Ubuntu
xorg-server package

vlc menus do not stay on top

Bug #780778 reported by Simon Smith on 2011-05-10

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	xorg-server (Ubuntu)	Expired	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: vlc

When playing a DVD in vlc if I right click on the screen the menus are immediately drawn over by the playing DVD. If I move my mouse over the menu (which I cannot see) then as each item is highlighted it becomes briefly visible before being again drawn over by the next frame of the playing DVD. It is as though the Menu and the DVD are being drawn at the same z-order.

Using Ubuntu 11.04, default desktop, desktop effects are turned off.

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Rémi Denis-Courmont (rdenis) wrote on 2011-05-11:

Does this also happen if VLC is started as vlc --no-embedded-video? Are you using the normal Qt interface or the skin engine?

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

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Simon Smith (simonjsmithuk) wrote on 2011-05-11:

The issue occurs with --no-embedded-video too,

I forgot to mention, I am using the default gnome desktop. I reverted back from unity when I upgraded to 11.04. The desktop effects are turned off because I control this HTPC via vlc on my iphone. The bug is visible on the TV, and over vlc.

The problem occurs both windowed and full screen. It appears that the DVD output is over writing everything on screen, including other apps which have the focus. See screen shot.

I tried this with no vlc connected using a real mouse/keyboard and I get the same issue.

No idea how to check for themes/qt.

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Simon Smith (simonjsmithuk) wrote on 2011-05-11:

Screenshot.png Edit (709.0 KiB, image/png)

screenshot of active window being overwritten by DVD output

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Simon Smith (simonjsmithuk) wrote on 2011-05-11:

I am controlling using vNc :-) problem occurs with vnc and without.

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Rémi Denis-Courmont (rdenis) wrote on 2011-05-11:

Unfortunately, it looks like your XVideo driver is broken and just overlays the video on top of everything. You can work around it using another video output plugin (but video rendering will be slower).

affects:	vlc (Ubuntu) → xorg-server (Ubuntu)
Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → New

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2011-10-18

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added: natty

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2011-10-18:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command in a terminal after reproducing the issue, and it it will automatically gather debugging information needed for this bug:

apport-collect 780778

Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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bugbot (bugbot) wrote on 2011-11-11:

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.