sendscreenshot causes pidgin to crash

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.start pidgin
2.start a conversation, insert screenshot

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
i) pidgin crashes or
ii) a dialog pops up An other program has requested to use the display, 
canceling... then try inserting screenshot again, pidgin crashes

What version of the plugin are you using? On what operating system?
0.8-2
arch linux + awesome wm + pidgin 2.7.1

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by ivylee...@gmail.com on 12 Jul 2010 at 3:14

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Hello, thank you vey much for your report.

Please tell me what submenu you are cliking on (insert -> screenshot -> as... 
?).
Or does the crash occur in anyway ?

Original comment by these.rberger@gmail.com on 12 Jul 2010 at 3:25

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as a link(ftp upload)

Original comment by ivylee...@gmail.com on 12 Jul 2010 at 3:29

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Thanks, if you try "html upload" with any small part of your screen (select 
imageshack from the preferences windows), does it work out ? I'm trying to 
isolate the problem.

Original comment by these.rberger@gmail.com on 12 Jul 2010 at 3:34

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One more question : did you install any previous version of the plugin ? did 
it/they worked ?

Original comment by these.rberger@gmail.com on 12 Jul 2010 at 3:35

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i'd like to confirm that this problem also exists on one of my computers only. 
the second computer does not experience this problem. both computers run pidgin 
2.7.1 and pidgin-sendscreenshot 0.8-2. what ixyleexyg described is exactly how 
the crash works for me too. the computer experiencing the problem runs windows 
XP SP3. the crash occurs when i try to send the screenshot as an HTML upload or 
as an embedded image. i haven't tried the FTP option.

previous version of the plugin, 0.8-1, did not cause this crash. nor did i ever 
see the pop-up dialog saying "another program has requested to use the display" 
in that version.

Original comment by Omni...@gmail.com on 25 Jul 2010 at 3:57

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Hello OmniWig, thanks for your report. 
1/ Could you please tell me whether the libpurple version installed on your two 
computers is the same ? ("Help" menu, then "about").

2/ Does the crash occur everytime you try to insert an image ? Or is it random ?

3/ When does the crash occur exactly ? Before the screen freezes ? After ? 
While you're selecting the capture area ?

Original comment by these.rberger@gmail.com on 25 Jul 2010 at 10:00

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1) on the computer with the issue, libpurple is 2.7.1. on the computer without 
the issue, it is also 2.7.1.

2) the crashing is random, but more likely to happen after pidgin has been open 
a while. after a pidgin crash, i start pidgin, and then the screenshot will 
usually go through.

3) the crash happens after the screen freezes, but not until i begin selecting 
the capture area. it seems to happen as soon as the mouse clicks down to begin 
selecting the capture area.

hope that helps.

Original comment by Omni...@gmail.com on 27 Jul 2010 at 6:40

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It helps a lots !
This bug should be hopefully fixed in 0.8-2. I need to run more tests. New 
version come asap.

Original comment by these.rberger@gmail.com on 31 Jul 2010 at 9:20

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I was able to reproduce the crash when I minimize the current conversation 
windows (3rd mouse button).

Original comment by these.rberger@gmail.com on 7 Aug 2010 at 3:25

• Changed state: Fixed