Ubuntu
unity package

Moving cursor in dash text entry field causes cursor artifacts

Bug #725493 reported by Kai Jauch on 2011-02-26

This bug affects 4 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Unity	Fix Released	Medium	Neil J. Patel	Unity 3.6.6
	unity (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: unity

Moving the cursor around (with cursor keys or by clicking around in the text field) in the dash text entry field causes cursor artifacts.

Screenshot attached.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.4.6-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-4.31-generic 2.6.38-rc5
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-4-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DRM.card0.DP.1:
status: disconnected
enabled: disabled
dpms: Off
modes:
edid-base64:
DRM.card0.DP.2:
status: disconnected
enabled: disabled
dpms: Off
modes:
edid-base64:
DRM.card0.DP.3:
status: disconnected
enabled: disabled
dpms: Off
modes:
edid-base64:
DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1:
status: disconnected
enabled: disabled
dpms: Off
modes:
edid-base64:
DRM.card0.HDMI.A.2:
status: disconnected
enabled: disabled
dpms: Off
modes:
edid-base64:
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
status: connected
enabled: enabled
dpms: On
modes: 1440x900 1440x900
edid-base64: AP///////wBMo0JUAAAAAAASAQOQHhN4Cof1lFdPjCcnUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBHSqg6FGEIDAuRpkAL74QAAAaFByg6FGEIDAuRpkAL74QAAAaAAAA/gBUVDIxOYExNDFCVAogAAAAAAAMEBcbNmmp/wIBCiAgANA=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
status: disconnected
enabled: disabled
dpms: Off
modes:
edid-base64:
Date: Sat Feb 26 10:49:28 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0233]
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0233]
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110226)
LiveMediaBuild_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110226)
LiveMediaBuild__: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110226)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6400
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- debian-installer/language=de console-setup/layoutcode?=de
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-4.31-generic 2.6.38-rc5
ProcVersionSignature__: Ubuntu 2.6.38-4.31-generic 2.6.38-rc5
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: unity
dmi.bios.date: 08/19/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A27
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA27:bd08/19/2010:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6400:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude E6400
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1~git20110215.cc1636b6-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu8
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu11
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu5

See original description

Tags:

Related branches

lp:~unity-team/unity/dash-fixes-2011-03-14

Merged into lp:unity at revision 961

Gord Allott: Pending requested 2011-03-16

lp:~ubuntu-desktop/unity/ubuntu (Merged)

lp:ubuntu/natty/unity

Revision history for this message

Kai Jauch (kaijauch) wrote on 2011-02-26:

cursor_artifacts.png Edit (44.1 KiB, image/png)
BootDmesg.txt Edit (60.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (2.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (5.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GconfCompiz.txt Edit (36.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (15.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (3.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (126.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (306.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UnitySupportTest.txt Edit (997 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (35.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (36.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (4.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
peripherals.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (9.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

description:

updated

Marco Biscaro (marcobiscaro2112) on 2011-02-26

Changed in unity:
status:	New → Confirmed
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Revision history for this message

Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote on 2011-03-08:

unity-dash-cursor-height-off-by-one-and-app-name.png Edit (29.1 KiB, image/png)

Screenshot showing that moving the cursor:

a. Does not undraw the previous position of the cursor
b. Moving left-to-right, vs right-to-left causes off-by-1px overdraw in that direction

Paul Sladen (sladen) on 2011-03-08

tags:

added: sniffles

Neil J. Patel (njpatel) on 2011-03-15

Changed in unity:
assignee:	nobody → Neil J. Patel (njpatel)
importance:	Undecided → Medium
milestone:	none → 3.6.6
status:	Confirmed → Fix Committed

Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) on 2011-03-16

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Fix Committed

Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) on 2011-03-17

Changed in unity:
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

Revision history for this message

Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-03-17:

Download full text (4.8 KiB)

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 3.6.6-0ubuntu1

---------------
unity (3.6.6-0ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 3.6.6-0ubuntu1

---------------
unity (3.6.6-0ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

