xfce4-panel dissapears (segfault)

trofer · 2007-10-23 00:52:37

I'm using xfce4-svn. The latest xfce4-panel-svn, 4.5.0.3svn-r26171, segfaults, leaving me without panels. GDB shows this:

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0xb7ec679d in xfce_arrow_button_set_arrow_type ()
from /usr/lib/libxfce4panel.so.1

Sorry if it was already reported, I searched bugs at xfce bugzilla and arch flyspray and found nothing. Just wanted to confirm if it happens to someone else. Already tried deleting ~/.config and starting xfce using another user, without luck.

Plus, before my panel started sefgaulting, I had the same problem of my xfce menu dissapearing.

I'm the only one?

shen · 2007-10-23 04:46:25

happens to me on a fesh xfce install...also confirmed it happening to another user on a fresh install..

aris002 · 2007-10-26 04:20:28

If this is any help for our dear developers and not to let you feel lonely . Similar problem with, maybe, some more hints.
xfce-panel (not svn) from openbox.
If I try to open something from Xfce settings:

** Message: Querying Xkb extension
** Message: Xkb extension found
Segmentation fault
[aris002@aris-vodoo ~]$ ** Message: This build doesn't include support for XF86Misc extension
** Message: Querying Xkb extension
** Message: Xkb extension found

XF86Misc is commented out in my xorg.conf, btw.
P.S (AMD, kernel2.6.20-beyond, testing enabled, open source radeon)
P.P.S to moderators: shouldn't these kind of topics go to "pacman upgrades" and/or bug reports?

byte · 2007-10-26 04:52:58

*me too* (sorry for being terse)

xsdnyd · 2007-10-26 07:44:29

it seems like the xfce svn gets a little buggy...
i am using xfce4-panel-svn-26011-1 because the systray area works there very well. in newer version i too get this segfault and before this segfault version, the tray area icon of pidgin for example was buggy and not always visible etc.

shen · 2007-10-26 14:02:47

There is a bug report files so you all might want to go post your details there for the maintainer/devs to see. Best I can tell it's not just affecting arch but other distros as well based on my google searching.

Bug link is: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8347

Last edited by shen (2007-10-26 14:03:26)

aris002 · 2007-10-27 06:59:03

thanks, shen. I added my comment to the bug report.

dawei · 2007-10-27 10:57:11

I had the same problem, when I try to remove the top panel, xfce4-panel crashed, I have to manually run it in terminal go get it back.
I thought it was scim's fault, but now it seems that it is a common bug.

bgc1954 · 2007-10-27 13:39:37

I had the same problem and after googling for awhile I found a workaround that seems to work to only have one panel on your xfce4 desktop. It seems that you have to go ahead and delete either panel in the desktop manager. It doesn't matter which as both panels (top and bottom) will disappear. Then edit your ~/.config/xfce4/panel/panels.xml file to remove one panel's info from <panel> to <panel>. This is what you're left with:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE config SYSTEM "config.dtd">
<panels>
        <panel>
                <properties>
                        <property name="size" value="27"/>
                        <property name="monitor" value="0"/>
                        <property name="screen-position" value="10"/>
                        <property name="fullwidth" value="1"/>
                        <property name="xoffset" value="0"/>
                        <property name="yoffset" value="996"/>
                        <property name="handlestyle" value="0"/>
                        <property name="autohide" value="0"/>
                        <property name="transparency" value="25"/>
                        <property name="activetrans" value="0"/>
                </properties>
                <items>
                        <item name="xfce4-menu" id="5"/>
                        <item name="separator" id="6"/>
                        <item name="launcher" id="10"/>
                        <item name="launcher" id="11934103341"/>
                        <item name="launcher" id="11934284041"/>
                        <item name="actions" id="12"/>
                        <item name="separator" id="11934162861"/>
                        <item name="tasklist" id="11934220980"/>
                        <item name="datetime" id="11934096510"/>
                </items>
        </panel>
</panels>

Save the file and logout of xfce4. NOTE: Make sure you don't have the "save session" box checked off when you log out or all is for not. When you log back in, voila, only one panel.

spookshow · 2007-10-27 13:49:04

yeah, i had to edit the panel config too, works now, with one panel instead of the two.

kefir · 2007-11-09 03:47:56

Also had this problem, thx for the solution bgc1954. Highly appreciated!

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#1 2007-10-23 00:52:37

xfce4-panel dissapears (segfault)

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