Ok, this one is new to me: I lost the preview thumbnails for video files, but libarts1-xine-trinity is installed. When I open a folder with a videofile (mp4/mkv) I get this line in .xsession-errors : sh: 2: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string and the gear "T" just keeps spinneng forever. Any idea how I can get the thumbnails back? Nik -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ...