"Cover Down" transition flickers

[Vern Poythress]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

OO 3.01 on ubuntu 9.04 (from ubuntu repositories; openoffice.org-impress 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3) flickers improperly on the "Cover Down" transition. The Cover down does not work as it should. This holds both at home and at work, with two different video cards.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: openoffice.org-core 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
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.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 295.40 Thu Apr 5 21:28:09 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 14.957581] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (872) killed by TERM signal
 [ 23.744027] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
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DkmsStatus:
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ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
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   Subsystem: BFG Tech Device [19f1:0a94]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
JockeyStatus:
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Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm lpadmin sambashare sudo
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
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[Vern Poythress (vpoythress1)]

The attached .odp file shows the transition problem.

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

Can anyone else reproduce this problem? It seems to look ok to me on OOo 3.1 in Karmic.

[Vern Poythress (vpoythress1)]

I have now checked out the problem with one other Windows 2000 machine, and one XP machine. A problem appears in showing slide shows with both OOo 3.0.1 and 3.1 on Windows. In OOo 3.1 on XP, the slide transition Box Out uses the preceding slide to produce Box Out, and then when it is done shifts suddenly to the next slide. Wipes in 3.0.1 and 3.1 will show a dark rectangle that wipes, rather than the actual positive content that is supposed to show. At the end of the wipe animation, the new positive content will finally show up suddenly.

It is possible that this has something to do with my video cards, but we are dealing with several video cards on several machines. The phenomena are similar.

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

I see what the problem is now and I think it is a bug in ooo-build. It works with official OOo 3.1.0 and dev300 m49 but not with ooo-build.

Thanks,

Chris

[VladimirCZ (vlabla)]

Still the same malfunction in the version 3.1.1 build 9420 under Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Vern Poythress, this issue is unreproducible in LibreOffice Impress. Does this work for you?

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

apt-cache policy libreoffice-impress
libreoffice-impress:
  Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages

[Vern Poythress (vpoythress1)]

 Dear Christopher Penalver,

I currently have LibreOffice 3.3.2, OOO330m19 (Build:202)
tag libreoffice-3.3.2.2, Ubuntu package 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5, installed over ubuntu 11.04.

CoverDown still does not work. It is as described below. It flickers with the preceding slide, and then makes a sudden jump to the next slide.

Yours,
Vern Poythress

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher M. Penalver <email address hidden>
To: vpoythress1 <email address hidden>
Sent: Mon, Jun 6, 2011 3:31 am
Subject: [Bug 384913] Re: [ooo-build] presentation of slide transitions and animations ugly

Vern Poythress, this issue is unreproducible in LibreOffice Impress.
Does this work for you?

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

apt-cache policy libreoffice-impress
libreoffice-impress:
  Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages

** Also affects: libreoffice (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Medium => Low

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Title:
  [ooo-build] presentation of slide transitions and animations ugly

Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite:
  New
Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in “openoffice.org” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: openoffice.org

  OO 3.01 on ubuntu 9.04 (from ubuntu repositories; openoffice.org-impress
1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3) flickers improperly on the "Cover Down" transition. The Cover
down does not work as it should. This holds both at home and at work, with two
different video cards.
  OO 3.1.0 on Windows 2000 does not do "Box Out" at all. And Wipe animations
work, but not properly.
  Surely some other people must have seen this same bug, but I can't find a
duplicate.

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
  Package: openoffice.org-core 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: openoffice.org
  Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

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[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

[This is an automated message.]
There are no new official OpenOffice.org releases in Ubuntu packaging anymore => Won't Fix

If the problem persists, please mark this bug as "also affects project Libreoffice" or "also affects distribution Libreoffice (Ubuntu)" if that has not happened already.

Please leave references to upstream OpenOffice.org bugs in place to allow cross pollination.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

No reference URL.

[Erwin (junkmail-hoefling)]

The bug persists in LibreOffice 3.5.2 no a Thinkpad notebook running Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 LTS. It is reproduced with the ODP file attached to #2.

Might the problem be related to an issure with the graphics driver? I have an integrated Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 graphics controller, OpenGL and 3D acceleration are working without problems.

[Vern Poythress (vpoythress1)]

Cover-down does not work on Fedora 16, LibreOffice 3.4.5, video card GeForce 8400GS, nouveau video driver.
Also, does not work on Mint 12, LibreOffice 3.4.4, video card Intel N10, i915 video driver.
Does work on both machines when run on Windows XP, LibreOffice 3.5.3.2.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Vern Poythress, regarding your comments:
>"Cover-down does not work on Fedora 16..."
The Ubuntu project does not support Fedora. You are welcome to report this to the Fedora bug tracker directly via https://bugzilla.redhat.com/index.cgi .

>"Also, does not work on Mint 12..."
The Ubuntu project does not support Mint. You are welcome to report this to Mint directly via https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+filebug .

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Vern Poythress, please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:
apport-collect 384913

As well, could you please provide a video demonstrating the problem via recordmydesktop?

[Vern Poythress (vpoythress1)]

Dear Christopher Penalver,

I am now in ubuntu 12.04 (newly installed). I ran apport-collect 384913, and it did call up launchpad. But in the terminal it also says, "Package libreoffice not installed and no hook available, ignoring." Well, libreoffice is installed, so I don't know why the terminal has this response.

Anyway, I tried running libreoffice impress (3.5.2), and it still shows the same problem with Cover Down. I'll try to use recordmydesktop. And I'll send a copy of the .odp file I'm using that shows the problem (but the problem is general to Cover Down, not just to this file).

Vern Poythress

[Vern Poythress (vpoythress1)]

The video record of the flicker is at

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4557004/out.ogv

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Vern Poythress, this looks like a driver issue, so I'm going to kick it over to the xorg team. Please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal (this time it should work):
apport-collect 384913

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The above entries from a minute ago are all the result of using apport-collect 384913. It seems logical to me (as a novice) that it may be an xorg problem, since I have seen the problem in Fedora 16 and Mint12 as well as in Ubuntu 12.04 and earlier versions of Ubuntu.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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