Bug 175018

Summary: "xfontsel" does not see application defaults file "XFontSel"
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Joachim Frieben <jfrieben>
Component: xorg-x11-utilsAssignee: X/OpenGL Maintenance List <xgl-maint>
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Screenshot of hosed "xfontsel" application window none

Description Joachim Frieben 2005-12-05 19:03:56 UTC 
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Description of problem:
After executing "xfontsel", one is confronted with a corrupted
application window (see attachment) where buttons are not
labeled, etc.
In the terminal, the following warning is issued:

  "Warning: app-defaults file not properly installed."

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
xorg-x11-utils-0.99.2-3

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch "xfontsel".
2. Check application window.
3. Check output in the console window. 
  

Actual Results:  "xfontsel" application window displayed without correct
labels, etc.


Expected Results:  "xfontsel" application window should be displayed correctly.

Additional info:

The resource file "/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XFontSel" is
present, but "xfontsel" does not see it.
After copying it to my local user application defaults
directory, "xfontsel" works again as expected.
Comment 1 Joachim Frieben 2005-12-05 19:05:54 UTC 
Created attachment 121863 [details]
Screenshot of hosed "xfontsel" application window
Comment 2 Michal Jaegermann 2005-12-11 19:37:39 UTC 
The problem is not limited to 'xfontsel' but affects at least all programs which
need default resources from  xorg-x11-utils (xfontsel, xfd) and org-x11-resutils
(editres, viewres).  Changes in libraries are causing a search for app-defaults 
in "wrong" places and nothing now peeks into an "old" %{libdir}/X11/app-defaults/
directory.

Placing copies of those resource files in, say, /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/
provides a temporary workaround (but it should be carefuly watched during
future updates).
Comment 3 Mike A. Harris 2005-12-21 10:26:54 UTC 
Thanks for the report.  Upstream X.Org X11 was installing the app-defaults
files to FHS unfriendly locations.  It's taken a while to get things fixed,
but the X11R7 RC4 release has most if not all of the issues ironed out now.

Please upgrade all packages to the latest in rawhide, and the issue should
probably be resolved now.  Just for documentive purposes, the new proper
location for app-defaults files is %{_datadir}/X11/app-defaults which
expands to /usr/share/X11/app-defaults normally.

Once you've upgraded, please reboot and test any applications that had
app-defaults related problems.  If the xfontsel problem persists, please
update the report with any new details and report back.

Thanks again!
Comment 4 Joachim Frieben 2005-12-21 13:13:16 UTC 
Great, "xfontsel" now works without a local copy of "XFontSel".
Comment 5 Mike A. Harris 2005-12-21 16:48:48 UTC 
Thanks for the update.  Closing as fixed in rawhide.