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cazuza

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Registered: 2014-05-04

Posts: 26

[SOLVED]xfce4-topmenu-plugin-git, nothing happens except with firefox

Hello guys,

I just installed xfce4-topmenu-plugin-git from the AUR, and also other topmenu utilities (optional dependencies) :

pacman -Qs topmenu

local/topmenu-gtk-git 2015.03.22-1
    A standalone global menu bar for Gtk+ 2.0 based desktop environments.
local/topmenu-gtk3-git 2015.03.22-1
    A standalone global menu bar for Gtk+ 2.0 based desktop environments.
local/topmenu-mozilla-git 2015.01.21-2
    Firefox/Thunderbird Javascript module for TopMenu.
local/xfce4-topmenu-plugin-git 2015.03.22-1
    A standalone global menu bar for Gtk+ 2.0 based desktop environments.

I added the plugin to my xfce panel, and after reboot :
- when I launch any application nothing happens in the panel
- when I launch firefox, it works : the firefox menu appears on the xfce panel plugin

I'm not shure this is the right place to ask, but at least, is there somebody here with the same problem?
Is somebody getting the plugin to work? (just to know if this is a global or particular issue...)

Thanks!

ps : I'm up to date (xfce4.12 etc...)

Last edited by cazuza (2015-04-13 11:13:16)

madscience

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From: Ontario, Canada

Registered: 2014-02-11

Posts: 82

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Re: [SOLVED]xfce4-topmenu-plugin-git, nothing happens except with firefox

I tried it yesterday and had the same issue... except I don't use firefox so I can't confirm that it works with firefox.  it wasn't a deal breaker so I just removed it and got on with my day.  If anyone has insight, that would be cool.

cazuza

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Registered: 2014-05-04

Posts: 26

Re: [SOLVED]xfce4-topmenu-plugin-git, nothing happens except with firefox

Solution by the maintener of the package :

You need to ensure the Gtk+ module topmenu-gtk-moduleis loaded. A simple way to do this is to create a .gtkrc-2.0 file in your $HOME with the following contents:

gtk-modules = "canberra-gtk-module:topmenu-gtk-module"

or put GTK_MODULES="topmenu-gtk-module:canberra-gtk-module" in your ~/.xprofile or ~/.xinitrc .

It worked for me

(But not with libreoffice)

Last edited by cazuza (2015-04-13 11:20:19)