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erdos

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Registered: 2018-06-04

Posts: 92  

display settings window keeps replicating

greetings

I'm running devuan 5 with XFCE,  and the display settings window repeatedly opens itself, especially after being idle for a while.   

I keeps my pc (NUC) on for the past few days without using it, and after turning on the monitor, there are a dozen display settings windows opened on the screen.

any advice?

stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn

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Registered: 2023-11-27

Posts: 472  

Re: display settings window keeps replicating

check the logs?

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greenjeans

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Re: display settings window keeps replicating

I have no idea really what's going on, but when troubleshooting always rule out the simple stuff first. Do you have a keyboard shortcut of some kind for the display settings gui? If so, sticky keys can cause weird behavior.

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swanson

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Registered: 2020-04-22

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Re: display settings window keeps replicating

In Xfce monitor settings under Advanced, there some check boxes for screens. Are they checked? Or unchecked?

Last edited by swanson (2026-01-04 19:28:59)