Thanks. Sorry to have missed this in the viking bug stack and wasted folks time on a known issue.
On 02/02/2014 08:19 PM, Robert Norris wrote: >> >>> Can you give me any help in debugging this? >> > > Sorry - For some reason I haven't seen your messages in my email > system (yet...) > > However I luckily saw Matthew's reply - and then I could read the > full messages on Sourceforge's email archive. > > The problem you are seeing is specific to Ubuntu and the Unity > Desktop in particular. > > See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/viking/+bug/1255275 + > https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-gtk-module/+bug/1258669 > > > Running Viking under another Desktop such as LXDE (lubuntu-desktop), > solves the issue as the program operates correctly. > > > There are workarounds to avoid using the Global Menu, so from the > command line run it like this: env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY= viking or amend > the exec statement similarly in the file > /usr/share/applications/viking.desktop to read: > > Exec=env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY= viking %F The latter will fix running > Viking via desktop icons. > > > > > > > HTH. > > Be Seeing You - Rob. If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving > isn't for you. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Viking-devel mailing list Viking-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/viking-devel Viking home page: http://viking.sf.net/
