[Bug 1100456] Re: Every screen change triggers full screen XDamage event

2013-04-06 Thread Jethro Beekman
I don't know why this bug has been marked as invalid. Every screen change triggers full screen XDamage event This is exactly what happens and it didn't used to be this way. I run software that depends on damage events and it has now ground to a halt. Yes, a damage event doesn't mean that every

[Bug 1100456] Re: Every screen change triggers full screen XDamage event

2013-01-18 Thread Vincent Ladeuil
Hi there, reading the comments and having issues myself that seem similar to this bug, I tried enabling the 'Show Repaint' plugin. I soon as I activate it, my whole screen is constantly blinking: full screen receives a pink overlay then some small area receives the pink overlay once out of three

[Bug 1100456] Re: Every screen change triggers full screen XDamage event

2013-01-18 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Vincent, This bug has been found to be invalid as discussed above. That is still true unless your full screen blinks constantly. If the full screen is pink or coloured then that is not a problem. That's normal for Show Repaint. It has to be /changing/ colour to indicate redraws. First thing to

[Bug 1100456] Re: Every screen change triggers full screen XDamage event

2013-01-17 Thread Daniel van Vugt
I can't see any bug in your test program right now. But I also can't explain it. If the root window was constantly getting damaged though, Show Repaint would be flashing the whole screen and Compiz' CPU would be higher. I see two possible explanations: 1. A bug in your program (which I can't

[Bug 1100456] Re: Every screen change triggers full screen XDamage event

2013-01-17 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 7:50 AM, Launchpad Bug Tracker 1100...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: You have been subscribed to a public bug: STR: 1. Compile and run the attached code - http://paste.ubuntu.com/1538829/ dumping the output to a file 2. Do something, open applications, open Dash, etc

[Bug 1100456] Re: Every screen change triggers full screen XDamage event

2013-01-17 Thread Sam Spilsbury
To clarify some important things: XDamage on the root window != screen redraws, especially with hardware overlays XDamage on the root window != compiz damage. Its actually representative of what's changed as a result of libGL doing a buffer swap Composite and OpenGL being implicitly loaded when

[Bug 1100456] Re: Every screen change triggers full screen XDamage event

2013-01-17 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Cool, thanks Sam -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1100456 Title: Every screen change triggers full screen XDamage event To manage notifications about this bug go to: