[XBMCbuntu] Persistent black box at the top left corner *workaround found*

[zeroedout]

My specs: NVIDIA Corporation G70 [GeForce 7800 GT](rev a1) driver version: 304.xx Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04)

After logging into Steam from LXDM (default on XBMCbuntu), there is a black box on the top left corner, you can see it on the picture I included.

Playing Counter Strike 1.6 or CZ, the black box stays during game play, and persists even after exiting the game and going back into Steam.

Playing Postal 2 Complete, the black box disappears after the game is launched, however it reappears once I quit the game.

The black box doesn't appear if I log into LXDE and launch steam from the desktop. However, if I alt+tab, I can see the black box during the window switch, but it goes away when Steam gets focus back. When I exit Steam, just after it closes, you can see the black box on the top left corner, but several seconds later, it goes away and the LXDE desktop looks normal. This makes me think we can find out what LXDE is doing to get rid of the black box for steam-de as well. Anyone have any idea where to start?

Can anyone else confirm this bug? If no others see it, I will presume it's my shittastic card and the older Nvidia driver :<

EDIT: Workaround The black box only appears when the mouse is left hovering on the upper left corner. After starting Steam, moving the mouse away from the area, then changing focus (oddly enough, one has to alt+tab and then hit tab again while still holding alt [perhaps this makes it redraw?]) and the ugly box goes away!!!!

[thor27]

I'm seeing this same issue with bigpicture if I open "steam -bigpicure" in simple window managers as window maker.

Maybe it's broken tray icon? I will report this to valve

[thor27]

This also happens on Unity, if you start steam with -bigpicture

[thor27]

posted here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/2075

[zeroedout]

Thank you for reporting this on Valve's tracker! :D

[zeroedout]

New version of Steam/steam-login fixed it for me :D