Bug 601017 - roxterm flashes when switching workspaces
Summary: roxterm flashes when switching workspaces
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: roxterm
Version: 13
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dan Horák
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-06-07 02:14 UTC by Bruce Jerrick
Modified: 2011-06-27 17:41 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2011-06-27 17:41:30 UTC
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Description Bruce Jerrick 2010-06-07 02:14:54 UTC
Description of problem:
When switching GNOME workspaces, roxterm backgrounds flash -- a wide black
band appears briefly in the roxterm window, reminiscent of bad CRT sync.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
roxterm-1.18.2-1.fc13.i686
gnome-common-2.28.0-1.fc12.noarch	# sic; that's currently the latest version for F13
gnome-desktop-2.30.0-3.fc13.i686
gnome-panel-2.30.0-1.fc13.i686
xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.11.0-4.fc13.i686
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.8.0-12.fc13.i686
kernel-2.6.33.5-112.fc13.i686
metacity-2.30.0-2.fc13.i686
(These and all other packages are as of Jun 3 16:19:31 UTZ 2010
F13 updates repodata (that date is per <revision> in repomd.xml).)

Hardware is Acer TravelMate 4222WLMi, with
15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) TFT LCD (uses "intel" X driver).

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Configure two or more GNOME workspaces.
2. Start a roxterm in each (with white backgrounds).
3. Switch between workspaces (any method of switching).

Actual results:
Observe flashes -- a wide black band appears briefly in the roxterm window,
reminiscent of bad CRT sync.  Size and vertical position of band is variable.

Expected results:
No flashes, no annoyance.

Additional info:
The effect is most noticeable when the two roxterms are at the same position.
The effect can be seen with just one roxterm (the other workspace being empty),
but is not as noticeable.

Does not happen with gnome-terminal or xterm .
Does not happen in F12 (with updates versions as of Thu Jun 3 15:04:44 UTZ 2010).
*Does* happen in F13 with these older versions:
    roxterm-1.18.1-1.fc13.i686.rpm	# F13 Release
    roxterm-1.15.2-1.fc12.i686		# F12 Release

Comment 1 Dan Horák 2010-06-14 05:45:09 UTC
I can't reproduce it on my F-13 system also with intel video (i965). I would suspect more the video driver or the window manager than roxterm. Do you have "deskop effects" enabled?

Comment 2 Christoph Wickert 2010-06-21 09:27:09 UTC
I guess this is a problem in VTE because the same has been reported for the Xfce Terminal and gnome-terminal on Ubuntu, see
http://foo-projects.org/pipermail/xfce/2010-June/027312.html

Comment 3 Bug Zapper 2011-06-02 11:46:25 UTC
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Comment 4 Bug Zapper 2011-06-27 17:41:30 UTC
Fedora 13 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2011-06-25. Fedora 13 is 
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