Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster
> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400
> hobie@rumormillnews.com wrote:
>
>>> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400
>>> hobie@rumormillnews.com wrote:
>>>
>>>>Following recent 'buster' move to 'stable' I got wild psychedelic
>>>> colors
>>>>on my XFCE desktop, making it nearly impossible to read anything
>>>>on-screen.
>>>>
>>>>Normally I'd have display set for 1024x768. I've found I can get
>>>> normal
>>>>color on the GUI if I switch to 1600x900. However, even then, if I
>>>> switch
>>>>to console (F1-F6) or if the screensaver comes on, on return the
>>>>psychedelic colors are back. If I log out / log in to the desktop,
>>>> normal
>>>>colors return with the 1600x900 setting only.
>>>>
>>>>AMD A10-7860K Radeon R7. ASUSTEK A68HM-K motherboard.
>>>>firmware-linux-free and firmware-linux-nonfree are installed.
>>>>
>>>>Is this a bug? Is there a fix? I'd like to get my normal colors and
>>>>normal resolution back. Thanks in advance for any help.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Try a different theme. The switch from GTK-2 to GTK-3 results in a mess
>>> if the wrong theme is used.
>>>
>>
>>Thanks. :) Using GTK-ChTheme (which says it's for GTK+ 2, but I don't
>> see
>>a similar utility for GTK+ 3) I switched to Xfce 4.4 but got no
>>improvement. Should I be approaching this theme change some other way?
>>
>
> You have the right idea, however, perhaps try adwaita, which is a GTK-3
> specific theme.
>
Thanks, Charles - I switched to adwaita, but no joy. Perhaps we're on the
wrong track? All is well; I switch to console and return or screensaver
blanks the screen; and when the GUI screen is redrawn, it's as though it
has shifted to a different color palette. Windows and dialog boxes, etc.,
have their expected shapes, likewise with swirls in the
background/wallpaper, but colors are now lime green, magenta, etc.,
instead of calming blue, and many fonts become blurry or ragged. How is
that even possible? Restarting the desktop does restore the expected
colors (but only if set for 1600x900).
Is there a simple "redraw screen" command (like Ctrl-L at the console)
that might work at the desktop, without requiring logout/login?
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