totem can't leave fullscreen

[Jim Robert]

Binary package hint: totem

If you fullscreen totem while watching a video file and let it play until it's over (it has to end while fullscreened) then you won't be able to exit fullscreen.

Totem DOES temporarily exit fullscreen (for 50... maybe 100 milliseconds) and then pop back to fullscreen again. You have to <Alt><F4> or xkill to close it.

Once totem has entered this condition it remains that way regardless of playlist... starting another file from nautilus (if you have a dual monitor setup or you <alt><tab>)

no errors are printed to stout except for:
"sh: jackd: not found"

which is printed to stout on startup... and when each video file is started

hope this helps you sold a VERY annoying bug... good luck!

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Feb 29 11:35:19 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/totem
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: totem-gstreamer 2.20.0-0ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcCmdline: totem file:///home/jim/Desktop/Sasha's%20Files/Carnivale/Carnivale%20Season%202/Carnivale%20-%202x20%20-%20Outskirts%2C%20Damascus%2C%20N.E..avi
ProcCwd: /home/jim
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: totem
Uname: Linux Scarlet 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 07:42:25 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

[Jim Robert (jim-jim-robert)]

I can reproduce this effect with ANY video file... I am using Ubuntu 7.10 with totem-gstreamer

[Thomas Butter (tbutter)]

Works here with totem-gstreamer (ubuntu 7.10). After the end of the file i can leave fullscreen with the "f" key or by moving the mouse and then pressing the "leave fullscreen" button.

Tried here with .wmv and .avi files.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

I cannot reproduce this neither with Gutsy or Hardy, can someone try to reproduce it with the latest one?

[Jim Robert (jim-jim-robert)]

could it pertain to any of these things...?

I am using a dual monitor set-up (Left: 1280x1024) and (Right: 1680x1050)

I am using the proprietary nVidia Driver

[Jim Robert (jim-jim-robert)]

I've been able to reproduce this glitch with the following file types (all the ones I've come across so far):
.avi
.ogm
.mp4

[Jim Robert (jim-jim-robert)]

My graphics card is a GeForce 7600GT

excerpt from lshw:
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express PCI Express Root Port
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
           *-display
                description: VGA compatible controller
                product: G70 [GeForce 7600 GT]
                vendor: nVidia Corporation
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
                version: a1
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: vga bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0 module=nvidia

[Jim Robert (jim-jim-robert)]

I used the Screens and graphics utility to auto-generate my xorg.conf. I'm pretty certain it's using Xinerama (this may be the root of the problem)

The xorg.conf is attached

[Hans Rødtang (hansrodtang)]

I have the same bug, on Gutsy 64-bit running on a laptop with an extra monitor attached (using nVIDIA-driver and Xinerama on a 7600gt).

[Hans Rødtang (hansrodtang)]

I failed to mention it earlier, but i use totem-xine.
I agree that this bug has to do with Xinerama.

[imase (imase)]

I also have this problem. To reproduce I used Hardy and Gutsy. I am using GeForce 9600 GT with the proprietary driver, Compiz is on.

Do someone already have a workaround? Did someone report this to Gnome?

PS: Screenshot is attached. I just started the video from nautilus.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Thanks in advance.

[Jim Robert (jim-jim-robert)]

doesn't happen anymore in hardy (for me at least)

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

thanks, closing the bug.

[John B. (jbuncher)]

I seem to have run in to this bug on a hardy installation, no nvidia present (intel graphics).

Every time I start totem, it automatically goes to fullscreen, and I cannot get it to leave fullscreen by any means.

[dubski (dubski)]

I have the same bug on Hardy. Using single monitor. NVidia driver version 177.
Clicking the "Leave Full Screen" button does nothing except make the button react as normal.
In the view menu, the "full screen" option is greyed out.
This happens as soon as you either open Totem from Applications/Sound & Video/Movie Player or if you double click on any video file.

[Cthulhu (ari-tuohenmaa)]

Same problem with dubski, screenshot also not possible :)
I have applied allways on top and fullscreen. Does that help?

[malaeum (malaeum)]

As of today, November 7th, 2008, I have been experiencing this bug for four days now. I am running Ubuntu 8.10 (amd64) and the current kernel (2.6.27-7-generic). My graphics hardware is a nVidia GeForce 8600 GT running version 177 of the nVidia binary driver. I also have a dual monitor setup with a 1280x1024 monitor on the left of a 1440x900 monitor, and I am using xinearama.

