I hit (probably) the same bug --- made connecting to my PC via VNC practically
impossible.
Ubuntu 12.10, using gnome-shell. After a few minutes of remote VNC operation
(using JumpDesktop from an iPad), gnome-settings-daemon crashes, and after that
all the applications come out ugly.
Worse
** Summary changed:
- gnome-settings-daemon crashed with signal 5 in _XReply()
+ gnome-settings-daemon crashed with signal 5 in _XReply() (XSync,
apply_settings)
** Visibility changed to: Public
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** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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