TypeError: pixbuf should be a GdkPixbuf

[Wulong]

Binary package hint: listen

After a reboot listen went useless. I turned off the computer while music was still playin'. Guess I have to remove ~/.listen again.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

$ dpkg -l listen|grep listen
ii listen 0.5-5ubuntu2 music player and manager for GNOME

$ uname -r
2.6.27-7-generic

wulong@stealth:~$ listen
/usr/lib/listen/stock.py:135: GtkWarning: gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple: assertion `dest_width > 0' failed
  try:icons.add(SHUFFLE, gtk.IconSet(gtk.icon_theme_get_default().load_icon("stock_shuffle",-1,gtk.ICON_LOOKUP_USE_BUILTIN)))
/usr/lib/listen/stock.py:135: GtkWarning: gdk_pixbuf_get_width: assertion `GDK_IS_PIXBUF (pixbuf)' failed
  try:icons.add(SHUFFLE, gtk.IconSet(gtk.icon_theme_get_default().load_icon("stock_shuffle",-1,gtk.ICON_LOOKUP_USE_BUILTIN)))
/usr/lib/listen/stock.py:135: GtkWarning: gdk_pixbuf_get_height: assertion `GDK_IS_PIXBUF (pixbuf)' failed
  try:icons.add(SHUFFLE, gtk.IconSet(gtk.icon_theme_get_default().load_icon("stock_shuffle",-1,gtk.ICON_LOOKUP_USE_BUILTIN)))
/usr/lib/listen/stock.py:135: Warning: g_object_ref: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
  try:icons.add(SHUFFLE, gtk.IconSet(gtk.icon_theme_get_default().load_icon("stock_shuffle",-1,gtk.ICON_LOOKUP_USE_BUILTIN)))
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/listen/listen.py", line 218, in <module>
    ListenApp()
  File "/usr/lib/listen/listen.py", line 119, in __init__
    stock.stock_init()
  File "/usr/lib/listen/stock.py", line 135, in stock_init
    try:icons.add(SHUFFLE, gtk.IconSet(gtk.icon_theme_get_default().load_icon("stock_shuffle",-1,gtk.ICON_LOOKUP_USE_BUILTIN)))
TypeError: pixbuf should be a GdkPixbuf
wulong@stealth:~$

[Wulong (thewulong)]

Figured it out. It has something to do with a icon theme. I changed icon theme to black white gloss 2 in xfce and now it's working. Still this shouldn't happen, or?

[bford16 (bford16)]

I saw this behavior too. I switched icon themes and it went away. I use Rhythmbox now...

[Luky Winarto (luckyborneo)]

I was having the same problem like you. What I do was edit the stock.py
$ sudo nano /usr/lib/listen/stock.py

Then removing these two lines:
Try: icons.add (SHUFFLE, gtk.IconSet (gtk.icon_theme_get_default (). Load_icon ( "stock_shuffle", -1, gtk.ICON_LOOKUP_USE_BUILTIN)))
except gobject.GError:pass Except gobject.GError: pass

Then run this command:
$ rm -rf ~/.listen

Then, try to run listen again.

[Leonardo Paternotte (chaser-nl)]

Same problem here, the solution mentioned above by Luky Winarto works.

I just placed # in front of both lines.

[Kevin (kevinshlee)]

I had the same problem and Luky Winarto's workaround works for me too.
Just like what chaser.nl did, I commented out those two lines with '#'.

I'm using Ubuntu Linux 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope Desktop 64 bit.

Regards,
Kevin

[Bhaskar Kandiyal (bkandiyal)]

Yes, I can confirm this and the workaround mentioned worked perfectly.