Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Resolving "murrine_style_draw_box: assertion `height >= -1'"

When using Emacs 23 and a few other applications on Ubuntu running GNOME, I often get a irritatingly cryptic error message ** (emacs:25074): CRITICAL **: murrine_style_draw_box: assertion `height >= -1' failed. Turns out it has got something to do with the theme I'm running.

Thanks to Alf, it is very easy to get rid of that by tweaking Gtk configuration. Modify the entry in /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/gtk-2.0/gtkrc from GtkRange::trough-under-steppers = 0 to GtkRange::trough-under-steppers = 1.
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  1. UnknownJune 27, 2010 at 5:11 PM

    Thanks for the help!! Worked like a charm... Just upgraded to Ubunto 10.0 64 bit and had those messages with emacs23.. Now their gone.. Thanks again!!! -Don

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  2. UnknownJuly 31, 2010 at 5:37 AM

    Same problem with Gparted.

    Worked like a charm... Thanks !

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  3. Manas PathakAugust 3, 2010 at 4:55 PM

    you are welcome!

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  4. Marcelo do PagodeAugust 9, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    Just an additional info:
    this workaround works with any Theme your using. Just chance "Ambience" to your actual theme and that's it!
    A use the Radiance theme and this tweak saved my day!

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  5. Venkata PranayAugust 25, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    thanks

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  6. Duane HarknessAugust 31, 2010 at 6:06 PM

    Your fix worked great for wireshark. Thanks!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 7, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    Anyone know what to edit if your theme is 'Custom'?

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  8. LindsayNovember 22, 2010 at 3:27 PM

    Thanks for posting the solution!

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  9. outspacedDecember 14, 2010 at 11:31 AM

    Thank you! This was driving me crazy.

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  10. UnknownDecember 18, 2010 at 4:08 AM

    Thanks a lot for posting this workaround. The error was really bugging me.

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  11. UnknownJanuary 10, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Thank you, this post saved my day.

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  12. Ole NielsenJanuary 20, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Thanks!

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  13. Manas PathakFebruary 14, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    Glad to help!

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  14. InvisibileMarch 10, 2011 at 5:42 AM

    salve :)
    trovo lo stesso messaggio anche io quando apro emacs , ma dato che sono una principiante con Ubuntu qualcuno mi potrebbe gentilmente spiegare in modo elementare i passi per le modifiche che devo fare :$ !

    grazie millissimo ;)

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  15. InvisibileMarch 10, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    hi
    also find the same message when I open emacs, but since I am a beginner with Ubuntu :$ could someone explain in elementary steps for the changes that I do !

    thank you very much ;)

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  16. UnknownApril 20, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    Thank

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  17. glynApril 29, 2011 at 4:24 AM

    did not work for me :(

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  18. AnonymousMay 8, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Thanks! this was helpful to fix this error

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  19. Luisa FJuly 18, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    :) thanks a lot!!

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  20. CacadrilAugust 19, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    I am also having the same message from:
    GNU Emacs 23.2.1
    (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.4)
    of 2011-04-04 on crested, modified by Debian
    running on Ubuntu 11.04 on amd64, despite having
    GtkRange::trough-under-steppers = 1

    in all themes where the setting appears:


    $ grep -r under-steppers /usr/share/themes
    /usr/share/themes/New Wave/gtk-2.0/gtkrc: GtkScrollbar ::trough-under-steppers= 1
    /usr/share/themes/Radiance/gtk-2.0/gtkrc: GtkRange::trough-under-steppers = 1
    /usr/share/themes/Dust Sand/gtk-2.0/gtkrc: GtkRange::trough-under-steppers = 1
    /usr/share/themes/Dust/gtk-2.0/gtkrc: GtkRange::trough-under-steppers = 1
    /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/gtk-2.0/gtkrc: GtkRange::trough-under-steppers = 1
    /usr/share/themes/New Wave Dark Menus/gtk-2.0/default-gtkrc: GtkScrollbar ::trough-under-steppers= 1

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  21. leeNovember 16, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    OMG thank you so much!! this was annoying the hell out of me.

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  22. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    If anybody can not find any solution by using the methods that have been suggested I recommend changing your gnome theme to some standard linux one. ;)

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  23. uiFebruary 24, 2012 at 3:22 PM

    how to modify GtkRange::trough-under-steppers = 0 , it is read only file in my system. thanks

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  24. UnknownSeptember 9, 2012 at 8:42 AM

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!

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  25. UnknownOctober 29, 2012 at 1:02 PM

    It is really helpful, thx!

    Could you please tell me about the theory?

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  26. UnknownMarch 30, 2013 at 9:54 PM

    Thank you! this worked like a charm!

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  27. UnknownJuly 3, 2018 at 1:25 AM

    i did it just by changing my theme and changing it back for rpikali

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