Package: xfce4 Version: 4.6.1.1~bpo50+1 Severity: important I am intermittently getting this problem: when I start an application, the taskbar (i.e. the part of the panel where icons are placed for running applications) starts expanding and contracting at a very high rate. It is then impossible to see exactly what is in the taskbar and to interact with it. At the same time CPU usage by the xfce4-panel process goes up to 50% and higher, and remains there.
This can happen anything from once a week to several times a day. It does not seem to be triggered by starting a particular application - it can be anything (e.g. Terminal, Icedove). Once it was triggered when a Python script I was running itself went into an infinite loop. It does seem to be related to a highish system load, but this is not at all consistent - it can happen when the load is low, and it does not always happen when the load is high. Sometimes this behaviour can be stopped by closing the application that appeared to trigger it, sometimes not. Sometimes closing other applications will help, sometimes not. Sometimes it stops of its own accord after a few minutes, sometimes not. When all else fails, the only way to stop it is to end my X session. In short, this is a serious usability issue with little rhyme or reason to it. I would be happy to investigate further if given some pointers as to what to look for. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.8 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-bpo.5-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages xfce4 depends on: ii gtk2-engines-xfce 2.6.0-2~bpo50+1 A GTK+-2.0 theme engine for Xfce ii orage 4.6.1-1~bpo50+1 Calendar for Xfce Desktop Environm ii thunar 1.0.2-1~bpo50+1 File Manager for Xfce ii thunar-volman 0.3.80-2~bpo50+1 Thunar extension for volumes manag ii xfce4-appfinder 4.6.2-1~bpo50+1 Application finder for the Xfce4 D ii xfce4-mixer 4.6.1-2~bpo50+1 Xfce mixer application ii xfce4-panel 4.6.4-1~bpo50+1 The Xfce4 desktop environment pane ii xfce4-session 4.6.2-3~bpo50+1 Xfce4 Session Manager ii xfce4-settings 4.6.5-2~bpo50+1 graphical application for managing ii xfce4-utils 4.6.2-1~bpo50+1 Various tools for Xfce ii xfconf 4.6.2-1~bpo50+1 utilities for managing settings in ii xfdesktop4 4.6.2-1~bpo50+1 xfce desktop background, icons and ii xfwm4 4.6.2-1~bpo50+1 window manager of the Xfce project Versions of packages xfce4 recommends: ii desktop-base 5.0.3 common files for the Debian Deskto ii tango-icon-theme 0.8.1-4 Tango Icon theme ii xfprint4 4.6.1-1~bpo50+1 Printer GUI for Xfce4 ii xorg 1:7.3+20 X.Org X Window System xfce4 suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org