[SOLVED]Open file waits 20 sec for choose file dialog to appear.

susila · 2017-07-24 10:02:30

I recently did some upgrade/changes to my arch linux system, changing to use LXQT. The problem may be due to file manager thunar or Caja.

When I click "open" for a file in my editor, it waits 20 sec before the choose file dialog appear. This never happened in the past; it was almost immediate without any delay.

What is causing the problem?

Thanks.

Last edited by susila (2017-07-24 14:51:24)

Docbroke · 2017-07-24 10:57:32

Do you have any filesystem mounted throught internet ?sshfs ?samba
Which editor?

susila · 2017-07-24 11:07:40

Docbroke wrote:

Do you have any filesystem mounted throught internet ?sshfs ?samba
Which editor?

My filesystem is just the usual ones including two usb drives - nothing through the internet.

It happens with medit and geany. It is the same with my chess xboard gui interface when I try to "load" a game position (20 sec wait). In the past, all response to menu clicks are immediate.

I think the problem began when I installed LXQT replacing LXDE. Problems started after some time when my desktop environment appears for a little second and then replaced with a black screen. I changed to mate and there is now a proper mate desktop. But the waiting 20 secs starts.

Slithery · 2017-07-24 11:12:31

what's the output of...

hostnamectl

susila · 2017-07-24 11:14:59

slithery wrote:

what's the output of...
hostnamectl

Static hostname: mycomputer
Icon name: computer-desktop
Chassis: desktop
Machine ID: c779b360b30142c2b163f8eaf728d518
Boot ID: 46e2c910191b41d1b3c64e58ce414ca8
Operating System: Arch Linux
Kernel: Linux 4.10.6-1-ARCH
Architecture: x86-64

seth · 2017-07-24 12:17:29

changing to use LXQT

may be due to file manager thunar or Caja

click "open" for a file in my editor

installed LXQT replacing LXDE

changed to mate and there is now a proper mate desktop

We should first figure which environment is actually affected.

Apparently this at least happens with the file dialog of your "editor", so
* start with naming that process.
* try to run it from an interactive shell (xterm) to see whether it prints some errors during the delay

Next, please identify your actual desktop environment, at best a complete "pstree".

For a wild guess: install and run dunst.

susila · 2017-07-24 13:20:15

seth wrote:

changing to use LXQT
may be due to file manager thunar or Caja
click "open" for a file in my editor
installed LXQT replacing LXDE
changed to mate and there is now a proper mate desktop
We should first figure which environment is actually affected.
Apparently this at least happens with the file dialog of your "editor", so
* start with naming that process.
* try to run it from an interactive shell (xterm) to see whether it prints some errors during the delay
Next, please identify your actual desktop environment, at best a complete "pstree".

For a wild guess: install and run dunst.

Problem cleared.

medit/geany/xboard from shell gives same warning:
Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
Using the fallback 'C' locale.

I did what is recommended - edit locale.gen, uncomment english US utf8 and run locale-gen.

Now no more Gtk warning nor the 20 sec delay.

Thanks.

Arch Linux

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[SOLVED]Open file waits 20 sec for choose file dialog to appear.

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