Re: "Clock" has quit unexpectedly-- a temp fix

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 6:19 AM, Steve <zephod@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

---- Robin Laing <Robin.Laing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> L wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Steve <zephod@xxxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:zephod@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     ---- L <yuanlux@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:yuanlux@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >      > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 2:24 PM, L <yuanlux@xxxxxxxxx
> >     <mailto:yuanlux@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >      >
> >      > > Whenever I click on gnome clock icon
> >     (/usr/libexec/clock-applet), I always got this error
> >      > >
> >      > >
> >      > > "Clock" has quit unexpectedly
> >      > > If you reload a panel object, it will automatically be added
> >     back to the panel.
> >      > >
> >      > > Do not reload/Reload
> >
> >     Huh! I can repeat this problem on my system:

8>< ------------ snip

> Did this happen after a "Switch User"?
>
> I have seen where the panel applications died for gnome users after
> running switch user.  On F7, I deleted all the files and directories in
> the /tmp directory for the user affected and then panel applets started
> working again.  It still happens and I have yet to install F10 on this
> machine.

No, I never use Switch User.

Here is my fix. I backuped the eviolution settings at evolution mailer and the dir ~/.gconf.

After that, I totally remove dir ~/.gconf/ and logout/login. this seems fix the clock problem.
of course, you have to reset gnome panel.

Steve

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