>> Here is the backtrace for the kmix mixer window:
>
> I don't know how to read these backtraces, but seems the common failure
> might be dialogs using slider controls?
>
> Darrell

Yes, it appears that under certain (as of yet unknown) conditions the
while loop at line 2264 will never exit.  The loop control looks like
this:
while ( v <= ceData.maxSteps + 1 ) {

It would be useful to know the local variables at the time of the infinite
loop.  Can you rerun your previous test on Kate, but after you execute the
'bt' command can you execute a 'info locals' command and post the results
of both commands?

Thanks!

Tim