[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-16 Thread Navid
sudo apt-get install compiz work for me too . thx Marco -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-15 Thread Marco Lackovic
I had the same problem and fixed it by running sudo apt-get install compiz. Extra packages installed: compiz-gnome Suggested packages: gnome-themes NEW packages installed: compiz compiz-gnome -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-14 Thread Navid
yet, i have this problem (after latest update) -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-13 Thread Vítor Souza
@Joshua Lückers: thanks for the tip. It's weird that you can have CompizConfig Settings Manager installed without Compiz. I would have never imagined that Compiz wasn't installed. Now I have visual effects. However, the Appearance Preferences window and Keep Settings dialog are still hanging and

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-13 Thread Kristian Cleworth
The visual effect window no longer hangs for me... and I get the visual effects. But they just seem to be reset on every startup! -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-13 Thread radjan
@Vitor/Kristian, I installed the Unstable package, and it no longer hangs. You may want to try that. -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-13 Thread Kristian Cleworth
@radjan This is what I installed, and it works fine... I can change my visual effects and it looks brilliant. It no longer hangs. But when I restart my laptop it reverts to the old settings Acer 5810t -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-13 Thread radjan
@Kristian Got it. I'm sorry, that's all I had to do to make it work. Beside that, I only installed the Compiz basic configuration editor, so I could custom the visual effects. But I don't think this is the reason that it works around here. I wish I could help, but my knowledge around

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-13 Thread Doooh_Head
I got the latest code last night via Update Manager and this problem still occurred. I took the advice of another post here and I ran sudo apt-get install compiz. Of course compiz was already installed BUT according to apt-get there was a few files that did need to be updated. Once that was

Re: [Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-13 Thread Omer Akram
Works fine for me after update to gnome-control-center -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-13 Thread VSN
Works great. Thanks for fixing it! -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in ubuntu. --

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-12 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package gnome-control-center - 1:2.30.0-0ubuntu4 --- gnome-control-center (1:2.30.0-0ubuntu4) lucid; urgency=low * debian/patches/95_desktop-effects-integration.patch: - Updated to ensure that we don't call GTK functions outside of the GDK global

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-12 Thread Catalin David
I don't know if I should open another ticket or just keep on talking on this one. I have Lucid 64bit, updated 10 minutes ago from the main repositories (the bugfix was included) working on a Dell laptop with an Intel 945gm video card, 2GB RAM, Intel Dual Core processor. I was experiencing same

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-12 Thread Catalin David
Update: Effects work (great) if only one of the two monitors is online, while the other one is disabled. If both of them are enabled, effects do not work. I tend to blame the graphics card and the graphics card driver for this, but, if I can help tracking down this issue, let me know. Thanks

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-12 Thread The Recorder
THIS BUG HAS NOT BEEN FIXED - SAME THING AS PREVIOUS COMMENT - DATA FOLLOWS AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE LAST COMMAND (LAST SEVERAL LINES OF DATA), EVEN WHEN CHECKS ARE SKIPPED, COMPIZ WILL NOT START - THIS IS NOT A COMPIZ BUG - THIS IS A LUCID BUG art...@arthur-desktop:~$ ./compiz-check Gathering

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-12 Thread Chris Coulson
This bug has been fixed, and your problem is completely unrelated -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-12 Thread Andreas Modinos
I concur. This bug isn't about Compiz or desktop effects at all, it's about the preferences window hanging when trying to change the settings. After installing the update, I no longer suffer the problem. -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-12 Thread The Recorder
NEW BUG SUBMITTED... https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control- center/+bug/561577 -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-12 Thread Vítor Souza
I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, but I've just updated the system and I still suffer the problem: the Appearance Preferences and its Keep Settings dialog still hang, I have to kill it and if I open it again visual effects are not enabled. I don't have two monitors or anything, just my

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-12 Thread Joshua Lückers
Make sure compiz is installed: sudo aptitude install compiz -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-12 Thread radjan
Joshua, reinstalling compiz worked like a charm to me. Don't know exactly why or when, my system installed a whole lot of KDE-based programs. Once I reinstalled compiz, they were all deleted and I finally had the chance to use the effects. I recommend everyone to check if compiz is correctly

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-11 Thread The Recorder
Enabling effects, when in dual screen mode (2048x768) Doesn't change successfully. Please see my thread, especially comment #4 http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9106550postcount=4 -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-11 Thread Jiří Pagáč
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: Fix Released = Fix Committed -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-10 Thread Teej
No need, Chris has committed a fix in bzr so just wait for it to be uploaded to the repos - an update for this should be available soon. -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Sebastien Bacher
** Summary changed: - Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs + Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects ** Also affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Lucid) Importance: Medium Status: Triaged -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Christoph Korn
I created a backtrace in my bug report. In case it is of any use: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/552608/comments/4 -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Didier Roche
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Lucid) Assignee: (unassigned) = Didier Roche (didrocks) -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Rune Svendsen
I'm affected by this as well. Using the open source radeon driver. Is there a way to enable visual effects without using gnome-appearance- properties, that can be used as a workaround for this bug? -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Henrik Stokseth
I have this bug as well. Intel graphics. Recently upgraded to Lucid Lynx from 9.10. -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread captinkid
Reproducible on Nvidia 9500GT using binary driver -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Teej
Affects me too with nvidia current drivers. Full backtrace and strace (if needed) in my duplicate for any dev that needs it bug 558589. -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Daniel Gnoutcheff
Yep, it seems pretty clear that this bug is not dependent on the graphics driver in use. ;) -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Rune Svendsen
I had to reinstall Lucid because of this (I'm pretty sure). I initially turned off the desktop effects to test a bug in compiz. Metacity was enabled, but the appearance dialog hung when I pressed the button to keep the settings. After trying to switch back to using desktop effects (compiz), the

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread JSGosselin
@rune Svendsen Same thing happened to me...as a temporary workaround, I added metacity in my Startup app. pref. This behavior began just after an update I did yesterday I think. -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread John Doe
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: Triaged = Confirmed -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Jacopo Moronato
Same thing as Rune Svendsen reported. Maybe a metacity bug ? -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Chris Coulson
Thanks, but we don't need any more me too type comments. We know there is a bug, and we know that this bug affects everybody and is not hardware specific at all. We're currently working hard to investigate the issue, and it will be fixed once we've figured it out. In the meantime, you can

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Teej
Also, please do not change the status from Triaged to Confirmed. This lowers the importance of the bug's status and means it will be less likely to be fixed. Thanks guys. -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Chris Coulson
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: Triaged = In Progress ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Lucid) Assignee: Didier Roche (didrocks) = Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Chris Coulson
Fixed in bzr now: bzr commit -m '* debian/patches/95_desktop-effects-integration.patch: - Updated to ensure that we don't call GTK functions outside of the GDK global lock. This fixes a deadlock caused by trying to recursively lock the GDK global lock (LP: #554106)' --fixes 'lp:554106'

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:~ubuntu-desktop/gnome-control-center/ubuntu -- Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 554106] Re: Gnome Appearance Properties dialog hangs when changing desktop effects

2010-04-09 Thread Z37A
Add my output, if needed: $ gnome-appearance-properties (gnome-appearance-properties:2496): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_display_sync: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed (gnome-appearance-properties:2496): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_display_sync: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed No hay