Comment 43 for bug 426185

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote : Re: [Bug 426185] Re: Gnome-panel fails to load various applets

On 03/24/2010 12:37 PM, Noam Yorav-Raphael wrote:
> It happened to me yesterday.
>
> LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch:cxx-3.0-ia32:cxx-3.0-noarch:cxx-3.1-ia32:cxx-3.1-noarch:cxx-3.2-ia32:cxx-3.2-noarch:cxx-4.0-ia32:cxx-4.0-noarch:desktop-3.1-ia32:desktop-3.1-noarch:desktop-3.2-ia32:desktop-3.2-noarch:desktop-4.0-ia32:desktop-4.0-noarch:graphics-2.0-ia32:graphics-2.0-noarch:graphics-3.0-ia32:graphics-3.0-noarch:graphics-3.1-ia32:graphics-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.2-ia32:graphics-3.2-noarch:graphics-4.0-ia32:graphics-4.0-noarch:qt4-3.1-ia32:qt4-3.1-noarch
> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
> Description: Ubuntu 9.10
> Release: 9.10
> Codename: karmic
>
> Linux paltiel 2.6.31-20-generic #58-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 12 05:23:09 UTC
> 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
>
> My guess is that it's a timing problem: apps assuming the panel was
> already loaded when in fact it hasn't been loaded yet, or something like
> that. I think that that's the reason why if I log out and log in again
> it works fine: libraries were already loaded, so starting up the
> environment is faster so the problem doesn't happen. It also explains
> why people with faster computers (the ubuntu team, perhaps) haven't
> experienced it.
>
I'm running a P4 1.3ghz with 256mb ram. I am on Lucid and no longer see
it. I'm wondering if your issue is not the same but im not sure.

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