Binary package hint: python2.5
Commputer: i386 / AMD64
OS version: Feisty / Gutsy
Desktop: Gnome
Compiz-Fusion: started
when starting gdesklets from a Xterm, errors are displayed. This can be seen by using the desklet "Gnome Bar" from the category "Toolbar/Misc"
<code>
me@machine:/usr/share/gdesklets$ gdesklets restart
Restarting gdesklets-daemon...
Shutting down gdesklets-daemon...
Connected to daemon in 62 microseconds.
(gdesklets-daemon:11319): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_remove: assertion `node != NULL' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11319): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_remove: assertion `node != NULL' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11319): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_remove: assertion `node != NULL' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11319): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_remove: assertion `node != NULL' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11319): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_remove: assertion `node != NULL' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11319): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_remove: assertion `node != NULL' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11319): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_remove: assertion `index < lt->listeners->len' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11319): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_remove: assertion `index < lt->listeners->len' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11319): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_remove: assertion `index < lt->listeners->len' failed
Starting gdesklets-daemon...
Connected to daemon in 401 milliseconds.
Error loading num_rows value for Workspace Switcher: Type mismatch: Expected `int' got `schema' for key /schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/num_rows
Error loading display_workspace_names value for Workspace Switcher: Type mismatch: Expected `bool' got `schema' for key /schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/display_workspace_names
Error loading display_all_workspaces value for Workspace Switcher: Type mismatch: Expected `bool' got `schema' for key /schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/display_all_workspaces
(gdesklets-daemon:11331): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_insert: assertion `gconf_valid_key(where, NULL)' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11331): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_insert: assertion `gconf_valid_key(where, NULL)' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11331): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_insert: assertion `gconf_valid_key(where, NULL)' failed
Error loading num_rows value for Workspace Switcher: Type mismatch: Expected `int' got `schema' for key /schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/num_rows
Error loading display_workspace_names value for Workspace Switcher: Type mismatch: Expected `bool' got `schema' for key /schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/display_workspace_names
Error loading display_all_workspaces value for Workspace Switcher: Type mismatch: Expected `bool' got `schema' for key /schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/display_all_workspaces
(gdesklets-daemon:11331): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_insert: assertion `gconf_valid_key(where, NULL)' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11331): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_insert: assertion `gconf_valid_key(where, NULL)' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11331): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_insert: assertion `gconf_valid_key(where, NULL)' failed
Error loading num_rows value for Workspace Switcher: Type mismatch: Expected `int' got `schema' for key /schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/num_rows
Error loading display_workspace_names value for Workspace Switcher: Type mismatch: Expected `bool' got `schema' for key /schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/display_workspace_names
Error loading display_all_workspaces value for Workspace Switcher: Type mismatch: Expected `bool' got `schema' for key /schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/display_all_workspaces
(gdesklets-daemon:11331): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_insert: assertion `gconf_valid_key(where, NULL)' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11331): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_insert: assertion `gconf_valid_key(where, NULL)' failed
(gdesklets-daemon:11331): GConf-CRITICAL **: ltable_insert: assertion `gconf_valid_key(where, NULL)' failed
</code>
Try to edit the key name "/schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/num_rows" according to the error
<code>
Error loading num_rows value for Workspace Switcher: Type mismatch: Expected `int' got `schema' for key /schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/num_rows
Error loading display_workspace_names value for Workspace Switcher: Type mismatch: Expected `bool' got `schema' for key /schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/display_workspace_names
Error loading display_all_workspaces value for Workspace Switcher: Type mismatch: Expected `bool' got `schema' for key /schemas/apps/workspace_switcher_applet/prefs/display_all_workspaces
</code>
using gconf-editor results in error "Currently pairs and schemas can't be edited. This will be changed in a later version."
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Nov 7 11:02:12 2007
Dependencies:
libgcc1 1:4.2.1-5ubuntu4
gcc-4.2-base 4.2.1-5ubuntu4
zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-5ubuntu2
libc6 2.6.1-1ubuntu10
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/gdesklets/gdesklets-daemon
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia cdrom
Package: python2.5-minimal 2.5.1-5ubuntu5
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcCmdline: python /usr/lib/gdesklets/gdesklets-daemon
ProcCwd: /
ProcEnviron:
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: python2.5
Uname: Linux ubuntu 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
I don't think this is a gdesklets bug. Reopen if the problem's still present in hardy with the newest gdesklets package.