I think I now have found the culprit config file which caused xim to be
set.
In my home I had a simple text file, .xinputrc, with content:-
# im-config(8) generated on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:01:56 +
run_im xim
# im-config signiture: df342b84e376183c717075cfe226893c -
Either commenting out the
Audacity is showing the window accurately if I edit the
~/.local/share/applications/audacity.desktop file to use the line:-
Exec=bash -c "GTK_IM_MODULE=; audacity %F"
I have no idea if it's possible or wise to unset that option system wide
in some way, but I assume this is just an audacity code
Glad to hear that it helps. GTK3 and xim apparently do not play well
together.
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Title:
audacity (with libwxgtk3.0-gtk3) doesn't draw on
Yes! I had GTK_IM_MODULE=xim.
If I unset that, audacity works, both the one from apt and the self-
built one.
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Title:
audacity (with
For those who see this problem, do you have the GTK_IM_MODULE
environment variable set?
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Title:
audacity (with libwxgtk3.0-gtk3) doesn't draw on
I have the same problem in my clean install of Xubuntu 20.04, though the main
middle section of my window is transparent until I resize the window when it
appears.
It is, however, not possible to select any part of a loaded audio file in the
tracks, so editing is not possible with any accuracy,
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: wxwidgets3.0 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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** Description changed:
Audacity doesn't work here on either focal or eoan, because the main
section of the window (where the waveform should show up and where you
click to make selections) doesn't draw at all, as if it's never getting
expose events.
I'm using the Openbox window