* New upstream release:
    - drag and drop from dash to launcher issues (LP: #727675)
    - unity-panel-service crashed in g_type_class_meta_marshal (LP: #727788)
    - Dash: first-use text entry does not work until Alt-F2 version is used
      (LP: #735342)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in g_type_check_instance_is_a()
      (LP: #734721)
    - drag from dash to launcher (LP: #662616)
    - Dash - Create single widget for Dashboard (LP: #683729)
    - [FFe] Recently installed applications should be easy to run
      (LP: #670403)
    - Pressing Alt key does not underline mnemonics (LP: #689179)
    - indicator-appmenu breaks Alt accelerator keys (LP: #663030)
    - can't pin KTouch to the launcher (LP: #693755)
    - Unity paints multiple times with multi-screen (LP: #727116)
    - unitymtgrabhandles crashes when no key is set (LP: #727144)
    - SIGSEGV in PlaceEntryHome::SetSearch (LP: #731927)
    - [launcher] New Default favorites (LP: #714707)
    - Dash: Alt-F2 Pressing enter on the dash can start the first entry of the
      second group from the history (LP: #734738)
    - Dash: keyboard arrow navigation disappears off bottom (LP: #735347)
    - Increase the size of the top left Launcher reveal area from 1px to a 3px
      by 3px square (LP: #736034)
    - [dash] scrollbar's clickable zone should extend to the right border of
      the dash border (LP: #651398)
    - Launcher - Replace Dash lens Launcher icons with updated versions
      (LP: #676613)
    - NuxUtilAccessible requires to implement support to key event listeners
      (LP: #702672)
    - launcher icons dnd doesn't behave correctly when the dash is in use
      (LP: #708885)
    - Keyboard-navigation: highlight stays after losing focus (LP: #713632)
    - Implement AtkComponent for ATK objects in the panel service
      (LP: #715297)
    - Super shortcuts for application place and worskspace swither conflicts
      with compiz keys (LP: #723273)
    - Use DeeIndex instead of strcmp in PlaceEntryHome (LP: #724886)
    - [dash] text cursor not vertically centred in the entry (LP: #724927)
    - Moving cursor in dash text entry field causes cursor artifacts
      (LP: #725493)
    - Missing "children_changed" event emission from the atk support
      (LP: #727137)
    - Typing should immediately search; focusing the search field is fiddly
      (LP: #727295)
    - "Find Internet Apps", "Browse the Web", and "Check Mail" are scattered
      in default Dash (LP: #729009)
    - Press-holding on a icon in the Launcher should de-couple the icon and
      enable the user to reorder the icon vertically without leaving the
      Launcher.  (LP: #727922)
    - "Shortcuts" heading in Dash seems pointless (LP: #729000)
    - intellihide is incompatible with totem fullscreen / Still some false
      positive on ws switch (LP: #730679)
    - Launcher - provide visual design for launcher keyboard navigation
      (LP: #702490)
    - Dash - Update the 'Shortcuts' dash home icon (LP: #689763)
    - The Unity panel service Does not connect to the
      INDICATOR_OBJECT_SIGNAL_ACCESSIBLE_DESC_UPDATE signal. (LP: #731651)
    - [dash] items reordering after first group expanding (LP: #732031)
    - Accessibility object parent-child hierarchy on unity panel-service is
      broken (LP: #732049)
    - "Your search did not match any files" when I haven't searched yet
      (LP: #732746)
    - Keyboard navigation in quick lists not possible. (LP: #733052)
    - Keyboard navigation should jump invisible icons (LP: #734018)
    - Dash: Alt-F2 gives no indication it is any different to using Super
      (LP: #734740)
    - Dash: Alt-F2 box hint says "Search commands" not "Run a
      command"/"Execute command" (LP: #733897)
    - Synopsis and description refer to "Ubuntu Desktop Edition" (LP: #735557)
    - weird launcher behaviour on non short clicks when a place is displayed
      (LP: #727703)
    - Launcher - Disabled item in the quicklist need to be styled semantically
      (LP: #676928)
    - Menubar – Menu integration issue with applications that do not support
      menu integration (LP: #723835)
    - unity --reset-icons is needed to restore default launcher icons
      (LP: #731578)
    - Whitelist mumble for systray (LP: #732682)
    - Applications places quicklist items are blank for categories with '&'
      (LP: #733743)
    - delete files in the dash (LP: #662658)
    - Scale mode doesn't cancel like it used to (LP: #724045)
    - Appsearch shortcuts not clickable, searchfield broken (LP: #728219)
    - Arrow keys don't work in "All Files" menu (LP: #732744)
  * debian/control:
    - change the description of the package (remove desktop edition)
      (LP: #735557)
    - build-dep on latest nux
 -- Didier Roche <didrocks@ubuntu.com>   Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:56:48 +0100

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

Report a bug

This report contains Public information

Everyone can see this information.

Duplicates of this bug

Bug #730752

You are

Subscribing...

Edit bug mail

Other bug subscribers

Bug attachments

Add attachment

Remote bug watches

Bug watches keep track of this bug in other bug trackers.

Ubuntuunity package

Moving cursor in dash text entry field causes cursor artifacts

Bug Description

Related branches

Duplicates of this bug

Other bug subscribers

Bug attachments

Remote bug watches

Ubuntu
unity package