# Bug reports

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## [About the Bug reports category](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/about-the-bug-reports-category/14)

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**Author:** [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/about-the-bug-reports-category/14 "2021-12-21T09:24:35Z")

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Please report bugs you find in Mabox Linux here.

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## [Fehbg can't handle desktop backgrounds with spaces in their filename](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/fehbg-cant-handle-desktop-backgrounds-with-spaces-in-their-filename/2559)

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**Author:** [@ArchcraftHater](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/ArchcraftHater)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/fehbg-cant-handle-desktop-backgrounds-with-spaces-in-their-filename/2559 "2026-07-11T19:51:07Z")

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fehbg (/usr/local/bin/fehbg) can’t handle desktop backgrounds with spaces in their filename. Even though I use nitrogen instead of feh it causes an error message every time I switch modes with xrandr. One solution is rep…

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## [\[RESOLVED\] Tint2 rare crash - systray (patched)](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/resolved-tint2-rare-crash-systray-patched/2500)

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**Author:** [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)\
**Replies:** 67\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/resolved-tint2-rare-crash-systray-patched/2500 "2026-05-26T10:02:19Z")

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The tint2 panel crashes when using certain applications, such as Remote Desktop Manager or Steam client. More information is needed… For now, I’m working on a workaround.

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## [\[bug\] generate wallpaper dual monitor](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/bug-generate-wallpaper-dual-monitor/2490)

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**Author:** [@muzqs](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/muzqs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/bug-generate-wallpaper-dual-monitor/2490 "2026-03-21T13:33:45Z")

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Hi @napcok Sinse yesterday or more day’s, I cant remember, the wallpaper generation was not working for me. I fixed it now for myself doing the following… Two fixes applied to mb-canvas: 1. Multi-monitor crash — $siz…

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## [\[BUG\] Pacman-mirrors: error: unrecognized arguments: --geoip](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/bug-pacman-mirrors-error-unrecognized-arguments-geoip/2487)

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**Author:** [@muzqs](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/muzqs)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/bug-pacman-mirrors-error-unrecognized-arguments-geoip/2487 "2026-03-19T13:51:01Z")

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Hi @napcok , mb-status \[Bug\] pacman-mirrors --geoip unrecognized arguments. When using geoip for ranking mirrors, I get an error. The other rankings methods are working fine. :slight\_smile: Version 5.3 USAGE: pacma…

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## [\[FIXED\]\[BUG\] Gpick doesn't work - used by Colorizer](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/fixed-bug-gpick-doesnt-work-used-by-colorizer/2449)

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**Author:** [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/fixed-bug-gpick-doesnt-work-used-by-colorizer/2449 "2026-02-04T21:38:03Z")

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Gpick is broken, so many functions in Colorizer does not work at the moment :frowning: Picking colors from screen not possible.

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## [\[BUG\] Theme manager malfunction](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/bug-theme-manager-malfunction/2338)

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**Author:** [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/bug-theme-manager-malfunction/2338 "2025-09-02T20:50:33Z")

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The theme manager isn’t working as expected :frowning: This regression is a side effect of recent changes to Conky theme handling in Mabox. This isn’t the kind of bug that can be easily fixed in an hour or two. I’ll t…

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## [\[Fixed\] PyRadio cli not working after last updates](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/fixed-pyradio-cli-not-working-after-last-updates/2168)

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**Author:** [@Masteroftroy](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Masteroftroy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/fixed-pyradio-cli-not-working-after-last-updates/2168 "2025-02-05T07:17:39Z")

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Hello everyone. after the last set of updates, PyRadio cli mode has stopped working. It will not open, it flashes…you can still listen to stations via the menu system. I have Mabox installed on two devices and they both …

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## [\[Solved\] Power button not working as intended](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/solved-power-button-not-working-as-intended/1066)

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**Author:** [@M0nst3r](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/M0nst3r)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/solved-power-button-not-working-as-intended/1066 "2024-03-22T20:29:18Z")

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Hi, good fellas. After a fresh install of Mabox 22.08.20 and some fiddling, still couldn’t make the power button works the way I need. In order to avoid data loss and/or unexpected shutdowns after an accidental press of…

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## [\[FIXED\] Missing Font in Mbcolorizer](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/fixed-missing-font-in-mbcolorizer/1592)

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**Author:** [@jalil](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/jalil)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/fixed-missing-font-in-mbcolorizer/1592 "2024-01-14T23:20:12Z")

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I don’t know if we can call this a bug or not, but I think it is helpful to report it anyway.. Ok, it seems that some fonts are missing or fail to render correctly in \[Mbcolorizer\] after the most recent update. I attem…

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## [Mabox do not lock the screen after suspend](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-do-not-lock-the-screen-after-suspend/1070)

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**Author:** [@Kiri](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Kiri)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-do-not-lock-the-screen-after-suspend/1070 "2023-11-09T00:04:45Z")

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My dconf looks fine, all the locks enabled. I can lock using Super + L, but not after suspend. Tried with i3lock and with betterlockscreen (and its systemd service), but no luck. I wonder if this issue is related.

