Bug#631223: gnome-shell doesn't work properly when switching to another user and back to the original
Mark Borst
mark at borst.org
Tue Jun 21 17:57:56 UTC 2011
Package: gnome-shell
Version: 3.0.2-1
Severity: normal
I've finally got around to reporting this bug, which is really quite annoying,
and already exists for quite a long time in gnome-shell. It's kind of hard to
describe though (which is why I haven't reported it earlier), but easily
reproduced.
How to reproduce:
- make sure you have 2 users (A and B) on your system
- login to gnome-shell with user A (using gdm3)
- start some programs (e.g. I always have a gnome-terminal on screen 1, and an
iceweasel on screen 2), maximize them
- using the Me menu, select "Switch User" and login as user B
- do stuff
- using the Me menu, select "Switch User" and switch to user A again
Now, initially the screen you are on, works fine. However, when you select the
Me menu, the menu drops _under_ the maximized windows (but when you select an
invisible item, it does work). Also, when you hit the menu (windows) key, only
the top bar changes, but nothing is visible behind the maximized apps. Using
alt-tab, you see the app name change in the top bar, but you don't see the
window of that app. When changing screen (ctrl-alt-up/down), the top bar
changes, but you don't see the other app. Input (keystrokes) does go to the
other app.
So I think what happens is that gnome-shell draws its stuff behind the
maximized windows when you switch to another user and then back again. Note
that user B still works fine, when you switch back to user B.
I hope this is enough information. If you have any questions, let me know.
Regards,
Mark Borst
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.39-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages gnome-shell depends on:
ii dconf-gsettings-backend [gs 0.7.5-3 simple configuration storage syste
ii gconf2 2.32.4-1 GNOME configuration database syste
ii gir1.2-atk-1.0 2.0.0-1 The ATK accessibility toolkit (GOb
ii gir1.2-clutter-1.0 1.6.14-1 GObject introspection data for the
ii gir1.2-freedesktop 0.10.8-1 Introspection data for some FreeDe
ii gir1.2-gconf-2.0 2.32.4-1 GNOME configuration database syste
ii gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0 2.23.3-3 GDK Pixbuf library - GObject-Intro
ii gir1.2-gkbd-3.0 3.0.0.1-1 GObject introspection data for the
ii gir1.2-glib-2.0 0.10.8-1 Introspection data for GLib, GObje
ii gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 3.0.0-1 Introspection data for GnomeBlueto
ii gir1.2-gtk-3.0 3.0.10-1 GTK+ graphical user interface libr
ii gir1.2-json-glib-1.0 0.13.2-1 GLib JSON manipulation library (in
ii gir1.2-mutter-3.0 3.0.2.1-1 GObject introspection data for Mut
ii gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0 0.8.9997-1 GObject introspection data for Net
ii gir1.2-pango-1.0 1.28.3-6 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii gir1.2-polkit-1.0 0.101-4 GObject introspection data for Pol
ii gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12 0.15.1-1 GLib Telepathy connection manager
ii gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 0.2.10-1 Telepathy logger service - introsp
ii gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 0.9.11-1+b1 GObject introspection data for upo
ii gjs 0.7.14-1 Mozilla-based javascript bindings
ii gnome-bluetooth 3.0.0-1 GNOME Bluetooth tools
ii gnome-icon-theme-symbolic 3.0.0-1 GNOME Desktop icon theme (symbolic
ii gnome-settings-daemon 3.0.2-1 daemon handling the GNOME session
ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.0.1-1 GSettings deskop-wide schemas
ii libatk1.0-0 2.0.0-1 The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii libc6 2.13-7 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libcairo-gobject2 1.10.2-6 The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii libcairo2 1.10.2-6 The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii libcamel1.2-19 2.32.3-1 Evolution MIME message handling li
ii libcanberra0 0.28-1 a simple abstract interface for pl
ii libclutter-1.0-0 1.6.14-1 Open GL based interactive canvas l
ii libcroco3 0.6.2-1 a generic Cascading Style Sheet (C
ii libdbus-1-3 1.5.4-2 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.94-2 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii libdconf0 0.7.5-3 simple configuration storage syste
ii libdrm2 2.4.25-3 Userspace interface to kernel DRM
ii libebook1.2-10 3.0.0-1 Client library for evolution addre
ii libecal1.2-8 3.0.0-1 Client library for evolution calen
ii libedataserver1.2-14 3.0.0-1 Utility library for evolution data
ii libedataserverui-3.0-0 3.0.0-1 GUI utility library for evolution
ii libffi5 3.0.9-7 Foreign Function Interface library
ii libfontconfig1 2.8.0-2.2 generic font configuration library
ii libfreetype6 2.4.4-1 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libgconf2-4 2.32.4-1 GNOME configuration database syste
ii libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.23.3-3 GDK Pixbuf library
ii libgirepository-1.0-1 0.10.8-1 Library for handling GObject intro
ii libgjs0b 0.7.14-1 Mozilla-based javascript bindings
ii libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1] 7.10.3-2 free implementation of the OpenGL
ii libglib2.0-0 2.28.6-2 GLib library of C routines
ii libgnome-desktop-3-0 3.0.2-2 Utility library for loading .deskt
ii libgnome-menu2 3.0.1-1 GNOME implementation of the freede
ii libgstreamer0.10-0 0.10.34-1 Core GStreamer libraries and eleme
ii libgtk-3-0 3.0.10-1 GTK+ graphical user interface libr
ii libical0 0.44-3 iCalendar library implementation i
ii libjson-glib-1.0-0 0.13.2-1 GLib JSON manipulation library
ii libmozjs4d 2.0.1-3 The Mozilla SpiderMonkey JavaScrip
ii libmutter0 3.0.2.1-1 window manager library from the Mu
ii libnspr4-0d 4.8.8-2 NetScape Portable Runtime Library
ii libnss3-1d 3.12.10-1 Network Security Service libraries
ii libpango1.0-0 1.28.3-6 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii libpolkit-agent-1-0 0.101-4 PolicyKit Authentication Agent API
ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 0.101-4 PolicyKit Authorization API
ii libpulse-mainloop-glib0 0.9.22-1.1 PulseAudio client libraries (glib
ii libpulse0 0.9.22-1.1 PulseAudio client libraries
ii libsoup2.4-1 2.34.2-1 HTTP library implementation in C -
ii libsqlite3-0 3.7.6.3-1 SQLite 3 shared library
ii libstartup-notification0 0.12-1 library for program launch feedbac
ii libtelepathy-glib0 0.15.1-1 Telepathy framework - GLib library
ii libtelepathy-logger2 0.2.10-1 Telepathy logger service - utility
ii libx11-6 2:1.4.3-2 X11 client-side library
ii libxcomposite1 1:0.4.3-2 X11 Composite extension library
ii libxdamage1 1:1.1.3-2 X11 damaged region extension libra
ii libxext6 2:1.3.0-3 X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii libxfixes3 1:5.0-4 X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' extensio
ii libxi6 2:1.4.3-3 X11 Input extension library
ii libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-3 GNOME XML library
ii mesa-utils 8.0.1-2 Miscellaneous Mesa GL utilities
ii pkg-config 0.26-1 manage compile and link flags for
ii python 2.6.6-14 interactive high-level object-orie
Versions of packages gnome-shell recommends:
ii gnome-control-center 1:3.0.1.1-1 utilities to configure the GNOME d
gnome-shell suggests no packages.
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