On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 10:47:25PM -0600, Stuart McGraw wrote:
> On 03/22/2015 02:47 PM, David A. De Graaf wrote:
> >On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 04:41:34PM -0600, Stuart McGraw wrote:
> >>I just installed Fedora-21 and xfce. Install was from
> >>the regular live x64 download, not the xfce spin.
> >>
> >>I have an odd problem with checkboxes in gui dialogs:
> >>they don't show any checkmarks. If I click on a
> >>checkbox, a checkmark will appear for a fraction of
> >>a second then disappear. From the program's behavior
> >>I can tell that the setting got set but it is obviously
> >>difficult if one can not see which boxes are checked
> >>in a dialog and which aren't.
> >>
> >>This problem seems to be limited to Gnome apps (the ones
> >>with the new -- at least to someone coming from F15 --
> >>and really unpleasant UI design). For example, brasero
> >>exhibits the effect but k3b doesn't.
> >>
> >>Does this problem ring a bell with anyone?
> >
> >Yes, I had this problem today - with kvm, or perhaps virt-manager.
> >I was running a virtual instance of WindowsXP, and wanted to activate
> >the USB port to talk with a TomTom GPS device. When I clicked on the
> >appropriate box, a check appeared, then disappeared.
> >The USB port was, in fact, activated, but that behaviour is quite
> >unsatisfactory.
> >
> >I, too, am running F21 and Xfce4. I studiously avoid Gnome.
>
> After considerable playing around I discovered that the missing
> checkmark effect occurs on whenever an xfce* style is selected
> in app-menu -> settings -> appearance.
Wow! I admire your persistence and perspicacity in tracking this
down. I confirm it. I was using the xfce-curve style; now I'm not.
The checkmarks are now correctly shown.
I do hope you'll report this properly. No one else will ever
rediscover the problem.
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David A. De Graaf DATIX, Inc. Hendersonville, NC
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