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OverDrive · Posted: Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:15 Post subject:

BTW, What resolution are you running. I also have a stock 4.31 desktop at 1280 x 1024 with no problems....

Dingo · Posted: Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:28 Post subject:

OverDrive · Posted: Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:46 Post subject:

Yeah, I'm beginning to wonder if it is a issue only for 16:xx type screens My desktop is the old standard 4:3 format. My laptops are 16:xx types. Maybe that is why there isn't a lot of responses to this thread...

Maybe most people are still on the 4:3 format monitors and not seeing what we are...

FWIW, You can do quirky 10. It has that fixed, But I'm having problems getting online with it. But that may be just me...

DaveS · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3697 Location: UK

Using this everywhichway I can, and I dont THINK I get the screen flashing issue. I DO have a 16:9 display with Intel graphics. Sometimes its hard to be sure if the screen redrew or not, but frankly, if the choice is offset dialogues or stable screen in browser, I will take the dialogue option every time Smile

Tried this with Seamonkey 1 & 2, Firefox 3.5, Opera 10.10.

OverDrive · Posted: Mon 29 Mar 2010, 20:11 Post subject:

Dingo · Posted: Thu 01 Apr 2010, 12:17 Post subject:

Today found and installed

gtk+-2.12.1-bug-fixed.pet
http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/puppylinux/pet_packages-4/gtk+-2.12.1-bug-fixed.pet

I tried Seamoney and Geany and these are working fine (window now opens in middle of screen finally)

Do you know if there are some conflicts in using gtk+-2.12.1 in Puppy 4.3.1?

at moment all applications I tried seems working normally

OverDrive · Posted: Thu 01 Apr 2010, 20:40 Post subject:

Hmmm, you went from 2.14x *backwards* to 2.12x. And it fixed it?!?!?!

*Brilliant!!!*

Puppy 4.1.2 had 2.12x and *no* problem with dialog boxes. I never would have thought of going backwards,,,,

I don't know of any issues. But you are pioneering here. So let tell us know.....

OverDrive

OverDrive · Posted: Sun 04 Apr 2010, 08:53 Post subject:

Dingo and others,

I finally did find GTK-2.16x and a matching glib at:

http://puppylinux.ca/members/T/444/gtk+-2.16.6-i486.pet

http://puppylinux.ca/members/T/444/glib-2.20.5-i486.pet

I have switched to these with no problems. I also understand Barry went back to 2.16x for quirky so maybe give these a try to see if it fixes the problem and doesn't cause any screen refresh issues....

OverDrive

P.S. Thanks so much to member technosaurus that compiled these.

Dingo · Posted: Sun 04 Apr 2010, 14:51 Post subject:

Tried today, it is okay

also glib package is needed? It seems installing only gtk+-2.16.6-i486.pet , the bug is solved and apps work regularly

OverDrive · Posted: Sun 04 Apr 2010, 21:34 Post subject:

Dingo, maybe not on the glib. I know when I went to 2.18x, I had to upgrade glib then. In my research, I read it is best to keep them in similar development time-lines. However "it works" is a pretty powerful reason to not upgrade. So your call here...

Me, I went for it and can report no problems....

OverDrive

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3845

FYI, I think I compiled those before I knew about the solution to the insert key kills seamonkey/firefox bug. (needs a second recompile for just the main gdk and gtk libs with --enable-debug=minimum) no other issues as far as I know (btw the debugging libs add about 500kb at least in 2.14, 2.18 and 2.20)

DaveS · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3697 Location: UK

OverDrive · Posted: Thu 08 Apr 2010, 21:17 Post subject:

Yes, Where do I find details please. I've pressed the insert key on my laptop with GTK-2.16x and it had no effect....

OverDrive

DaveS · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3697 Location: UK

This looks like the proper fix but I dont know how to proceed from here:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/current-21-07-gtkfilechooser-position-741855/

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3845

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