Mint 13 Cinnamon 32-bit obscures Steam notifications

steamclosed reviewedNot a bug

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#184 · opened 2012-12-21 by Kevin108 · updated 2014-09-14 · 6 comments · github

KKevin108 2012-12-21 github

When messages from friends arrive and presumably other Steam notifications, it "pops under" the Cinnamon panel.

Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
Speed: 2992 Mhz
2 logical processors
1 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Unsupported
SSSE3: Unsupported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Unsupported
SSE42: Unsupported

Network Information:
Network Speed:

Operating System Version:
Linux Mint 13 Maya (32 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 3.2.0-23-generic
X Server vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server release: 11103000

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce 7300 GT/AGP/SSE2

Driver Version:  2.1.2 NVIDIA 304.48
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
VendorID:  0x10de
DeviceID:  0x393
Number of Monitors:  1
Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
Primary Display Resolution:  1680 x 1050
Desktop Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Primary Display Size: 18.50" x 11.81"  (21.93" diag)
                                        47.0cm x 30.0cm  (55.7cm diag)
Primary Bus: AGP 8x
Primary VRAM Not Detected
Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x 16x

Sound card:
Audio device: Analog Devices AD1980

Memory:
RAM: 2012 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: en_US.UTF-8
Microphone: Not set
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 95851 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 70067 Mb

Installed software:

Recent Failure Reports:

steamerror

MMrSchism 2012-12-21 github

I've been testing this problem myself and it seems that the issue is Cinnamon and the notifications appearing based on absolute display availability, not the actual (what's not covered by the bar). This is also noticeable when you hover over certain control panel items. Screenshot included.

Screenshot from 2012-12-20 21:26:45

Any attempt to fix this may result in drastic changes when updating cinnamon. Suggest reporting bug to Cinnamon developers (I am.)

KKevin108 2012-12-21 github

I can confirm your finding that other messages are under the panel as well. It may have been address in Mint 14, which includes a newer version of Cinnamon. I'll check that in a minute. I was so anxious to help with Steam that I failed to properly investigate this. I apologize!

MMrSchism 2012-12-21 github

Its not a problem. Please let me know if it's addressed in the newer version of Cinnamon. I'm poised to send them an email.

I've been thinking about this bug lately and I only noticed that it wasn't a Steam issue mere minutes before you posted this.

KKevin108 2012-12-21 github

Just tested again on a fully up-to-date Mint 14. It's a Cinnamon issue.
Screenshot from 2012-12-20 22:33:36

MMrSchism 2012-12-21 github

Alrighty. I'll send the Cinnamon team a bug report regarding this."

EDIT: This is on their github located at:

linuxmint/Cinnamon#1074

RRetroRodent 2014-09-14 github

Looks like this issue has reached a deadlock and now requires some help from the Steam side again: linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/2357

Nothing extracted yet.