[SOLVED] HELP (Smart People)--- Menus borked

[manyroads]

In trying to install some software I somehow managed to bork my Whiskermenus; I am unable to get them to reappear in the correct form. I, also lost all my MX Tools but I have them back (although they do not appear in my menus anywhere) It used to be that alacarte allowed a Menu autoreset to work. But now neither menulibre nor alakarte work correctly. And my MX Tools are all missing (I am able to run them with with Synapse).

Here are the errors I get.

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$ alacarte
/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py:22: PyGIWarning: GMenu was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('GMenu', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
  from gi.repository import Gtk, GdkPixbuf, Gdk, GMenu

(alacarte:9795): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 20:36:58.641: gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure: assertion 'gtk_accel_group_from_accel_closure (accel_closure) != NULL' failed

(alacarte:9795): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 20:36:58.641: gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure: assertion 'gtk_accel_group_from_accel_closure (accel_closure) != NULL' failed
**
ERROR:/build/gnome-menus-RL_1GT/gnome-menus-3.13.3/./libmenu/gmenu-tree.c:4020:preprocess_layout_info: assertion failed: (!directory->preprocessed)
Aborted
mark@Mark-Dell:~
$ unset XDG_MENU_PREFIX
mark@Mark-Dell:~
$ echo $XDG_MENU_PREFIX

mark@Mark-Dell:~
$ alacarte
/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py:22: PyGIWarning: GMenu was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('GMenu', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
  from gi.repository import Gtk, GdkPixbuf, Gdk, GMenu

(alacarte:9825): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 20:37:41.621: gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure: assertion 'gtk_accel_group_from_accel_closure (accel_closure) != NULL' failed

(alacarte:9825): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 20:37:41.621: gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure: assertion 'gtk_accel_group_from_accel_closure (accel_closure) != NULL' failed

(alacarte:9825): Gtk-WARNING **: 20:38:05.418: Allocating size to GtkWindow 0x5623d0b36500 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?

(alacarte:9825): Gtk-WARNING **: 20:38:11.275: Allocating size to GtkWindow 0x5623d0b36500 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?

(alacarte:9825): Gtk-WARNING **: 20:38:18.600: Allocating size to GtkWindow 0x5623d0b36500 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?

(alacarte:9825): Gtk-WARNING **: 20:38:22.046: Allocating size to GtkWindow 0x5623d0b36500 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?

(alacarte:9825): Gtk-WARNING **: 20:39:08.700: Allocating size to GtkWindow 0x5623d0b36500 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
mark@Mark-Dell:~
$ menulibre

(menulibre:13638): Gtk-WARNING **: 20:42:28.914: gtk_menu_attach_to_widget(): menu already attached to GtkMenuButton

(menulibre:13638): Gtk-WARNING **: 20:42:28.957: gtk_menu_attach_to_widget(): menu already attached to GtkMenuButton
**
ERROR:/build/gnome-menus-RL_1GT/gnome-menus-3.13.3/./libmenu/gmenu-tree.c:4020:preprocess_layout_info: assertion failed: (!directory->preprocessed)
Aborted

The traditional xfce Application Menu works as previously. Any help is/ ideas are appreciated.

[Eadwine Rose]

Hey manyroads ... you haven't looked at the couple of posts I responded to you ... viewtopic.php?f=104&p=493836#p493830 ... do this stuff first ... viewtopic.php?f=104&p=493836#p493834 ... then get back to me ... YOU borked it ... "SMART PEOPLE" are here to help you ... your header is toxic ... grow up ...

Mod note:

Bluesguy: be nice or you'll get an official warning, another mod might still give you one for this. The way you just spoke is not how we treat each other on this forum.

[JayM]

I'm not particularly smart, but isn't the default Whisker menu found in /etc/skel/.config/menus? Or is that the stock Xfce menu, not Whisker?

Perhaps it's /etc/skel/.conf/panel/whiskermenu-20.rc? If so this could be copied to /home/manyroads/.conf/xf4c/panel to restore the original menu, or perhaps you have a backup in /home/manyroads/.restore/.conf/xfce4/panel that might contain any changes you've made prior to when you blorched your menu? That is, if this is the file that Whisker Menu uses to store its entries, which I have no idea if it is. OTOH the fact that the Xfce menu still works suggests that the menu itself is OK and the problem might be with Whisker Menu's config file which is probably that .rc file. Be sure to rename the one that you have and don't just overwrite it just in case this makes it worse instead of better, so you can at least get back to where you are now if you have to.

[Eadwine Rose]

Bluesguy: whatever the cause you think may validate your manner of speaking.. it does not. This behavior is not tolerated. And as far as that goes, the forum staff has the last word.

[Jerry3904]

Enough said.

Not quite. The moderator's point was not what you said, but how you said it. We require civil discourse on this Forum--disagree all you want, but do not use the sort of aggravating language you finish with on this Forum:

"SMART PEOPLE" are here to help you ... your header is toxic ... grow up ...

[richb]

Move on yes. PM if you have issues with other users or Moderators.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

@OP: try

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mv ~/.config/menus/xfce-applications.menu{,.bak}

That should restore the default menu (the command renames the xfce-applications.menu file with a .bak suffix).

Disclaimer: I'm not smart

[manyroads]

@OP: try

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mv ~/.config/menus/xfce-applications.menu{,.bak}

That should restore the default menu (the command renames the xfce-applications.menu file with a .bak suffix).

Disclaimer: I'm not smart

Ah but much smarter than me...

Your solution seems to have worked. Thank you!

[Stevo]

Remember you can also use the Panel section of MX Tweak to backup and restore your current panel configuration once you have it just the way you like it, which includes what items you have on the panel and how they're configured. This includes Whiskermenu and how you've configured it.

This is an MX-only killer feature for XFCE that is also needs more publicity, IMHO. Maybe in a video along with the Thunar deb install action?

[manyroads]

Remember you can also use the Panel section of MX Tweak to backup and restore your current panel configuration once you have it just the way you like it, which includes what items you have on the panel and how they're configured. This includes Whiskermenu and how you've configured it.

This is an MX-only killer feature for XFCE that is also needs more publicity, IMHO. Maybe in a video along with the Thunar deb install action?

Thank you for the reminder. I just did that!