Bug report #12854

When QGIS is started, a trembling window frame appears through the four desktops

Added by Damien foggy67 almost 9 years ago. Updated about 5 years ago.

Status:Closed
Priority:Normal
Assignee:-
Category:GUI
Affected QGIS version:2.8.1 Regression?:No
Operating System:Ubuntu Easy fix?:No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:end of life
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:No Copied to github as #:20947

Description

Hi,
When I start the QGIS desktop 2.8.1 on my Linux Ubuntu 12.04 LTS laptop (32 bits), a trembling empty window frame appears on my screen, and dances through all the four desktops.
QGIS is not usable at all because the frame is empty and is always dancing through the four desktops. QGIS causes no crash neither core dump.
I just can quit QGIS with the help of the left bar on Unity.
This bug is always reproductible.

But this bug does not occur just after installing QGIS with ppa, and starting it for the first time.
Then the second and following starts make this bug to appear.

Very strange bug...

Foggy67

QGIS2.conf Magnifier (12.3 KB) Damien foggy67, 2015-05-31 04:46 AM

QGISCUSTOMIZATION2.conf Magnifier (131 KB) Damien foggy67, 2015-05-31 04:46 AM

.xsession-errors (36 KB) Damien foggy67, 2015-06-02 09:19 AM

History

#1 Updated by Damien foggy67 almost 9 years ago

I have some fresh news about this bug.
When I delete the 2 configuration directories ~/.config/QGIS and ~/.qgis2, I can start QGIS Desktop again without any trouble and can work with it.
The only strange thing is that QGIS starts in another desktop, than the one I work on.

It looks like that QGIS would save some corrupted informations in these 2 configuration directories, who make QGIS unusable for the next starts.
Hereby I join 2 files.

I hope this may help...

#2 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 9 years ago

  • Status changed from Open to Feedback

after deleting the configuration files, can you replicate the issue?

#3 Updated by Damien foggy67 almost 9 years ago

Yes I can replicate the same issue, if I resize the main window on my screen.
As long as I don't resize it, I can fully work with QGIS.

There seems to be an interference between the window resizing of QGIS and the desktop managment of Unity (compiz) in Ubuntu

#4 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 9 years ago

  • Operating System changed from Laptop HP Pavilion DV4000 32 bits to Ubuntu
  • Crashes QGIS or corrupts data changed from Yes to No
  • OS version changed from Linux Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to 12.04
  • Status changed from Feedback to Open
  • Category changed from Browser to GUI

#5 Updated by Damien foggy67 almost 9 years ago

Hi

I join the .xsession-errors file, that shows a repetitive message when the empty frame of the QGIS window trembles.
I hope that this will help.

  • Message: moving back from GtkStatusIcon to indicator
    Warning: QGraphicsScene::addItem: item has already been added to this scene
    compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (decor) - Warn: failed to bind pixmap to texture
compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (decor) - Warn: failed to bind pixmap to texture
compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (decor) - Warn: failed to bind pixmap to texture
compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (decor) - Warn: failed to bind pixmap to texture
compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

compiz (opengl) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x3c00088 to texture

Damien

#6 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 7 years ago

  • Regression? set to No
  • Easy fix? set to No

#7 Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 5 years ago

  • Status changed from Open to Closed
  • Resolution set to end of life

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