[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1869549] Re: [nvidia] Whenever a sound needs to be played the screen blanks out

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[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1869549] Re: [nvidia] Whenever a sound needs to be played the screen blanks out

[Expired for gnome-shell (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1869549] Re: [nvidia] Whenever a sound needs to be played the screen blanks out

The flickering is not a bug, it's a feature. The flickering is meant to happen and if you don't want it then please turn off visual bell/alerts. However it kind of sounds like it might not be working reliably. If you think that's the case then please report the issue to the upstream developers

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1869549] Re: [nvidia] Whenever a sound needs to be played the screen blanks out

So, when I clicked the 'Test' button the first time, it blanked for a longer time before coming back on, but after that, it flickered very shortly. Also, assuming that the problem is related to this feature, I think that then it would blank out every time any alerts came in. However, it blanks

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1869549] Re: [nvidia] Whenever a sound needs to be played the screen blanks out

If you find the flashing is especially worse on Nvidia then that might relate to bug 1869750 so it will also be interesting to see if the update to 3.36.1 makes a difference. ** Package changed: linux (Ubuntu) => gnome-shell (Ubuntu) ** Package changed: nvidia-graphics-drivers-435 (Ubuntu) =>