On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:18:29 +0200 Joachim Backes <joachim.backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 06/14/2011 07:57 AM, suvayu ali wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 10:38 PM, Joachim Backes > > <joachim.backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> After choosing xfce or LXDE as my favorite desktop and logging in > >> and then starting gnome-terminal, I see a weird effect: > >> gnome-terminal is popped up in a normal size, but then the width > >> shrinks automatically and slowly to about the half width. How to > >> get rid of this behaviour? This happens even width freshly created > >> users. > >> > >> All comments are welcome. > >> > > > > gnome-terminal is a Gnome3 app. I would expect it to be GTK3. > > Yes (ldd!) > > > Whereas > > XFCE is not GTK3. In fact AFAIK the XFCE spin actively tries to stay > > away from GTK3 apps. Maybe this has something to do with your > > problem? > > Maybe. > > But are such important apps restricted to some desktop type? > Valid argument. > > > > I find the terminal emulator included with XFCE (terminal) equally > > functional. Actually I even find the defaults more sensible to my > > tastes. Is there any reason you prefer gnome-terminal? > > My standard session type is gnome3, where I'm using gnome-terminal as > my standard terminal. The reason for the usage of xfce or lxde were > test purposes only. > XFCE has its own session manager (xfce4-session). But I think XFCE also allows you to use Gnome's session manager (in Gnome 2, not sure if that is the case now). In any case, it seems you have everything under control. Hope my comments were of some help. > Kind regards > PS: You forgot to CC the list. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
