Bug 306195

Summary: When Desktop Effects enebled (kwin, compositing) results to broken applications dropdown menus.
Product: [Plasma] kwin Reporter: firewalker <firew4lker>
Component: compositingAssignee: KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version: 4.9.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
URL: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=137713
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Description firewalker 2012-09-03 12:45:26 UTC
When KDE's desktop effects are enabled the drop down menus of non KDE application, that don't use the KDE's theme (e.g. gtk application with Clearlooks or other theme), are broken.

If the theme for non KDE applications changes to oxygen/oxygen-gtk the problem goes away. 

My graphic cards is an Intel 3000 for the laptop and Nvidia 8400 GS for the desktop.

The problem is there since 4.8.1

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enable Desktop effects.
2. Open a gtk application with Clearlooks theme (e.g. Firefox, CodeBlocks) or a Qt one (e.g. KVIRC.)
3. Try to navigate across the dropdown menus.
Actual Results:  
http://i.imgur.com/wKAOp.png (Firefox)
http://i.imgur.com/2t8Js.png (KVIRC)


https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=137713

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1156049#p1156049
Comment 1 Thomas Lübking 2012-09-03 14:06:53 UTC
Only happens if there's no showing animation (fade, scale, generic animations, stuff like that) I assume?

> The problem is there since 4.8.1
Please, prettyprettyprettypleasewithsugarontop:

            DO NOT WAIT SIX MONTHS BEFORE REPORTING AN ISSUE!

Thanks ;-)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 295254 ***
Comment 2 firewalker 2012-09-03 15:27:59 UTC
Yes, it only happens when there's no showing animation.

I was following a bug that seamed relative to this problem. It was to be included to 4.9. After I upgraded and it was still present I filed the report.

Thanks for the info.
Comment 3 Thomas Lübking 2012-09-03 15:41:43 UTC
(In reply to comment #2)

> I was following a bug that seamed relative to this problem.
Which one?