My experiences with Xubuntu 13.10

[kunaguvarun]

Installation was smooth, no issues at all. I just figured that there are a few things that bother me.

1. When playing videos in full screen using VLC media player, top panel doesn't hide automatically.
2.There is no GUI for updater manager, like which I could open and check if there are any updates available. Do I have to use command line?

3.Ubuntu software center got some issues.
Installation progress bar appears at weird positions like left top corner. (I got a snapshot of it, will post it once I reached home)
Force closed 3-4 times when I try to install my favourite apps

[Toz]

1. When playing videos in full screen using VLC media player, top panel doesn't hide automatically.
I can't replicate this on my 13.10 install. vlc plays properly in full screen mode. Can you try VLC preferences->Video and check the "Always on Top" flag and see if that helps?

2.There is no GUI for updater manager, like which I could open and check if there are any updates available. Do I have to use command line?
Settings Manager->System section->Software Updater.

3.Ubuntu software center got some issues.
Installation progress bar appears at weird positions like left top corner. (I got a snapshot of it, will post it once I reached home)
Force closed 3-4 times when I try to install my favourite apps
A screenshot would definitely help.

[kunaguvarun]

Thanks for the reply.
1.That setting in VLC didn't helped. Refer to screenshot attached.
2.Thanks for the software updater's navigation path. Worked
3.Please refer to the other attachment

http://i.imgur.com/jMK2rAH.png

http://i.imgur.com/53Y65pT.png

[Toz]

1. What do these commands return:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-1/disable-struts

xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-2/disable-struts

xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-1 -l

3. It looks like its being rendered incorrectly. Is that the default Greybird theme that you are using? If you change the appearance theme, does the problem persist?

[kunaguvarun]

varun@varun-pc:~$ xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-1/disable-struts
Property "/panels/panel-1/disable-struts" does not exist on channel "xfce4-panel".
varun@varun-pc:~$ xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-2/disable-struts
Property "/panels/panel-2/disable-struts" does not exist on channel "xfce4-panel".
varun@varun-pc:~$ xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-1 -l
/panels/panel-1/autohide
/panels/panel-1/background-alpha
/panels/panel-1/background-style
/panels/panel-1/enter-opacity
/panels/panel-1/leave-opacity
/panels/panel-1/length
/panels/panel-1/length-adjust
/panels/panel-1/mode
/panels/panel-1/plugin-ids
/panels/panel-1/position
/panels/panel-1/position-locked
/panels/panel-1/size
varun@varun-pc:~$


No, changing theme didn't helped. Ubuntu software center error doesn't appear no more. But VLC full screen is still a problem.

[Toz]

Try this: With vlc open, and the active window, and a video playing, press "Ctrl+H", then "F". Does that help? (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2159794)

Bug report here (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-panel/+bug/1005175) - looks like you're not the only one, though I don't understand why I don't have the same problem.

What version of vlc do you have?

[kunaguvarun]

The Ctrl + H and then pressing F keys helped. Now videos are playing full screen. The installed version is 2.0.8