bug#35589: Scribus and GIMP: Clipped, non-resizable windows and pixelated icons

bug#35589: Scribus and GIMP: Clipped, non-resizable windows and pixelated icons

[sirgazil]

Hi,

A few days ago I mentioned an issue with a Scribus installed on a foreign distribution using Guix (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2019-04/msg00249.html). I'm experiencing the same problem with Scribus and the GIMP in a GNU system installed in a real machine using the ISO installer (https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-install-1.0.0.x86_64-linux.iso.xz).

Scribus (these are from my Guix  on foreign distro experience, but the problem in the GNU system is the same):

    https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/scribus-154-splash-2019-04-22.png
    https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/scribus-154-dialog-2019-04-22.png
    https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/scribus-154-main-2019-04-22.png

GIMP (these are taken from the GNU system):

    https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/gimp-21010-2019-05-05.png

The windows are clipped (extend beyond the screen limits), you can't resize them, and the icons look like zoomed-in bitmaps. The icon problem is minor, but the other problems make it really hard to use the applications as intended.

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bug#35589: Scribus and GIMP: Clipped, non-resizable windows and pixelated icons

[Chris Marusich]

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sirgazil <sirgazil@zoho.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> A few days ago I mentioned an issue with a Scribus installed on a
> foreign distribution using Guix
> (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2019-04/msg00249.html). I'm
> experiencing the same problem with Scribus and the GIMP in a GNU
> system installed in a real machine using the ISO installer
> (https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-install-1.0.0.x86_64-linux.iso.xz).
>
> Scribus (these are from my Guix  on foreign distro experience, but the problem in the GNU system is the same):
>
>     https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/scribus-154-splash-2019-04-22.png
>     https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/scribus-154-dialog-2019-04-22.png
>     https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/scribus-154-main-2019-04-22.png
>
> GIMP (these are taken from the GNU system):
>
>     https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/gimp-21010-2019-05-05.png
>
> The windows are clipped (extend beyond the screen limits), you can't
> resize them, and the icons look like zoomed-in bitmaps. The icon
> problem is minor, but the other problems make it really hard to use
> the applications as intended.
>
> ---
> https://sirgazil.bitbucket.io/

I cannot reproduce these issues using Guix System on commit
aa7cdc57dc28673dedfc6ec210974aaa0099a419.  The gimp and scribus programs
do not appear to render icons incorrectly, their windows are resizable,
and their windows are not clipped.

Can you reproduce the issue in a VM?  You can try with the "guix system
vm" command; you might need to slightly customize your OS config file.
If you aren't sure how to do that, just let me know, and I'll try to
help.

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bug#35589: Scribus and GIMP: Clipped, non-resizable windows and pixelated icons

[sirgazil]

---- On Mon, 06 May 2019 19:39:29 -0500 Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> wrote ----

 > sirgazil <sirgazil@zoho.com> writes: 
 >  
 > > Hi, 
 > > 
 > > A few days ago I mentioned an issue with a Scribus installed on a 
 > > foreign distribution using Guix 
 > > (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2019-04/msg00249.html). I'm 
 > > experiencing the same problem with Scribus and the GIMP in a GNU 
 > > system installed in a real machine using the ISO installer 
 > > (https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-install-1.0.0.x86_64-linux.iso.xz). 
 > > 
 > > Scribus (these are from my Guix  on foreign distro experience, but the problem in the GNU system is the same): 
 > > 
 > > https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/scribus-154-splash-2019-04-22.png 
 > > https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/scribus-154-dialog-2019-04-22.png 
 > > https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/scribus-154-main-2019-04-22.png 
 > > 
 > > GIMP (these are taken from the GNU system): 
 > > 
 > > https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/gimp-21010-2019-05-05.png 
 > > 
 > > The windows are clipped (extend beyond the screen limits), you can't 
 > > resize them, and the icons look like zoomed-in bitmaps. The icon 
 > > problem is minor, but the other problems make it really hard to use 
 > > the applications as intended. 
 > > 
 > > --- 
 > > https://sirgazil.bitbucket.io/ 
 >  
 > I cannot reproduce these issues using Guix System on commit 
 > aa7cdc57dc28673dedfc6ec210974aaa0099a419.  The gimp and scribus programs 
 > do not appear to render icons incorrectly, their windows are resizable, 
 > and their windows are not clipped. 
 >  
 > Can you reproduce the issue in a VM?  You can try with the "guix system 
 > vm" command; you might need to slightly customize your OS config file. 
 > If you aren't sure how to do that, just let me know, and I'll try to 
 > help. 
 >  

