Invisible windows when desktop effects is enabled

Bug #89712 reported by Profusion
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
compiz (Ubuntu)
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High
Unassigned

Bug Description

Enable Desktop-effects, open firefox browser, minimize it, then maximize it.

ProblemType: Bug
Date: Sun Mar 4 15:20:37 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
Uname: Linux SilverStone 2.6.20-9-generic #2 SMP Mon Feb 26 03:01:44 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

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Freddy Martinez (freddymartinez9) wrote :

Is this in Feisty?

Changed in firefox:
assignee: nobody → freddymartinez9
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Profusion (daveromain) wrote : Re: [Bug 89712] Re: Cannot see firefox window invisible when maximizedwhen desktop effects is enable.

Correct.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Freddy Martinez <email address hidden>
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:32:56
To:<email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 89712] Re: Cannot see firefox window invisible when maximized
 when desktop effects is enable.

Is this in Feisty?

** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: firefox => None
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Freddy Martinez
       Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info

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Cannot see firefox window invisible when maximized when desktop effects is enable.
https://launchpad.net/bugs/89712

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Leszek Trenkner (olaf-post) wrote : Re: Cannot see firefox window invisible when maximized when desktop effects is enable.

Same thing here. Firefox window, when maximized, stays on top of desktop (i.e. right clicking anywhere shows firefox's context menu) but is invisible.

Fiesty Herd 5 (2.6.20-9-generic
), ATI AIW 9800, free driver, all latest updates.

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Arthur Peters (amp) wrote :

I can confirm that is problem exists on current Feisty (as of 2007 03 17). I am using a Compaq Presario R3000z with a NVidia Geforce 440 Go using the nvidia proprietary driver.

However I cannot predictable reproduce it using the method in the original report. It seems to be related to the window being maximized, especially if the program starts maximized (like firefox often does, because of common usage). It has happened to me on multiple different programs (gedit, firefox, gconf-editor, rhythmbox), so it is not specific to firefox. It seems like it might be a non-deterministic button like a timing bug (threading).

Can anyone give any guidance on how to produce useful debug output from compiz to try to diagnose this bug?

For the record, when I used compiz (and beryl) 3-4 months ago I never say this problem, so I don't think this is a fundamental problem in the software or a hardware incompatibility.

-Arthur

Changed in compiz:
status: Needs Info → Confirmed
Changed in compiz:
importance: Undecided → High
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b sanders (launchpad-poptones) wrote :

Have also experienced this behavior in gqview. It is not consistent and I have not been able to reliably produce the effect, but I have seen it happen. I am using an intel 945 system with onboard intel graphics adapter.

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Alex Muntada (alex.muntada) wrote :

This same problem happened to me when I tried to burn Feisty Beta .iso from nautilus-cd-burner (the "Write to disk" option from the context menu over the .iso file). Then I tried to disable "Windows Wobble when Moved" and "Workspaces on a Cube" but didn't help either. Nautilus CD burner window appeared only after disabling Desktop Effects. BTW, I'm also running latest Feisty updates as of today.

FWIW, I cannot confirm the Firefox behaviour described by Profusion.

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Travis Watkins (amaranth) wrote :

This seems to be bug 89189.

Changed in compiz:
status: Confirmed → Rejected
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Alex Muntada (alex.muntada) wrote :

Travis: I can confirm that XAANoOffscreenPixmaps option in xorg.conf solved the problem for me.

Thanks!

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