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iode1

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Registered: 2011-10-23

Posts: 29

[SOLVED] XFCE .xinitrc

I am experiencing a very strange bug after recently entering the GUI.

Desktop cursor replace by an X. Applications such as Firefox open on top of the taskbar and cannot be resized or closed. The terminal opens with its header behind the taskbar and cannot be resized or moved. If I open two or more applications I cannot switch between them without closing the most recently activated window. Also Firefox windows do not persist after the cursor is moved away from the menu item (i.e. none of the menu items can be selected).

Last edited by iode1 (2011-12-08 02:20:53)

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bjornoslav

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Registered: 2011-11-01

Posts: 137

Re: [SOLVED] XFCE .xinitrc

Your window manager isn't started. What are you using? Submit the contents of your .xinitrc here.

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iode1

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Registered: 2011-10-23

Posts: 29

Re: [SOLVED] XFCE .xinitrc

#!/bin/sh
#
# ~/.xinitrc
#
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)

if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then
  for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do
    [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
  done
  unset f
fi

# exec gnome-session
# exec startkde
exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session startxfce4
#exec ck-launch-session startlxde
#exec enlightenment_start
# ...or the Window Manager of your choice

Here are the contents although I typically start using startxfce4. Having tried both there is no difference.

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alphaniner

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From: Ancapistan

Registered: 2010-07-12

Posts: 2,810

Re: [SOLVED] XFCE .xinitrc

Have you cleared ~/.cache/sessions?  I usually just purge the whole folder when I have xfce issues.  Maybe back it up first...

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iode1

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Registered: 2011-10-23

Posts: 29

Re: [SOLVED] XFCE .xinitrc

Solved thank you.

Why does that happen?

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alphaniner

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From: Ancapistan

Registered: 2010-07-12

Posts: 2,810

Re: [SOLVED] XFCE .xinitrc

Because it doesn't bother the xfce coders.  Which according the xfce philosophy means there's no reason to fix it.  At least, this is my perspective based on their attitude towards tabs in Thunar...

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iode1

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Registered: 2011-10-23

Posts: 29

Re: [SOLVED] XFCE .xinitrc

O.K. so the container fills with junk and eventually a bug results. Anyway to automate the clearing process?

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skunktrader

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From: Brisbane, Australia

Registered: 2010-02-14

Posts: 1,591

Re: [SOLVED] XFCE .xinitrc

O.K. so the container fills with junk and eventually a bug results. Anyway to automate the clearing process?

Settings Manager -> Session and Startup
Disable "Automatically save session on logout"

At the logout prompt
Disable "Save session for future logins"

iode1

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Registered: 2011-10-23

Posts: 29

Re: [SOLVED] XFCE .xinitrc

Interesting so it is my GUI state that is being preserved.

Last edited by iode1 (2011-12-08 02:39:23)

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