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

[Jeremy Messenger]

On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:24:41 -0600, Hans Nieser <h.nieser at xs4all.nl> wrote:

> Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T wrote:
>> 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?
>
>> I've noticed the same here.
>
> I had the same thing on my Linux box after upgrading Nautilus to 2.16.2,  
> the patch at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=373895 fixed it  
> for me.

I have committed the lastest patch with bump, so wait for CVSup mirrors to  
catch up and update your nautilus. Thanks for report!

Cheers,
Mezz

> HTH


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