Windows content appears transparent before fully being created

Bug #1559748 reported by Omer Akram
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
compiz (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Any window that takes a while to render on screen, first appears transparent and only the window frame shows.

e.g.

Network Indicator > Edit Connections... and double click on any connection to change their settings

What happens:
The new window is created but initially with transparent content area. See attached image and video.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160318-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-14.30-generic 4.4.5
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-14-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Mar 20 21:33:28 2016
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics [17aa:2227]
GsettingsChanges:
 b'org.compiz.core' b'outputs' b"['1368x768+0+0']"
 b'org.compiz.core' b'active-plugins' b"['core', 'composite', 'opengl', 'snap', 'grid', 'place', 'compiztoolbox', 'copytex', 'move', 'wall', 'regex', 'session', 'resize', 'vpswitch', 'commands', 'imgpng', 'unitymtgrabhandles', 'mousepoll', 'animation', 'workarounds', 'fade', 'expo', 'ezoom', 'scale', 'unityshell']"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-18 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160313)
MachineType: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-14-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=b3804a06-6724-4650-b04a-e159e51c622d ro quiet splash i915.enable_psr=1 i915.enable_rc6=7 drm.vblankoffdelay=1 vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/13/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: N14ET32W (1.10 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 20BSCTO1WW
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0E50510 WIN
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: None
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrN14ET32W(1.10):bd08/13/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20BSCTO1WW:pvrThinkPadX1Carbon3rd:rvnLENOVO:rn20BSCTO1WW:rvrSDK0E50510WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone:
dmi.product.name: 20BSCTO1WW
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 3rd
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160318-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.1.2-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.1.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.1-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.6.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160218-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Sun Mar 20 14:41:33 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 1034
 vendor LGD
xserver.version: 2:1.18.1-1ubuntu4

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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote :
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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
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