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gnome-calculator package

gnome-calculator with transparent formula entry box

Bug #1662617 reported by SilvioBandeira
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gnome-calculator (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I have a notebook and desktop running Ubuntu 16.10 with Unity... in both machines the gnome-calculator shows a transparent formula entry box.
Installing the new version 2.23.4 solved the issue in the notebook but not in the desktop.

Desktop Graphic Card:

      *-display
             description: VGA compatible controller
             product: Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
             version: 09
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
             configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
             resources: irq:29 memory:f7800000-f7bfffff memory:e0000000-efffffff ioport:f000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff

Tags: ui
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SilvioBandeira (silviobandeira) wrote :
tags: added: ui
SilvioBandeira (silviobandeira)
summary: - gnome-calculator with formula entry box transparent
+ gnome-calculator with transparent formula entry box
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Piotr Halama (halamix2) wrote :

I have similar error, however opening top-left menu fixes it until window closing.

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David R. Hedges (p14nd4) wrote :

I also experienced this issue in 16.10 (also with Intel graphics), as noted in a comment on another bug[1]. But, for what it's worth, I don't experience the issue anymore in 17.04.

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/yakkety/+source/gnome-calculator/+bug/1615408/comments/3

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Laryllan (laryllan) wrote :

Same issue here, screenshot attached.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-calculator (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

do you use xim/have a ~/.xinputrc config? that looks similar to bug #1620806

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SilvioBandeira (silviobandeira) wrote :

Yes, I confirm that the existence of the line below:

run_im xim

in the file ~/.xinputrc causes the problem... tested in my notebook. If I put "ibus" instead of "xim", and log out/in again, the problem disappears.

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Laryllan (laryllan) wrote :

Same here - solved for me.

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Piotr Halama (halamix2) wrote :

Switching to ibus fixed it

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Mehran Hadidi (cruelcap) wrote :

Switching to ibus solved the problem.

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Dave Dixon (ddixon-swcp) wrote :

Calculator worked flawlessly in Advanced mode in 16.04 (and before). Upgrade to 18.04 and this bug appeared (the bionic desktop visible in the display window). Using the calculator produced overtyped characters and weird gridding between the numbers displayed (see attached). Switching from xim to ibus seems to have solved it.

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Dave Dixon (ddixon-swcp) wrote :

Calculator display showing bionic desktop capture in display area (no longer transparent) with overtyping and gridding in the number display.

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Alessander Botti Benevides (alessanderbotti) wrote :

Switching to ibus solved the problem.

This also fixed a problem of getting overlaid text when scrolling the details of an ongoing backup with Déjà Dup.

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