xfpanel-switch fails to save panel settings
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xfpanel-switch (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I originally reported this under bugid 1765565, but was asked to open this report as a new bug.
I'm on Xubuntu 19.04, fully patched with xfpanel-switch version 1.0.7-ubuntu2 and I'm having the same or similar problem as noted by the original reporter (bugid 1765565). When I start xfpanel-switch manually, here are the errors reported upon startup, when the first save configuration is pressed, and finally when Save Configuration is selected from the pop-up menu. This may have existed in 18.10 (I don't know) but I upgraded to 19.04 recently. The last saved config is labeled Xubuntu Disco from 08-21-19. I cannot remember if I made this manually or if it was done automatically as part of the upgrade.
234-> xfpanel-switch
/usr/share/
self.
/usr/share/
self.
[press save configuration button]
/usr/share/
_("Save Configuration"), Gtk.ResponseTyp
/usr/share/
_("Save Configuration"), Gtk.ResponseTyp
[press Save Configuration to make backup from pop-up menu]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/
self.
File "/usr/share/
PanelConfig
File "/usr/share/
pc.
File "/usr/share/
self.
File "/usr/share/
del self.properties
KeyError: '/plugins/
Nothing happens and nothing is saved. An attempt to export the configuration fails as follows:
[press the export button]
/usr/share/
button, Gtk.ResponseTyp
/usr/share/
button, Gtk.ResponseTyp
[Export configuration as ... pop-up appears. Regardless of where you navigate, pressing Save fails]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/
self.
File "/usr/share/
PanelConfig
File "/usr/share/
pc.
File "/usr/share/
self.
File "/usr/share/
del self.properties
KeyError: '/plugins/
[Nothing is written]
I have not deleted panels, but I have struggled with Xfce4 on my dual-headed system since support for independent parallel desktops running (non-Xinerama mode) on each screen in Xubuntu 18.10 was broken. This may be due to moving to gtk3, but it is a serious degradation of service since xfdesktop and xfce4-panel no longer honor the display option. (Note: xfwm4 still works on two independent displays!) I mention this first and foremost because I want to see this fixed, and second because there were two different panels defined on this system at one point -- one for each display -- and that may have some bearing on what may be causing this problem. I'm running Xubuntu on a desktop Intel machine with dual 4K monitors using a Nvidia Quadro K4000 GPU.
If you need further config info from this system, please let be know. I'm not currently sure where to look for the panel definitions and don't want to muck up my current working panel.
Please attach ~/.config/ xfce4/xfconf/ xfce-perchannel -xml/xfce4- panel.xml