Graphic slivers

KBehr

Graphic slivers appear, most noticeable when I use the menu's on the panel. I'm running GhostBSD using whole disk. I do not get this symptom if I use another disk running Debian, so I suspect the issue is within GhostBSD.
Screenshot showing slivers is attached.

brianthehughes

It sounds like you’re pretty comfortable with your environments. Any chance you can share the graphics hardware and driver info for your GhostBSD install?

Nice layout! I also consolidate my panels to one area.

KBehr

It's an old Dell Latitude E6520 with 4G ram.
Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M
Graphics: Intel HD graphics 3000 (SNB GT2)
O/S: GhostBSD 24.10.1 running X11 and MATE desktop.
File system: ZFS

All software has been upgraded to current. The issue has been there since install (about a month ago), and present with all upgrades. At install I chose "Use the whole disk", rather than creating partitions.
The slivers are static but different with different menu selections. Sometimes they are not there at all.
Whether this is a fault in the O/S or the hardware I am unsure, hence the query. (It may be a hard-drive issue.) I have not recently run a memory test, so this may be the first avenue to try. Another option I am considering, is to reinstall with partitions (not using whole disk option).
I'm currently doing a GhostBSD vs Debian comparison for both usability and stability (before buying a new laptop). Each have their benefits - I do however prefer the structure and concept of BSD. The XFCE desktop environment may also be worth trying out (and would be a fairer comparison as Debian is using XFCE.). I've used different flavours of Linux over the years (as well as PC-BSD before its demise), but still consider myself a novice when looking under the hood.

KBehr

Another note:
I find that the slivers completely disappear after running for a certain (though undefined) amount of time.
Slivers seem to be worse after a restart.
This perhaps lends weight to a hardware issue ..... although if this were the case I would expect to see a similar issue when running Debian.

KBehr

It's getting worse. i don't think GhostBSD is suitable currently as a sole desktop environment.
In the attached snapshot you see that while the panel is there, and items can be selected, the actual panel is invisible.
Could someone explain this behaviour?

Robin

I made my Xfce panel invisible on purpose! I did it by selecting Panel → Preferences → Appearance and selecting "custom color." Dragging the horixontal all the way Left and the vertical all the way Down makes a transparent Xfce panel. Try choosing a solid color (rather than any custom color) and see if that helps. If you're on MATE, I'm sure there's a similar option. for making the panel visible, larger, and using your preferred icon set.

KBehr

Robin
My panel is set as solid colour, as in the image in the first post. It was set (and is still set) to about 75% opaque.
(I'm quite sure I would have remembered doing such an odd thing.)

Now, after a restart, the panel is back; but the graphic slivers have returned.
Perhaps I have a ghost in the machine.
I have never had the issue of slivers or a disappearing control panel. Never before .... not on windows nor any Linux flavour nor PC-BSD.
Perhaps this post should be referred to the "bugs and faults" forum.