[Bug 1668409] Re: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty

2017-03-28 Thread Daniel van Vugt
or "to not try to use X11 when it's using pure GTK". As far as Mir is concerned X11 and GTK are alternatives to each other. Given the choice we should choose pure GTK. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launc

[Bug 1668409] Re: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty

2017-03-28 Thread Daniel van Vugt
or "try to use X11 when it's using pure GTK" :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1668409 Title: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty To manage notifications about this bug go to: ht

[Bug 1668409] Re: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty

2017-03-28 Thread Stephen M. Webb
It's going to be an issue until Firefox gets fixed upstream to not try to use X11 when it's using Mir. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1668409 Title: Firefox fails to launch in unity8

[Bug 1668409] Re: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty

2017-03-28 Thread Pat McGowan
Is this still an issue? it just spins forever on startup here ** Changed in: canonical-devices-system-image Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Changed in: canonical-devices-system-image Milestone: u8c-1 => u8c-2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1668409] Re: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty

2017-03-06 Thread kevin gunn
** Changed in: canonical-devices-system-image Milestone: None => u8c-1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1668409 Title: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty To manage notificatio

[Bug 1668409] Re: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty

2017-03-02 Thread kevin gunn
** Tags added: unity8-desktop -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1668409 Title: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 1668409] Re: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty

2017-02-27 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Understandably we may not want to invest the time in fixing Firefox to run with pure GTK (pure Mir) right now. A quicker fix should be just to resolve Unity8 launching bug 1668429. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https:

[Bug 1668409] Re: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty

2017-02-27 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Oh, it seems Firefox/GTK needs fixing. It's trying to use both X11 (bug 1668429) and native Mir: Feb 27 14:31:01 kg-Studio-1737 firefox[6135]: /build/gtk+3.0-MH7ynA/gtk+3.0-3.22.7/./gdk/x11/gdkwindow-x11.c:5573 drawable is not a native X11 window Feb 27 14:31:01 kg-Studio-1737 firefox[6135]: Ign

[Bug 1668409] Re: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty

2017-02-27 Thread Daniel van Vugt
In that case Unity8 needs to come with Xmir already running (and accessible to apps). It's not right now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1668409 Title: Firefox fails to launch in unit

[Bug 1668409] Re: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty

2017-02-27 Thread kevin gunn
fwiw, this isn't a libertine app. this is a preinstalled pkg that just comes as part of the image. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1668409 Title: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zest

[Bug 1668409] Re: Firefox fails to launch in unity8 zesty

2017-02-27 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Here's a terminal command for working Firefox: mirrun Xmir :1 -sw -rootless -flatten --desktop_file_hint=unity8 & sleep 2 ; env DISPLAY=:1 firefox You don't need all those options. Just -sw to work around bug 1607238, and -flatten to work around bug 1625846. -- You received this bug notificatio