Solved Vivaldi does not remember custom selected image/background for theme.
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@mib2berlin said in What is the status of VB (=already reported bug/issue)?:
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Hi, can you open a new thread about, please?
I cant reproduce it on 5.5 and 5.6, Windows and Linux.Cheers, mib
Rather than open a new thread, I'll continue using this one (seeing how it is about VB-85062, which I already mentioned here before).
Regarding the bug, I'm still able to reproduce it, though much less reliably now. Something has clearly changed since I made that bug report, but beware, it's still not fixed.
Right now, I'm trying to figure out why upon some restarts Vivaldi forgets the background image and on upon other restarts it does not.
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@Pesala said in Vivaldi does not remember custom selected image/background for theme.:
the problem is at your end. Reinstalling may be the quickest way to resolve the issue.
wrong. and bad performing your duties!
so far so good the problem was in too long file name. which is ridiculously simple to reproduce. it wasn't like max possible long but changing it fixed the issue, in the following manner:
bad file name: this_is_how_long_your_background_image_could_be.jpg
current filename: this.jpgplease report on fixing this.
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@shaihkritzer Not sure that's a bug. It could be a Chromium limitation. But you are welcome to file a bug report on it.
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@Ayespy said in Vivaldi does not remember custom selected image/background for theme.:
It could be a Chromium limitation.
my previous vivaldi version 2.6.something had no trouble with same file and same filename. I assume the chromium version was better back then. anyway, that is not a reason to blame me for the bug.
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@shaihkritzer You are not being blamed for anything. But a too-long filename is not something happening in Vivaldi - it's something happening at your end. If you think Vivaldi should handle longer filenames, you are welcome to file a bug report that the inability to do so is, in your opinion, a bug.
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@Ayespy said in Vivaldi does not remember custom selected image/background for theme.:
a too-long filename is not something happening in Vivaldi
nobody told about any limitations upon background images. if none applies, I assume literally ANY image (except damaged ones) could be successfully used as a background image in vivaldi.
if not, upon selecting image, file requirements should be provided.
easiest way to drop your responsibility for this is to blame user for the issue (typical support strategy) = 'problem at your end'.
also fun part is that nobody is interested in investigating why the old vivaldi version had no such problem
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@shaihkritzer This is why there is such a thing as bug reports. If you do not report a bug, it will not be addressed. Complaining to ambassadors and mods on the forum is not reporting a bug. @Pesala has ever experienced your problem. The moderator @ayespy has never experienced your problem. I have not seen your problem reported elsewhere for current versions. Hence, we will not be reporting it. That's not our job/role in the community. You have experienced the problem, so you can/should report the problem. Then testers backstage can try to reproduce it, and communicate with devs about it. That's why I linked you (above) to the procedure for bug reporting. I'm pointing you to the route for a possible solution. Why are you fixated on blame?
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I've been experiencing an odd issue with custom start page background images on Linux. This doesn't happen on Windows.
Basically whenever I choose a custom background, it reverts to a plain grey background once I restart Vivaldi. Sometimes it takes two or three restarts, but it always disappears. If I use one of the built-in backgrounds, it works fine and never disappears.
At first I wondered if it could be something related to symlinks since I have my wallpapers on a different partition linked to my home folder, but even navigating to the images the long way (not using the symlink) has the same issue. I haven't been able to find a pattern in file sizes or dimensions yet.
Has anybody else had this issue?
Kubuntu 22.10
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@GyozaGuy Export the theme as zip file, import it again.
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I'll give it a try, thanks for the suggestion!
I have just been using the dark theme with a custom background picked from the start page, maybe that's part of the issue?
I'll see if creating an actual theme with my background has the same behavior. -
@GyozaGuy Can’t reproduce your issue, picking a background from the startpage for a default theme survives restarts. Try to replicate on a fresh profile.
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Will do!
Also just to verify, you are picking a custom background from the start page right? Because all of the included backgrounds work, it's just custom ones that disappear.
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@luetage With a new profile it happened right away. I created the new profile (simple settings, chose the Issuna theme, didn't import anything), then chose a custom background from my collection from the start page. I closed the profile, then reopened it and the background was gone.
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On the new profile I tried creating a new theme and setting a custom background. So far it's working, so I wonder if the issue lies somewhere in setting a custom background with one of the default themes.
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@GyozaGuy Yeah, that’s something I tried and cannot confirm. Make a new theme for now. If you do create a custom theme by editing one of the default themes, or one of the downloaded themes, it’s always a good idea to export it anyway. It’s even a good idea when you create a theme from scratch. So I don’t see an immediate problem.
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@luetage Yeah so far the new theme has fixed my problem, so I'm satisfied. I should have tried this a long time ago. Thanks again!
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Ppafflick moved this topic from Vivaldi for Windows on -
The bug with the background image disappearing (VB-85062) has been fixed in Vivaldi 5.7.
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No, it has not been fixed.
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@makemereal Are you emptying the cache on exit? I did on one of my devices and had this problem.
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@sgunhouse Yes of course I empty everything all the time per browser settings and then daily beyond that with utilities such as CCleaner. Housekeeping should not interfere with the house - I mean when you vacuum your rugs, the rugs don't disappear, right? I'm trying really hard to love Vivaldi since I committed to it a couple of years ago. My life is in Vivaldi's hands pretty much, regarding email. There seem to be some twitches about email which I can understand, but such a seemingly simple issue as background image, it's puzzling and alarming that Vivaldi can't get that right after many updates.
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Still doesn't work. Instead of making more excuses just fix it already...
