on startup upper panel is black(lower is ok)only on ubuntu 13.10

[mishal]

on startup upper pannel is ok but lower is ok. in console i got
(gnome-panel:16206): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_accelerator_parse_with_keycode: assertion 'accelerator != NULL' failed

** (gnome-panel:16206): WARNING **: Unable to parse mouse modifier '(null)'

*** BUG ***
In pixman_region32_init_rect: Invalid rectangle passed
Set a breakpoint on '_pixman_log_error' to debug

*** BUG ***
In pixman_region32_init_rect: Invalid rectangle passed
Set a breakpoint on '_pixman_log_error' to debug

*** BUG ***
In pixman_region32_init_rect: Invalid rectangle passed
Set a breakpoint on '_pixman_log_error' to debug

*** BUG ***
In pixman_region32_init_rect: Invalid rectangle passed
Set a breakpoint on '_pixman_log_error' to debug

this affects 13.10 ubuntu only

gnome-panel:
  Installed: 1:3.6.2-0ubuntu15
  Candidate: 1:3.6.2-0ubuntu15
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.6.2-0ubuntu15 0
        500 http://ua.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[mishal (misha212001)]

tried on 32bit distribution - works ok.

[Jeffery Eman (jefferysamuel)]

Hi.. anybody working on this bug?

it is kind of annoying bug.. i've been using a workaround.. Ctrl+Alt+F1.. login to my ID.. and run 'DISPLAY=:0 gnome-panel' -> if start the gnome-panel from first terminal it is working fine.

to automate the above step: i tried to put a shell script on startup to call gnome-panel. But it still show the blank upper pannel.

looks like the gnome-panel can only be called from first terminal.

this happens after i upgraded from 13.04 to 13.10...

[Marcello Bassani (marcellobassani)]

Good afternoon,, ;_)

I got this too, all of a sudden, gnome panel disappeared on a freshly installed gnome-saucy system.
When starting gnome-panel from console: 'sudo gnome-panel' - the following messages appear,

*** BUG ***
In pixman_region32_init_rect: Invalid rectangle passed
Set a breakpoint on '_pixman_log_error' to debug

*** BUG ***
In pixman_region32_init_rect: Invalid rectangle passed
Set a breakpoint on '_pixman_log_error' to debug

*** BUG ***
In pixman_region32_init_rect: Invalid rectangle passed
Set a breakpoint on '_pixman_log_error' to debug

*** BUG ***
In pixman_region32_init_rect: Invalid rectangle passed
Set a breakpoint on '_pixman_log_error' to debug

*** BUG ***
In pixman_region32_init_rect: Invalid rectangle passed
Set a breakpoint on '_pixman_log_error' to debug

I have actually never thought about debugging seriously - Thanks anyway for your work on Ubuntu.
P.S.: I even had tried '#sudo dpkg-reconfigure gnome-panel' plus 'sudo apt-get install gnome-panel' with no, resp. "...already installed ..." - etc.

Have a good day - inspite of all

[Marcello Bassani (marcellobassani)]

OH ---> it is not Saucy Salamander, but 12.04 - Gnome Shell Remix -

[Marcello Bassani (marcellobassani)]

UPdate: ... yesterday - all of a sudden the LEFT side of the panel (above) appeared only: "Anwendungen" "Orte" (Apps - Locations).

Today - the same two blank black bars - one below, one above desktop. But, Win-Key does not work either (in order to show Applications..)

By the way, System Protocol states I would have installed Ubuntu Gnome Shell Remix last April - which is NOT correct.
I took a screenshot - maybe this can be uploaded here? :-) yes.