** Summary changed: - [Hardy] Wrong default image browser + [Hardy] Xfce4 xinitrc script not executed on login
** Description changed: - Binary package hint: xubuntu-default-settings + A regression has developed in the xubuntu-default-settings package when + the gdm settings was inappropriately "re-synced"" with Ubuntu's which + results in the proper xinitrc script not being executed by default which + consequentially resulted in a number of bugs such as the screen saver + not properly starting and improper/unexpected session settings. This is + a serious regression. - 1. I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron RC with all the updates available - installed. + A work around is available that involves the user clicking the "session" + button at the login screen and specifically selecting Xfce4 before + logging in. This will result in the proper login process taking place. + Users can make Xfce4 their default session so that they are no longer + affected by this regression. As expected, users who had installed Ubuntu + previously before installing Xubuntu will not have experienced this + problem since they would have to take this action to login to the xfce4 + desktop in the first place (or users who have selected the Xfce4 session + specifically for whatever reason). - 2. Packages important in this case are as follows: Xfce 4 Desktop Environment - version 4.4.2 (Xfce 4.4), GIMP 2.4.5, ristretto 0.0.18. + To determine if a user is affected, they will meet the following + criteria: - 3. After fresh install and updating the system I wanted to view some of my photos. - It is obvious that if someone wants to browse some pictures/photos/wallpapers etc. the image viewer should be used to open this type of files as a default app. Users wants most often to VIEW the image file, not to EDIT them. + 1) They most likely will have installed Xubuntu first or have no other Ubuntu derivative installed; + 2) The contents of ~/.dmrc will most likely be as follows (as enclosed by [File ...] ... [/File]): + [File ~/.dmrc] - 4. When I tried to open a first photo (JPG) in the folder the photo was opened with the GIMP Image Editor, not with the ristretto 0.0.18 the image viewer. I don't know if such a bug exist also for other graphic file formats but it definitely takes place for JPG files. + [Desktop] + Session=default + [/File] - This bug is very annoying especially when you want to browse a folder - with a lot of pictures. A picture is opened with the gimp image EDITOR, - you have to wait when all the GIMP extensions are loaded and waste your - time. Every single image has to be opened manually, you can't easy open - the next image with the GIMP. + To confirm, output of ~/.xsession-errors can be examined. - Solution: - Immediately replace default application to open images with the image VIEWER not with the image EDITOR. + Users whose ~/.dmrc file read "Session=xfce4" will experience the normal + login process and are not affected. + The fix for this bug is to update the gdm config file shipped in + xubuntu-default-settings to use the xfce4.desktop session file instead + of default.desktop and to notify users of the existing install the + possible need to follow the workaround procedure. - BTW: - Ristretto 0.0.18 - "a fast and lightweight picture-viewer for the Xfce desktop environment" seems to be in early stage of the development. When I browsed a folder containing 31 photos with Ristretto the memory usage reached up to 111,5 MB (!) when browsing files very fast. Is this really LIGHTWEIGHT picture-viewer? - - I decided to download GPicView 0.1.9 from GetDeb.net to take a deeper look at the problem. - ( http://www.getdeb.net/search.php?keywords=GPicView ) - - It is said at the GetDeb.net website: "GPicView is a simple and fast image viewer with low memory usage. This little program is not aimed to be powerful or feature-rich. It's aimed to replace the default image viewer of current desktop systems. Fast-startup, low memory usage, and simple user interface make it a good choice for default viewer. " In addition this image browser has minimal lib dependency: only pure GTK+ is used - (have a look at: http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php/GPicView ). - - While browsing the same folder of photos with GPicView the average - memory usage was about 21.4 MB (started from 19 MB and sometimes reached - 36 MB). How can you compare 111,5 MB with 36 MB? - - I think these bugs should be fixed BEFORE the final Hardy LTS (!) - release. - - Thanks. + TEST: + 1. Install Xubuntu vanilla. + 2. Login + 3. Determine that /etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc did not execute on login (a good indicator would be that gnome-screensaver is not running) + 4. Install updated package + 5. Login again, /etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc should have executed on login (or at least for new users) -- [Hardy] Xfce4 xinitrc script not executed on login https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220899 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
