HEADS UP: Having problems with GNOME on FreeBSD? Have you read our FAQ lately?

Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T jeffh at dundeemt.com
Sun Nov 12 16:10:28 UTC 2006


On 11/12/06, Stacey Roberts <stacey at vickiandstacey.com> wrote:
> Hello Joe,
>
> On Thu, 09 Nov 2006, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
>
> > If you are having a problem with GNOME on FreeBSD -- especially since
> > the 2.16 update -- you should checkout the recently update FreeBSD GNOME
> > FAQ at http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html .  This revised
> > edition includes useful tips for troubleshooting HAL-related problems,
> > getting the most out of your GNOME Desktop, fixing build problems due to
> > the PREFIX move, and even uninstalling GNOME.
> >
> > If you have additional information you feel should be included in the
> > FAQ, please bring it to our attention.
>
> I've noticed that since updating hal-daemon and hal-device-manager over the last few days,
> whenever I log into Gnome-2.16 the desktop icons for "Computer", "Wastebasket" and $USER's
> Home" are never aligned where they should be, and I need to re-position the icons back to
> where they normally are.
>
> I can't see in any of the menu items where I can ensure that the icons positioning can be
> "remembered".
>
> Is there some way to ensure that the desktop icons remember their positions after placement?
>
> Regards,
>
> Stacey
>
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > --
> > Joe Marcus Clarke
> > FreeBSD GNOME Team      ::      gnome at FreeBSD.org
> > FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome
> > http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
>
>
>
>
>
I've noticed the same here.

-- 
Jeff Hinrichs
Dundee Media & Technology, Inc
jeffh at dundeemt.com


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