Cannot edit "Desktop Pager" from lxpanel

[Pierre Gobin]

On Lubuntu 13.10, right click on "Desktop Pager" applet in lxpanel and choose "Desktop Pager Settings" does nothing. We can notice the same behavior by clicking on "Edit" button for Desktop Pager in Panel Settings, "Panel Applets" tab.

The expected behavior is that Openbox Configuration Manager opens on the "Desktops" tab.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: lxpanel 0.6.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-11.17-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-11-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Config_Home_Lubuntu:
 [Command]
 FileManager=lxsession-default filemanager
 Terminal=lxsession-default terminal
 Logout=lxsession-default quit
Date: Mon Oct 7 17:16:02 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-07 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta i386 (20130925)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: lxpanel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Lars Noodén (larsnooden)]

Seems to be present in trusty as well. I have a recent, fresh installation and the menu item does nothing.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
Release: 14.04

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1236417

[ATIpro (somebody2112)]

This bug still exists in 14.04(

[Jouni "rautamiekka" Järvinen (rautamiekka)]

Wake up for God's sake, this still exists well in 14.04 !

[psl (slansky)]

Lubuntu 14.04, amd64.
I cannot configure desktop pager settings...

[ԜаӀtеr Ⅼарсһуnѕkі (wxl)]

Have you done this before successfully or is it that you're not aware how?
Please describe what you're trying to change and what you've done to try to
resolve it.
On Aug 26, 2014 1:41 AM, "psl" <email address hidden> wrote:

> Lubuntu 14.04, amd64.
> I cannot configure desktop pager settings...
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Lubuntu
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1236417
>
> Title:
> Cannot edit "Desktop Pager" from lxpanel
>
> Status in “lxpanel” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> On Lubuntu 13.10, right click on "Desktop Pager" applet in lxpanel and
> choose "Desktop Pager Settings" does nothing. We can notice the same
> behavior by clicking on "Edit" button for Desktop Pager in Panel
> Settings, "Panel Applets" tab.
>
> The expected behavior is that Openbox Configuration Manager opens on
> the "Desktops" tab.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
> Package: lxpanel 0.6.1-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-11.17-generic 3.11.3
> Uname: Linux 3.11.0-11-generic i686
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
> Architecture: i386
> Config_Home_Lubuntu:
> [Command]
> FileManager=lxsession-default filemanager
> Terminal=lxsession-default terminal
> Logout=lxsession-default quit
> Date: Mon Oct 7 17:16:02 2013
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-07 (0 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta i386
> (20130925)
> MarkForUpload: True
> SourcePackage: lxpanel
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxpanel/+bug/1236417/+subscriptions
>

[Rikhard Eriksson (prowendor)]

I can confirm this on a new install today.
Desktop pager settings do nothing.

There are two desktops as deafault, how do I increase to 4 or more manually?

[fu (spam4p)]

@#9
preferences -> openbox configuration manager -> desktops

i have the issue too

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Release: 14.04

[David Andel (andel-ifi)]

This is still an issue in a fresh install of Lubuntu 14.10.

Are there any workarounds?

[David Andel (andel-ifi)]

Workarounds: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/obconf/+bug/1272834/comments/9

[Qwerty Dragon (0-m2-m-deactivatedaccount)]

This is still an issue in a fresh install of Lubuntu 15.04.
That is the not being able to add a desktop by right
clicking "Desktop Pager" in system tray applet in lxpane .

By middle clicking the Desktop you do get a menue that
can add another desktop or more, but I found whatever
change done this way does not carryover after a reboot.

*Best workaround I found is
Preferences > Openbox Configuration Manager
Desktops tab
Number of Desktops option plus or minus

Doing this I found that adding a third desktop remains
persistent on reboot.