Thanks, Chris. I would need precise instruction on how to create a VM with the same characteristics you used, including an example config. My system config was pretty much created by the graphical installer.

By the way, every time I run GIMP from a terminal, I see these warning and error:

##########
$ LANG=en_US.utf-8 gimp

(gimp:1734): Gtk-WARNING **: 11:49:30.835: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",

(gimp:1734): Gtk-WARNING **: 11:49:30.838: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",
GIMP-Warning: Bad interpreter referenced in interpreter file /gnu/store/skzfv3sndly29wdf6zs3qyjzvlhy8fv1-gimp-2.10.10/lib/gimp/2.0/interpreters/pygimp.interp: python2

GIMP-Warning: Bad binary format string in interpreter file /gnu/store/skzfv3sndly29wdf6zs3qyjzvlhy8fv1-gimp-2.10.10/lib/gimp/2.0/interpreters/pygimp.interp

GIMP-Error: Unable to run plug-in "spyro_plus.py"
(/gnu/store/skzfv3sndly29wdf6zs3qyjzvlhy8fv1-gimp-2.10.10/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/spyro_plus/spyro_plus.py)

Failed to execute child process “/gnu/store/skzfv3sndly29wdf6zs3qyjzvlhy8fv1-gimp-2.10.10/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/spyro_plus/spyro_plus.py” (Exec format error)
##########


And every time I run Scribus from a terminal, I see this:

    pathForIcon: Unable to load icon /gnu/store/5xqmac50axcgc8vrrn30jvzndjvrqd6a-scribus-1.5.4/share/scribus/icons/1_5_1/zeichen.png: File not found

Also, running:

    $ strace -f -o gimp.out gimp
    $ strace -f -o scribus.out scribus

I see many lines containing messages of things that seem to fail. For instance, "No existe el fichero o el directorio", "Argumento inválido", among other messages (in English these would be something like "No such file or directory" and "Invalid argument", respectively).

bug#35589: Scribus and GIMP: Clipped, non-resizable windows and pixelated icons

[Chris Marusich]

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sirgazil <sirgazil@zoho.com> writes:

> Thanks, Chris. I would need precise instruction on how to create a VM
> with the same characteristics you used, including an example
> config. My system config was pretty much created by the graphical
> installer.

What is the output of "guix describe"?  This will tell me the exact
version you're using, so I can reproduce your environment more
accurately.

Can you share with me your operating system configuration file?  If you
aren't comfortable sharing it publicly, you can email it privately to
me.  I can then help you come up with a version of the file that might
work in a VM, so we can try to reproduce the issue.

> By the way, every time I run GIMP from a terminal, I see these warning
> and error:
>
> ##########
> $ LANG=en_US.utf-8 gimp
>
> (gimp:1734): Gtk-WARNING **: 11:49:30.835: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",
>
> (gimp:1734): Gtk-WARNING **: 11:49:30.838: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",
> GIMP-Warning: Bad interpreter referenced in interpreter file /gnu/store/skzfv3sndly29wdf6zs3qyjzvlhy8fv1-gimp-2.10.10/lib/gimp/2.0/interpreters/pygimp.interp: python2
>
> GIMP-Warning: Bad binary format string in interpreter file /gnu/store/skzfv3sndly29wdf6zs3qyjzvlhy8fv1-gimp-2.10.10/lib/gimp/2.0/interpreters/pygimp.interp
>
> GIMP-Error: Unable to run plug-in "spyro_plus.py"
> (/gnu/store/skzfv3sndly29wdf6zs3qyjzvlhy8fv1-gimp-2.10.10/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/spyro_plus/spyro_plus.py)
>
> Failed to execute child process “/gnu/store/skzfv3sndly29wdf6zs3qyjzvlhy8fv1-gimp-2.10.10/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/spyro_plus/spyro_plus.py” (Exec format error)
> ##########

I see similar messages when I launch gimp.  I don't know what they mean,
but I wouldn't be too concerned about them for now.  Let's maybe return
to them after we've reproduced the issue in a VM, first.

