Unity/Compiz restarts when dragging files from the dash to Totem

[Loris Zinsou]

Binary package hint: unity

Triggering this bug is simple :
1) Open Totem video player
2) Open the dash
3) Drag a file to Totem

Then, Unity/Compiz restart, we can see the windows undecorating, panel and launcher disappearing, wallpaper flickering, and then everything goes back to normal.

EDIT : this bug happens on dragging videos too.

[Rohit R (rr0hit)]

Bug reproduced in Unity 3.8.8

Dragging and dropping files from the dash to an already open totem window causes compiz to crash.

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

I can't reproduce this on Unity 3.8.10. Can you confirm its fixed?

[Rohit R (rr0hit)]

The problem still occurs for me, even in unity 3.8.10

Problem occurs only when dragging file from dash to *an already open* totem window.

Attaching apport crash report. ( Could not report directly via apport because I am behind an institute proxy. )

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

rohit, the crash file should be opened directly from your system. Looking into the crash file it might be the same as bug 757403 but it seems that bug does not have any useful logs in there too as the reporter did not send the complete logs.

[Rohit R (rr0hit)]

Omer, apport fails to work through proxy. So if you could mention which logs could help, I can attach them.

[Neil J. Patel (njpatel)]

It's reproducible so setting as confirmed.

[Alessio L. (scionescire)]

The bug is not related to totem only.

In general when you drag whatever onto unity dash, the error you are reporting appens.

For example if you try to add a custom launcher the whole compiz + unity crashes and at the restore point no launcher is added.

[Robert Carr (robertcarr)]

I can't reproduce this anymore.

[Robert Carr (robertcarr)]

Nevermind, I can definitely reproduce this! how strange