Bug 121840

Summary:	switchdesk from Preferences menu does nothing
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Gerry Tool <gerry>
Component:	switchdesk	Assignee:	Than Ngo <than>
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Description Gerry Tool 2004-04-28 15:23:55 UTC

Description of problem:  When I select the icon for Desktop Switching
Tool from the Preferences > More Preferences menu (or from the Start
Here method) nothing happens


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
switchdesk-gui-4.0.2-1

How reproducible: Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1.Select menu Preferences > More Preferences
2.Click on Desktop Switching Tool
3.
  
Actual results: Nothing happens


Expected results: Dialog to select desktop should appear


Additional info: I did a fresh custom install of FC2 Test3, looking
through all the packages.  I either missed or did not find a selection
for Desktop Switching.  I later installed it using up2date.

Comment 1 Andrew Farris 2004-04-29 19:21:09 UTC

Run the command 'switchdesk' from a terminal and verify whether there
is any output from python.

In my case it exits with this traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/switchdesk/switchdesk-gui.py", line 36, in ?
    from backend import *
  File "/usr/share/switchdesk/backend.py", line 18
    PROGNAME = @NAME@
               ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Comment 2 Gerry Tool 2004-04-29 21:54:59 UTC

Did as suggested in Comment # 1.  Output below:

[gerry@gstpc gerry]$ switchdesk
Red Hat Linux switchdesk 4.0
Copyright (C) 1999-2004 Red Hat, Inc
Redistributable under the terms of the GNU General Public License
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/switchdesk/switchdesk-gui.py", line 36, in ?
    from backend import *
  File "/usr/share/switchdesk/backend.py", line 18
    PROGNAME = @NAME@
               ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Comment 3 Than Ngo 2004-04-30 13:26:13 UTC

It's fixed in 4.0.3-1. Many thanks for your report.

Comment 4 Gerry Tool 2004-05-01 15:05:40 UTC

Thanks for fixing it.  I just downloaded and tried 4.0.3.1 and indeed
it works.

Comment 5 Gerry Tool 2004-05-01 15:14:56 UTC

Oops, just one small detail.  If you are in Gnome, and open the gui
desktop switching tool, you must select KDE to go there on next login.
 That works just fine.

However, if you are in KDE and want to use Gnome next login, the radio
button is already selecting Gnome, so if you click OK, you expect the
next login to be for Gnome.  Unless you first select something else
and then reselect Gnome before clicking OK, you will log back into KDE
the next time.

Comment 6 David Collantes 2004-05-02 00:31:15 UTC

Where to get 4.0.3-1? It is not coming down with yum or up2date...

Comment 7 Than Ngo 2004-05-26 20:53:44 UTC

Gerry Tool:
this problem is now fixed in 4.0.4-1.

David Collantes:
the new version will be showed up in rawhide. I don't plan to
make update for FC2 ATM.

Comment 8 Than Ngo 2004-05-26 20:56:09 UTC

you have to reconfigure your WM with 4.0.4-1 first to take effect