Ubuntu
xorg-server package

Xnest application are not asked to redraw their windows

Bug #581341 reported by Daniel
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
xorg-server (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Run these commands in a command line window (bash):
#---
Xnest :1 &
sleep 2
DISPLAY=:1.0 gedit
#---

You will get a poor Xnest window with a gedit window in it, which works perfectly.

But when moving another not-Xnest-window over it and then away again, the parts of gedit in the Xnest window are not redrawn automatically. only parts of it when moving or clicking around (which is normal behavior in such application).

gedit is only an example, the problem happens with all applications, and also with metacity loaded in Xnest. Only xlogo (and maybe other test applications) seems to realize it has to update itself.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xnest 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun May 16 16:50:35 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xnest
SourcePackage: xorg-server

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Daniel (hackie) wrote :
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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penalvch (penalvch) wrote :

Daniel, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ .

If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in the development release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report:

apport-collect -p xorg-server REPLACE-WITH-BUG-NUMBER

Thank you for your understanding.

Helpful bug reporting tips:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs

Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Daniel (hackie) wrote :

Under Ubuntu saucy 13.10, the problem is still here. Since I'm not using Xnest anymore, and I currently don't have much time, I will not do any tests with the development image. But possibly another one after release of 14.04

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for xorg-server (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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nacorn (acorn) wrote :

This bug affects me. I am running xnest 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.7

When moving a window in the outer X server over the Xnest window, and then moving it away again, the Xnest screen is redrawn (the window manage draws the root widow background, window borders, title bar, and window background) but the applications do not redraw their contents.

For example I have an xterm in the xnest server (white background). When I do as described above I see the xterm with its white background, but the contents is missing. If I move the mouse into the window then I see the cursor but nothing else. If I move another window inside the xnest server onto the xterm and then move it off again then the xterm does redraw its contents (just the part that was "damaged" by the obscuring window.

See images.tgz
tar xzf images.tgz

b1.png - Xnest with 2 xterms and fvwm
b2.png - Obscured by window in outer X server
b3.png - Obscuring window removed. Note that white xterm has no content now.
b4.png - Partially obscured by xterm in Xnest server,
b5.png - obscuring window removed. Note that white xterm has been partially redrawn.

Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
status: Expired → Confirmed
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
tags: added: jammy
removed: lucid
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