i ran 'unity' from a console and when the launcher flickering happens, the console gets swamped with messages like these:
** (<unknown>:12011): WARNING **: Failed to fetch xid: Method "GetXid" with signature "" on interface "org.ayatana.bamf.window" doesn't exist (<unknown>:12011): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: instance of invalid non- instantiatable type `(null)' (<unknown>:12011): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_handler_disconnect: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed ** (<unknown>:12011): WARNING **: Failed to fetch view type at /org/ayatana/bamf/window83886613: Method "ViewType" with signature "" on interface "org.ayatana.bamf.view" doesn't exist ** (<unknown>:12302): WARNING **: static void IconLoader::LoadContentsReady(GObject*, GAsyncResult*, IconLoader::IconLoaderTask*): Unable to load contents of /usr/share/unity/files.png: Error opening file: No such file or directory ** (<unknown>:12302): WARNING **: static void IconLoader::LoadContentsReady(GObject*, GAsyncResult*, IconLoader::IconLoaderTask*): Unable to load contents of /usr/share/unity/applications.png: Error opening file: No such file or directory -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/726285 Title: launcher panel keeps hiding and unhiding very rapidly _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~compiz Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~compiz More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

