[Bug 491642] [NEW] Desktop Cube + Snow eyecandy renders desktop unusable

[Kelytha]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace

Release: Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Computer: IBM Thinkpad T60 1952-CTO

I have enabled the following two desktop effects: Snow eyecandy and Dekstop Cube.
I was curious if the snow is falling on the sides of the cube.

Instead of that when I pressed ctrl+F11 to trigger the cube effect, my
whole screen turned "inside out". Everything gone transparent in front
of a black brackground and was showed upside down. I have tried to click
on the mirrored desktop or to press ctrl+F11 again, but couldn't get
back to the normal view. After this I have restarted my computer but the
desktop stayed all black, with no panel and no widgets. Right clicking
the desktop also didn't bring up the context menu. However there was a
System Settings window, from which I turned desktop effects off, then
tried to restart X, but even after this the desktop was still black and
unusable.

I switched to a virtual terminal and deleted the .kde folder from my
home. After a reboot KDE was back to default settings as expected. I
immediately went to enable Snow and Desktop Cube again, to see if the
bug is repeatable and exactly the same thing happened as above.

** Affects: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: cube desktop effects eyecandy kwin snow

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace
  
  Release: Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
  
  Computer: IBM Thinkpad T60 1952-CTO
  
- I have enabled the following two desktop effects: snow eyecandy and dekstop cube.
- I was curious if the snow is falling on the sides of the cube like this.
+ I have enabled the following two desktop effects: Snow eyecandy and Dekstop Cube.
+ I was curious if the snow is falling on the sides of the cube.
  
- Instead when I pressed ctrl+F11 to trigger the cube effect, my whole
- screen turned "inside out". Everything gone transparent in front of a
- black brackground and was showed upside down. I have tried to click on
- the desktop or to press ctrl+F11 again, but couldn't get back to my
- desktop. After this I have restarted my computer but the desktop stayed
- all black, with no panel and no widgets. Right clicking the desktop also
- didn't bring up the context menu. However there was a System Settings
- window, from which I turned desktop effects off, then tried to restart
- X, however the desktop was still black and unusable.
+ Instead of that when I pressed ctrl+F11 to trigger the cube effect, my
+ whole screen turned "inside out". Everything gone transparent in front
+ of a black brackground and was showed upside down. I have tried to click
+ on the mirrored desktop or to press ctrl+F11 again, but couldn't get
+ back to the normal view. After this I have restarted my computer but the
+ desktop stayed all black, with no panel and no widgets. Right clicking
+ the desktop also didn't bring up the context menu. However there was a
+ System Settings window, from which I turned desktop effects off, then
+ tried to restart X, but even after this the desktop was still black and
+ unusable.
  
  I switched to a virtual terminal and deleted the .kde folder from my
  home. After a reboot KDE was back to default settings as expected. I
  immediately went to enable Snow and Desktop Cube again, to see if the
  bug is repeatable and exactly the same thing happened as above.

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Desktop Cube + Snow eyecandy renders desktop unusable
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491642
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