Hello, * Robert Schweikert <rjschwei@suse.com> [2012-07-02 23:06]:

Is it expected that the configuration between XFCE in 12.2 is apparently not compatible with the way things work in 12.1?

I am running Factory in a VM and share my home directory. When I log into the VM the panel that I have configured to be at he bottom is not displayed at the bottom, it is shown just below the top panel. I can move it to the bottom. Also the "workspace switcher' applet that is configured to appear in the bottom panel shows up in the top panel. Lastly, the menu item that gets created with my user name that contains shortcuts to "Lock screen, Hibernate, Reboot...." does not get created.

Is this expected as part of the version upgrade?

without looking at the specifics here, at least the Xfce core components should handle an upwards migration (in this case from Xfce 4.8 to 4.10) fine. However, moving back and forth between older and newer versions is asking for trouble and this is not an Xfce-specific issue but also applies to other applications and desktops which might change their configuration formats. If you want to share your home directory between two different installs I'd recommend to only share data rather than configuration files. In case you absolutely must share the whole home directory you could set the XDG_CONFIG_HOME, XDG_CACHE_HOME and XDG_DATA_HOME environment variables for you user to point to non-default locations on one of the intallations, that should at least avoid problems with Xfce/KDE/GNOME applications. -- Guido Berhoerster -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-xfce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-xfce+owner@opensuse.org