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
>
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