[arch-general] video display doesn't get refreshed in GIMP, it seems.
i've got a strange problem: when zooming images in the GIMP (installed from [extra]), viewing them larger than the size they are being automatically zoomed to by default, they break up into unconnected, rectangular tiles. moving (panning) them around with the mouse so that they partially leave the screen brings those parts back to be displayed properly. means i have to 'swivel' the image across all borders to get it to display properly. in addition, applying scissors or path tool leaves artefacts on the image that can be removed the same way. i've noticed this first with the development version of GIMP (2.9, compiled from GIT) and thought those were the new GIMP's growing pains -- but then i noticed the same happening with the stable version (2.8). i've tried switching to an earlier version of xf86-video-ati and to an earlier kernel, but neither rectifies the problem. i also tried different options in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ 20-radeon.conf, whith the same result, i.e., none. i've installed (stable) GIMP in (stable) openSUSE i'm keeping in a VirtualBox, and the problem doesn't happen there. i didn't find anything useful via google or the GIMP dev/users lists and am quite puzzled. wondering if one of you guys has an idea where to look? seems to have something to do with the image being refreshed, or not being refreshed, but which part of the system is at fault baffles me. i'm using arch +testing, and here are my system's details: System: Host: laptop Kernel: 3.7.3-1-ARCH x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: KDE 4.9.98 Distro: Arch Linux Machine: Mobo: ASUSTeK model: K53SK version: 1.0 serial: BSN12345678901234567 Bios: American Megatrends version: K53SK.203 date: 10/11/2011 CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-2670QM CPU (HT-MCP) clocked at 800.00 MHz Graphics: Card-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Whistler LE [AMD Radeon HD 6625M Graphics] X.org: 1.13.1 drivers: ati,radeon,intel tty size: 114x37 -- phani.
Hi, Am 21.01.2013 07:47, schrieb phani:
i've got a strange problem: when zooming images in the GIMP (installed from [extra])
at least for me gimp from [extra] works just fine, although I'm running it on a Nvidia based system using nouveau.
i've installed (stable) GIMP in (stable) openSUSE i'm keeping in a VirtualBox, and the problem doesn't happen there.
Although this is not proofing and/or showing anything at all as in case of VirtualBox the interaction of the various components involved is completely different. Especially from GIMP's point of view it is the driver provided by VirtualBox that is being used, not the underlying one from the host. I would be surprised if this has anything to do with Arch at all, because there is basically no patching going on in the appropriate PKGBUILD (see [1]).
i didn't find anything useful via google or the GIMP dev/users lists and am quite puzzled. wondering if one of you guys has an idea where to look?
Unless this is something specific to Arch, I'm pretty much in doubt that anyone can sort this out for you here. The graphics stack is quite complex, so there are a lot of places were things could go wrong. You are probably best off by resolving these kind of issues upstream (see [2]), where people know what to look for. Best regards, Karol Babioch [1]: https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/tree/trunk/PKGBUILD?h=p... [2]: http://developer.gimp.org/bugs.html
On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:50:59 +0530, Karol Babioch
Unless this is something specific to Arch, I'm pretty much in doubt that anyone can sort this out for you here. The graphics stack is quite complex, so there are a lot of places were things could go wrong. You are probably best off by resolving these kind of issues upstream (see [2]), where people know what to look for.
yes, i'm aware of that. was just hoping that others might have had similar experience and know where to look, or that i'm overlooking something obvious that could be pointed out. i'll take it to the GIMP users list next, and install openSUSE on bare metal again, to see if that's different. it's certainly something to do with the grapchics stack which, as you point out, is a complex thing :( thanks for your reply, -- phani.
On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:06:35 +0530, phani
Unless this is something specific to Arch, I'm pretty much in doubt that anyone can sort this out for you here. The graphics stack is quite complex, so there are a lot of places were things could go wrong. You are probably best off by resolving these kind of issues upstream (see [2]), where people know what to look for.
didn't get any reply from the GIMP users list, but Emmanuel Benisty from this list had the answer: i had to downgrade cairo (1.12.10-1 -> 1.12.8-2), and now things work fine again. (the reply was sent to my personal address, probaby by mistake.) -- phani.
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