This bug also happens in Ubuntu 12.04, running latest unity for that version (5.20). Is it possible to backport the fix? We have about 200 laptops showing this behaviour when editing a LibreOffice Writer document and changing the text color. Launcher and top panel disappear.
The bug was already reported for unity version 5, but marked as duplicate (bug 1024720) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1024459 Title: panel and launcher blinks when using libreoffice presenter/spreadsheet Status in Unity: Fix Released Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Latest version (6.0), intel graphics: 1. open libreoffice presenter 2. double click on the presenter edit view -> you can see that the panel and launcher becomes transparent There is no crash and if you get the cursor back to the libreoffice *menu* area, the panel/launcher reappears. See the beginning of this video (panel will disappear). As you can see, it doesn't on each double click for selecting the content, but on most of them. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: unity 6.0.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-4.4-generic 3.5.0-rc6 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-4-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.3-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell] Date: Fri Jul 13 18:14:50 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, user) LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1024459/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

