gtk-recordMyDesktop crashes on launch without showing the main window

[Delan Azabani]

Versions:
Ubuntu maverick alpha
gtk-recordmydesktop 0.3.8-1ubuntu1
recordmydesktop 0.3.8.1+svn602-1ubuntu1

Output:

delan@delan:~$ gtk-recordMyDesktop
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:40: RuntimeWarning: tp_compare didn't return -1 or -2 for exception
  from gtk import _gtk
ImportError: No module named gi
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 105, in apport_excepthook
    os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREAT|os.O_EXCL, 0600), 'w')
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/crash/_usr_bin_gtk-recordMyDesktop.1000.crash'

Original exception was:
ImportError: No module named gi
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdMonitor.py:10: DeprecationWarning: The popen2 module is deprecated. Use the subprocess module.
  import popen2
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSelectThumb.py:79: GtkWarning: gdk_image_put_pixel: assertion `y >= 0 && y < image->height' failed
  im2.put_pixel(k/stride,i/stride,im1.get_pixel(k,i))
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py:150: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips=gtk.Tooltips()
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py:151: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.set_tip(self.win_button,smplTooltipLabels[0])
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py:152: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.set_tip(self.start_button,smplTooltipLabels[1])
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py:153: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.set_tip(self.file_button,smplTooltipLabels[2])
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py:154: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.set_tip(self.quit_button,smplTooltipLabels[3])
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py:155: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.set_tip(self.v_quality,smplTooltipLabels[4])
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py:156: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.set_tip(self.v_label,smplTooltipLabels[4])
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py:157: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.set_tip(self.s_button,smplTooltipLabels[5])
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py:158: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.set_tip(self.s_quality,smplTooltipLabels[6])
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py:159: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.set_tip(self.s_label,smplTooltipLabels[6])
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py:160: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
  self.tooltips.set_tip(self.advanced_button,smplTooltipLabels[7])

Gdk-ERROR **: The program 'gtk-recordMyDesktop' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'.
  (Details: serial 361 error_code 8 request_code 72 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)
aborting...
Trace/breakpoint trap

[Mark Krenz (mark-slugbug)]

I'm having the same symptom in 10.10, but with a different error. I am able to run recordmydesktop though without issue.

/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdMonitor.py:10: DeprecationWarning: The popen2 module is deprecated. Use the subprocess module.
  import popen2
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSelectThumb.py:79: GtkWarning: IA__gdk_image_put_pixel: assertion `y >= 0 && y < image->height' failed
  im2.put_pixel(k/stride,i/stride,im1.get_pixel(k,i))
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gtk-recordMyDesktop", line 43, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/gtk-recordMyDesktop", line 40, in main
    tr=rmdSimple.simpleWidget()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py", line 515, in __init__
    self.trayIcon=trayIcon(self)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdTrayIcon.py", line 394, in __init__
    self.tray_popup=iTP.TrayPopupMenu(self.parent,self.parent.values,self.optionsOpen)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdTrayPopup.py", line 51, in __init__
    self.popupmenu_continueitem.hide()
AttributeError: TrayPopupMenu instance has no attribute 'popupmenu_continueitem'

[YAFU (yafu)]

I have a similar problem (But the output is similar to that of Mark Krenz output ).

$ gtk-recordMyDesktop
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdMonitor.py:10: DeprecationWarning: The popen2 module is deprecated. Use the subprocess module.
  import popen2
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gtk-recordMyDesktop", line 43, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/gtk-recordMyDesktop", line 40, in main
    tr=rmdSimple.simpleWidget()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdSimple.py", line 515, in __init__
    self.trayIcon=trayIcon(self)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdTrayIcon.py", line 394, in __init__
    self.tray_popup=iTP.TrayPopupMenu(self.parent,self.parent.values,self.optionsOpen)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/recordMyDesktop/rmdTrayPopup.py", line 51, in __init__
    self.popupmenu_continueitem.hide()
AttributeError: TrayPopupMenu instance has no attribute 'popupmenu_continueitem'

===
Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick
recordmydesktop 0.3.8.1+svn602-1ubuntu3
gtk-recordmydesktop 0.3.8-3ubuntu1
python 2.6.6-2ubuntu1

[Rafal-maj-it (rafal-maj-it)]

same bug, run directly program to work around...

recordmydesktop --quick-subsampling --fps 3 --no-sound --on-the-fly-encoding --v_quality 40 -o rec`date_%Y%m%d_%H%M%S`.ogv

[Rafal-maj-it (rafal-maj-it)]

typo, actuall the command would be:

recordmydesktop --quick-subsampling --fps 3 --no-sound --on-the-fly-encoding --v_quality 40 -o rec_`date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S`.ogv

and creates .ogv file in working directory. --no-sound and v_quality options can be changed, man for more

[Peter Wu (lekensteyn)]

Yavu and Mark, your errors do not come from this bug, but from https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk-recordmydesktop/+bug/612885 .
Solution:
    sudo apt-get install python-appindicator

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Martin Nordholts (enselic)]

This problem is specific to the GTK wrapper, moving to gtk-recordmydesktop.