Open Bug 1719979 Opened 4 years ago Updated 11 months ago

FF doesn't like X11 display disappearing

Categories

(Core :: Widget: Gtk, defect, P3)

Product:
Core
Component:
Widget: Gtk
Version:
Firefox 89
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
UNCONFIRMED

People

(Reporter: andrejp-mozilla, Unassigned, NeedInfo)

Details

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:89.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/89.0

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Start with two X11 displays.
  2. Start FF.
  3. Disconnect one X11 display (unplug cable).
  4. [observation: X11 server moves apps, if there were any, to single display]
  5. Scroll content in FF up/down (scrollwheel). Observe if thee is any artifacts in the content.
  6. Reconnect the other X11 display (plug cable).
  7. Repeat 5.

Arch: ubuntu 21.04 (linux x86_64), kde plasma DE

Other X11 apps do not appear to be affected, only FF.

Actual results:

Observed: artifacts in the content.

Expected results:

No artifacts.

The Bugbug bot thinks this bug should belong to the 'Core::Panning and Zooming' component, and is moving the bug to that component. Please revert this change in case you think the bot is wrong.

Component: Untriaged → Panning and Zooming
Product: Firefox → Core
Component: Panning and Zooming → Widget: Gtk
Priority: -- → P3

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