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xfce4-settings package

Reverting settings in xfce4-settings makes value disappear in the gui

Bug #330095 reported by Jim Campbell
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Xfce4 Settings
Invalid
Unknown
xfce4-settings (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: xfce4-settings

Using package xfce4-settings (4.5.99.1-0ubuntu1) in xubuntu jaunty 9.04 development version. To reproduce this bug, go to Applications > Settings > Settings Editor.

Select xfce4-settings-manager from the left-hand panel section, and then edit the window width. Click save, then click Revert. The menu item will disappear after you are given a confirmation prompt.

If you open Applications > Settings > Xfce4 Settings Manager, and then go back to the settings editor, the value reappears, but the desired value is that the value should not disappear in the first place.

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Charlie Kravetz (charlie-tca) wrote :

Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

I can confirm this as reported in an amd64 Xubuntu installation. There is one additional issue in that for me, the value did not reappear. I am now left with no window width line even after restarting the settings editor.

Changed in xfce4-settings:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Triaged
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Jim Campbell (jwcampbell) wrote : Re: [Bug 330095] Re: Reverting settings in xfce4-settings makes value disappear in the gui

Thanks for confirming this, Charlie. Try running the Xfce4 Settings Manager
(not the "Settings Editor") - after doing that, the value in the Settings
Editor should reappear the next time you run the Settings Editor (at least
it did for me).

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Charlie Kravetz (charlie-tca) wrote :

Got it now, I think. I sent the bug upstream to Xfce bugzilla http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4947 .

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Changed in xfce4-settings:
status: Unknown → Invalid
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Lionel Le Folgoc (mrpouit) wrote :

As stated on the upstream bug report, this is a 'normal' behaviour. 'Revert' will use the system default, and since we don't ship any in xubuntu (because it depends on the screen resolution), the key disappears (but it'll re-appear when you start xfce4-settings again).

Changed in xfce4-settings (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
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