[CALUG] Where are my icons disappearing to?

[Edward D. Browne]

Yes.  Here's what's running with the name "gnome".  Thanks for
having a look at this - Ed

bobcat% ps auxw | grep -i gnome
edbrown   9795  0.0  1.2  22564 11524 ?        Ss   13:43   0:00
/usr/bin/gnome-session
edbrown   9841  0.0  0.0   4520   544 ?        Ss   13:43   0:00
/usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session
/usr/bin/gnome-session
edbrown   9844  0.0  0.0   2700   616 ?        S    13:43   0:00
/usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/gnome-session
edbrown   9850  0.0  0.0   2940   868 ?        S    13:43   0:00
/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon
edbrown   9857  0.0  1.0  38412  9660 ?        Sl   13:43   0:00
/usr/lib/control-center/gnome-settings-daemon
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_SettingsDaemon --oaf-ior-fd=17
edbrown   9877  0.0  1.9  26808 17432 ?        Ss   13:43   0:02
gnome-panel --sm-client-id default1
edbrown   9883  0.0  0.4   9916  3812 ?        S    13:43   0:00
/usr/lib/gnome-vfs-2.0/gnome-vfs-daemon
edbrown   9894  0.0  0.5  17536  4880 ?        Ss   13:43   0:00
gnome-volume-manager --sm-client-id default4
edbrown   9902  0.0  0.8  47320  7816 ?        Ss   13:43   0:00
gnome-cups-icon --sm-client-id default3
edbrown   9908  0.0  0.5  18160  5092 ?        Ss   13:43   0:00
gnome-power-manager
edbrown   9947  0.0  0.3  15384  3480 ?        Ss   13:43   0:00
gnome-screensaver
edbrown  10109  0.0  1.2  24668 10920 ?        S    13:47   0:00
/usr/lib/gnome-panel/clock-applet
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_ClockApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=25
edbrown  10145  0.0  0.9  18564  8308 ?        S    13:48   0:01
/usr/lib/gnome-panel/wnck-applet
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Wncklet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=27
edbrown  10171  0.0  1.8  26432 17172 ?        S    13:49   0:00
/usr/lib/gnome-applets/gnome-keyboard-applet
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_KeyboardApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=29
edbrown  10317  0.0  0.9  35052  8932 ?        Sl   13:54   0:00
/usr/lib/evolution/2.6/evolution-exchange-storage
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Exchange_Connector_BookFactory:1.2
--oaf-ior-fd=35
edbrown  13264  0.0  0.0   3068   740 pts/6    R+   15:36   0:00 grep -i
gnome
bobcat%

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re:[CALUG] Where are my icons disappearing to?
From: Bob Overberg <R.Overberg at ieee.org>
To: "Edward D. Browne" <Browne at t-online.de>
CC: calug at unknownlamer.org
Date: 12/22/2007 02:55 PM
> is gnome-panel running?
>
> bob o. 
>
>
> On Sat, 2007-12-22 at 14:23 +0100, Edward D. Browne wrote:
>   
>> I've read a lot of man pages, but I'm lacking even a good place
>> to start on this, so I'm hoping one of you can help me.
>>
>> I recently switched to Debian (version lenny/sid?) with a 2.6.21
>> kernel and a gnome desktop.  Now all of a sudden my icons no
>> longer dock on the bottom toolbar as they used to - they simply
>> disappear when I minimize an application (i.e. they are going
>> *somewhere*, but I can't find them to click on them and bring
>> them back.)  I didn't (knowingly) change anything.  I've looked
>> everywhere I can possibly think of to find/fix this setting, but no
>> luck.  Any suggestions how I can fix this, or at least where to
>> start looking?
>>
>> Thanks very much in advance - Ed
>>
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