Cinnamon Menu sometimes scrambled - how to restart menu?
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Cinnamon Menu sometimes scrambled - how to restart menu?
Hi,
sometimes the menu at the bottom is scrambled. I think it happens when I watch Youtube videos in VLC. But I am not sure - it could be easily something completely different.
What do I mean with scrambled? The text an icons in the menu and the taskbar are not painted properly. Often it is missing completely.
It doesn't happen often but I am always forced to logout or restart. It works again after that.
I wonder if I just can restart the menu/taskbar without logging out?
Cheers,
sb
sometimes the menu at the bottom is scrambled. I think it happens when I watch Youtube videos in VLC. But I am not sure - it could be easily something completely different.
What do I mean with scrambled? The text an icons in the menu and the taskbar are not painted properly. Often it is missing completely.
It doesn't happen often but I am always forced to logout or restart. It works again after that.
I wonder if I just can restart the menu/taskbar without logging out?
Cheers,
sb
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- austin.texas
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Re: Cinnamon Menu sometimes scrambled - how to restart menu?
You can refresh Cinnamon without rebooting by hitting Alt-F2 > r
or right-click on the Panel > Troubleshoot > Restart Cinnamon
or right-click on the Panel > Troubleshoot > Restart Cinnamon
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Re: Cinnamon Menu sometimes scrambled - how to restart menu?
Cool. Vielen Dank! Ich denke mal das wird mein Problem loesen wenn es naechstes Mal auftritt. Im Panel kann man auch gleich Looking Glass starten. Ich denke mal das ist so eine Art Debugging Loesung.austin.texas wrote:You can refresh Cinnamon without rebooting by hitting Alt-F2 > r
or right-click on the Panel > Troubleshoot > Restart Cinnamon
Apropos...vielleicht weisst du ja auch noch eine Loesung fuer folgendes Problem welches auch nur sehr sporadisch auftritt. Ich mache oft Standby und wenn ich den Rechner wieder aufwache kommt das Passwort-Feld. Sehr selten geht dann die Tastatur nicht. USB raus/rein bringt nichts. Ich denke es liegt nicht an der Tastatur - wenn ich naemlich auf Switch-User klicke kommt ich zum Login-Screen und da funktioniert die Tastatur wieder.
Das mit dem Tastatur Problem nach dem erstenmal wo es autritt wiederholbar. D.h. Standby - Aufwachen - Passwort kann nicht eingegeben werden.
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Re: Cinnamon Menu sometimes scrambled - how to restart menu?
The password does not show on the screen when you type it - for security reasons.
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Re: Cinnamon Menu sometimes scrambled - how to restart menu?
Normally it shows black dots. I know it won't show clear text. When the problem appears there is no cursor blinking in the password field and I cannot click inside the field with the mouse. Typing on the keyboard does not work either.austin.texas wrote:The password does not show on the screen when you type it - for security reasons.
When I click on the "Switch User" button it goes to the login-box and there I can type.
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Re: Cinnamon Menu sometimes scrambled - how to restart menu?
I used to have problems with Resume and Wake, also, when I was using Mint 13. But with Mint 16 Cinnamon I don't have those problems.
What is your graphics card?
What Mint are you using?
What is your graphics card?
What Mint are you using?
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Re: Cinnamon Menu sometimes scrambled - how to restart menu?
I am using the most recent Mint 16 (Petra).
I don't have a problem with the Sleep/Resume. Only the box to unlock the screen is not working. It's no big deal since I can just press "Switch User" and get to the login box where the keyboard works again.
As I said, this problem happens very sporadically. When it occurs it keeps reoccuring until I restart my machine.
My graphics card is a Intel HD Graphics chip. I have a Thinkpad T510.
I don't have a problem with the Sleep/Resume. Only the box to unlock the screen is not working. It's no big deal since I can just press "Switch User" and get to the login box where the keyboard works again.
As I said, this problem happens very sporadically. When it occurs it keeps reoccuring until I restart my machine.
My graphics card is a Intel HD Graphics chip. I have a Thinkpad T510.
Re: Cinnamon Menu sometimes scrambled - how to restart menu?
Maybe it helps to find out which program is responsible for displaying the password box after sleep/resume?
When I restart my computer the problem is fixed. Maybe restarting the application mentioned above does the same? I would like to test it.
When I restart my computer the problem is fixed. Maybe restarting the application mentioned above does the same? I would like to test it.
Re: Cinnamon Menu sometimes scrambled - how to restart menu?
Hi,
Restart Cinnamon : ALT--> F2 is a god trick but if you need it often there is an applet for that which "Simply restart Cinnamon with one click"
http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/14
Cordially
Restart Cinnamon : ALT--> F2 is a god trick but if you need it often there is an applet for that which "Simply restart Cinnamon with one click"
http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/14
Cordially
P.
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Re: Cinnamon Menu sometimes scrambled - how to restart menu?
It happens to me playing FLAC files.
I think it has something to do with the font of the taskbar. Something happens when titles of songs are displayed in the taskbar, guess.
Happens with mint 17.2 and still after upgrading to 17.3
I think it has something to do with the font of the taskbar. Something happens when titles of songs are displayed in the taskbar, guess.
Happens with mint 17.2 and still after upgrading to 17.3
Shankaraya: LMDE4 Cinnamon, kernel 4.19.0-9-amd64
Thinkpad T410, i5 cpu with integrated graphics controller (intel).
Thinkpad T410, i5 cpu with integrated graphics controller (intel).
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Re: Cinnamon Menu sometimes scrambled - how to restart menu?
cinnamon bug:
https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/3442
https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/3442
Shankaraya: LMDE4 Cinnamon, kernel 4.19.0-9-amd64
Thinkpad T410, i5 cpu with integrated graphics controller (intel).
Thinkpad T410, i5 cpu with integrated graphics controller (intel).