Xubuntu-Dapper Drake (AMD64): Missing Terminal RC File
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xfce4-terminal (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Symptom:
When attempting to modify Terminal Attributes for the console terminal under Xfce-4 (such as turning off menubar), the dialog responds, but the change doesn't take.
Probable Cause:
There should be a Terminal subdirectory under ".config" in a user's workspace, in which a "terminalrc" file resides which is essentially the xml describing the terminal attributes. I did not find one using Dapper Drake Beta Text Install. If you copy a terminalrc from another Xfce-4 based machine (such as Zen <slackware derivative>) the problem disappears.
Side Effects:
It probably exists in x86, and PPC versions as well as it is a configuration file issue, not machine-specific code
Potential Fix:
I suspect there needs to be a Terminal subdirectory under /etc/xdg with a corresponding terminalrc file, so that the Terminal subnode and default terminalrc file are created. (unconfirmed yet)
Package:
Probably Xfce4-Terminal, but it may be a larger configuration issue
04/28/2006: I've confirmed that building a Terminal subnode, and terminalrc file under /etc/xdg, solves the problem for new users - dmc