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[joke] The default desktop startup screen causes damage to monitor!
Status:
RESOLVED: WONTFIX
Priority:
Very Low
Severity:
trivial
Product:
Xfdesktop
Component:
General

Comments

Description SanjaytheToilet 2015-08-04 04:47:08 CEST
The defualt wallpaper is having my animal scritch all the plastic off my LED MONITOR! Can we choose a different wallpaper? I cannot expect the scratches and whu not? Let's end the mouse games over here.
Comment 1 SanjaytheToilet 2015-08-04 04:48:11 CEST
Created attachment 6403 
Cat
Comment 2 Andrzej editbugs 2015-08-04 21:33:18 CEST
Have you tried a default wallpaper from Xubuntu 15.04:
http://xubuntu.org/screenshots/

I wonder if that fixes the problem.
Comment 3 Alexander 2015-08-05 12:57:11 CEST
Can't reproduce this bug, my cat is absolutely indifferent about it. What monitor do you use? Have you tried reporting the bug upstream at the cat vendor?
Comment 4 Rural Juror 2015-08-07 13:22:37 CEST
Created attachment 6404 
fix for cat's curiosity

Steps to reproduce?
1. Start Xfce, using the default mouse wallpaper
2. Leave the computer with the screen turned on and a cat in the same room

Expected results:
- The cat keeps sleeping

Actual results:
- The cat scratches the screen

Here's a potential patch, but I can't test it since I don't have the required hardware (cat).
Comment 5 poma 2015-08-19 20:05:28 CEST
Upgrade to Cat 6.
Comment 6 Adam 2017-03-22 06:40:20 CET
Bug was able to be reproduced, although inconsistently. Workaround not yet shown to be effective. Will require further observation and logging.

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/60rzjn/my_cat_was_fooled_by_xfce/
Comment 7 Bahamamama 2017-03-23 22:02:44 CET
The suggested patch is causing a re-aggression. 
I don't have a cat, but I applied the patch and now my computer is dead. I have a dog.
Comment 8 Javier 2017-03-24 16:59:26 CET
congratulations!

https://twitter.com/omgubuntu/status/844906273976012800

LOL
Comment 9 Fabio Correa 2017-03-24 22:22:43 CET
Created attachment 7054 
Here's a patch.

Here's a patch.
Comment 10 Adam Borowski 2017-03-26 13:41:53 CEST
Been there, fortunately no permanent damage: chameleon-cursor-theme causes this reaction (at least some color variants at large size); most standard themes have no such effect.  Had to switch to crystalcursors for this reason...
Comment 11 Ying Li 2017-03-27 04:35:30 CEST
(In reply to Rural Juror from comment #4)
> Created attachment 6404 
> fix for cat's curiosity
> 
> Steps to reproduce?
> 1. Start Xfce, using the default mouse wallpaper
> 2. Leave the computer with the screen turned on and a cat in the same room
> 
> Expected results:
> - The cat keeps sleeping
> 
> Actual results:
> - The cat scratches the screen
> 
> Here's a potential patch, but I can't test it since I don't have the
> required hardware (cat).

Can not agree that cat is a hardware. It is very very soft to me....
Maybe we can call it Animalware?
Comment 12 deadrat 2017-04-21 02:18:17 CEST
Would I be wrong to think that it is a hardware issue. The Felis catus is actually a cursed hardware and hoomans had a custom to dispose of this hardware in some strange ways. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat#Superstitions_and_cat_burning )
Comment 13 bugfinder 2018-02-08 10:59:27 CET
My cat loves the default screen, i've recently facing problems on coupons website to get free drinks and here's ss https://www.talktosonic.info/ screenshot.jpg

Bug #12117

Reported by:
SanjaytheToilet
Reported on: 2015-08-04
Last modified on: 2018-07-12

People

Assignee:
Eric Koegel
CC List:
13 users

Version

Version:
Unspecified

Attachments

Cat (720.24 KB, image/jpeg)
2015-08-04 04:48 CEST , SanjaytheToilet
no flags
fix for cat's curiosity (89.20 KB, image/jpeg)
2015-08-07 13:22 CEST , Rural Juror
no flags
Here's a patch. (677.81 KB, image/jpeg)
2017-03-24 22:22 CET , Fabio Correa
no flags

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