Does this problem only occur after restarting gnome? I ran "killall gnome-panel" several times to see if I could see the bug resurface, but the gnome-panel starts up without any problems.
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Mahendra Tallur <439...@bugs.launchpad.net > wrote: > It may be a factor, but as I said earlier (what, you didn't reread the > 355 comments ? ;-) I managed to reproduce the issue (especially in the > bottom panel, next to the "show desktop" applet) from a clean user > profile, with the default set of applets. > > What was particularly striking was the fact that re-creating afterwards > exactly the same set of applets made the issue more difficult to occur. > >From the "default set", I could force it to happen by "killing" the > panel from the terminal a couple of times. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439448 > > Title: > Visual corruption affecting several panel applets > > Status in Compiz: > Invalid > Status in Desktop panel for GNOME: > New > Status in Indicator Applet: > Invalid > Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu: > In Progress > Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > Status in “gnome-panel” source package in Lucid: > Confirmed > Status in “gnome-panel” source package in Maverick: > Triaged > Status in “gnome-panel” source package in Natty: > Triaged > > Bug description: > **********PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU ADD YOUR > COMMENT/SCREENSHOT***************** > > Please take a look at the list of duplicate bugs. Please think on how > many people get notified when you add anything to this bug report. > Please don't confirm the bug it is already confirmed. Please don't > attach further screenshots - we all know how the problem looks. We all > appreciate your involvement, but read previous post carefully prior > you post your own. We need to draw constructive conclusions and find > the solution. > > Binary package hint: gnome-panel, nm-applet, etc... > > SUMMARY: > > After graphical logon notification area gets scrambled. Icons are in > terrible mess. Some of them are overlapping others. Sometimes network > manager icon is missing. Sometimes phantom icons show up. They can be > clones of any other icons in the notification area. Bug affects any > graphics card: ATI, nVidia, Intel... > > WORKAROUND 1: > > Run 'killall gnome-panel' from the terminal or Gnome's "Run" dialog. > The panels will automatically respawn correctly. > > WORKAROUND 2: > > When you get your icons distorted right-click on the affected panel > (not icons) click "Properties". In "Panel Properties" change panel > orientation to "Left" or "Right" and back to "Top" or "Bottom". In my > case all icons are displayed properly, but one (nm-applet) is missing. > > WORKAROUND 3: > > Right click the Gnome panel and remove the offending applets and re- > add them, i.e. Indicator Applet, etc. > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/439448/+subscribe > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439448 Title: Visual corruption affecting several panel applets -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs