_oracle I tried that, nothing happened. I even tried to make a panel backup, but still no css file in said folder.

[dolphin_oracle]

@dolphin_oracle I tried that, nothing happened. I even tried to make a panel backup, but still no css file in said folder.

for now do this:

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 cp /usr/share/mx-tweak/xfce4-panel-tweak.css $HOME/.config/gtk-3.0/xfce4-panel-tweak.css

[dolphin_oracle]

@asqwerth actually I don’t think I packaged the file. Will update mx tweak.

[Aronticuz]

Now that I've finished the FAQs 2023, I have a suggestion: delete the desktop icon for mxum. The first entry of the FAQs answers the question about about whether there is a Manual, and there is an entry right on the Welcome screen staring the user in the face on first boot. It seems to me much more likely that a user will click on "FAQs" than "Manual", and I think simplifying and focusing the desktop icons would be beneficial.

As a +1 on a re-think on Help... In KDE Plasma Desktop The Meta key menu fly-out (or mouse click fly-out) > shows Help > click on it > get KDE help (?)

[timkb4cq]

@asqwerth I managed to figure out how to get rid of the wnck_set_client_type error (a change in libwnck removed that command to force people to use their newer syntax) but the Disabling hot-corner plugin because core cannot suspend error remains and I haven't tracked that one down yet.

[asqwerth]

Transmission shows up as transparent/no background if mx-comfort-dark is used. MX-comfort is ok, as is arc-dark. Probably means it's looking for the gtk-dark.css, in either gtk-3.0 or gtk-3.20 folder?

We probably need to copy over the changes we made in the main css file to the others and then recompile @dolphin_oracle ?

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[dolphin_oracle]

I get it not following themes, but it is not clear though. will take a look.

[dolphin_oracle]

Transmission shows up as transparent/no background if mx-comfort-dark is used. MX-comfort is ok, as is arc-dark. Probably means it's looking for the gtk-dark.css, in either gtk-3.0 or gtk-3.20 folder?

We probably need to copy over the changes we made in the main css file to the others and then recompile @dolphin_oracle ?

ksnip_20230425-162558.png

something is screwy with that transmission build. the depenedencies say gtk3.0, but its looking for a gtk4.0 folder.