Yes, it should be launched automatically on session start. According to the workaround which is mentioned in your bug description, there may be a timing issue. The start of the settings daemon is delayed for some reason, and therefore automatically started applications are not able to query the correct theme/icon settings.
Running xfsettingsd in debug mode should help to identify the cause. Please read the following wiki article: http://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/xfsettingsd -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1406516 Title: Autostarted applications don't render correctly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xfce4-session/+bug/1406516/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
