Re: Xorg restrictions

[ccostin <ccostin.dmu@gmail.com>]

On 2/10/07, ccostin <ccostin.dmu@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/10/07, Roberto C. Sanchez <roberto@connexer.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 01:13:59AM +0200, ccostin wrote:
> > > On 2/9/07, Roberto C. Sanchez <roberto@connexer.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >Allocating too much memory to the X server will not crash the entire OS.
> > > >
> > >
> > > A weird bug appear when copy&paste from SciTE text editor (syntax
> > > highlighted code) to OpenOffice Writer. The desktop is flooded with
> > > (OpenOffice popup) windows , in short time, the entier system became
> > > uncontrolable and crash, keyboard or mouse , gradually  stop to
> > > respond, and ssh connections are refused (which normally works fine).
> >
> > Wow.  How are you copying.  What desktop environment (if any) are you
> > using?  Are you using the OpenOffice packages with support for the DE
> > (i.e., GNOME or KDE)?
>
> Type of code copy-pasted in generally C/C++, rarely awk, php, python or ruby.
> When copy-pasting unformatted code (Edit->Paste Special or
> Ctrl+Shift+V) nothing is happen, copied code appear in OO window.
> When copy-pasting same code in AbiWord everything is normal.
>
> Debian version unstable, dist-upgraded last week.
>
> * DE Gnome : Version 2.14.3, Bulid Date 08/08/2006
>
> * openoffice.org-writer/testing upgradeable from 2.0.4.dfsg.2-3 to
> 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4
>
> * scite/testing uptodate 1.71-1
>
> * xserver-xorg/testing uptodate 1:7.1.0-11
>
> * fglrx-driver/testing uptodate 8.28.8-4 (last ATI drivers with Radeon
> 9200 (RV280) support)
>
>
> * Linux debian 2.6.17-2-vserver-k7 #1 SMP Wed Sep 13 19:32:15 UTC 2006
> i686 GNU/Linux
>
> bash --version GNU bash, version 3.1.17(1)-release (i486-pc-linux-gnu)
>
> Could be blamed (old) ATI proprietary drivers for this problem ?


I think I know why my desktop was flooded  with a big number of OO (X)windows.
When copy-pasting one line of code (non blank), one Insert Section
window is showed, for two lines of code, two Insert Section windows
appear and so on, for hundreds of lines of code -> hundreds of
windows.

In every non-blank line inserted in OO Writer from Scite exist same
bytes that led to opening of Insert Section window (by pressing
Alt+I(nsert)+S(ection) ( probably ) keyboard keys).