Strange character clutter over the menu bar

[imagineer]

I tried to look, but my searches didn't find reference for such bug in this forum.

Here's what it looks like:

[jkm]

Since this does not happen with a default configuration, perhaps you broke something by messing with qt.conf.

Delete your configuration files, or download a fresh copy of the app and have it store its configuration files in a different location.

If your installations are using "Current User" (or otherwise the same folder) to store configuration and settings, all copies of the app will use the same config and you won't correct the problem. You can check Settings:Integration:Paths to see where your installation is storing the configuration and settings files.

[xnview]

In your xnview.ini, remove 'state' from [browser] section

[imagineer]

Thanks, tried that but it broke the UI somehow, made the panels go to different positions than they were, yet the clutter was gone anyway, but I didn't like the overall changes. Any other ways to try and eliminate the clutter by tweaking the UI from settings alone?

[imagineer]

Since this does not happen with a default configuration, perhaps you broke something by messing with qt.conf.

Delete your configuration files, or download a fresh copy of the app and have it store its configuration files in a different location.

If your installations are using "Current User" (or otherwise the same folder) to store configuration and settings, all copies of the app will use the same config and you won't correct the problem. You can check Settings:Integration:Paths to see where your installation is storing the configuration and settings files.

Thanks, will have to try the reinstall perhaps. I anyhow reversed the qt.conf to it's original sparse state after the experiments, as there weren't that many lines to begin with.

[xnview]

Thanks, tried that but it broke the UI somehow, made the panels go to different positions than they were, yet the clutter was gone anyway, but I didn't like the overall changes. Any other ways to try and eliminate the clutter by tweaking the UI from settings alone?

no, you need to remake your layout

[imagineer]

In your xnview.ini, remove 'state' from [browser] section

I realized I had removed the tabs row from the above the menu bar in settings to have less empty, wasted space in the UI (I have only an HD screen), so that obviously pushed whatever the clutter is on top of the first menu titles on the left.

I would prefer to not have the tabs, but if the clutter or broken panels by removing the 'state' are the only alternatives, maybe I just need to accept the wasted space when only the browser tab is present, if there aren't other viable fixes?

This screenshot in another post (viewtopic.php?t=50712) was my clue what was different for me from the default UI:

[imagineer]

Thanks, tried that but it broke the UI somehow, made the panels go to different positions than they were, yet the clutter was gone anyway, but I didn't like the overall changes. Any other ways to try and eliminate the clutter by tweaking the UI from settings alone?

no, you need to remake your layout

I see, thanks for the advice! Have to see whether I accept the tabs row back and play around a bit with the panels.

[imagineer]

Sorry, went a bit ahead with my conclusions, the lack of tab row didn't make the difference considering the clutter, only removal of the [browser] 'state' made.

Rehearsals with panel layouts shall continue. Thanks for all the advice!