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After updating with apt yesterday, all new windows show up cropped in the upper left corner of the screen. See screenshot. I do not know if this is related. I have set the Desktop Preferences to default, to no avail. Also tried to copy the /etc/xdg/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel file to ~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/, and /etc/xdg/openbox/lxde-pi-rc.xml to ~/.config/openbox/, but no joy.

Here is history.log from the last two days, although this seemed to start yesteday.

Start-Date: 2023-03-07  13:09:34
Commandline: packagekit role='update-packages'
Upgrade: realvnc-vnc-server:armhf (6.11.0.47988, 7.0.1.49073), realvnc-vnc-viewer:armhf (6.22.515.47347, 7.0.1.48981)
End-Date: 2023-03-07  13:10:28

Start-Date: 2023-03-08  14:54:17
Commandline: packagekit role='update-packages'
Upgrade: raspberrypi-bootloader:armhf (1:1.20230106-1, 1:1.20230306-1), vcdbg:armhf (1:1.20230106-1, 1:1.20230306-1), raspberrypi-kernel:armhf (1:1.20230106-1, 1:1.20230306-1), linux-libc-dev:armhf (1:1.20230106-1, 1:1.20230306-1)
End-Date: 2023-03-08  14:56:51

Desktop screenshot of cropped menu

skinnedpanda
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It is unclear exactly what you have done (or in which order) but you have done a number of questionable things.

  1. NEVER run apt-get in interactive mode (you may miss important prompts) - use apt which is designed for interactive mode.
  2. "tried to copy the LXDE-pi/panels/panel file to corresponding subdirectory in .config" it is unclear WHAT the "corresponding subdirectory" you used may be.

You CAN copy /etc/xdg/openbox/lxde-pi-rc.xml to .config/openbox/lxde-pi-rc.xml BUT if you do this YOU are responsible for updating. (I do this because it is the only way in Raspberry Pi OS to configure certain settings e.g. <titleLayout>CIMNLS</titleLayout>. The tool to do this was removed some years ago.

.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/ controls the items which appear in the Panel.
NOTE the file says:-
# lxpanel config file. Manually editing is not recommended.
Use preference dialog in lxpanel to adjust config when you can.

If it was my Pi I would just restore from a working backup.

Your problem appears to be incorrect Desktop size. Try again with a different size. (Which size or what the settings do is rather poorly documented.)

You should also remove the file you copied but AFAIK this is ignored/removed if you run Desktop Preferences/Default.

Milliways
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