link-monitor-applet crash on new host

[Steven McCoy]

Binary package hint: link-monitor-applet

Simply adding a new host to the Link Monitor Preferences crashes the applet.

 "Link Monitor" has quit unexpectedly

 If you reload a panel object, it will
 automatically be added back to the panel.

[Steven McCoy (dsbunny)]

The upstream author indicates both are fixed in 2.2 released September 2, 2007.

> > There appears two bugs with the version of link-monitor-applet in Ubuntu 7.10, however this release is not your latest build.
> >
> > 157326 link-monitor-applet crash on new host
> > 157327 Close button doesn't work on About dialog
>
> Both are fixed in 2.2.
>
> --
> Jean-Yves Lefort <email address hidden>

[Edu Miralles (edu-miralles)]

I have installed 2.2 in gutsy and can't add a new host to the Link Monitor List with the same message :

 "Link Monitor" has quit unexpectedly

[TomasHnyk (sup)]

I also installed 2.2 and it is still an issue.

[TomasHnyk (sup)]

tried with Hardy Alpha 3, there is still the old version, so it still crashes, should I request a sync?

[TomasHnyk (sup)]

I am in contact with the upstream author and we curently do not have an idea what could be the issue. However, a temporary workaround is available for changing the hosts:
- add the applet
> - kill it (do not remove it using the panel menu)
> - gnome-panel will popup a dialog asking if you want to reload
> the applet, keep that dialog around, do not answer
> immediately
> - start gconf-editor and add the host(s) to
> /apps/panel/applets/applet_N/prefs/hosts (you'll have to find
> out the value of N)
> - now click on reload in the panel dialog
>
there is as many Ns as you have applets on you panel (at least I think), you need to enter data into hosts as list and then string.

[Edu Miralles (edu-miralles)]

 thanks for this temporary solution, the workaround works well on my gutsy.

[Albert Damen (albrt)]

This has been fixed in link-monitor-applet 3.0-1, which we now have in Hardy.