I am also having this problem with Abiword while using compiz.
Disabling compiz stops the problem.
System and installation information:------------------------------
lsb_release -rd : Description: Ubuntu 9.04, Release: 9.04
apt-cache policy compiz
Installed: 1:0.8.2-0ubuntu8.1
Candidate: 1:0.8.2-0ubuntu8.1
Version table:
*** 1:0.8.2-0ubuntu8.1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:0.8.2-0ubuntu8 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
apt-cache policy abiword
Installed: 2.6.6-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 2.6.6-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 2.6.6-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-radeon
Installed: 1:6.12.1-0ubuntu2
Candidate: 1:6.12.1-0ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 1:6.12.1-0ubuntu2 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
video card: ATI Technologies Inc RS482 [Radeon Xpress 200M]
grep 'radeon' /var/log/Xorg.0.log:
(II) Matched radeon from file name radeon.ids
(==) Matched radeon for the autoconfigured driver
(II) LoadModule: "radeon"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//radeon_drv.so
(II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
system memory: 2 GB with 128 MB used by video card
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/333583
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