Comment 148 for bug 439448

Just a note regarding affected users: I saw this bug of other 2 machines
(uncle and dad), but didn't subscribed them to the bug list in order to
prevent duplicates.

So, consider happenings like this in your affected users count.

On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:53 AM, Saurav <email address hidden> wrote:

> @Teej: 1) It works for me. 2) It will not conflict with gdm because it
> runs after the user has logged in. 3) It will not result in extra panels
> (see point 6 below). 4) It has as yet always resulted in a panel that is
> "normal" and not yet in one that needs to be "taken back to normal." 5)
> The command can, of course, be replaced by killall gnome-panel or just
> pkill gnome-panel because the panel restarts automatically. I was
> experimenting with the && operator just to be on the safe side. 6) To
> test all of this, when you are logged in and the panels are all working
> correctly, open the terminal and try the commands pkill gnome-panel or
> killall gnome-panel, and gnome-panel & separately.
>
> @Zbych: There does not seem to be any known "solution" to this problem
> yet, which is a pity. Every workaround is always "silly" from the point
> of view of correctness. That is why it is called a workaround.
>
> Saurav
>
> --
> visual corruption affecting several panel applets
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439448
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> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in Compiz: Invalid
> Status in Desktop panel for GNOME: New
> Status in Indicator Applet: New
> Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> 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...
>
> WAY TO FIX IT FOR THE CURRENT SESSION:
>
> 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 2:
>
> Right click the Gnome panel and remove the offending applets and re-add
> them, i.e. Indicator Applet, etc.
>
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>
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>
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