Re: [hatari-devel] Re: immortal hatari

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Hi,

If the following fixes the problem, a discussion ensue:
export SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS=0

----- Douglas Little wrote:
> Ok a bit more on this bizarre issue....
> 
> I tried a range of random things, including reinstalling most of the Ubuntu
> desktop & compiz related components. Didn't help.
> 
> So I grabbed Hatari 2.0 from mercurial and built that. Didn't help - same
> problem.
> 
> I also noticed that a similar issue is easily reproduced by toggling the
> sound on/off in the SDL Hatari menu. The window hangs as soon as you return
> to the main menu.
> 
> That seemed a bit suspicious...
> 
> This Ubuntu install is running as a VM under VirtualBox - which definitely
> has its moments. So I toggled the sound 'hardware' off, and turned 2D
> acceleration on in VirtualBox, and restarted the VM.
> 
> Problem went away...
> 
> *Shrug* !
> 
> D
> 
> 
> On 29 October 2016 at 18:06, Douglas Little <doug694@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Btw. Main advantage (or disadvantage?) of the Python UI is that its
> >> GUI (settings for Hatari etc) can be used while Hatari is running,
> >> it doesn't pause Hatari.  It also has GUI for setting Hatari trace
> >> options.
> >>
> >> You can run the Python UI with "hatariui" command.
> >
> >
> >
> > Will give it a try thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >> When this occurs (either by using the QUIT button, or hitting the red
> >>> window X), the 'hatari' process is terminated and no longer in the
> >>> process
> >>> list.
> >>>
> >>
> >> If the process owning the window has gone away, it cannot be
> >> the source of this problem.  The problem is with your desktop,
> >> or X server, and probably happens also with some other SDL programs.
> >>
> >
> > I might try some other programs but trying not to bloat out the VM too
> > much before I export it.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> The window however retains the last image shown (usually the TOS
> >>> desktop or SDL UI) and can be dragged around and minimised as if its
> >>> still
> >>> alive. It can't however be closed.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Which desktop environment you're using?   Sounds like its
> >> compositor is broken.
> >
> >
> > Ubuntu 16.10 + unity desktop.
> >
> > D.
> >
> >




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