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Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_device_grab: assertion `GDK_IS_DEVICE (device)' failed

Bug #986872 reported by dino99 on 2012-04-22

This bug affects 5 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	gedit (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Precise i386 logged as gnome-classic

Using gedit to modify an existing file then selecting " save as " to set a new file name, and get:

(gedit:3377): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_device_grab_add: assertion `GDK_IS_DEVICE (device)' failed

(gedit:3377): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_device_grab: assertion `GDK_IS_DEVICE (device)' failed

The new file is created but got this error.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gedit 3.4.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.37~pre201204170400-generic-pae 3.2.15
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 22 16:21:31 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gedit
SourcePackage: gedit
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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dino99 (9d9) wrote on 2012-04-22:

Dependencies.txt Edit (3.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcEnviron.txt Edit (273 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcMaps.txt Edit (35.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcStatus.txt Edit (845 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-05-14:

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

Changed in gedit (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Paul Bredbury (brebs) wrote on 2013-07-16:

Try patch at https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=696756#c3

It works to remove this message in evolution 3.6.4:

(evolution:25937): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_device_get_source: assertion `GDK_IS_DEVICE (device)' failed

dino99 (9d9) on 2014-05-30

Changed in gedit (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Invalid

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Clinton H (49studebaker) wrote on 2019-12-27:

1) Ubuntu 19.10
2) GNOME Shell 3.34.1

11:55:42 AM gnome-software: gdk_event_set_source_device: assertion 'GDK_IS_DEVICE (device)' failed
11:55:42 AM gnome-software: gdk_event_set_source_device: assertion 'GDK_IS_DEVICE (device)' failed
11:55:42 AM gnome-software: gdk_device_get_source: assertion 'GDK_IS_DEVICE (device)' failed
11:55:42 AM gnome-software: gdk_event_set_source_device: assertion 'GDK_IS_DEVICE (device)' failed