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## [Conky memory leak](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/conky-memory-leak/1504)

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**Author:** [@biemster](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/biemster)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/conky-memory-leak/1504 "2023-09-30T20:21:50Z")

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Conky got downgraded from 1.18.1 to 1.18.0 beginning of this year because of a bug in the network graphs. However 1.18.0 has a memory usage issue which causes me to have to restart conky every day. This issue seems resol…

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## [Forum by the cell phone](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/forum-by-the-cell-phone/1479)

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**Author:** [@Claudio](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Claudio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/forum-by-the-cell-phone/1479 "2023-08-27T16:43:09Z")

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Hello everyone, sorry for the delay in replying, I have not been using my PC and from my mobile phone it does not allow me to enter the forum, it stops at the login.

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## [Snaps in mount points conky](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/snaps-in-mount-points-conky/1454)

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**Author:** [@Imnewhere](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Imnewhere)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/snaps-in-mount-points-conky/1454 "2023-08-02T06:10:16Z")

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i only want it to show my sd card & system files (/ and c180-e2ed) . im pretty sure that the others are from the snap store? any help would be appreciated.

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## [\[closed\] QT Apps always go behind bar at startup](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/closed-qt-apps-always-go-behind-bar-at-startup/1430)

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**Author:** [@M0nst3r](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/M0nst3r)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/closed-qt-apps-always-go-behind-bar-at-startup/1430 "2023-07-12T13:00:15Z")

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This is nothing but a little annoyance I had from day 1 with Mabox. As the title says, QT based apps (I don’t know why) always open behind the Tint panel. The only workaround is to press Alt-F6 and then it goes back to…

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## [Bluetooth Not detecting any devices](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/bluetooth-not-detecting-any-devices/1418)

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**Author:** [@Duncan-Ireri](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Duncan-Ireri)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/bluetooth-not-detecting-any-devices/1418 "2023-07-09T16:35:04Z")

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Hi, I have a pair of Soundcore Q35s that aren’t detected or even the JBL GO 2 mini speaker. Any pointers on how to resolve this? FYI: Tested with multiple devices but they don’t show up on the detected list.

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## [\[Request\] Conky -\> system update cli](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/request-conky-system-update-cli/1337)

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**Author:** [@muzqs](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/muzqs)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/request-conky-system-update-cli/1337 "2023-05-08T16:23:04Z")

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Hi @napcok , Is it possible to add a finish text to cli-update (conky). Sometimes it’s not clear if the update is done and finished. Like in the pic. It looks like it’s still updating the ‘MIME type cache’. But t…

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## [Yt-dlp bug](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/yt-dlp-bug/1295)

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**Author:** [@rhadamanthys](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/rhadamanthys)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/yt-dlp-bug/1295 "2023-03-23T20:50:25Z")

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The included version of yt-dlp has the “unable to extract uploader id” bug https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/6247 the new version available at https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp solves the problem. i have installed…

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## [Conky Network Bug](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/conky-network-bug/1270)

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**Author:** [@rhadamanthys](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/rhadamanthys)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/conky-network-bug/1270 "2023-03-01T00:32:49Z")

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after the latest update Network conky no longer show graphs for upload/download and the wording are not displayed in english anymore.

