transparency/refreshing bug in DrRacket's error bar
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- Dominant language
- Racket
- Stars
- 516
- Forks
- 103
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Description
The error bar on Gnome seems to not refresh properly. The background probably should be cleared.
Very quickly the messages are written on top of each other, and there are also bits of the editor canvas appearing:

(This bug has been around for a while for me, but I haven't complained since now.)
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are identified. Start by reproducing the error bar issue on GNOME and locate the DrRacket error bar refresh path. Done means successive messages no longer overlap and editor canvas fragments do not appear in the bar.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100