The following patch to gnubiff fixes this problem, without requiring a change to gnome-panel.
Fix bug Launchpad 1876609 "gnubiff applet crashes when mail is received signal 5 in XGetWindowProperty" Use g_idle_add instead of gdk_threads_enter / gdk_threads_leave so that gnome-panel does not need to call gdk_threads_init. I have not changed gnubiff.cc as it does call gdk_threads_init and not changed gtk_image_animation.cc as I dont quite understand what it is doing. ** Attachment added: "gnubiff-patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/1876609/+attachment/5381267/+files/gnubiff-patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1876609 Title: gnubiff applet crashes when mail is received signal 5 in XGetWindowProperty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/1876609/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs