Desktop Issues

This section describes desktop issues related to the Oracle Solaris 11 Express release.

Brasero Crashes Upon Burning an ISO Image (6988688)

An ISO image that is burned on a CD might not produce a bootable image. Bug Buddy might generate a crash report.

Workaround: Ignore the crash report.

Unresponsive Scroll Bar in Thunderbird (17274)

The scroll bar in the top pane of the main window in Thunderbird is sometimes not completely visible. Also, you might be unable to use the left button on your mouse to move the scroll bar.

Workaround: Use one of the following workarounds:

• Use the middle button on your mouse to move the scroll bar.

• Change the theme.

• Generate a full view of the scroll bar. Follow these steps:

  1. Open a new tab in Thunderbird.

  2. Click the new tab.

  3. Click the original tab.

Gksu Does Not Report Expired Password (6995127)

When you start an application that requires root privileges, you are prompted to provide your root password. If your root password has expired, typing the expired password has no effect, and you cannot start the application. No error message is displayed.

Workaround: Reset the root password in a terminal window before you try to restart the application.

Distorted Text Seen in the Lock Screen Dialog Box for the pt_BR.UTF-8 Locale (6986685)

When you log in to a desktop session in the pt_BR.UTF-8 locale, the X screen saver displays some distorted text.

Workaround: Ignore the distorted text.