cannot open gnome-appearance-properties

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Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.27.91-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-8.28-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-8-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

Unable to reproduce the problem Can you try to update to latest version of gnome-control-center 1:2.27.5-0ubuntu1

I can see where the warning comes from, but I don't know why it only causes an issue in the new version

arky - the latest version isn't 2.27.5-0ubuntu1, we're on 2.27.91-0ubuntu1.

This bug in the ui file has been there for sometime, but it won't load now due to todays GTK update. I will fix the ui file today.

Yes, my version is 1:2.27.91-0ubuntu1

$ gnome-appearance-properties

(gnome-appearance-properties:11011): appearance-properties-WARNING **: Could not load user interface file: Duplicate object id 'hbox1' on line 1910 (previously on line 29)

$ grep -n "hbox1" /usr/share/gnome-control-center/ui/appearance.ui
28: <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox1">
1560: <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox10">
1610: <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox11">
1692: <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox12">
1909: <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox1">
2942: <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox13">

Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.27.91-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-8.28-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-8-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

the bug has been confirmed there is no need to collect datas or add extra comments to confirm you get it too

Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.27.91-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-8.28-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-8-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.27.91-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-8.28-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-8-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.27.91-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-8.28-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-8-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

could you look at the bug before adding extra comment? as stated before there is no need to add extra infos there

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-control-center - 1:2.27.91-0ubuntu2

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gnome-control-center (1:2.27.91-0ubuntu2) karmic; urgency=low

  * Updated debian/patches/95_desktop-effects-integration.patch:
    - Fix ID clashes in ui file for appearances capplet (LP: #421944).
  * Added debian/patches/96_hide_accessible_login.patch:
    - Remove the "Accessible Login" button from gnome-at-properties.
      All this does is launch gdmsetup, and the new version of this
      tool doesn't support changing accessibility settings.

 -- Chris Coulson <email address hidden> Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:05:38 +0100

Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-8-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax fuse libvirtd lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare scanner tape vboxusers video

This is fixed, please stop adding extra information here