After using mipmaps for effects, windows stop refreshing

Bug #913521 reported by Erik S
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Compiz
Incomplete
High
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compiz (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

WORKAROUND:
Maximize or minimize the window that is not refreshing.

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:
I'm using Ubuntu (11.10), Compiz (1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6), fglrx (2:8.881-0ubuntu4.1) and everytime I select "use mipmaps" on any effect, like switching workspaces or desktop-cube, something strange happens: After using this effect once, I can click on one of the displayed windows, but I don't see the respone of this window (hover-effects, progress-bars don't move on, the window shows just the "picture" like it was before using this effect).
How I "fixed" it before: Maximize and resize all windows once
How I "fixed" it now: Deactivate "use mipmaps" on all effects.

Will there be a bugfix? Can I fix it on another way? Because with mipmaps (=anti-aliasing) it looks much cooler :D

Tags: mipmaps
Erik S (ofenfisch)
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Erik S (ofenfisch)
Erik S (ofenfisch)
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
assignee: Erik S (ofenfisch) → nobody
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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MC Return (mc-return) wrote :

Oh, it is the mipmap setting that is messing things up !
Great, because it means that I finally found a workaround for my problem reported here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/1009566

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MC Return (mc-return) wrote :

Many thanks go to Erik S for finding the cause and a workaround !!!

Changed in compiz:
status: New → Confirmed
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MC Return (mc-return) wrote :

I want to note here that the Expo and Cube plugins were working flawless with mipmapping enabled on a machine with Intel HD4500 on-board gfx and open-source driver, so the mipmapping problem just occurs with fglrx, so the shortest summary for that bug would be:

Mipmapping breaks window content updating when using fglrx

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

It looks like this might be fixed with bug 1016364. Not 100% sure yet.

description: updated
summary: - After using mipmaps for effects, windows stop refreshing
+ [fglrx] After using mipmaps for effects, windows stop refreshing
Changed in compiz:
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → 0.9.8.0
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

This is not just fglrx. It happens with intel graphics too, if I build compiz with -DBUILD_GLES=ON

summary: - [fglrx] After using mipmaps for effects, windows stop refreshing
+ After using mipmaps for effects, windows stop refreshing
Changed in compiz:
milestone: 0.9.8.0 → 0.9.8.1
Changed in compiz:
milestone: 0.9.8.2 → 0.9.8.4
Changed in compiz:
milestone: 0.9.8.4 → 0.9.9.0
Changed in compiz:
milestone: 0.9.9.0 → 0.9.9.2
Changed in compiz:
milestone: 0.9.9.2 → 0.9.10.0
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MC Return (mc-return) wrote :

I cannot reproduce this anymore (fglrx/Compiz 0.9.10-dev)...

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MC Return (mc-return) wrote :

I could reproduce it on 2012-06-07, see comment #2: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/913521/comments/2

Changed in compiz:
milestone: 0.9.10.0 → 0.9.10.2
MC Return (mc-return)
Changed in compiz:
milestone: 0.9.10.2 → 0.9.11.0
status: Triaged → Incomplete
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