> And every time I run Scribus from a terminal, I see this:
>
>     pathForIcon: Unable to load icon /gnu/store/5xqmac50axcgc8vrrn30jvzndjvrqd6a-scribus-1.5.4/share/scribus/icons/1_5_1/zeichen.png: File not found

I see the exact same error message, so I'm not sure it's a problem.

In short, I think if we can reproduce the issue in a VM, it will be much
easier to debug.

-- 
Chris

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bug#35589: Scribus and GIMP: Clipped, non-resizable windows and pixelated icons

[sirgazil]

---- On Wed, 08 May 2019 02:09:40 -0500 Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> wrote ----

 > sirgazil <sirgazil@zoho.com> writes: 
 >  
 > > Thanks, Chris. I would need precise instruction on how to create a VM 
 > > with the same characteristics you used, including an example 
 > > config. My system config was pretty much created by the graphical 
 > > installer. 
 >  
 > What is the output of "guix describe"?  This will tell me the exact 
 > version you're using, so I can reproduce your environment more 
 > accurately. 


##########
$ LANG=en_US.utf-8 guix describe
Generation 1	May 06 2019 11:29:00	(current)
  guix d6a68e9
    repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
    branch: master
    commit: d6a68e90483b35bdc2ea78afe2c81873be67ec95
##########


 > Can you share with me your operating system configuration file?  If you 
 > aren't comfortable sharing it publicly, you can email it privately to 
 > me.  I can then help you come up with a version of the file that might 
 > work in a VM, so we can try to reproduce the issue. 


My config.scm: https://paste.gnome.org/pxnurlmhu

bug#35589: Scribus and GIMP: Clipped, non-resizable windows and pixelated icons

[sirgazil via Bug reports for GNU Guix]

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I can reproduce this bug in



$ LANG=C guix describe
Generation 5    Nov 04 2019 14:24:15    (current)
  guix bf7b08c
    repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
    branch: master
    commit: bf7b08c4fe7d14c25a83bde99f19eca1119d88ff


Programs affected:



GIMP 2.10.12

Pencil2D 0.6.4

Scribus 1.5.5





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bug#35589: Scribus and GIMP: Clipped, non-resizable windows and pixelated icons

[sirgazil via Bug reports for GNU Guix]

After a Guix System reconfigure and upgrading packages, Scribus 1.5.5 and Pencil2D 0.6.4 work alright now (these are Qt-based applications). However, the problem persists in the GIMP 2.10.14.

$ LANG=C guix describe
Generation 7	Jan 08 2020 13:53:10	(current)
  guix f98c050
    repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
    branch: master
    commit: f98c050c2017be06cff54abf965a8234f6998f76


I don't know what fixed the issue for Qt-based applications.

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bug#35589: Scribus and GIMP: Clipped, non-resizable windows and pixelated icons

[sirgazil via Bug reports for GNU Guix]

Today I found out that the issue may be related to GNOME only, because the GIMP in sway works normally but the problem persists when in GNOME.

GNOME version 3.32.2

$ gimp --version
GNU Image Manipulation Program version 2.10.14

$ guix describe
Generation 57	Feb 26 2020 12:28:15	(current)
  guix b68f5a6
    repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
    branch: master
    commit: b68f5a68f895307ee184da725882d6f243ccded6

bug#35589: Scribus and GIMP: Clipped, non-resizable windows and pixelated icons

[sirgazil via Bug reports for GNU Guix]

This issue fixed itself, I can't reproduce it anymore in guix 97e98e2.