[Bug 16353] New: Some Icon themes cause Gnome components to use up all memory.

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Ubuntu | gnome-themes

           Summary: Some Icon themes cause Gnome components to use up all
                    memory.
           Product: Ubuntu
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: i386
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: gnome-themes
        AssignedTo: seb128 at ubuntu.com
        ReportedBy: lordan at backa97.org
         QAContact: desktop-bugs at lists.ubuntu.com


I'm not sure what this should be reported against, so I chose gnome-themes.

Some icon themes cause several different Gnome components to start eating
memory. I have only had this problem with "Dropline Etiquette", but I haven't
really used many icon themes.

Steps to reproduce:
  1. Download and install "Dropline Etiquette" icon theme.
  2. Go to theme selector and select the Etiquette icon theme.
  3. Launch top and watch gnome-panel, nautilus and epiphany go crazy. After a
     short while they will have eaten all available core and swap. You won't be
     able to launch any applications until you do a few kill -HUPs.

This is 100% reproducable on my system. Switching back to default icon theme
solves the problem.

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