On 13/08/18 03:04, Marvin Jones wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Aug 2018, Marvin Jones wrote:
> 
>> I am building a new workstation -- running Ubuntu 16.04 -- to
>> replace an old and failing workstation.  I used the TDE ISO
>> to get 'things' started.
>>
>> Several of my programs are displaying in a weird window format.
>> (I am not sure if attachments are permitted, but)
>> Attached are a couple of examples
>>
>> Display_OK.png
>> ---  is a    zenity --info --title=Display_OK --text="Hello World"
>> running on my "failing" workstation.
>>
>> Display_snafu.png
>> ---  is the same   zenity --info --title=Display_OK --text="Hello World"
>> running on the new workstation.
>>
>> Bluefish_snafu.png
>> ---  is bluefish running on the new workstation.
>>
>> I see the same for the AisleRiot solitaire program.
>>
>> No doubt it is something "simple", but nothing comes to mind.
> 
> OBTW, it's Trinity 14.0.5 ...
> 
> I now see some error/diagnostic messages I did not see before:
> 
> $ zenity --info --title=Display_snafu --text="Hello World"
> 
> (zenity:20714): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4:14:
> Theming engine 'tdegtk' not found
> Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is
> discouraged.
> 
> Well,
> $ locate tdegtk
> /usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/theming-engines/libtdegtk.la
> /usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/theming-engines/libtdegtk.so
> /usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/theming-engines/libtdegtk.so.0
> /usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/theming-engines/libtdegtk.so.0.0.0
> /usr/share/themes/tdegtk
> /usr/share/themes/tdegtk/gtk-3.0
> /usr/share/themes/tdegtk/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
> 
> OK --  Now I'm definitely in an area where I have no knowledge or
> experience.
> 
> How do I fix this?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Jonesy
> 
I don't have gtk-qt-engine-trinity or gtk3-tqt-engine-trinity installed 
so I don't get the Gtk-Warning and the dialog looks Ok.

$ zenity --info --title=Display_snafu --text="Hello World"
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is 
discouraged.

Regards,
Philip Ashmore