If metacity crashes, it's probably not a VLC bug. VLC might trigger it though, e.g. if there is some funky bug in the UI toolkit or the desktop environment.
** Package changed: vlc (Ubuntu) => metacity (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/856097 Title: oneiric 11.10 beta1 metacity crashes when switching to playlist Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The command line spits out this Resource id: 0x1800756 X Error: RenderBadPicture (invalid Picture parameter) 163 Extension: 149 (RENDER) Minor opcode: 6 (RenderSetPictureClipRectangles) Resource id: 0x1800756 X Error: BadGC (invalid GC parameter) 13 Major opcode: 56 (X_ChangeGC) Resource id: 0x1800756 X Error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter) 9 Major opcode: 66 (X_PolySegment) Resource id: 0x1800756 X Error: BadGC (invalid GC parameter) 13 Major opcode: 59 (X_SetClipRectangles) Resource id: 0x1800756 ...like 100 more times X Error: RenderBadPicture (invalid Picture parameter) 163 Extension: 149 (RENDER) Minor opcode: 6 (RenderSetPictureClipRectangles) Resource id: 0x18007b9 X Error: RenderBadPicture (invalid Picture parameter) 163 Extension: 149 (RENDER) Minor opcode: 5 (RenderChangePicture) Resource id: 0x18007b9 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: vlc 1.1.11-2build2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.15-generic 3.0.3 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Sep 22 00:22:14 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: vlc UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/856097/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

