docky crashes after some time after startup

We absolutely have to get a stack trace from the crash, or there is *nothing* we can do for you.

Also, when reporting crashing about a program it is quite prudent to report the version of the program (that crashed).

Are there steps to reproduce this crash consistently? If so, what are they?

To get a stack trace, run docky from a terminal as 'docky -d' and then copy/paste the log output here. If you can not consistently reproduce it, the stack trace might already be in your ~/.xsession-errors file - if this is the case please TRIM the file to just the relevant parts and post it here.

Docky version: 2.0.6-1 (Archlinux only)

Unfortunately there seems to be no way to reproduce the bug, it *just happens*.
The only thing I have noticed is it tends to happen when wireless networks are detected or when network manager connects to one of the wireless networks available.

I have created a personalized launcher by myself, which forces docky to wait 5 seconds after login before starting up, in order to let network manager connect, but it's nothing more than a workaraound.

Docky is mentioned only once in my current .xsession-errors file, here comes the code:

** Message: pygobject_register_sinkfunc is deprecated (GtkWindow)
** Message: pygobject_register_sinkfunc is deprecated (GtkInvisible)
** Message: pygobject_register_sinkfunc is deprecated (GtkObject)
[Info 18:12:50.618] Docky version: 2.0.6 Release
[Info 18:12:50.731] Kernel version: 2.6.35.0
[Info 18:12:50.733] CLR version: 2.0.50727.1433

I hope these few lines of code can help you!

No, we need a stack trace. For all we know this is a duplicate of another bug or possibly a bug that is already fixed in 2.1.0.

Update:

I just started ubuntu and the bug showed up again. As usual, as soon as NM detects a network, docky goes down.

This is the code from .xsession-errors:

** (nm-applet:5648): WARNING **: applet-device-wifi.c.1597 (get_secrets_dialog_response_cb): canceled
** (nm-applet:5648): DEBUG: old state indicates that this was not a disconnect 9
[Info 09:43:20.242] [DrawingService] Could not find 'gajim', using fallback of 'extension'.
[Debug 09:43:20.332] [AbstractWeatherSource] Weather Channel: reload success
[Warn 09:43:20.486] [DrawingService] Error loading icon from file '/usr/share/pithos/media/icon.svg': Apertura del file «/usr/share/pithos/media/icon.svg» non riuscita: Nessun file o directory
[Debug 09:43:20.490] [DrawingService] at Gdk.Pixbuf..ctor (System.String filename, Int32 width, Int32 height, Boolean preserve_aspect_ratio) [0x00000]
  at Docky.Services.DrawingService.IconFromFile (System.String name, Int32 width, Int32 height) [0x0005a] in /build/buildd/docky-2.1.0~bzr1641/Docky.Services/Docky.Services/DrawingService.cs:329
[Info 09:43:20.490] [DrawingService] Could not find '/usr/share/pithos/media/icon.svg', using fallback of 'extension'.
Exception in Gtk# callback delegate
  Note: Applications can use GLib.ExceptionManager.UnhandledException to handle the exception.
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Alpha must be between 0 and 1
Parameter name: Alpha
  at Cairo.Color_Extensions.SetAlpha (Color self, Double alpha) [0x0001e] in /build/buildd/docky-2.1.0~bzr1641/Docky.CairoHelper/Cairo/Color_Extensions.cs:71
  at Docky.Interface.DockWindow.DrawActiveIndicator (Docky.CairoHelper.DockySurface surface, Rectangle area, Color color, Double opacity) [0x00121] in /build/buildd/docky-2.1.0~bzr1641/Docky/Docky/Interface/DockWindow.cs:2475
  at Docky.Interface.DockWindow.DrawItem (Docky.CairoHelper.DockySurface surface, Rectangle dockArea, Docky.Items.AbstractDockItem item) [0x00780] in /build/buildd/docky-2.1.0~bzr1641/Docky/Docky/Interface/DockWindow.cs:2422
  at Docky.Interface.DockWindow.DrawDock (Docky.CairoHelper.DockySurface surface) [0x00141] in /build/buildd/docky-2.1.0~bzr1641/Docky/Docky/Interface/DockWindow.cs:2127
  at Docky.Interface.DockWindow.OnExposeEvent (Gdk.EventExpose evnt) [0x000c3] in /build/buildd/docky-2.1.0~bzr1641/Docky/Docky/Interface/DockWindow.cs:2690
  at Gtk.Widget.exposeevent_cb (IntPtr widget, IntPtr evnt) [0x00000]
   at GLib.ExceptionManager.RaiseUnhandledException(System.Exception e, Boolean is_terminal)
   at Gtk.Widget.exposeevent_cb(IntPtr widget, IntPtr evnt)
   at Gtk.Application.gtk_main()
   at Gtk.Application.Run()
   at Docky.Docky.Main(System.String[] args) in /build/buildd/docky-2.1.0~bzr1641/Docky/Docky/Docky.cs:line 95
Cairo.Context: called from finalization thread, programmer is missing a call to Dispose
Cairo.Context: called from finalization thread, programmer is missing a call to Dispose
Cairo.Context: called from finalization thread, programmer is missing a call to Dispose
Cairo.Context: called from finalization thread, programmer is missing a call to Dispose
** (nm-applet:5648): DEBUG: going for offline with icon: notification-network-wireless-disconnected

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Fixed in rev 1646.