Scale plugin shows minimized windows completely white

Bug #904700 reported by Giorgio
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
compiz (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

When I use the scale effect to switch between applications, some windows are completely white showing borders only. Screenshot is attached

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.24-generic 3.0.13
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] È una directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 280.13 Wed Jul 27 16:53:56 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,place,grid,vpswitch,imgpng,compiztoolbox,move,resize,mousepoll,unitymtgrabhandles,snap,session,gnomecompat,regex,wall,animation,fade,expo,workarounds,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Dec 15 12:39:36 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] [10de:0402] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8243]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_173 - Driver grafici accelerati NVIDIA (Proprietario, Disabilitato, Non in uso)
 xorg:nvidia_173_updates - Driver grafici accelerati NVIDIA (aggiornamenti post-release) (Proprietario, Disabilitato, Non in uso)
 xorg:nvidia_current - Driver grafici accelerati NVIDIA (Proprietario, Abilitato, In uso)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - Driver grafici accelerati NVIDIA (aggiornamenti post-release) (Proprietario, Disabilitato, Non in uso)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 965P-DS3
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-generic root=UUID=23ad0040-2d6b-4886-b89e-619caebf8ce2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 01/12/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F10
dmi.board.name: 965P-DS3
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF10:bd01/12/2007:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pn965P-DS3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rn965P-DS3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: 965P-DS3
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu26
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

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Giorgio (gioloi72) wrote :
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Giorgio (gioloi72) wrote :

white windows are minimized windows .. maybe it's not a bug, but should be better than even the minimized windows are shown

summary: - Scale plugin shows some windows completely white
+ Scale plugin shows minimized windows completely white
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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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Petko Ditchev (pditchev) wrote :

I'd add that the expected behaviour is not to show the minimized windows , or to show them as thumbnails at bottom , but the last one is more of a feature request .

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