Re: [dev] [dmenu][bug report] Second instance invisible

From: Christopher Lang <christopher.lang.256_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023 18:27:01 +0100

NRK <nrk_AT_disroot.org> writes:

> On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 12:22:25PM +0100, Christopher Lang wrote:
>> I'm guessing that when the second dmenu opens, the first one is still
>> fading out and this stops XCreateIC from working as intended?
>
> Worth noting that according to the docs XCreateIC() may return NULL -
> something that isn't checked for in dmenu. Perhaps you're getting a NULL
> ic due to your config? Does the attached patch make any difference?

My config.h is the same as config.def.h and I have no patches (appart
from this one you provided) applied.

>
> - NRK
>
> [2. text/plain; 0001-check-for-XCreateIC-failure.patch]...

The patch makes no difference, XCreateIC must be returning something.

Are you able to reproduce this problem on your machine with the
following in .xinitrc?
          xcompmgr -n -f -I 0.1 -O 0.1 -D 8 &

--
Christopher
Received on Sat Sep 23 2023 - 19:27:01 CEST

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