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gnome-terminal package

gnome-terminal window stops repainting

Bug #929028 reported by James Tait
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gnome-terminal (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I don't have a reliable test case for this.

I spend the majority of my time in a gnome-terminal SSH'ing into a VM. I run byobu on the VM and switch between Screen windows very frequently. Often, I'll switch Screen windows and the gnome-terminal window will not repaint. A few seconds later, part of the byobu status bar will repaint such that the top two or three pixels of the highlighted window name will become apparent. Sometimes I have to switch back and forth several times to get the gnome-terminal window to repaint.

On other occasions, just the leftmost part of the window fails to repaint - the area seems to correspond with the part of the screen where the Unity Launcher would appear.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-terminal 3.2.1-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-14.23-generic 3.2.3
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: dd3689fa6394f60ec14dbe98d0bab891
CheckboxSystem: b633b4f40868d491c2ae5b50030ce6f3
Date: Wed Feb 8 18:09:20 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-13 (26 days ago)

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James Tait (jamestait) wrote :
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James Tait (jamestait) wrote :

I don't know if something has changed in the recent updates, but this seems an order of magnitude worse today. I'm having to hit Ctrl-A, Ctrl-A several times to switch between Screen windows on almost every occasion.

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Rick Spencer (rick-rickspencer3) wrote :

this sounds xorgish to me, assigning to desktop team to see if they can take a look

Changed in gnome-terminal (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Canonical Desktop Team (canonical-desktop-team)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-terminal (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Martin Pitt (pitti)
Changed in gnome-terminal (Ubuntu):
assignee: Canonical Desktop Team (canonical-desktop-team) → nobody
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Mark Dillavou (line72) wrote :

This bug drives me absolutely crazy. A working terminal is the most important part of my desktop! I haven't seen this issue on my other workstations (Redhat and fedora 16/17), just on both of my ubuntu installs (precise)

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Paul White (paulw2u) wrote :

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner.

Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) reached end-of-life on April 28, 2017.

Do you still see a problem related to the one that you reported in a currently supported version of Ubuntu? Please let us know if you do and in which version otherwise this report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

Thank you for helping make Ubuntu better.

Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

Changed in gnome-terminal (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in gnome-terminal (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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