Re: Unreadable xmessage (sid)
On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 09:21:17 -0700
Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
In this case, rebooting does not fix it.
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