XFCE "loses" my keyboard shortcuts when using dual-screen

MonsieurJax · 2014-03-17 10:38:01

Hello,

I am using XFCE4 and Slim on my laptop and usually only use the laptop screen.
When I bring it to work I use an extra display and extend the desktop to it.

If I connect the screen before X starts, it expands on the two screens and I lose my keyboard shortcuts (although I still see them in the configuration panels) but not the custom keys I have set to switch desktops for example.

If I start on one screen, login to XFCE and then plug the second screen and set it up via nvidia-settings, I can use my keyboard shortcuts.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

Thanks!

ToZ · 2014-03-17 11:26:05

A quick shot in the dark....When you start with both monitors connected, is "xfsettingsd" running? If it is, try restarting it:

killall xfsettingsd && xfsettingsd &

...and if not, start it up.

MonsieurJax · 2014-03-17 13:31:47

xfsettingsd is indeed not started when logging in with dual screens.

But when trying to run it, I get an error:

$ xfsettingsd --no-daemon
The program 'xfsettingsd' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'.
  (Details: serial 133 error_code 8 request_code 140 minor_code 7)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

I'll restart slim with only one screen and see if I get the same error.

MonsieurJax · 2014-03-17 13:36:49

OK no need to restart slim to check that.
I disabled the second screen and started xfsettingsd without any error.

If I then enable the second screen, xfsettingsd continues running fine.
If I stop it, I can't start it again and get the error above.

$ pacman -Q xfce4-settings 
xfce4-settings 4.10.1-1

I am using Archlinux and all packages are up-todate.

Also I don't see any error in the Xorg log.

MonsieurJax · 2014-03-17 13:49:21

OK so I found something searching the BadMatch issue : https://lists.pld-linux.org/mailman/pip … 51318.html

Turns out I just needed to modify /etc/xdg/autostart/xfsettingsd.desktop to execute xfsettingsd --sync by default.

Shouldn't that option be used by default for xfsettingsd?

ToZ · 2014-03-17 13:51:41

Try using this command to start xfsettingsd in multi-monitor mode to see if it gives you more relevant debug info:

XFSETTINGSD_DEBUG=1 xfsettingsd --replace --no-daemon

Edit: sorry, ninja'd.

Last edited by ToZ (2014-03-17 13:52:28)

ToZ · 2014-03-17 13:53:32

MonsieurJax wrote:

OK so I found something searching the BadMatch issue : https://lists.pld-linux.org/mailman/pip … 51318.html
Turns out I just needed to modify /etc/xdg/autostart/xfsettingsd.desktop to execute xfsettingsd --sync by default.
Shouldn't that option be used by default for xfsettingsd?

Maybe file a bug report?

MonsieurJax · 2014-03-17 13:54:20

There isn't much more information:

$ XFSETTINGSD_DEBUG=1 xfsettingsd --replace --no-daemon
xfce4-settings(xsettings): _XSETTINGS_S0 registered on screen 0
xfce4-settings(xsettings): 26 settings changed (serial=0, len=1020)
xfce4-settings(xsettings): resource manager (xft) changed (len=117)
The program 'xfsettingsd' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'.
  (Details: serial 132 error_code 8 request_code 140 minor_code 7)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

Edit: And here is what I get with the --sync option:

$ XFSETTINGSD_DEBUG=1 xfsettingsd --replace --no-daemon --sync
xfce4-settings(xsettings): _XSETTINGS_S0 registered on screen 0
xfce4-settings(xsettings): 26 settings changed (serial=0, len=1020)
xfce4-settings(xsettings): resource manager (xft) changed (len=117)
xfce4-settings(pointers): initialized xi 2.3
xfce4-settings(keyboards): initialized xkb 1.0
xfce4-settings(keyboards): set auto repeat on
xfce4-settings(keyboards): set key repeat (delay=500, rate=50)
xfce4-settings(keyboards): set numlock on
xfce4-settings(accessibility): stickykeys disabled
xfce4-settings(accessibility): slowkeys disabled
xfce4-settings(accessibility): bouncekeys disabled
xfce4-settings(accessibility): mousekeys disabled
xfce4-settings(keyboard-shortcuts): 18 shortcuts loaded
xfce4-settings(keyboard-layout): set model to "thinkpad60"
xfce4-settings(keyboard-layout): set layouts to "fr,us"
xfce4-settings(keyboard-layout): set variant to ","
xfce4-settings(fontconfig): monitoring 34 paths
xfce4-settings(workspaces): 4 desktop names set from xfconf

Last edited by MonsieurJax (2014-03-17 13:55:27)

MonsieurJax · 2014-03-17 15:02:57

Well I guess I should have started there wink

https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10322

Thanks for the help, I'll just bump the bug report wink

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#1 2014-03-17 10:38:01

XFCE "loses" my keyboard shortcuts when using dual-screen

#2 2014-03-17 11:26:05

Re: XFCE "loses" my keyboard shortcuts when using dual-screen

#3 2014-03-17 13:31:47

Re: XFCE "loses" my keyboard shortcuts when using dual-screen

#4 2014-03-17 13:36:49

Re: XFCE "loses" my keyboard shortcuts when using dual-screen

#5 2014-03-17 13:49:21

Re: XFCE "loses" my keyboard shortcuts when using dual-screen

#6 2014-03-17 13:51:41

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#8 2014-03-17 13:54:20

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