Re: Gdk-ERROR **:BadDrawable

[Thomas Evans <tom@23palmer.net>]

> > I get the error:
> >  Gdk-ERROR **: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
> >   serial 55936 error_code 9 request_code 132 minor_code 1
> > 
> > when I run a few different GDK applications (gabber and gaim).
> > I'm running "stable" Debian 3.0 - is this problem on all
> > stable Debian-supported architectures, or is this an Alpha
> > problem (or is limited to my machine?).
> 
> It's a bug in the X idle notification extension (see bug
> #161072).  Unfortunately, this library is linked statically, so one
> would have to fix xlibs and then recompile those applications. This
> should already be fixed in unstable.

I'm sorry - I think I may have asked this question
a few months back.  I actually run "testing".
In general, how unstable is "unstable"?

Thanks,

...tom