[Xastir] Having trouble with interface control

[Tom Hayward]

>> > Hello I am a beginner user on Ubuntu 8.10. I install Xastir from
>> > synaptic and cannot open interface control tab.
>>
>> I believe this has been solved in the past by disabling Desktop
>> Effects (under Appearance preferences).
>
> Should we add that to the FAQ and the Wiki pages?

Probably. I've never encountered the error myself, just heard it
through the noise here in the past. It would be nice to know what the
problem was, not just that disabling Desktop Effects makes it stop.

Where in the wiki do you think would be appropriate? Is there a FAQ in
the wiki (the only wiki FAQ I see looks like it's intended for
wiki-use, not xastir itself...and it's empty)?

Tom KD7LXL