gtk-recordMyDesktop crashed with TypeError in __select_window__()

[Andrew Conkling]

Binary package hint: gtk-recordmydesktop

I just installed gtk-recordmydesktop and started it up. I was trying to manipulate the window to do some test recording, but it was holding up my entire CPU and eventually crashed.

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jan 31 00:29:46 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gtk-recordMyDesktop
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: gtk-recordmydesktop 0.3.6-1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gtk-recordMyDesktop
ProcCwd: /home/andrew
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/gtk-recordMyDesktop']
SourcePackage: gtk-recordmydesktop
Title: gtk-recordMyDesktop crashed with TypeError in __select_window__()
Traceback:
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py", line 231, in __select_window__
     width+=x
 TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +=: 'NoneType' and 'NoneType'
Uname: Linux SnappyLappy 2.6.24-5-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 24 19:45:21 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip floppy fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev powerdev sambashare scanner vboxusers video

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 or 9.04?

[Andrew Conkling (andrewski)]

No, it seems to be fixed now in 8.10. I'm guessing some upstream fix or odd configuration change in my system, because it flat out wouldn't work before, but does now.