linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon
window-list: sometimes when drag&dropping items, Cinnamon freezes
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Description
Distribution
Debian unstable
Package version
6.2.9-1
Graphics hardware in use
Mesa Intel(R) Graphics (ADL GT2) (0x46a6)
Frequency
Only occasionally
Bug description
Since quite a few versions of Cinnamon, it happens sometimes that when dragging&dropping an item in the window-list applet, the whole desktop freezes (in the sense that I cannot do any further keyboard or pointing device input).
The applications continue to run and I can SIGHUP cinnamon and restart it after which everything is still there.
Steps to reproduce
Unfortunately I do not have an reproducer, it happens not very often and so far I haven't noticed anything special that I'd do when it happens.
Expected behavior
Not freeze ;-)
Additional information
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Research direction
No reproducer, source file, or test is identified in the report. Start by reviewing the window-list applet's drag-and-drop handling and try to reproduce the intermittent freeze on Debian unstable with Cinnamon 6.2.9-1; done means identifying and preventing the desktop lockup without disrupting running applications.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100