GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 612270
Flicker when a view mode is selected
Last modified: 2011-08-19 08:41:21 UTC
In Ubuntu Dan Andreșan reported: After I select a view mode (list view, icon view, compact view) the view selection combobox will ugly flicker for a while before selecting the right mode. Try, it does this every time. Lucid, fully updated. I guess the bug report (using the nautilus menu) added all the required info automatically. If not, please ask for more info and I'll provide it. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Mar 6 09:22:44 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release Candidate i386 (20091020.3) NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: nautilus 1:2.29.91-0ubuntu2 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-15.22-generic SourcePackage: nautilus Uname: Linux 2.6.32-15-generic i686 XsessionErrors: Error: No Symbols named "comma" in the include file "gb" (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2161): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed Launchpad ref: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/533136 Thanks!
It continues to behave like this in nautilus 2.29.92-0ubuntu1
Dan, does this still happen in 2.32 (or newer)? In case it does, could you run nautilus from a terminal, and check if it prints any warnings? I cannot reproduce the bug here... Thanks.
Created attachment 182053 [details] Video showing the bug
Oh, sorry, I wrote the comment but I wanted to attach the video. Seems only the video went through :( Retyping... Thanks Stefano for looking into this bug. It still happens on all three computers I have (desktop and laptop at home, workstation at work). The home computers have nVidia, the work one an Intel graphic adapter. All with desktop effect enabaled, all running Ubuntu 10.10 (nautilus 2.32) In the video you can see: 1. The combo box is "Icon View" 2. I choose "Compact View" with the mouse 3. After I click on Compact View, you can see the combo box changing to Compact View, then again Icon View and then, finally, Compact View again. Fortunately, the nautilus panel does not flicker, only the combo box. I'll try again with desktop effects disabled and I'll post any warnings I can get. Thanks again, Dan.
Stefano, same results, although I: - disabled desktop effects - changed the theme to Clearlooks Also, no warnings in the terminal and no .xsession-errors. It's a minor thing, but now that I know it, it bothers me every time. I have another 5-6 desktops at work (different colleagues) which are running Ubuntu, so I can test there too... Thanks, Dan.
There is no such dropdown anymore as for GNOME 3.0, the Nautilus interface was simplified. Is this still happening in 3.0? I cannot reproduce it here in 3.1.4...
André, I cannot reproduce it anymore, as the dropdown does not exist anymore ;) This just confirms something I knew long time ago: If you can do something today, don't do it. Just wait until tomorrow, maybe there's no need for it anymore. Just joking... This bug can be closed, thanks for Gnome 3, it looks and feels great!
Hehe... Thanks for the quick answer!