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Bug 564845 - volume indicator + xinerama = screen artifact
volume indicator + xinerama = screen artifact
Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE
Product: gnome-settings-daemon
Classification: Core
Component: plugins
2.24.x
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: gnome-settings-daemon-maint
gnome-settings-daemon-maint
Depends on:
Blocks: randr-tracker
 
 
Reported: 2008-12-17 11:32 UTC by Otto Allmendinger
Modified: 2009-09-09 17:29 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.23/2.24

Attachments
screenshot of artifact (166.83 KB, image/png)
2009-01-29 18:23 UTC, Otto Allmendinger 		Details

Description Otto Allmendinger 2008-12-17 11:32:11 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
The volume indicator produces a normal window on one screen and an artifact on the other screen. 

(see screenshot link)

Steps to reproduce:
1. Use Xinerama
2. Use volume keys on keyboard

Actual results:
you see the volume indicator on the active screen (where your pointer is) and a rectangle with the desktop background on the other screen at the exact same position

Expected results:
just the volume indicator on the active screen

Does this happen every time?
yes

Other information:
link to screenshot:
http://allmend.net/etc/GVI-Screenshot.png
the artifact is the blue box on the left side
Comment 1 Matthias Clasen 2009-01-29 17:19:00 UTC 
The url is not working. Please attach the screenshot.
Comment 2 Otto Allmendinger 2009-01-29 18:23:33 UTC 
Created attachment 127479 [details]
screenshot of artifact

sorry, here it is
Comment 3 Bastien Nocera 2009-03-05 20:48:36 UTC 
I don't see how that can be a gnome-settings-daemon bug. It's a normal window that we move to the right location when needed.
Comment 4 Otto Allmendinger 2009-03-05 21:50:46 UTC 
I couldn't determine where this window comes from. Xprop just shows information about the window below.
Comment 5 Bastien Nocera 2009-09-09 15:32:49 UTC 
My guess is that this is a problem with your distribution's X server, or in the window manager, if you're using compositing.

Which window manager are you using, and is the problem still happening?
Comment 6 Otto Allmendinger 2009-09-09 16:40:43 UTC 
I was using metacity without compositing when the bug occured. 

Metacity *with* compositing doesn't show this bug because another volume-indicator is presented.

Now using metacity 2.26.0 i tired it *without* compositing, and the artifact doesn't appear anymore, so I think this can be closed.
Comment 7 Olav Vitters 2009-09-09 17:29:56 UTC 
Cannot be fixed if there is no idea what was the cause.