[xubuntu-users] Fwd: Re: All icons and desktop setting dissapeared - why?

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:58:52 -0700
"leegold" <leegold at fastmail.fm> wrote:

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> 
> 
> The desktop is totally strange, the check box mentioned will not stay
> checked and a pdf file's icon on my desktop can not be copied cut or
> pasted, occasionally I can open it - I think there are problems with
> 8.10 - at least for me.
> 
> 
> ----- Original message -----
> From: "leegold" <leegold at fastmail.fm>
> To: "Xubuntu Help and User Discussions"
> <xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:40:16 -0700
> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] All icons and desktop setting
> dissapeared - why?
> 
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> The fix: Somehow, XFCE was prevented from managing the desktop. Enable
> Applications->Settings->Settings Manager->Allow Xfce to manage the
> desktop.
> 
> I have no idea how that got unchecked?!
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > All icons disappeared on my desktop, right-clicking the desktop
> > produces no menu/nothing, my wallpaper image dissappeared - it's
> > just light blue now. 
> > 
> > Does anyone understand what's going on? Using Xubuntu 8.10. I assume
> > Xubintu will be more stable than windows - this hasn't been the
> > case, and it's been quirky with wireless connections. I want to use
> > it, i really do!
> > 
> > Any ideas why this happened appreciated...
> > 
> > Lee g.
> > 
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Is this what is happening? If so, please add any information you can to
the report. If not, please file a new report.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311977

Thanks and good luck,

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Charlie Kravetz 
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