Qt4-X11 is using ARGB visuals, which seems like a logical thing to do if Cairo-Dock is running. VLC Xvideo and X11 plugins fail to handle this correctly when creating their rendering window. Thus, this is essentially a LibVLC bug.
A trivial work-around is here: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=c0ec5be56e71c273eef4faea8d927eeb3cbc7ec5;hp=493ed6ef7ff138e7b93f31e962bb28dfa06d928b ** Changed in: vlc Milestone: 1.1.0 => 1.0.4 -- VLC crashes if cairo-dock is installed in karmic alpha 4 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/416294 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Cairo- Dock Team, which is subscribed to Cairo-Dock Core. Status in Cairo-Dock : Core: Invalid Status in Qt: Confirmed Status in VLC media player: Fix Committed Status in “qt4-x11” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “vlc” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: vlc using a fresh install of Karmic 64bit Alpha 4 or the latest daily build with either the Karmic Desktop CD or Alternate CD for installations VLC fails to playback any type of video file is cario-dock is installed. Notes: 1) VLC works normally if installed on a fresh install of Karmic Alpha 4. 2) VLC fails to playback video after the package cairo-dock is installed tested on HP pavilion laptop with intel CPU & Nvidia GPU and also tested on Toshiba Satelite laptop with Intel CPU & Intel GPU. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~cairo-dock-team Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~cairo-dock-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
