I've uploaded screenshots of the problem described below. They are of the xmms
file select dialog.
http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~sth2/noprob.png
http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~sth2/prob.png
noprob.png shows the dialog without anything selected. The mouse pointer is
over the "Add selected files" button, which is why it is highlighted.
prob.png shows the same dialog with one of the items in the file dialog list
selected. Notice how all the buttons, the pulldown directory menu, and the
slider bars are all outlined now as if they have been pressed. This was
achieved simply by passing the mouse over each of these elements, without
actually pressing any of them. Sometimes the elements can be brought back to
their correct state by passing the mouse over them again, but this behavior is
somewhat inconsistent. Again, this only happens when something in the list is
selected.
I get this behavior in almost every gtk application with a list selection
element, such as MandrakeUpdate, freeamp, or the gimp.
Has anyone else noticed this phenomenon? Or am I going crazy?
-Scott
On Wed, Dec 29, 1999 at 10:21:15AM -0700, Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Scott Haug wrote:
>
> > This is a problem that has plagued me for quite some time under 6.0/6.1, so I
> > was hoping a fresh install of 7.0 would solve the problem. Unfortunately, it
> > still persists.
> >
> > The problem is that when I select an item from a gtk list, such as a package to
> > upgrade in MandrakeUpdate or a file in the standard gtk file dialog, it causes
> > display problems with other gui elements (usually buttons) in the dialog. For
> > example, when a list item is selected, the button that currently has focus will
> > suddenly change its visual state to look like it does when it is "pressed".
> > Passing the mouse mouse over any gtk button (when a list item is selected)
> > toggles its visual state similarly, so that it alternates between looking
> > "pressed" and "unpressed". The app itself functions correctly; it's only the
> > gui's appearance that is affected.
> >
> > This is on a fresh install of Oxygen from last night.
> >
> > gtk+-1.2.6-3mdk
> > glib-1.2.6-1mdk
> >
> > The current desktop environment doesn't affect the situation; this problem
> > happens everytime regardless of whether I'm in kde or gnome.
> >
> > Has anyone else experienced this problem? Is there a fix? It's annoying as
> > all get-out... :)
> >
> > -Scott
>
> Can you get some screen shots, also what gtk theme?
>
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