Stephan Sokolow <[email protected]> writes: > Openbox only draws window borders. All three of those symptoms are > problems with LXPanel. (Assuming the volume control is a widget and not > an XEmbed tray icon. I don't use it myself.) > > The simplest way would probably be to fake a crash using `killall -SEGV > lxpanel` and let the session management restart it. > > (The more correct but more involved way would be to check what command > it was launched with via the autostart file for your session in > /etc/xdg/lxsession/ and then, after using `killall lxpanel`, re-run > that)
Thanks Stephan. That was very helpful, especially I did not know the entire session is started up via /etc/xdg/lxsession. --Randy > > On 12-12-13 11:14 PM, Randy Yates wrote: >> Has anyone noticed this? >> >> At seemingly random times with no known correlation to anything, the >> LXDE main panel will >> >> a) stop updating the clock >> >> b) lose some of the standard system tray icons (e.g., the volume >> control) >> >> c) lose the menu button >> >> These happen all at the same time. Neither "openbox --reconfigure" nor >> "openbox --restart" help. >> >> The remaining parts of the DE seem to work OK, e.g., the application >> windows are still movable, desktop background is there, etc. >> >> I usually reboot to regain a working DE. >> >> This usually doesn't happen until at least a couple of days since >> the last login/reboot. >> >> Any ideas? >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > _______________________________________________ > Lxde-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list -- Randy Yates Digital Signal Labs http://www.digitalsignallabs.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Lxde-list mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list
