Stan Sanderson wrote: > > On Feb 4, 2008, at 10:21 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >> Stan Sanderson wrote: >>> I first asked about this in Nov 2007, but it didn't generate a >>> response. >>> >>> OS 10.4.11, Intel iMac, Latest Fink unstable tree activated, all >>> updates current, using Gnome desktop. >>> >>> Note that everything appears to be working except that the desktop >>> icons have all reverted to generic document icons with a small red >>> "x" in the middle. >>> >>> The "Applications" menu does not work, but that is how it behaves on >>> a PPC Mac and (I believe) is expected. The "Actions" menu allows me >>> to open a "Run Application" window, which opens showing a generic >>> document icon as described above. The icons for "Help" (lifesaver >>> ring) and "Cancel" (script "x") do appear. >>> >>> I believe, but do not recall for sure, that this happened when I >>> removed an installation of wine. I might have issued a "fink purge >>> wine" command. >>> >>> I have tried rebuilding everything related which I can think of with >>> no success. I have since reinstalled wine and have successfully used >>> it to run Windows applications. >>> >>> As mentioned above, the problem is superficially aesthetic, since >>> everything else appears to work. I am concerned, however, that the >>> loss of icons might indicate other problems yet hidden. In the >>> interest of learning, I'm hoping someone could point me to the >>> missing link (no pun intended!) and how to restore the icons. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Stan >>> >>> >> What if you reinstall wine? I don't think it _should_ have clobbered >> your GNOME icons (such as they are) but I don't have a way to verify >> this. > > Thanks Alexander, but to quote, >>> I have since reinstalled wine and have successfully used >>> it to run Windows applications. >>> > > It's more of an annoyance than a problem (at least up to now). > > Stan > >
Ah, was a bit distracted there. :-) The icon disappearance scenario is more complicated. Removing wine appears not to have been the direct culprit, unless there's a removal command in its postremove phase that's more aggressive than is warranted and it thereby clobbered your icons. I don't recall which package is supposed to provide the icons--possibly it's gnome-desktop. It may be as simple as just reinstalling that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
