Bug#742807: gnome-panel: unable to add panels to the bottom panel while using gnome-flashback

Peter S Galbraith psg at debian.org
Mon Jul 7 17:26:59 UTC 2014


Tested with new user:  Behavior the same; Bottom panel is broken on
flashback and works on classic.

> Hi,
> 
> Just to add to this.  I have just updated from stable to sid and
> experienced the same. The bottom panel shows nothing in it at all;
> "Add to panel..." does nothing.  I was able to get a functioning system
> by adding the window list to the top panel.
> 
> Also, maybe related and maybe not, at first gnome did not refresh the
> screen with windows moves or iconizing, menu manipulations, etc, leaving
> much cruft behind.  That stops by enabling desktop icons.  But setting a
> desktop background does not work (it is simply bland off-white).
> 
> I may have old gnome settings that are interferring.  I could create a
> new user to test that theory out.
> 
> Thanks,
> Peter

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