$ echo a | dmenu X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 1 (X_CreateWindow) Value in failed request: 0x0 Serial number of failed request: 36 Current serial number in output stream: 39
this happens when the pointer is in an invisible area in a multihead setup ltrace tail: XCreateFontSet(0x8cf9ee8, 0x804aceb, 0xbfb0a98c, 0xbfb0a988, 0xbfb0a990) = 0x8d05e90 XFreeStringList(0x8d066a0, 65407, 0x8d040fa, 0x8d040fa, 1) = 1 XExtentsOfFontSet(0x8d05e90, 65407, 0x8d040fa, 0x8d040fa, 1) = 0x8d05eb8 XFontsOfFontSet(0x8d05e90, 0xbfb0a984, 0xbfb0a980, 0x8d040fa, 1) = 3 XineramaIsActive(0x8cf9ee8, 0xbfb0a984, 0xbfb0a980, 0x8d040fa, 1) = 1 XineramaQueryScreens(0x8cf9ee8, 0xbfb0a998, 0x804aceb, 0x804aceb, 1) = 0x8d071f0 XQueryPointer(0x8cf9ee8, 177, 0xbfb0a97c, 0xbfb0a97c, 0xbfb0a9a0) = 1 XFree(0x8d071f0, 0xbfb0a998, 0x804aceb, 0x804aceb, 1) = 1 XCreateWindow(0x8cf9ee8, 177, -16903, 0, 0) = 0x1400001 XCreatePixmap(0x8cf9ee8, 177, 0, 16, 24) = 0x1400002 XCreateGC(0x8cf9ee8, 177, 0, 0, 1) = 0x8d07210 XSetLineAttributes(0x8cf9ee8, 0x8d07210, 1, 0, 1) = 1 XmbTextExtents(0x8d05e90, 0x8d042a0, 1, 0, 0xbfb0a908X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 1 (X_CreateWindow) Value in failed request: 0x0 Serial number of failed request: 36 Current serial number in output stream: 39 <unfinished ...> +++ exited (status 1) +++