Re: Unreadable xmessage (sid)
On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:55:23 +0100
Thierry Rascle <thierr26@free.fr> wrote:
>Hi list,
>
>xmessage does not work properly any more on my sid system. The window
>is displayed as expected, it has a working okay button, but the actual
>message is not readable. It could be that the message is displayed in
>the background color, making it invisible.
>
>I have a custom .Xresources file. Removing it does not solve the issue.
>
>I have made a capture of the window:
>http://thierr26.free.fr/img/broken_xmessage.png
>
>Does anyone experience the same issue or have any clue about what is
>happening ?
>
>I guess a very recent package upgrade caused the problem but I am
>unable to tell which one. xmessage is provided by package x11-utils
>which has not been upgraded recently.
>
>I'm using xmonad as my only window manager and desktop environment. My
>other applications are working properly.
>
>Thierry
>
I have seen this a couple of times. Normally, rebooting fixes it. Yes,
I know, Linux, reboot not needed. I just don't know the right commands
to make it work without the reboot.
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