Ouch, better make a backup of all the various dot files for your account and then wipe the config for your DM. Restarting the DM will then result in a default desktop that you can then modify for your needs.
I know this seems like an extreme way to go, but I have found that it can be a necessary step to remove a persistent problem. Let me know how it goes. -Eric > On Oct 22, 2018, at 12:36 AM, Joe Lowder <[email protected]> wrote: > > My Mint 17.2 panel got all messed up in several > ways. First the task bar went missing and I was > unable to get it back on the panel, so I tried > removing the entire panel and starting all over; > but even doing that I still can't get it set up right. > > See it here: > > http://upquick.com/temp/panelmess.jpg > > 1) When I open a single Chrome, 4 instances of it > show up on the panel and I can't figure out how to > delete the 3 duplicates. > > 2) When I kill that single process, all 4 of the > duplicates go away, but the icons are still in the > wrong place (in the middle of the panel) and I can > only move them around in the middle, but not back > to the right edge where they used to be. > > 3) I have 4 virtual desktops, but the small representation > of them on the panel that used to be there, I am unable > to get back. > > 4) When tap on the cashew and then tap on add widgets, > I am unable to find the multiple desktops widget that > I want to add. > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