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## [How to fix AMD GPU Radeon Screen Tearing](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/how-to-fix-amd-gpu-radeon-screen-tearing/611)

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**Author:** [@Aleksandar\_tattoo](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Aleksandar_tattoo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/how-to-fix-amd-gpu-radeon-screen-tearing/611 "2023-01-20T15:06:06Z")

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Hi, I had for some time (last 2-3 releses of Mabox) screen tearing issue whit my AMD 5 Ryzen 3400g i think that I had this only on openboxes as WM , so this video hellped me whit my ryzen GPU and maybe can be helpf…

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## [Espanso (text expander) unable to start](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/espanso-text-expander-unable-to-start/1201)

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**Author:** [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/espanso-text-expander-unable-to-start/1201 "2022-12-31T21:56:55Z")

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Espanso (text expander) service unable to start due to old ssl dependency. Fix: yay -s openssl-1.1 Then run our Espanso helper super + Alt + E Note to myself Helper also need some update

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## [Ctr-LMB Mousebind in rc.xml interfers with item selection in file browsers](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/ctr-lmb-mousebind-in-rc-xml-interfers-with-item-selection-in-file-browsers/1196)

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**Author:** [@Faehnchen](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Faehnchen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/ctr-lmb-mousebind-in-rc-xml-interfers-with-item-selection-in-file-browsers/1196 "2022-12-29T22:14:55Z")

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Hey, just freshly installed Mabox Istredd. I was shuffling some files from my backup to my new home before I set up my own configs and wanted to select multiple files and folders that are on seperate lines in the file b…

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## [Colorizer glitches on older Mabox installations](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/colorizer-glitches-on-older-mabox-installations/1040)

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**Author:** [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/colorizer-glitches-on-older-mabox-installations/1040 "2022-08-17T10:03:01Z")

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Bugs and possible workarounds for Colorizer on old installations. Background: Colorizer was created during the Mabox Istredd\* development cycle. It was included in distro since may 2022 ISO refresh. On installations m…

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## [Mabox 21.05 and openshot rare problem](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-21-05-and-openshot-rare-problem/505)

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**Author:** [@darkarch](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/darkarch)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-21-05-and-openshot-rare-problem/505 "2022-05-17T23:08:44Z")

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i dont think it is a problem with openshot but with mabox , why i know this from the same versions of openshot and other linux distro’s in archlinux . i don’t know if they are bugs but there is something wrong in mabox …

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## [Theme manager image is the same](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/theme-manager-image-is-the-same/773)

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**Author:** [@Ladas552](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Ladas552)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/theme-manager-image-is-the-same/773 "2021-12-29T09:00:01Z")

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When saving a new theme with same name as the other theme, the other theme gets replaced with the new one. Thumbnail is also changed to show new theme. So here is the problem, When I select new theme and press ‘View Ima…

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## [Control-Shift Arrows keyboard shortcuts in rc.xml](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/control-shift-arrows-keyboard-shortcuts-in-rc-xml/553)

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**Author:** [@sng](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/sng)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/control-shift-arrows-keyboard-shortcuts-in-rc-xml/553 "2021-12-12T18:49:19Z")

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I was just editing a document in libreoffice and pressed C-S-Right to select consequtive words, but I ended up switching windows instead. This is the part in rc.xml \<keybind key="C-S-Right"\> \<action name="Dir…

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## [Encryption doesn't work on 21.11](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/encryption-doesnt-work-on-21-11/735)

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**Author:** [@Goblin](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Goblin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/encryption-doesnt-work-on-21-11/735 "2021-11-28T22:01:52Z")

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Hi, i’d like to report that it’s not possible for me to do an encrypted install of 21.11. I’ve tried multiple times and each time the installion succeeds, but upon reboot I cannot enter the key. The prompt is totally unr…

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## [Strange window title signs](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/strange-window-title-signs/734)

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**Author:** [@Marian](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Marian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/strange-window-title-signs/734 "2021-11-28T20:41:01Z")

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2021.11 - \> Window Title: XYZ - Mozilla Firefox /i/ What is “/i/” On PCManFM in window title is: username /q/ What is that /q/ ? On terminal window I got /y/.

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## [Mouse and keyboard config dialog is missing](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mouse-and-keyboard-config-dialog-is-missing/731)

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**Author:** [@lobaluna](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/lobaluna)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mouse-and-keyboard-config-dialog-is-missing/731 "2021-11-27T16:55:47Z")

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Hi, maybe someone pointed out. The Mouse/touchpad and Keyboard Configuration dialog is not accesible now. Neither from the Mabox Control Center nor the Win-S keyboard shortcut nor the search within the menus. I think it…

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## [Błąd w Manualu](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/blad-w-manualu/699)

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**Author:** [@wiini](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/wiini)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/blad-w-manualu/699 "2021-11-04T20:42:17Z")

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na Stronie https://manual.maboxlinux.org/mabox-doc-en/apps/terminator/ podane jest: # List available themes themes.sh -l # Set new theme themes.sh nord # Select theme interactively th Wydaje mi się, że jest tu błąd…

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