Dash shows random solid color on first launch of 'active blur' enabled Unity

[Jono Bacon]

After the most recent Unity update with the new dash and lense, when I click the new Ubuntu start button the Launcher to display the dash, everything turns green in the dash, as well as the launcher turning green too. The screenshot attached shows this.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.8.0-0ubuntu1
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CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Aug 11 16:41:15 2011
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[Jono Bacon (jonobacon)]

This also affects the new alt-tab overlay too. It seems to happen on anything that should be blurred in Unity.

[Jono Bacon (jonobacon)]

Interesingly, when I logged out and back in again, the green now goes away.

[Jono Bacon (jonobacon)]

Similar issue with this bug too: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/824889

[Hernando Torque (htorque)]

That's basically how it's supposed to work right now. Those elements are tinted with a color based on your wallpaper.

[Hernando Torque (htorque)]

(However, it's NOT supposed to be solid like in your screenshot.)

[Andrea Azzarone (azzar1)]

This should solve the bug: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~unity-team/unity/trunk/revision/1368

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

No,it should't that commit is already backported in unity 4.8.0 package.
When I first started unity after the update, I had the very similar
issue, in my case the color was white, re-login fixed it and the issue
have not happened since.

[Gianfranco Liporace (dr.kabuto)]

Hi,
after a re-login the bug has gone for me too.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

Create a new user and you will see the issue or login from LiveCD

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 4.8.2-0ubuntu1

---------------
unity (4.8.2-0ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
    - Dash shows random solid color on first launch of 'active blur'
      enabled Unity (lp: #824886)
    - Unity crashes if you select a gradient as wallpaper (lp: #825091)
    - If the wallpaper file is deleted, Unity/Compiz crash on Oneiric
      (lp: #827579)
    - Unity 4.8 Dash is no longer keyboard accessible (lp: #824966)
  * debian/control.in: updated nux requirement
  * Backported a leak fix and a fix for small screens from trunk

  [ Didier Roche ]
  * debian/control:
    - add libdee-dev to the unitycore dev package as fixed in trunk
      (put in the .pc file)
 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:43:12 +0200

[Joan Jimenez (joajimenez)]

Got this error today even with the latest update.

I changed my wallpaper and used my PC. Then I restarted and when invoque the Dash this error came up.

The wallpaper have a blue background.

[Jono Bacon (jonobacon)]

I am running Unity 4.8.2-0ubuntu4 and the bug is still present.

[Fran Diéguez (frandieguez)]

Still present here...

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

please test with unity 4.10.0 soon to come to you in updates and let
us know if the issue is still happening

[Jono Bacon (jonobacon)]

So far I have not seen this bug happen in 4.10.0.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

This is not an issue anymore. closing.

[Sven Romeike (lun4tic)]

I have this issue after the most recent pricise updates.

[Sven Romeike (lun4tic)]

fixed in 12.04 now.