Under XFCE, at least a couple of programs don't display file open dialogue boxes correct. For example, if I load "shotcut" and press "Ctrl-O", I get a blank window instead of a file chooser, and the whole program becomes stuck. kdenlive also has the same problem.
The problem seems to be related to this message from a few years back: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=151397647426167&w=2 On XFCE this variable is set as follows: $ echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP XFCE In the case of shotcut, I need, at a minimum, to do: $ XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP= shotcut in order for shotcut to work. But, weirdly, on another machine (with a more-or-less identical setup), that isn't enough and I need to do: $ XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=kde shotcut or otherwise set XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP to some value other than XFCE or "" in order for things to work. I *think* (but might have misunderstood) that some programs have previously been patched so that they do "the right thing" for different values of XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP, so I'm not clear if there's a general solution or not. If there isn't, and if programs such as shotcut and kdenlive continue to have problems, hopefully this message might help someone else work out how to get them working, albeit not in the most satisfactory manner! Laurie
