Bug 66585 – GNOME 2.8 ; system monitor applet fails to add to panel

• Status: VERIFIED CANTFIX
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Richard Kowalski 2004-10-06 17:35:23 UTC]

Reproduction Steps:







The panel encountered a problem while loading "OAFIID:GNOME_MultiLoadApplet".
Details: Failed to resolve, or extend '!prefs_key=/apps/panel/profiles/default/applets/applet_4/prefs;background=none:;orient=down;size=x-small;locked_down=false

Do you want to delete the applet from your configuration?



Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Right Click on an available GNOME panel
2. Left Click the 'Add to Panel' menu item
3. Left Click the 'System Monitor' menu item from the Applet menu list
4. Left Click the 'Add' button of the Applet menu list
Actual Results:  
Actual Results: A dialog is presented with the following text below; and two
available options to deal with the situation via the 'don't delete' and 'delete'
buttons.

The panel encountered a problem while loading "OAFIID:GNOME_MultiLoadApplet".
Details: Failed to resolve, or extend
'!prefs_key=/apps/panel/profiles/default/applets/applet_4/prefs;background=none:;orient=down;size=x-small;locked_down=false

Do you want to delete the applet from your configuration?


Expected Results:  
Expected Results: GNOME System Monitor applet is docked and monitoring the host
system on the selected available GNOME panel.


Host Configuration Information:

GNOME 2.8 compiled against:

gcc (GCC) 3.4.2  (Gentoo Linux 3.4.2-r2, ssp-3.4.1-1, pie-8.7.6.5)

/etc/portage/package.unmask >>

# <[e-mail]> (14 Sep 2004)
# Big GNOME 2.8 mask
>=gnome-base/gnome-2.7
>=x11-libs/pango-1.5
>=gnome-base/orbit-2.11
>=gnome-base/gconf-2.7
>=gnome-base/gnome-keyring-0.3
>=gnome-base/gnome-vfs-2.7
>=gnome-base/libbonobo-2.7
>=gnome-base/libbonoboui-2.7
>=gnome-base/libgnome-2.7
>=gnome-base/libgnomeui-2.7
>=gnome-base/libgnomecanvas-2.7
>=gnome-base/eel-2.7
>=gnome-base/nautilus-2.7
>=gnome-base/control-center-2.7
>=gnome-extra/bug-buddy-2.7
>=gnome-extra/gnome-media-2.7
>=media-gfx/eog-2.7
>=net-www/epiphany-1.3
>=app-arch/file-roller-2.7
>=gnome-extra/gcalctool-5.5
>=gnome-extra/gconf-editor-2.7
>=app-editors/gedit-2.7
>=app-text/ggv-2.7
>=app-text/gpdf-2.7
>=gnome-base/gnome-session-2.7
>=gnome-base/gnome-desktop-2.7
>=gnome-base/gnome-applets-2.7
>=gnome-base/gnome-panel-2.7
>=x11-themes/gnome-icon-theme-2.7
>=x11-themes/gnome-themes-2.7
>=x11-terms/gnome-terminal-2.7
>=x11-libs/gtksourceview-1.1
>=gnome-base/libgnomeprint-2.7
>=gnome-base/libgnomeprintui-2.7
>=gnome-extra/gnome-utils-2.7
>=gnome-extra/gnome-games-2.7
>=gnome-extra/gnome-games-extra-data-2.7
>=gnome-base/libgtop-2.7
>=gnome-extra/gnome-system-monitor-2.7
>=gnome-base/librsvg-2.7
>=x11-libs/libwnck-2.7
>=x11-wm/metacity-2.8.3
>=gnome-extra/zenity-2.7
>=net-analyzer/gnome-netstatus-2.7
>=gnome-extra/nautilus-cd-burner-2.7
net-misc/vino
# Gnome Accessibility
# <[e-mail]> (18 Aug 2004)
>=app-accessibility/gnome-mag-0.11
>=app-accessibility/gnome-speech-0.3.3
>=app-accessibility/gnopernicus-0.9
>=app-accessibility/gok-0.11
>=dev-libs/atk-1.7
>=gnome-base/gail-1.7
>=gnome-extra/at-spi-1.5
>=gnome-extra/libgail-gnome-1.1
# <[e-mail]> (17 Aug 2004)
# Utopia stack for gnome for testing
sys-apps/dbus
sys-apps/hal
gnome-extra/hal-device-manager
gnome-base/gnome-volume-manager
# <[e-mail]> (6 Aug 2004)
# development versions of evolution.
# warning: installing evolution-data-server will break evolution-1.4
gnome-extra/evolution-data-server
>=gnome-extra/gal-2.1
>=gnome-extra/libgtkhtml-3.1
>=mail-client/evolution-1.5
>=net-libs/libsoup-2.1
gnome-extra/evolution-webcal
>=mail-client/ximian-connector-2
# End of big GNOME 2.8 mask

# Aron Griffis <[e-mail]> (15 Sep 2004)
# New modular net-scripts need testing
>=sys-apps/baselayout-1.11.0

[Comment 1 foser (RETIRED) 2004-10-07 04:30:52 UTC]

rebuild gnome-applets.

[Comment 2 Richard Kowalski 2004-10-07 14:41:03 UTC]

ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge gnome-applets
verified fixed on Gentoo 2.6.8 GNOME 2.8.