-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 08/09/2017 06:13 PM, David Christensen wrote: > debian-user: > > I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop with an Intel Core Duo T7400 > CPU, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB SSD, and a fresh install of > debian-9.1.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso, with all updates and upgrades as > of now: > > 2017-08-09 16:59:07 root@tinkywinky ~ # cat /etc/debian_version > 9.1 > > 2017-08-09 16:59:18 root@tinkywinky ~ # uname -a Linux tinkywinky > 4.9.0-3-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.30-2+deb9u3 (2017-08-06) x86_64 > GNU/Linux > > 2017-08-09 16:59:22 root@tinkywinky ~ # dpkg-query --show xfce4 > xfce4 4.12.3 > > > I would like to use the Xfce panel "clock" item. Unfortunately, it > is broken: > > - If I right-click on the Xfce panel and choose "Panel > Preferences...", the "Panel" dialog appears. > > - Selecting Panel -> Items tab, "Clock" appears in the list of > panel items. > > - If I select Panel -> Items -> Clock and click the "Edit the > currently selected item" button, the "Clock" dialog appears. > > - I then configure Clock as follows: > > Time Settings Timezone PST8PDT Appearance Layout > Digital Tooltip format Wednesday 09 August 2017 Clock Options > Format 05:04:55 PM > > Once I have made the above settings, but before choosing "Close", > the current time is displayed at the proper location in the Xfce > panel. This is what I want. > > - But when I click "Close", the current time disappears from the > panel -- e.g. Clock breaks. > > > Looking in /var/log and dmesg, I don't see any clues. > > > Any suggestions for figuring out why Clock is broken and how to fix > it? > > > David
Mine works, but settings look different. I made no changes to clock properties, yet my field Timezone is blank. Maybe try that? There is an .xfce4-session.verbose-log , though I don't know what you'll find. Good luck! Ralph -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIyBAEBCgAdFiEEJQZ8vK6BnmDiW8fZyAJ5DhtfJxAFAlmMqysACgkQyAJ5Dhtf JxBh8w/2JtkmMRJCoEYqXZ5vQiNiPKKJyShhFXIoRpb2h7Ieih5Uk5Q0nlKnYSo5 7Ym21L98yAZVTq9+cFpfjWHwQhtDqrNdxwZj88IhPnXghO42GZ6gjxeYBbe9NjR8 ZR/hl9Hih8C71tFVg2qwkqJcyHxL6c96yk8lqwv2ts1QpavUr0oo3Nf94okSqc4T SXPVn+fRv/MowjeZmFave9MFrXALoG/hfj3rRdfwSgSGAj0HegciHFd/1moeQbdd f/Ay4+YS7BiLF6Jk5KRIxawJvAnEoasoVlhw37xkl6nsWw5wCi/HXLukXLqI1des LDvTKnrkY8sqBl9EVvxLpGRgehEhTtnwJrlt6WrarhBF7JlWcEZ9Npc0yAOzOs1G c4GWko8iGTk/yu4Ug03Urdu068/lM3nRqrpPdQyWrTkwag2yhehixWvq48YTFp81 O7dpdVR9ygl8lQGQdbqgtpK9IBTvqaia6+GqA0A1JXcadZk3v5nqazQvzZ9YW7dl jgzRDZIGM3p22adxPqRTF17/v+izisJdfuVqrcSAPsf/6uE4lhkow+TXcZa04ALd i7AoK+uF9Z3Sn/lzUcsXyE7CMobUXacHc9F6MnNy2IPSW6RtW7u1QTBUbBJOXLd7 pKsrWFIyYGkzlUyLmaGFsgiUtXY1aChNebyUcdK9usdr5RSSzw== =JIy6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----