a new wrinkle - hadn't noticed but the menu options in OpenOffice are now only visible if you pass the mouse cursor over them.
weird.
the laptop is an ASUS UX305F.
no such problems until Stretch. of course, I may have mangled the update somehow.
tried a reboot also. this thing usually runs 24/7.
f.
-- Felmon Davis
Hi Felmon
I've experience that before. It's a theming problem. Change your gtk settings on kcontrol until you find one that works and that you like. Install gtk theme to use.
For gtk2, I use qtcurve. You need to install both tde and kde versions. For gtk3, I use default or adwaita.
For fonts I use tde fonts.
Good luck, let me know if this helps.
Kate
On Sat, 8 Dec 2018, Kate Draven wrote:
a new wrinkle - hadn't noticed but the menu options in OpenOffice are now only visible if you pass the mouse cursor over them.
weird.
the laptop is an ASUS UX305F.
no such problems until Stretch. of course, I may have mangled the update somehow.
tried a reboot also. this thing usually runs 24/7.
f.
-- Felmon Davis
Hi Felmon
I've experience that before. It's a theming problem. Change your gtk settings on kcontrol until you find one that works and that you like. Install gtk theme to use.
For gtk2, I use qtcurve. You need to install both tde and kde versions. For gtk3, I use default or adwaita.
For fonts I use tde fonts.
Good luck, let me know if this helps.
Kate
I tried qtcurve but no relief (either in OpenOffice or in VLC). (of course I restarted the programs.)
strange, apt-get says 'adwaita' is installed but I don't see it in kcontrol as an option under 'GTK Styles and Fonts'. is that the wrong place?
I tire of the chase and am considering returning to Jessie though I fear the current problems will follow me.
I mainly moved to Stretch because of one application and because "it was time" (and I needed an excuse to procrastinate). I find I don't need that application and I have little time left for procrastination.
f.
On Saturday 08 December 2018 04:15:06 pm Felmon Davis wrote:
I mainly moved to Stretch because of one application and because "it was time" (and I needed an excuse to procrastinate). I find I don't need that application and I have little time left for procrastination.
Hey Felmon,
I understand media players are a highly personal choice, but does SMPlayer have the same issues?
If you find it acceptable, make sure to install both mplayer and mpv as multimedia engines as they have slightly different codecs available and will often play media the other can't.
Best, Michael
On Sat, 8 Dec 2018, Michael wrote:
On Saturday 08 December 2018 04:15:06 pm Felmon Davis wrote:
I mainly moved to Stretch because of one application and because "it was time" (and I needed an excuse to procrastinate). I find I don't need that application and I have little time left for procrastination.
Hey Felmon,
I understand media players are a highly personal choice, but does SMPlayer have the same issues?
If you find it acceptable, make sure to install both mplayer and mpv as multimedia engines as they have slightly different codecs available and will often play media the other can't.
I don't have smplayer installed; I have mpv, etc.
sure wish I could fix VLC!
f.
folks,
thanks for the tips and ideas! frankly, you are great.
I constructed a smarter google search string and found this solution:
export QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=0
for persistence across boots, some say to put this line in:
/etc/profile.d/gnome-qt.sh
I haven't tested that yet.
the OpenOffice problem is not fixed (menu items invisible except with mouse-over). one rabbit-hole at a time.
f.
On Sunday 09 December 2018, Felmon Davis wrote:
folks,
thanks for the tips and ideas! frankly, you are great.
I constructed a smarter google search string and found this solution:
export QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=0
for persistence across boots, some say to put this line in:
/etc/profile.d/gnome-qt.sh
I haven't tested that yet.
the OpenOffice problem is not fixed (menu items invisible except with mouse-over). one rabbit-hole at a time.
f.
Are you running the latest version of Openoffice. It seems to be a shared bug between Libreoffice (which was resolved) and OO. Apparently their theme engine is messed.
See if there's an update to OO.
Kate
On Sun, 9 Dec 2018, Kate Draven wrote:
On Sunday 09 December 2018, Felmon Davis wrote:
[...]
the OpenOffice problem is not fixed (menu items invisible except with mouse-over). one rabbit-hole at a time.
f.
Are you running the latest version of Openoffice. It seems to be a shared bug between Libreoffice (which was resolved) and OO. Apparently their theme engine is messed.
See if there's an update to OO.
Kate
I was running OpenOffice 4.1.5.
looks like most recent is 4.1.6.
installed.
problem persists.
also persists with removal of user profile.
perhaps I should open a new thread.
f.
On Sun, 9 Dec 2018, Kate Draven wrote:
On Sunday 09 December 2018, Felmon Davis wrote:
folks,
the OpenOffice problem is not fixed (menu items invisible except with mouse-over). one rabbit-hole at a time.
f.
Are you running the latest version of Openoffice. It seems to be a shared bug between Libreoffice (which was resolved) and OO. Apparently their theme engine is messed.
See if there's an update to OO.
so here's the present state:
(a) Openoffice updated. no joy. notice also the drop box menus don't have clear borders.
(b) had a problems with firefox: black background on toolbar items and drop-down menus only appearing with mouse hover-over; fixed with a work-around Slavek proposed some time ago: "create a symlink for files from /usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/theming-engines/ to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/theming-engines/"
(c) so now new issues with Pan. I can't use KDE_Classic since that gives Pan's top toolbar a black background and squeezes all the icons too close together. changing to Plastik fixes some of this though the text runs together and also no distinct borders.
SUMMARY:
so: text squeezed together in Pan 9.141; no borders on toolbar menus in Pan and Openoffice 4.1.6; menu items only visible by mouse-over in OpenOffice.
I figure this requires more deep-dives into GTK but not sure where to start. wonder about further hares to chase.
I'd like to use KDE_Classic theme but I am forced to Plastik or Redmond (seems best actually). GTK2 and GTK3 Styles set to "my TDE style".
f.
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