Re: Long standing Xfce desktop problem
On 08/14/2016 03:40 PM, Kevin Fenzi wrote:
On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 17:33:09 -0400
Robert Moskowitz <rgm(a)htt-consult.com> wrote:
> I don't really know how to categorize this, so let me explain. This
> started a while back on my F22 system and is continuing on the F24
> system.
>
> What I switch workspaces I often get a screen that looks something
> like a desktop snapshot. It goes away when I move the mouse, kind of
> block by block. An <alt-tab> to a different app on the switched-to
> workspace causes a complete repaint of the proper app and an
> <alt-tab> takes me back.
>
> This has been a pain for some time.
>
> Then I noticed that if Firefox was busy on one workspace, the one I
> was on would switch to this fake screenshot. I would try and get
> back the active screen, but the screenshot keeps coming back until
> Firefox is done doing whatever it is doing (like reporting the
> progress of a file download).
>
> Firefox seems to be really tied into this. But what might be the
> problem and how do I report this as a bug. My weak search foo has
> not found any thing reported like this.
>
> Guidance on resolving/reporting this is greatly appreciated.
Can you look at xfwm4-tweaks-settings -> Compositing
and see if enabling that "fixes" the issue?
Or if it's enabled, you could try disabling it. It seems like a
compositor related bug to me.
So far so good with turning this off.
I will monitor it for a while and submit a bug in a couple days. Got two
work crews coming tomorrow for some needed house repair...