Bug 348758 - Bottom half of panel not refreshing, followed by plasma crash
Summary: Bottom half of panel not refreshing, followed by plasma crash
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Panel (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.3.1
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: triaged
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2015-06-05 19:03 UTC by walmartshopper
Modified: 2018-10-28 03:41 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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panel layout, shows problem (26.04 KB, image/jpeg)
2015-06-05 19:04 UTC, walmartshopper
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Description walmartshopper 2015-06-05 19:03:00 UTC
I have 4 screens and one panel on each screen.  The task manager on my main screen's panel has a problem where the bottom half doesn't refresh when the window changes.  For example if I have Chromium open and change to a different tab, only the bottom half of my task manager refreshes.  Same happens when I open or close a window.  Interestingly, this only happens on one of my 4 panels.  It doesn't seem to be a task manager specific problem, but more of a general panel issue, but it's most obvious in the task manager.  But if I put the panel in edit mode and start moving items around, I only see the top half of the item moving.  Once this starts happening, plasma ends up crashing after a bit.  When plasma restarts, the problem is gone, but then the corruption eventually returns and plasma crashes again.

Using task switcher / cover switch / present windows makes it redraw

I originally noticed this with the breeze dark plasma theme, then changed to aya, and it still happens, so doesn't seem to be related to the theme.

I think it started happening after the 5.3.0 or 5.3.1 upgrade.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Not sure what triggers it, but it happens every time if I use the computer long enough
2.  On my panel I have launcher menu, app launchers, task manager, pager, system load, system tray, clock, and show desktop button.  See screenshot for panel layout.

Actual Results:  
After using the computer for some time, bottom half of panel stops redrawing and then plasma eventually crashes
Comment 1 walmartshopper 2015-06-05 19:04:10 UTC
Created attachment 93029 [details]
panel layout, shows problem
Comment 2 Kai Uwe Broulik 2017-08-25 13:56:34 UTC
Needs a backtrace
Comment 3 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-28 02:36:29 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

If you have already provided the requested information, please set the bug status as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed.

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Comment 4 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-10-28 03:41:00 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!