Bug 245400

Summary:	kwin dies when reconfigured
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Michal Svoboda <kde>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
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Description Michal Svoboda 2010-07-22 08:15:19 UTC

Version:           unspecified (using Devel) 
OS:                Linux

When I change a configuration option in systemsettings that affects kwin (such as adding/removing desktop effect, configuring "window behavior"), kwin becomes semi-dead and needs to be --replace'd.

Semi-dead means that windows do not get shown/hidden on alt-tab or desktop change, which makes general work unusable.

The --replace works only half of the times, sometimes I have close the X session altogether.

Reproducible: Didn't try




Relevant software versions:
Qt: 4.6.3
KDE Development Platform: 4.4.92 (KDE 4.4.92 (KDE 4.5 RC2))
KWin: 4.4.92 (KDE 4.4.92 (KDE 4.5 RC2))
X.Org X Server 1.8.99.904 (1.9.0 RC 4)
Module radeon: compiled for 1.8.99.904, module version = 6.13.1
Linux 2.6.34.1 SMP x86_64 (with KMS)

Comment 1 Thomas Lübking 2010-07-22 15:20:26 UTC

please have a look at bug #241402 - do you think it's the same?

a) is it related to compositing?
b) can you
- switch the active window using the mouse?
- drag around windows?
c) do windows still update their content?

Comment 2 Michal Svoboda 2010-07-22 16:29:16 UTC

a) yes -> does not happen with suspended
b) no, no
c) no

The trick with alt shift f12 works to revive kwin.

If it's the same as bug #241402? You tell me.

Comment 3 Martin Flöser 2010-08-28 15:12:17 UTC

seems to be the same bug

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 241402 ***