[Kubuntu 18.04] Blinks in title bar of the Brisa window decorator

Bug #1758726 reported by YAFU
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Kubuntu 18.04 64bits
GTX 960
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$ uname -a
Linux yafu 4.15.0-12-generic #13-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 8 06:24:47 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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$ sudo dpkg -l | grep -i nvid

ii libnvidia-cfg1-390:amd64 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library
ii libnvidia-common-390 390.42-0ubuntu1 all Shared files used by the NVIDIA libraries
ii libnvidia-compute-390:amd64 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA libcompute package
ii libnvidia-compute-390:i386 390.42-0ubuntu1 i386 NVIDIA libcompute package
ii libnvidia-decode-390:amd64 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii libnvidia-decode-390:i386 390.42-0ubuntu1 i386 NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii libnvidia-encode-390:amd64 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii libnvidia-encode-390:i386 390.42-0ubuntu1 i386 NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii libnvidia-fbc1-390:amd64 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii libnvidia-fbc1-390:i386 390.42-0ubuntu1 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii libnvidia-gl-390:amd64 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii libnvidia-gl-390:i386 390.42-0ubuntu1 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii libnvidia-ifr1-390:amd64 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library
ii libnvidia-ifr1-390:i386 390.42-0ubuntu1 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library
ii nvidia-compute-390 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA computing metapackage
ii nvidia-compute-no-dkms-390 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA computing metapackage - no DKMS
ii nvidia-compute-utils-390 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA compute utilities
ii nvidia-dkms-390 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA DKMS package
ii nvidia-driver-390 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA driver metapackage
ii nvidia-kernel-source-390 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA kernel source package
ii nvidia-prime 0.8.6 all Tools to enable NVIDIA's Prime
ii nvidia-settings 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii nvidia-utils-390 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA driver support binaries
ii xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390 390.42-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
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Hello.
Approximately a week ago, an update introduced this problem (I'm not sure if KWin or NVIDIA proprietary driver update).
With Brisa window decorator, the title bar on top for some windows starts blinking annoyingly, switching between full transparency and opacity. When it is full transparent, it shows desktop Wallpaper from behind. If I disable composition with Shift + Alt + F12, the blink disappears. Anyway with the composition disabled other problems appear, as some windows do not appear in task manager in panel, or plasmoid activity pager does not change between activities.
Apparently the problem does not happen with other window decorators downloaded from the internet, anyway it does not seem like a good option because they are not at all configurable as is Brisa window decorator.

I have Kubuntu 18.04 currently updated. The updates that I think could be responsible for the problem, maybe are:
http://pasteall.org/893926

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YAFU (yafu) wrote :

This problem I was having after waking up from suspend to RAM. Every time I wake up the machine from sleeping to RAM I get the following message:
"Gestor de ventanas KWin
Desktop effects were restarted due to a graphics reset"

Related but in 16.04
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kwin/+bug/1578083

Apparently currently blinks/flickers on decorator windows are gone, but I still get that message every time I wake up from suspend to RAM.

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YAFU (yafu) wrote :

Ok, blinks/flickers problem continue some times after wake up the PC, albeit less frequently.

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YAFU (yafu) wrote :

This is the report related to KDE. Workaround in comment 15:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=385324

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Scarlett Gately Moore (scarlettmoore) wrote :

This bug is very old, if it is still an issue please update the bug with information from a supported release.

Changed in kwin (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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