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Re: gnome 3 refugee: xfce sweet again



On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:44:31 +0000, Hendrik Boom wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:13:49 +0100, Lorenzo Sutton wrote:
> 
>> On 23/11/2011 17:05, Hendrik Boom wrote:
>>> Yesterday I updated my wheezy system and when I restarted my machine
>>> this morning all my xfce windows had lost their frames.  There as no
>>> longer a close button or a top border I could use to move the window
>>> around.  The programs within the windows worked fine, though.  But
>>> it's kind of limiting not being able to move windows out of the way or
>>> minimize them.
>> 
>> It happens from time to time not sure if it depends on the upgrade. Run
>> the command:
>> 
>> xfwm4
>> 
>> And then in Settings > Session and Startup in the session tab make sure
>> it reads immediately.
> 
> Starting a terminal and entering xfwm4 gave me my borders back, and it
> became usable again.  Thanks.
> 
> But when following Settings > Session and Startup I picked the session
> tab and found xfwm4 already listed as "immediately".
> 
> We'll see what happens when I restart everything.

Yes, rebooted from power down and xfce works properly.  I still need to 
use the old kernel, though; with the new kernel I still can't enter a 
password.

-- hendrik



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