Properties window is not usable

[Sundberg Pauli]

Attached is screenshot (and the file with the bug is reproducable) showing the problem best:
properties toolview (at right lower corner) is very large: only small partition can fit in full 1920 screen (you can see the scrollbar -- long way to go). This is regression at some package, since older version it showed up properly.

Problem continues if the toolview is detached.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: paraview 3.98.0-1~exp1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed May 15 08:20:13 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-11 (33 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130410)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: paraview
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Sundberg Pauli (susundberg)]

Just to clarify: the properties window scrollbar on left to right: it 'extends' when something is loaded, when no result is loaded its proper. And this is not only .ply files loading: after loading .mhd file the same happens.

[Anton Gladky (gladky-anton)]

The problem is known and just fixed by upstream.
For a workaround, disable PointSprite plugin.

Anton

[Sundberg Pauli (susundberg)]

Thanks!

Two ways to get around this problem:
1) Use option '--use-old-panels' when starting paraview
2) Remove the suggested plugin at: /usr/lib/paraview/plugins/libPointSprite_Plugin.so. Removing from 'manage plugins' view after paraview had loaded did not fix the issue (bit weird?)

Anyway, if other stumble upon this, i think you refer to this bug [1].

[1] http://vtk.org/Bug/view.php?id=13810