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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-94766

[Possible bug] OpenGL contexts/viewers are recreated when switching workspaces on Gnome

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • P2: Important
    • None
    • 5.14.2
    • GUI: OpenGL
    • None
    • Ubuntu 20.10, Gnome 3.30 (default configurations)
      Qt 5.14.2 (from APT)
    • Linux/X11

    Description

      The behavior of QOpenGLWidget under Gnome is unexpected, and possibly a bug.

      When I have one or multiple QOpenGLWidgets rendering on a window in a QApplication and I switch to a different Gnome workspace (with Ctrl+Alt+<Up/Down arrow>), the application does not seem to care.
      However, when I switch back to the workspace where the application resides, the QOpenGLWidget::initializeGL function is called for all viewers, as if they were being destroyed and recreated. Is this expected behavior ?

      Here's a little more info about my particular setup :

      • Ubuntu 20.10
      • Gnome 3.30
      • Qt 5.14.2 (installed from APT)
      • No particular configuration of Gnome, all stock
      • Using libQGLViewer for rendering (which only inherits QOpenGLWidget and adds camera controls and a few utilities)

      This behavior happens when switching to different workspaces, not when enabling the 'Exposé-like' view by pressing on Super. The re-building of the widgets happens when switching back to the workspace the widgets are on, and there's a couple of frames of where the OpenGL widgets only render black when the re-building happens.

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