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    Unity launcher flickering

    Hey there!

    When ever I'm on YouTube playing a video, or when Jdownloader is running in the background, and when I press the launcher menu, part of the launcher flickers (with youtube its the part where the video is). See screenshots:





    You can't tell from the screen, but that hidden part of the launcher appears/disappears constantly (flickers).

    This happened with some other programs too, don't remember which exactly. And it happens only when a program is on the desktop, not when its minimized, ofc.

    Its not really a problem, but its annoying. Is there a solution for this or is this a bug?

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    Re: Unity launcher flickering

    No one?

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    Re: Unity launcher flickering

    I really have no idea.

    Does it have to do with the theme you have?

    I notice you have a different theme... which on is it?

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    Re: Unity launcher flickering

    Theme is the default one. I only changed the icons.

    This does not happen to you when you play a video on youtube and open the launcher?

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    Re: Unity launcher flickering

    It's possible your flickering problem might subside if you switch Unity to "low graphics mode"? This page explains how: http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/10/m...in-ubuntu.html

    It just disables the transparency of the Dash and Launcher. Your flickering problem may be that the CPU and GPU are stressed by playing the video, and therefore don't have enough power to smoothly calculate the transparency of the Launcher at the same time.
    I try to treat the cause, not the symptom. I avoid the terminal in instructions, unless it's easier or necessary. My instructions will work within the Ubuntu system, instead of breaking or subverting it. Those are the three guarantees to the helpee.

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    Re: Unity launcher flickering

    Quote Originally Posted by 3rdalbum View Post
    Your flickering problem may be that the CPU and GPU are stressed by playing the video, and therefore don't have enough power to smoothly calculate the transparency of the Launcher at the same time.
    I've been watching this thread but not answering as I can't offer a solution, but that thought had occurred to me too. Perhaps you could tell us what CPU and graphics card you have, and how much RAM. Maybe someone will be able to say definitively whether you can expect that hardware to run smoothly or not.

    You can get a list of your hardware with
    Code:
    sudo lshw
    That generates quite a bit of stuff, so use the # button at the top of the post window to put code tags around it if you want to post it here.
    Michael

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    Re: Unity launcher flickering

    It shouldn't be a hardware problem.
    Btw, I noticed when I install something using the Ubuntu Software Center, the launcher also flickers when the progress bar is moving.

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    Re: Unity launcher flickering

    The hardware maxing out was my thought, too.

    Was that the entire list? Perhaps I'm too much of a dunce to find it, but your graphics card doesn't even seem to be in that list.

    Addendum: perhaps it would reduce the need for visual wading if you ran the following:

    Code:
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    sudo lshw -short
    Last edited by newb85; November 28th, 2012 at 11:52 PM.
    Jane, stop this crazy thing!

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    Re: Unity launcher flickering

    Well I copied everything. My Graphics card is ATI HD 6870, CPU Phenom x4 3.2GHz, and 6GB of RAM.

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    Re: Unity launcher flickering

    Well I'm befuddled. On second thought, that list seems to exclude your CPU, GPU, and RAM. (At the very least, they're not categorized normally.)
    Jane, stop this crazy thing!

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