Hi everyone, I’ve been trying to get sticky to run correctly after somehow breaking it. No matter what I’ve tried, the manager window still appears empty (image below). I’ve tried deleting and recreating the config folder for it but that didn’t work. After several uninstalls and re-installs with no change, I was wondering if the problem might be with my system (CachyOS) and not the application itself. Is there a linux command that can mess with python scripts? Is there a setting I missed? I’m really lost on what could be causing this.
Hello and welcome,
Well let us start there.
What was tried? How was sticky installed?
By and large we almost universally prefer repository packages.
( And should be synced/refreshed/up-to-date, especially before building or adding new software. )
ex;
sudo pacman -Syu sticky
Or maybe start in the settings where you can set the colour to be transparent… 
I installed it using CachyOS Package Installer. I also did try running the command you gave me in the terminal but it’s still the same.
Things I’ve Tried:
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Uninstalling/reinstalling, mainly with CachyOS Package Installer. I also installed it with Octopi once just to rule out the installer as the cause of the problem.
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Deleting the existing .config folder so sticky could create a new one upon starting.
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Forcestarting sticky by using sudo in the terminal
When forcestarting, sticky opens with the manager window appearing normally and I can create new notes and see existing ones. However, I can’t change any preferences. I also get a list of errors about dconf failing to commit changes and libenchant being unable to load a plugin because the object file doesn’t exist. The notes do not appear when starting sticky normally, just the empty window.
I also checked the .config file. All it contains is “Notes”:[ ]. Is it supposed to be empty?
I’d love to, if I could access the settings. The empty window is the manager window so I can’t access them through that. Where are the settings stored? I don’t know nearly enough about Python currently to figure out which script controls what. Also, if the settings are supposed to be stored in .config, that’s empty.