129257 - Browser window looks fancy after swapout

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 136991

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[Wilfried Goesgens]

The new Linux-kernel-VM is quicker in swapping out inactive processes than the
older one was. So if I change the desktop, do some memory-intensive stuff on the
other Desktop, Mozilla gets swapped out. If I return to the mozilla-desktop, it
takes about half a minute to get Mozilla swapped back in. During this time the
Browser window isn't repainted, and because of the Desktop-background is
repainted first,  the browser window looks like an empty frame with the desktop
in it. if you now make the window-manager resize it to bar-size and back it
looks realy funky ;-)
Afaik, there isn't even a wait-cursor if you enter the Window.
A person with less knowledge might think the browser hangs. (wich it actualy
does till it's completely swapped back in)
In my opinion the User schould get some Kind of feedback, at least with the
mouse-cursor, better with some stuff like window blanking or so.

Comment 1

[John Levon]

Duping to a more recent bug with a better description ...


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 136991 ***