Gerry, This sounds like some sort of problem with the Gnome theme management code. VNC server is just a standard X server as far as applications are concerned and so doesn't have any part in Gnome's theme selection.
Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: Gerry Reno [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 October 2005 22:30 > To: James Weatherall; [email protected] > Subject: RE: Xvnc terminal session - desktop loses menubars > > Actually, I have many same-user sessions (4) simultaneously without > any problem. It's only the first session that I end up > having to close > that has the problem. Remember though that this is acting as a > terminal server with login manager running under user 'nobody'. > > --- James Weatherall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Gerry, > > > > Gentoo is a distinct Linux distribution from Fedora Core, so > > following > > instructions aimed at one will not necessarily work for the other. > > > > Recent versions of Gnome appear not to cope with having multiple > > instances > > running on the same machine for the same user - in general > the second > > and > > subsequent Gnome desktops just don't work at all. So if you're > > logged on on > > the console of your system when you start your VNC server desktop, > > you'll > > find that Gnome inside that desktop won't work. > > > > The problem with menubars & themes sounds like a Gnome issue, > > possibly > > related to the multi-session problems with Gnome. I'm > surprised that > > you > > get any Gnome components at all running the second session, to be > > honest! > > > > Regards, > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gerry Reno > > > Sent: 11 October 2005 15:59 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Xvnc terminal session - desktop loses menubars > > > > > > Using FC4 server and Windows XP client. > > > I created a Xvnc terminal server on FC4 as outlined on the > > > Gentoo wiki. > > > Generally it works ok. One problem that I'm seeing is that after > > > changing my desktop theme, now whenever I login remotely using vnc > > > viewer my desktop appears but without any menubars. Just the > > desktop > > > and desktop icons - nothing else. So I have no way to select from > > the > > > Applicatons menu. Now if I start a second remote session then the > > > desktop appears with the menubars but they have the original > > > (bluecurve) icons showing. What's even wierder is that if I > > > log out of > > > the first session then the second session immediately changes to > > show > > > the correct theme icons on the menubars. Is this a vnc problem or > > a > > > gnome problem? > > > _______________________________________________ > > > VNC-List mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > > > > > > > > Gerry Reno > mailto: grenoml at@ yahoo dot. com > (if mail bounces please retry later - spam rapidly fills up mailbox) _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
