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AlmaMater

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Registered: 2007-02-28

Posts: 92

XFCE not "refreshing" Desktop Directories not showing,*fresh install*

Hi all, this is the problem 
i installed  xfce4 + xfce4 goodies
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**SOLVED** thanks to psyBSD

The problem whit "refreshing" only occurs in the desktop,  lets say i create a launcher in the desktop, after i do it, it dosnt show on desktop, but when i reboot , after that i reboot its there
it occurs whit files that i download to desktop etc, if i download a file to the desktop, and then using the File Manager i go to desktop, i can see its there...weird : s ,does anyone knows what could it be?
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**NOT SOLVED YET**

About Directories, going to /usr/share/desktop-directories , i can see theres a "Archlinux" entry well created and configured, but i cant see it on my menu, all the "things"<-sorry my english, that were suposse to go in the Archlinux directory, are in "Other"
When i download a game lets say TuxRacer or another ,that should automactly to create a "Games" directory in the menu right?, it dosnt, i tried to created the Directory myself reading the WiKi from xfce.org, but it dosnt show either

I made a fresh install thinking that maybe i did something wrong in some configuration file,  but after a fresh arch+xfce4 install, its the same : s

Any help would be greatly aprecciated

Cheers

Last edited by AlmaMater (2007-03-03 19:47:46)

Dieter@be

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Re: XFCE not "refreshing" Desktop Directories not showing,*fresh install*

for the automatically showing up of stuff (and disappearing, if you delete items) you need dbus and hal afaik

and maybe also another tool, i can't remember it's name, but there is a more general xfce 4.4 thread on the forums where the solution for this "problem" is mentioned

Last edited by Dieter@be (2007-03-03 09:43:12)

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AlmaMater

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Registered: 2007-02-28

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Re: XFCE not "refreshing" Desktop Directories not showing,*fresh install*

Thanks for the replies

I do have hal and dbus running, in DAEMONS in rc.conf,  and i olso have Fam installed

I tried adding myself to the group  hal and dbus, but still nothing happens
I tried whit restarting dbus.. same thing

i have sarch for existing similar treaths, but cant find the solution

psyBSD

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From: The Netherlands

Registered: 2007-03-01

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Re: XFCE not "refreshing" Desktop Directories not showing,*fresh install*

Thanks for the replies

I do have hal and dbus running, in DAEMONS in rc.conf,  and i olso have Fam installed

I tried adding myself to the group  hal and dbus, but still nothing happens
I tried whit restarting dbus.. same thing

i have sarch for existing similar treaths, but cant find the solution

Just noticed the issue myself, running the fam-daemon and restarting xfce solved it for me.

pelle.k

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From: Åre, Sweden (EU)

Registered: 2006-04-30

Posts: 667

Re: XFCE not "refreshing" Desktop Directories not showing,*fresh install*

I've had these problems from the first time i tried xfce 4.4 out. I was hoping it would go way in 4.4 final.

Last edited by pelle.k (2007-03-03 16:52:51)

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AlmaMater

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Registered: 2007-02-28

Posts: 92

Re: XFCE not "refreshing" Desktop Directories not showing,*fresh install*

Thanks for the replies

I do have hal and dbus running, in DAEMONS in rc.conf,  and i olso have Fam installed

I tried adding myself to the group  hal and dbus, but still nothing happens
I tried whit restarting dbus.. same thing

i have sarch for existing similar treaths, but cant find the solution

Just noticed the issue myself, running the fam-daemon and restarting xfce solved it for me.

cheers!!  you were right, adding  "fam" to rc.conf DAEMONS solved the problem thanks : )