[SOLVED] Black bar in Cinnamon lock screen

mssun · 2014-07-23 08:58:30

What's wrong with my Cinnamon? This is a newly installed desktop.

http://i.imgur.com/AazwYz5l.jpg

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Last edited by mssun (2014-07-23 11:45:37)

clfarron4 · 2014-07-23 10:37:17

Reported upstream here: https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-s … /issues/56

I'm using cinnamon-screensaver-2.2.3-1 to circumvent the problem.

mssun · 2014-07-23 11:44:32

Thank you.

loqs · 2014-08-04 16:45:34

src/gs-window-x11.c
line 2207

        GdkColor transparentColor = { 0, 0, 0, 1 };

Does that fix it?
Edit:
With / Without the the above change -> Themes -> OtherSettings ->Controls -> MediterraneanNightDarkest produces a greybackground on the lockscreen for me which
https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-s … ef20e0871c
refactored in
https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-s … beb7ad7e48
Perhaps the issue is Arch specific as the changes to fix the theme appear ineffective on Arch and it creates the black bar
I can not recreate the black bar consistently ( currently the bar is absent with / without the above change )
Hopefully that may help somewhat

Last edited by loqs (2014-08-04 17:55:55)

clfarron4 · 2014-08-04 20:23:23

~~I'll test that change now (currently building for x86_64 as we speak).~~

Damn @loqs, you're good at bug fixing when it comes to Cinnamon. That works for me.

Last edited by clfarron4 (2014-08-04 20:35:31)

loqs · 2014-08-04 23:19:29

clfarron4 wrote:

~~I'll test that change now (currently building for x86_64 as we speak).~~
Damn @loqs, you're good at bug fixing when it comes to Cinnamon. That works for me.

Thanks that change should be the same as removing that line and the line below it which should be
gtk_widget_override_background_color(grid, GTK_STATE_NORMAL, &transparentColor);

Which reverts everything back to 2.2.3 except the version number strings which is what you did with your downgrade
This fixs the bar issue but leaves themes like MediterraneanNightDarkest broken but the change did not seem to help with that theme at least for me.
Edit
Installing gtk-engine-murrine seems to fix cinnamon-screensaver 2.2.4-1 from the official repositories ( strange interaction )

Last edited by loqs (2014-08-04 23:54:25)

thebeardedchild · 2015-02-24 01:21:21

loqs wrote:

src/gs-window-x11.c
line 2207
        GdkColor transparentColor = { 0, 0, 0, 1 };
Does that fix it?
Edit:
With / Without the the above change -> Themes -> OtherSettings ->Controls -> MediterraneanNightDarkest produces a greybackground on the lockscreen for me which
https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-s … ef20e0871c
refactored in
https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-s … beb7ad7e48
Perhaps the issue is Arch specific as the changes to fix the theme appear ineffective on Arch and it creates the black bar
I can not recreate the black bar consistently ( currently the bar is absent with / without the above change )
Hopefully that may help somewhat

I'm sure I'm missing something simple, and I know this is an old post, but I'm wondering where that file is to edit? I'm on a current Cinnamon 2.4 version and when I use the Numix Frost theme I get the black bar on my cinnamon-screensaver. But I can't seem to get my head around this "src/gs-window-x11.c" file that I can possibly edit to fix my issue?

Thanks!!

Last edited by thebeardedchild (2015-02-24 01:21:41)

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#1 2014-07-23 08:58:30

[SOLVED] Black bar in Cinnamon lock screen

#2 2014-07-23 10:37:17

Re: [SOLVED] Black bar in Cinnamon lock screen

#3 2014-07-23 11:44:32

Re: [SOLVED] Black bar in Cinnamon lock screen

#4 2014-08-04 16:45:34

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#5 2014-08-04 20:23:23

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#6 2014-08-04 23:19:29

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#7 2015-02-24 01:21:21

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