I am not certain as to what has started this bug however it seems to be happening over a wide range of Ubuntu systems (7.10 through 8.10).

In addition to the description reported by others experiencing this issue I would like to note that the other hotkeys for totem still work. Also running totem from the command line yields one bit of relevant output that I think may help tracedown the root cause of this bug. I get the following warning:

** (totem:10025): CRITICAL **: bacon_video_widget_set_fullscreen: assertion `bvw != NULL' failed

[malaeum (malaeum)]

Doing a bit of research I was able to find a workaround which works. I found that deleting the ~/.config/totem/state.ini file will then reinitialize totem's state and it should open up all subsequent files properly. This worked for me and I was able to open files and successfully switch between full screen and windowed mode without issue. I hope this is able to help others experiencing this issue.

[jpeach (launchpadspam)]

I am running Ubuntu 8.10 (amd64) and was having this problem. malaeum's solution of deleting ~/.config/totem/state.ini solved the problem. Thanks malaeum

[hmhef (zhmhef)]

have the same issue, and its stuck, no matter how much i try to "alt+f4" , everytime i start it up, its stuck in full screen mode, and the rightclick>fullscreen is greyed out, and the "leave fullscreen" is not working,

the solution was to delete the file ~/.config/totem/state.ini

i attached the file i deleted

[hmhef (zhmhef)]

the bug is affecting me using ubuntu 8.10

[Tom G (tomgollins)]

same problem for me using ubuntu 8.10 when I fullscreened an online radio broadcast and couldn't close it. deleted ~/.config/totem/state.ini and now i'm back in business. thanx guys.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

May someone tell us a few easy steps in order to reproduce this behavior with totem in 8.10? thanks in advance.

[malaeum (malaeum)]

I am not certain exactly how to reproduce it, however I think it has to do
with some combination of switching between fullscreen and normal mode and
also toggling the display of the controls (I specifically use they shortcut
ctrl+h). I am able to do both and have them function as expected right now.
However I did just experience this again about an hour ago (my second time).
If I am able to pinpoint exactly what I am doing when this happens I will be
certain to post it.

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8:46 AM, Pedro Villavicencio <email address hidden>wrote:

> May someone tell us a few easy steps in order to reproduce this behavior
> with totem in 8.10? thanks in advance.
>
> ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
> --
> totem can't leave fullscreen
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197038
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Could somebody having the issue send it upstream to bugzilla.gnome.org then? For forwarding instructions please have a look to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME ; thanks in advance.

[Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Forwarded upstream and linked here.

[Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Reassigning the bug since the bug was already filed upstream.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

thanks for sent it to GNOME, setting this to triaged.

[pliz (pliz)]

I am on 8.10 and not sure what caused the bug. However, deleting ~/.config/totem/state.ini resolved the issue.

[Stefan Goldmann (ingo-knietow)]

Have you ever taken a look into ~./config/totem/state.ini ?

Normally, it looks like this:
[State]
window_w=800
window_h=600
show_sidebar=false
maximised=false
sidebar_w=206
sidebar_page=properties

where window_w and window_h seem to refer to the window's size WITHOUT window decorations.

However, when the bug occurs, "window_w" and "window_h" are set to the screen's full resolution, but still with "maximised=false". Therefore, the program does NOT (re)start into fullscreen mode, but is simply to large to display the decorations. This, in consequence, prevents us from resizing the window to an appropriate size.

Anyway ... deleting the file still solves the problem. ;-)

[TLArevo (tla-revo)]

Thanks a lot deleting the "state.ini" file solved the problem....

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

does anybody still get the issue in jaunty?

[Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Closing for now since no one responded. Please reopen if this is still an issue for you. Thanks.

[TLArevo (tla-revo)]

Ya, Sure
 Thanks a lot for the help

On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Martin Mai <email address hidden> wrote:

> Closing for now since no one responded. Please reopen if this is still
> an issue for you. Thanks.
>
> ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>
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> totem can't leave fullscreen
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bhttp://www.facebook.com/home.php?ugs/197038<https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197038>
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