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Bug #363: Synergy blasts Desktop Background Picture

Kind bug
Product Synergy
When Created , updated
Status closed
Reporter Henry Halff
Tags no tags

Description

I change my desktop picture. I click on any of the three synergy buttons. The background picture reverts to the original

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  1. Greg Hurrell

    I can't seem to reproduce this, unfortunately. Any one else seen it? Any information printed to the console?

    https://wincent.dev/a/knowledge-base/archives/2004/11/how_to_file_a_g.php

  2. Henry Halff

    Created an attachment (id=49) com.apple.desktop.plist from my prefs folder

    This file is rewritten whenever the problem manifests itself, that is, when I hit a synergy button.

  3. Henry Halff

    I see no activity in the console when this bug manifests itself. The file com.apple.desktop.plist is refreshed when it occurs, and I have uploaded that file. On some occasions, pushing Synergy's play (but not pause) button, after changing the desktop picture, the symptom does not occur.

  4. Greg Hurrell

    What other third party software do you have installed?

    Is it reproducible from other accounts?

    I don't believe this is caused by a bug in Synergy.

  5. Henry Halff

    I tend to think you're right. The problem is probably with some other program. I turned off one obvious candidate, fruitmenu, with no effect. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view), I restarted this morning and the problem has gone away, which means that we may never know. If the problem returns, I'll do some more investigating and let you know what I come up with. In the meantime, don't lose any sleep over it.

    One thing I forgot to mention, on a two-display, nonmirrored system, only the display with the menubar is affected.

    hh

  6. Greg Hurrell

    If it happens again, check the crash log for the SystemUIServer (that is, if it is crashing...). You'll find it in ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/. The SystemUIServer is the system process responsible for providing controlling the right side of the menu bar. It may or may not also control the desktop background picture; I don't know.

    Marking this as WORKSFORME for now.

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