Paint fire plugin freezes and CPU usage increases

[lovinglinux]

Binary package hint: compiz

When using the Paint fire plugin, the fire drawn on the screen doesn't go away and CPU usage is highly increased. The system does not freeze, but it is necessary to reload the window manager to get rid of the problem.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins'
Date: Fri Oct 16 07:28:50 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 945GCM-S2C
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: compiz-core 1:0.8.3+git20091005-0ubuntu5
PciDisplay: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G73 [GeForce 7300 GT] [10de:0393] (rev a1)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=8e9f5310-519d-4a62-962b-49819c5dddf8 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.47-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: compiz
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 11/08/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F4
dmi.board.name: 945GCM-S2C
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF4:bd11/08/2007:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pn945GCM-S2C:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rn945GCM-S2C:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: 945GCM-S2C
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = i686, kernel = 2.6.31-14-generic

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

Are you saying the fire stops updating and Shift-Super-c doesn't clear it off the screen? Otherwise try pushing that key combo and it'll clear the fire.

[lovinglinux (lovinglinux)]

Shift-Super-c indeed clears the fire, but that isn't the default behavior until today. It should be fading away after I release the mouse button, since I didn't change any settings. Perhaps the problem is not in compiz, but in easystroke. I use the fire plugin option to track strokes captured by easystroke.

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

I'm not sure what easystroke is or what you're trying to do but Shift-Super-c has always been the way to clear the fire off the screen.

[lovinglinux (lovinglinux)]

"Easystroke is a gesture-recognition application for X11. It aims to be highly configurable while at the same time providing an intuitive user interface. It was designed with a Tablet PC in mind, but it also works well with a mouse."

Sorry, I should have researched more before reporting this. Anyway, I guess the problem is indeed with easystroke. Should I report it?

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

Yeah, filing a new bug specifically mentioning the problems with easystroke would be a good idea.

[lovinglinux (lovinglinux)]

Thanks