Yes, but we can't force an app to use a custom theme, modifying all Ubuntu distros as a workaround, instead of actually fixing the problem. Apps must use any theme.
On Wed, 14 Sep 2016 23:51 Uwe Geuder, <ubuntulp2-ugeu...@snkmail.com> wrote: > Using Xubuntu 16.04 with all updates here. > > I can confirm both the original flickering and the effectiveness of the > work-around "GTK_THEME=adwaita abiword". > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Lubuntu > Packages Team, which is subscribed to the bug report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574278 > > Title: > AbiWord text cursor starts to flicker after adding some text > > Status in AbiWord: > Invalid > Status in abiword package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > Status in gtk+3.0 package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in lubuntu-artwork package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > Status in abiword source package in Xenial: > Invalid > Status in gtk+3.0 source package in Xenial: > Confirmed > Status in lubuntu-artwork source package in Xenial: > Invalid > > Bug description: > After adding some text in a new document, the entire document > (including gray page background, text, text cursor) starts to flicker > very fast. The UI above does not flicker. This happens too on a > different system in VirtualBox. (Lubuntu 16.04 i386) > > Workaround > ========== > 1. Open the Lubuntu menu. > 2. Open Preferences>Customize Look and Feel > 3. Change the theme to something other than Lubuntu-default or > Lubuntu-dark-panel > > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 > Package: abiword 3.0.1-6 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 > Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic i686 > ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 > Architecture: i386 > CurrentDesktop: LXDE > Date: Sun Apr 24 16:12:14 2016 > ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/abiword > InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-22 (2 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release i386 > (20151021) > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=de_DE > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: abiword > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-22 (2 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/abiword/+bug/1574278/+subscriptions > > Launchpad-Notification-Type: bug > Launchpad-Bug: product=abiword; status=Invalid; importance=High; > assignee=None; > Launchpad-Bug: distribution=ubuntu; sourcepackage=abiword; > component=universe; status=Invalid; importance=High; assignee=None; > Launchpad-Bug: distribution=ubuntu; sourcepackage=gtk+3.0; component=main; > status=Fix Released; importance=Undecided; assignee=None; > Launchpad-Bug: distribution=ubuntu; sourcepackage=lubuntu-artwork; > component=universe; status=Invalid; importance=High; assignee=None; > Launchpad-Bug: distribution=ubuntu; distroseries=xenial; > sourcepackage=abiword; component=universe; status=Invalid; > importance=Undecided; assignee=None; > Launchpad-Bug: distribution=ubuntu; distroseries=xenial; > sourcepackage=gtk+3.0; component=main; status=Confirmed; > importance=Undecided; assignee=None; > Launchpad-Bug: distribution=ubuntu; distroseries=xenial; > sourcepackage=lubuntu-artwork; component=universe; status=Invalid; > importance=Undecided; assignee=None; > Launchpad-Bug-Tags: apport-bug i386 iso-testing package-qa-testing xenial > Launchpad-Bug-Information-Type: Public > Launchpad-Bug-Private: no > Launchpad-Bug-Security-Vulnerability: no > Launchpad-Bug-Commenters: aesouza2008 antony-seedhouse cdeweerd fricki > gilir janitor jbicha jothro kiwikaki nio-wiklund quozl ruediger.kupper > sondra.kinsey teward tukozaki ubuntulp-ugeuder ubuntuqa whgiii-q > Launchpad-Bug-Reporter: Kiwikaki (kiwikaki) > Launchpad-Bug-Modifier: Uwe Geuder (ubuntulp-ugeuder) > Launchpad-Message-Rationale: Subscriber @lubuntu-packaging > Launchpad-Message-For: lubuntu-packaging > -- Rafael Laguna Graphics & UIX Design · www.rafaellaguna.net Lubuntu Artwork Team · Ubuntu Design Team -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574278 Title: AbiWord text cursor starts to flicker after adding some text To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/abiword/+bug/1574278/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
