Comment 158 for bug 753144

this sounds like great news!

On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:54 PM, Sam Spilsbury <email address hidden> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 2:38 PM, sordna <email address hidden> wrote:
> > For me upgrading to oneiric solved the issue, but please note I am using
> > xubuntu (XFCE). However the upgrade introduced a new compiz issue,
> > whenever I rotate the desktop cube, as soon as the new face settles in
> > place, the windows of the previous face flash on the new face for a
> > split second. Has anyone else noticed this? It's really annoying. If
> > this bug is reported already (on launchpad or any ohter site) please
> > point me to it.
>
> I know about this an I have a fix, I'm just waiting for it to be tested on
> fglrx
> >
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> > You received this bug notification because you are a bug assignee.
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753144
> >
> > Title:
> > focused, or maximized windows blank
> >
> > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
> > Invalid
> > Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
> > Confirmed
> > Status in Unity:
> > Invalid
> > Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
> > Confirmed
> > Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu:
> > Incomplete
> > Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> > Invalid
> >
> > Bug description:
> > Binary package hint: compiz
> >
> > I have discovered a fairly consistent behavior: When multiple
> > aplications are open, the bug can manifest itself as: the active
> > window is blank (white in my case... title bar displays but nothing
> > else.) while windows behind it will display content. If one of the
> > unfocused windows is selected, it gains focus, and goes blank. The
> > previously blank window, no longer focused, regains its content and is
> > no longer blank.
> >
> > Switching between applications, the ones gaining focus always going
> > blank only to regain content after losing focus is quite infuriating.
> >
> > To force an application to quit being blank, another application is
> > opened, and applications are switched until the blanking behavior
> > begins for the new application. (I use terminal as my dummy app...)
> > Terminal is given focus, observed to be blank, and closed. The
> > aplication which was behind the dummy application gains focus, and
> > does not go blank. (this has been verified in classic desktop, not yet
> > in unity)
> >
> > ProblemType: Bug
> > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> > Package: compiz 1:0.9.4git20110322-0ubuntu5
> > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
> > Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
> > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
> > Architecture: i386
> > CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,place,vpswitch,regex,gnomecompat,mousepoll,imgpng,move,snap,resize,grid,scale,wall,session,animation,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher]
> > Date: Wed Apr 6 21:40:19 2011
> > DistroCodename: natty
> > DistroVariant: ubuntu
> > EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386
> (20101007)
> > InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386
> (20101007)
> > ProcEnviron:
> > LANGUAGE=en_US:en
> > LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> > SHELL=/bin/bash
> > ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
> > SourcePackage: compiz
> > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-05 (1 days ago)
> > version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
> > version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu1
> >
> > To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/753144/+subscriptions
> >
>
>
> --
> Sam Spilsbury
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753144
>
> Title:
> focused, or maximized windows blank
>
> Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
> Invalid
> Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in Unity:
> Invalid
> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: compiz
>
> I have discovered a fairly consistent behavior: When multiple
> aplications are open, the bug can manifest itself as: the active
> window is blank (white in my case... title bar displays but nothing
> else.) while windows behind it will display content. If one of the
> unfocused windows is selected, it gains focus, and goes blank. The
> previously blank window, no longer focused, regains its content and is
> no longer blank.
>
> Switching between applications, the ones gaining focus always going
> blank only to regain content after losing focus is quite infuriating.
>
> To force an application to quit being blank, another application is
> opened, and applications are switched until the blanking behavior
> begins for the new application. (I use terminal as my dummy app...)
> Terminal is given focus, observed to be blank, and closed. The
> aplication which was behind the dummy application gains focus, and
> does not go blank. (this has been verified in classic desktop, not yet
> in unity)
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: compiz 1:0.9.4git20110322-0ubuntu5
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,place,vpswitch,regex,gnomecompat,mousepoll,imgpng,move,snap,resize,grid,scale,wall,session,animation,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher]
> Date: Wed Apr 6 21:40:19 2011
> DistroCodename: natty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386
> (20101007)
> InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386
> (20101007)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_US:en
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
> SourcePackage: compiz
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-05 (1 days ago)
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
> version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu1
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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