Manager's 'Show graphics' and 'Abort' buttons are periodically flashing

[Pepo]

BOINC Manager, Tasks tab. If any task is selected, which is not capable of launching graphics (not supporting, suspended or finished), the grayed-out Show graphics button is very briefly flashing it's state to active with a 1 second period.

It does not happen if no app line is selected - the button quietly stays grayed-out. If graphics-conform task is selected, the button is in active state and again quiet.

[Ageless]

I'm not seeing that on Windows XP. I do see the selection bar flashing though. As if something is refreshed.

[Pepo]

Omitted to say - on WinXP. The button is possibly enabled and immediately disabled in a 1 second communication refresh interval.

The selected line does not flash here. Neither anything else under other tabs.

[Nicolas]

Bumping priority - this sounds like it would be really annoying...

Selected line flashing briefly (1/30th second probably) on every list update is kind of expected.

[Ageless]

How did you install BOINC? As a private or public install? All users on the system that can run BOINC enabled or not?

[Pepo]

Replying to Nicolas:

this sounds like it would be really annoying...

Fortunately it is not, you have to observe the button for at least 1-2 seconds to notice it. But there might be some programming error behind (if the button is really being shortly enabled).

Replying to Ageless:

How did you install BOINC? As a private or public install? All users on the system that can run BOINC enabled or not?

[ ] Use BOINC Screensaver
[X] Protected application execution.
[ ] Allow all users on this computer to control BOINC

[Pepo]

The flashing period is identical with the moment when CPU time, Progress and To completion columns are refreshed.

Replying to Pepo:

... there might be some programming error behind (if the button is really being shortly enabled).

Slowing the CPU down a lot causes the button being visually enabled for much longer periods (few tenths of second), sometimes even more than a second. But clicking on them does not cause anything noticeable.

If an aborted task is selected, both Show graphics and Abort button are flashing in tandem -> nothing in common with graphics subsystem, it's probably just the buttons handling.

[Pepo]

On 6.3.10: The newly added Properties button is flashing too, it is disabled while Show graphics (and Abort) button(s) are enabled, and vice versa.

[Pepo]

On 6.3.14: Neither of the Show graphics, Properties and Abort buttons is flashing anymore.