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Phoenix666 writes:

"Critical" alert for the many XFCE users here; Bug #12117:

Bug 12117
Summary: The default desktop startup screen causes damage to monitor!
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Xfdesktop
Component: General (show other bugs)
Version: Unspecified
Hardware: PC (x86_64) Linux
Importance: Very High critical
Target Milestone: Xfce 4.14
Assignee: Eric Koegel
QA Contact: Brian J. Tarricone (not reading bugmail)

SanjaytheToilet 2015-08-04 04:47:08 CEST Description
The defualt wallpaper is having my animal scritch all the plastic off my LED MONITOR! Can we choose a different wallpaper? I cannot expect the scratches and whu not? Let's end the mouse games over here.

SanjaytheToilet 2015-08-04 04:48:11 CEST Comment 1
Created attachment 6403 [details]
Cat

Andrzej 2015-08-04 21:33:18 CEST Comment 2
Have you tried a default wallpaper from Xubuntu 15.04:

http://xubuntu.org/screenshots/

I wonder if that fixes the problem.

Alexander 2015-08-05 12:57:11 CEST Comment 3
Can't reproduce this bug, my cat is absolutely indifferent about it. What monitor do you use? Have you tried reporting the bug upstream at the cat vendor?

Rural Juror 2015-08-07 13:22:37 CEST Comment 4
Created attachment 6404 [details]

fix for cat's curiosity

Steps to reproduce?
1. Start Xfce, using the default mouse wallpaper
2. Leave the computer with the screen turned on and a cat in the same room

Expected results:
- The cat keeps sleeping

Actual results:
- The cat scratches the screen

Here's a potential patch, but I can't test it since I don't have the required hardware (cat).

poma 2015-08-19 20:05:28 CEST Comment 5
Upgrade to Cat 6.

Adam 2017-03-22 06:40:20 CET Comment 6
Bug was able to be reproduced, although inconsistently. Workaround not yet shown to be effective. Will require further observation and logging.

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/60rzjn/my_cat_was_fooled_by_xfce/

Bahamamama 2017-03-23 22:02:44 CET Comment 7
The suggested patch is causing a re-aggression.
I don't have a cat, but I applied the patch and now my computer is dead. I have a dog.

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