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Panel launcher icons occasionally and briefly disappear
Status:
RESOLVED: FIXED
Priority:
Medium
Severity:
minor
Product:
Xfce4-panel
Component:
Launcher

Comments

Description John Lindgren editbugs 2011-09-02 17:09:09 CEST 
I have half a dozen launcher icons on my panel, each for a single program.  Every once in a while, the icons for these launchers disappear for a fraction of a second (the area where they should be turns to the solid gray used for the panel background).  It's brief enough that it doesn't interfere with using the launchers, but it is noticeable enough to be distracting.

I've also noticed that the panel and various out-of-process plugins write to the hard disk at 5 minute intervals, probably saving configuration.  I speculate that the disappearing icons may occur at the same time, though I haven't verified this.

Version of xfce4-panel is 4.8.5 (Arch Linux package).
Comment 1 Nick Schermer editbugs 2011-09-09 20:15:39 CEST 
The saving can be triggered manually with "xfce4-panel -s", but I doubt that is related.
Comment 2 John Lindgren editbugs 2011-09-09 22:01:59 CEST 
I just tried running "xfce4-panel -s", and on the second try it made the icons flicker.
Comment 3 Nick Schermer editbugs 2011-09-10 10:48:54 CEST 
You were right, saving reconstructed the launcher icons. Fixed in 55783f5.
Comment 4 Nick Schermer editbugs 2011-10-26 08:20:41 CEST 
*** Bug 8072 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Bug #7952

Reported by:
John Lindgren
Reported on: 2011-09-02
Last modified on: 2011-10-26
Duplicates (1):
  • 8072 Launcher icons all blink out for an instant every 10 minutes

People

Assignee:
Nick Schermer
CC List:
2 users

Version

Version:
Unspecified
Target Milestone:
Panel 4.8

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