[SOLVED] xfce4 desktop folders are doubled

I have weird problem - I cannot open home folder and thrash from desktop, also my custom files are doubled and I could only open the bigger version of it (provided on photo). Moreover I cannot open desktop menu by clicking on desktop backround as was it possible beforea
Last edited by randomstring (2015-03-23 16:02:08)

You are right, it was nemo, who want to govern the desktop
I used
gsettings set org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons false
to set things straight.

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[SOLVED] XFCE4 Desktop not displaying properly.

Hello,
I've just recently installed Arch on my laptop, and installed XFCE4 as my Desktop Environment. When I start the machine and login, I enter
startxfce4
When XFCE starts, the background flickers terribly and I can just make out the little mouse in the back. Then the screen goes black. The cursor is enabled and I can use it but there's nothing to click on. Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't work.
startx
works, and I can start XFCE from within and it shows up normally. However, when I move my cursor from the console of X to the desktop on XFCE it begins flickering again and the output on the X console is
(xfce4-settings-helper:911): xfce4-settings-helper-WARNING **: Failed to get the _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS property.
xfce4-panel-Message: no valid position defined: (null)
xfdesktop: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_datalist_get_data
xfdesktop[914] starting up
xfdesktop: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_datalist_get_data
xfdesktop[917] starting up
xfdesktop: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_datalist_get_data
xfdesktop[919] starting up
Then it finally gives up and xfce shuts down.
I've googled and browsed the forums until my eyes hurt and I can't find a solution for my specific problem.
Any help is much appreciated. Thank you for reading.
-Kin
Last edited by Kin2InuYasha (2011-11-01 04:29:06)

I don't know if it matters now, but I'd like to post my solution in case anyone else comes across this problem.
You were pretty much correct Tyo. I did pacman -Syu before and after the installation of xfce, but my problem was after the installation there was a file at /etc/profile.d/locale.sh that was causing a conflict and not allowing the system to update at all. I never noticed it and when it went back to the cursor so fast I automatically assumed everything was up to date and it had nothing to do. I removed the locale.sh file, ran pacman -Syu, and everything updated as it should and xfce works flawlessly now.
Well, you know what they say about assuming...
Thanks a lot guys.
-Kin

My desktop folders are blinking every 20 seconds

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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
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☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
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Why does double clicking not open desktop folders?

After installing OpenOffice, my Mac Mini suddenly lost the ability to open desktop folders by double clicking.
Open Office does not have a de-installer that I can locate.
Please advise.
Thank you!

You may have to log out and back into your account, or restart the computer, for the system to work correctly after a software installation; at times one could also try other things in what may be an exercise in futility just in case something comes from any frustration and accidentally helps resolve any issue that may be in hiding...
The 'safe boot' and 'repair disk permissions' and other antics sometimes will work to scare the gremlins out of a testy Mac. Or, perhaps it really is as simple as the man says. Adjust the mouse/trackpad in system preference? Could be the settings changed and it may be trying to interpret your clicks too fast.
I'd not tried 'open office' but some time ago did try the NeoOffice version and it was OK. Then again, so was old AppleWorks back in the day; unless you require some kind of need to parrot MS Office regularly.
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could be failing hard drive or corrupted files, in any case as the first step
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Ok, I have exausted all of my troubleshooting abilities (I even turned it off and back on!)
I have three IMAP email accounts hosted on a server at Site5. I can login, get mail, send mail, etc. But the "Default Folders" are listed as "Not yet available." meaning I can't specify a sent folder, trash folder, etc.
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Sometimes - I cannot make up the reason - my desktop icons are rearranged after booting in alphabetical order,
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juleb wrote:
Thanks.
It looks like, that there is no solution yet for this problem !!!
As far as I see, there' no thread that offers a solution.
I there a way to knock at Apple's door to see, if they are at least aware of this problem ???
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The difference is that the desktop folder open requires a double click, the rest of the functions you describe are all single clicks. Check System Preferences > Mouse > Double-click slider > make sure it's not to fast, slow it to 1/2 to 3/4.
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Application: KWin (kwin), signal: Aborted
Using host libthread_db library "/usr/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
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#2 0x00007fafa41fd745 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#3 0x00007fafa4209b7f in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#4 0x00007fafa3f7a0a2 in start_thread () from /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0
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#1 0x00007fafa420a034 in QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, unsigned long) () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#2 0x00007fafa41fd745 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#3 0x00007fafa4209b7f in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#4 0x00007fafa3f7a0a2 in start_thread () from /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0
#5 0x00007fafa9fa9d1d in clone () from /usr/lib/libc.so.6
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#1 0x00007fafa42e6c13 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
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#3 0x00007fafa3f7a0a2 in start_thread () from /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0
#4 0x00007fafa9fa9d1d in clone () from /usr/lib/libc.so.6
Thread 1 (Thread 0x7fafaa788800 (LWP 796)):
[KCrash Handler]
#5 0x00007fafa9ef9389 in raise () from /usr/lib/libc.so.6
#6 0x00007fafa9efa788 in abort () from /usr/lib/libc.so.6
#7 0x00007fafa9ef24a6 in __assert_fail_base () from /usr/lib/libc.so.6
#8 0x00007fafa9ef2552 in __assert_fail () from /usr/lib/libc.so.6
#9 0x00007fafa7d6f8d9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6
#10 0x00007fafa7d6f96e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6
#11 0x00007fafa7d6fc4d in _XEventsQueued () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6
#12 0x00007fafa7d72905 in _XGetRequest () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6
#13 0x00007fafa4dfe587 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
#14 0x00007fafa4dfbf6b in ?? () from /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
#15 0x00007faf89bef6db in ?? () from /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/i965_dri.so
#16 0x00007faf89befa33 in ?? () from /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/i965_dri.so
#17 0x00007faf89befb8b in ?? () from /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/i965_dri.so
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#19 0x00007fafa4dfd898 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
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#21 0x00007fafaa34e479 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so
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After Security updation of Windows 7 in Boot Camp (Mac Book Pro with Retina Display) on 13-Nov-2013, Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets are not working properly.
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<edited by host>

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IPad- on Yahoo pages the mail icon with the red number indication shows email. When I tap, it asks me to sign in again. I do. It takes me to yahoo mail but there is nothing. All the folders are emptied. All mail is either read, trash, or deleted.

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Ask and you shell receive.....lol
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The go to the upper right corner and select settings.
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