NRK <n...@disroot.org> writes: > On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 02:02:12PM +0100, Christopher Lang wrote: >> I run the following shell command: >> seq 2 | dmenu && seq 3 | dmenu >> The first dmenu instance opens as expected. I hit the enter key and a 1 >> is printed. However, the second dmenu instance does not appear. > > Cannot reproduce on my system, tried on unpatched master branch and v5.2. > The 2nd dmenu instance appears just fine after the first one closes. > > If you can consistently reproduce, then attach gdb to the 2nd instance > (via `gdb --pid`) and try to inspect what might be going wrong compared > to a non-buggy case. > > - NRK
I have discovered that the following line in my .xinitrc was causing the problem. xcompmgr -n -f -I 0.1 -O 0.1 -D 8 & Specifically, the fading effects (-f,-I,-O,-D). With these disabled, dmenu works fine. I tried attaching gdb to the second instance using the method you described, but it just sits on XNextEvent. And if I start the second dmenu with gdb already attached (i.e. seq 2 | dmenu && seq 3 | gdb dmenu), then the additional delay before the second dmenu opening means the error wont occur. I'm guessing that when the second dmenu opens, the first one is still fading out and this stops XCreateIC from working as intended? -- Christopher
