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[Locked] Applications Applet Problem (Gmenu)
Devil_Nemesis English 7 fabounet [Read]
05 December 2011 à 13:44

Devil_Nemesis, Friday 02 December 2011 à 15:46


Subscription date : 26 November 2009
Messages : 10
hi all, i've got a problem with the application applet (Gmenu) when i first start cairo and sometimes without reasons the applet menu only list System Preferences and Administration without list the applications categories (internet,audo,utilities ecc..) here's a screen:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/438/schermatasx.png

reloading the applet resolve the issue (uncheking and checking it in configuration window)

system: Debian 6.0
Cairo Version: 2.4.0~2-2~stable

everything was fine until last update, "cairo-dock -l error" doesn't show any errors

matttbe, Friday 02 December 2011 à 18:58


Subscription date : 24 January 2009
Messages : 12573
Hello and thank you for this bug report,

reloading the applet resolve the issue (uncheking and checking it in configuration window)
This is strange!
What's your DE (Desktop Environment ; e.g. Gnome, XFCE, KDE, etc.)?
Do you only have the bug at startup

What's the output of these commands:
locate applications.menu ## or if don't have locate application ## find /etc ~/.config /usr/share ~/.local /usr/local/share -name "*applications.menu"
apt-cache policy cairo-dock-plug-ins cairo-dock-plugins


Can you also post contain of the log file (log_cairo-dock.txt in your home directory) produced by this command (only if you've the problem):
cairo-dock -l debug --colors | sed -n "/GMenu\// {N;p;}" > ~/log_cairo-dock.txt

Devil_Nemesis, Friday 02 December 2011 à 19:25


Subscription date : 26 November 2009
Messages : 10
using gnome2

mod@modebian:~/Scrivania$ locate applications.menu
/etc/xdg/menus/gnome-applications.menu
/etc/xdg/menus/lxde-applications.menu
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-10
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-11
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-12
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-13
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-14
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-15
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-16
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-17
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-18
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-19
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-20
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-21
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-22
/home/mod/.config/menus/gnome-applications.menu.undo-23


mod@modebian:~/Scrivania$ apt-cache policy cairo-dock-plug-ins cairo-dock-plugins
cairo-dock-plugins:
Installato: (nessuno)
Candidato: 2.1.3.10-3
Tabella versione:
2.1.3.10-3 0
500 http://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main i386 Packages
cairo-dock-plug-ins:
Installato: 2.4.0~2.1-2~stable
Candidato: 2.4.0~2.1-2~stable
Tabella versione:
*** 2.4.0~2.1-2~stable 0
500 http://download.tuxfamily.org/glxdock/repository/debian/ stable/cairo-dock i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


cairo_dock_instanciate_module (/home/mod/.config/cairo-dock/current_theme/plug-ins/GMenu/GMenu.conf)
debug :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-2.4.0~2/src/gldit/cairo-dock-icon-factory.c:cairo_dock_load_icon_image:193)
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-init.c:init:44)
init (/home/mod/.config/cairo-dock/current_theme/plug-ins/GMenu/GMenu.conf)
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu.c:create_applications_menu:655)
create_applications_menu ()
debug :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu.c:create_applications_menu:657)
tree : 8e4ec58
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:submenu_to_display_in_idle:109)
submenu_to_display_in_idle (8e4f038)
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:submenu_to_display:120)
submenu_to_display (8e4f038)
debug :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:submenu_to_display:140)
n'est pas un directory, menu_path : /
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu.c:create_applications_menu:655)
create_applications_menu (settings.menu)
debug :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu.c:create_applications_menu:657)
tree : 8d45da8
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu.c:_on_remove_tree:642)
_on_remove_tree (8e4ec58)
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:submenu_to_display_in_idle:109)
submenu_to_display_in_idle (8e4f038)
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:submenu_to_display:120)
submenu_to_display (8e4f038)
debug :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:submenu_to_display:140)
n'est pas un directory, menu_path : /
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:submenu_to_display_in_idle:109)
submenu_to_display_in_idle (8e4f218)
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:submenu_to_display:120)
submenu_to_display (8e4f218)
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:submenu_to_display:120)
submenu_to_display (8e4f038)
debug :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:submenu_to_display:129)
needs no loading
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:submenu_to_display:120)
submenu_to_display (8e4f038)
debug :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:submenu_to_display:129)
needs no loading
cairo_dock_deactivate_module (GMenu, /usr/share/cairo-dock/plug-ins/GMenu/GMenu.conf)
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:remove_gmenu_tree_monitor:81)
message :  (/tmp/buildd/cairo-dock-plug-ins-2.4.0~2.1/GMenu/src/applet-menu-callbacks.c:remove_gmenu_tree_monitor:81)
remove_gmenu_tree_monitor (8d45da8)


uh, also i can't set custom icons since i've updated... maybe apt-get purge and reinstall?

matttbe, Friday 02 December 2011 à 20:57


Subscription date : 24 January 2009
Messages : 12573
You can force the use of the Gnome tree by launching these commands:
su
cp /etc/xdg/menus/gnome-applications.menu /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu


uh, also i can't set custom icons since i've updated...
Do you have this problem with launchers, applications, plug-ins?
Maybe a right problem?
ls -l ~/.config/cairo-dock/current_theme/launchers

Devil_Nemesis, Saturday 03 December 2011 à 02:18


Subscription date : 26 November 2009
Messages : 10
mod@modebian:~$ ls -l /home/mod/.config/cairo-dock/current_theme/launchers/
totale 12
-rw-r--r-- 1 mod mod 1522 27 nov 22.00 01launcher.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 mod mod 370 27 nov 21.56 03separator.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 mod mod 360 27 nov 21.56 04separator.desktop

matttbe, Saturday 03 December 2011 à 10:25


Subscription date : 24 January 2009
Messages : 12573
Only the user can modify these files. So it's ok except if the dock is launched by another user.

Devil_Nemesis, Sunday 04 December 2011 à 21:38


Subscription date : 26 November 2009
Messages : 10
the applet issue seems to be solved, thanks a lot, i'll open another thread for the icons problem

fabounet, Monday 05 December 2011 à 13:44


Subscription date : 30 November 2007
Messages : 17118
I see an /etc/xdg/menus/gnome-applications.menu and a /etc/xdg/menus/lxde-applications.menu

I'm not sure which one should be used...

could you please do a
ls -l /etc/xdg/menus/*.menu

in a terminal ?
also, what if you try to do
cp /etc/xdg/menus/lxde-applications.menu /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu

and then restart the applet ?

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Devil_Nemesis English 7 fabounet [Read]
05 December 2011 à 13:44


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