Totem: no visual effects until window is moved around the desktop

[Christian Elkjaer]

When I launch a playlist for an internet radio Totem starts caching data and
starts playing. So far so good. However, Totem shows black space where the
visual effects(goom) should be. Only when I move the window around the desktop
(eventually out of the desktop or place another window on top of it) the visual
effects will appear.

I have discovered this in Ubuntu Breezy(daily).

Christian

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=315905: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=315905

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for your bug. Does it happen with local files too? What videosink (from
gstreamer-properties) do you use? Have you an example of webpage for that?

[Christian Elkjaer (c.elkjaer)]

I have recorded the events using vnc2swf. The video sink options of gstreamer do
in fact make a difference which the swf presentations also show.

In the bug description I used an internet radio stream as an example. Today a
test showed that it does not matter whether using local files or internet radio
streams.

[Christian Elkjaer (c.elkjaer)]

.. and forgot the link to the website:

http://home1.stofanet.dk/elkjaer

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for your bug. So you have the issue when using Xv but not when using X11?
I've forwarded that upstream: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=315905

[Christian Elkjaer (c.elkjaer)]

That is correct.

Thank you!

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

this is fixed with totem/gst0.10 (which is packaged for dapper) according to upstream

[Christian Elkjaer (c.elkjaer)]

I just did a test and the bug cannot be reproduced any longer.

Thank you

[Stephen Wilson (sk-wilson)]

I have the same issue with visualizations very slow to start in Totem. It happens with Feisty Beta. Moving the Totem window or covering it has no impact for me. Also happens with both local files and those opened from my Edgy partition.

[Christian Elkjaer (c.elkjaer)]

Hi Stephen

I do not see this bug on my computer with an up-to-date feisty. The visualizations start instantly.

Consider opening a new bug report for this.

[Stephen Wilson (sk-wilson)]

Hi Christian,

Yes, I have been keeping Feisty up to date and it is not a problem now. I hadn't noticed when it was fixed. Visualization still fails in Rhythmbox visualization for me, though.