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Open/Save File browser panels blank on XFCE Linux

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Description

Most appropriate sub-area of Processing 4?

PDE

Processing version

4.4.7

Operating system

Manjaro XFCE Linux

Bug description

When you do a file operation like Open or Save, the window of the "OS File browser" is blank.

Steps to reproduce this
  1. Install Processing using sudo snap install processing --classic as recommended at Processing.org

  2. Launch the PDE

  3. Try on the File menu > Open... (or Save...)

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Additional context

This was working on Processing 4.3.3 on the same machine. I saw it on 4.4.6 and tried to uninstall and upgrade to 4.4.7 but it is still the same.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the blank Open... and Save... panels in the PDE on Manjaro XFCE Linux using the Processing 4.4.7 snap, then compare the behavior with 4.3.3. Done means the OS file browser displays its contents for both operations.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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