[xubuntu-users] icon problems

[Joshua O'Leary]

On 11/05/12 19:37, bob wrote:
> Thanks Thomas.
>
> Yes, the icons in the test account works fine.  I'd already created it, actually, and neglected to mention it in my post.
>
> Any idea what configuration files I'm dealing with?
>
>                b
>
>
>
> On Fri, 11 May 2012 20:44:53 +0300
> TOM TOM<thomasthoma at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 6:37 PM, bob<bob.currie at bulkley.net>  wrote:
>>
>>> Good day.
>>>
>>> I've just installed Xubuntu 12.04 replacing Lubuntu 11.10, leaving the
>>> home folder intact.
>>>
>>> When using Lubuntu, pcmanfm wasn't sorting files and folders properly so,
>>> at the request of my wife, I installed another file manager-in that case, I
>>> installed Thunar.
>>>
>>> Previously this computer has had Debian Wheezy with an XFCE desktop and
>>> before that Xubuntu on it, all without reformatting the home folder.
>>>
>>> Now, when Thunar is opened there are no icons available, regardless of
>>> which view is shown-and usually my preference is for icons as opposed to
>>> lists.  In addition, the log out dialogue has no panel icon (except the
>>> empty no icon symbol) and when I open Settings Manager some of the entries
>>> have no icons-those for Accessibility, Appearance, Desktop, Display,
>>> Keyboard, Mousepad and Touchpad, and Removable Drives and Media have no
>>> icons.  The other entries in Settings Manager (Calendar, File Manager etc)
>>> do.
>>>
>>> I don't think it is likely to affect the answer, but just in case, the
>>> only other thing odd that I've noticed is that clicking on the
>>> Guest-Account name on the login page doesn't do anything.  (That isn't the
>>> problem I'm seeking help with, though it wouldn't hurt to get it-I'm really
>>> just including that information in case it has anything to do with my icon
>>> problem.)
>>>
>>> Thanks all.
>>>
>>>                             b
>>>
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>>
>> Hello. It's very likely that some leftover configuration files in your home
>> folder are responsible.
>> Create a new user and login to it's account to see if everything is alright
>> when using a new configuration.
Have you tried resetting your configuration?
rm -rf ~/.config/xfce4
rm -rf ~/.gconf
rm -rf ~/.gnome2

That would save having to create a new user account