Infinite loop

[Governa]

Sometimes the extension uses 100% of one core after updating the background image. The icon in the status bar keeps flashing and messages like bellow are printed on the console:

(gnome-shell:23556): Gjs-CRITICAL **: 14:30:57.872: Object .Gjs_StatusElement (0x56204b1fcf50), has been already finalized. Impossible to get any property from it.
== Stack trace for context 0x5620486f14b0 ==
#0 0x7ffd511b9700 I resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:73 (0x7f97f40c8cd0 @ 3)
#1 0x7ffd511b97c0 b resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:94 (0x7f97f40c8de0 @ 36)
#2 0x7ffd511b98a0 b resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:61 (0x7f97f40c8b38 @ 319)
#3 0x7ffd511b9950 b resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:39 (0x7f97f40c8ab0 @ 16)
#4 0x7ffd511b99b0 I /home/fernando/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/randomwallpaper@iflow.space/elements.js:264 (0x7f97d8e00c48 @ 54)
#5 0x7ffd511ba8a0 b resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:112 (0x7f97f40c8e68 @ 37)
#6 0x7ffd511bb810 b resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/tweener/tweener.js:208 (0x7f97f40d2b38 @ 54)
#7 0x7ffd511bb960 b resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/tweener/tweener.js:337 (0x7f97f40d2bc0 @ 1626)
#8 0x7ffd511bba10 b resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/tweener/tweener.js:350 (0x7f97f40d2c48 @ 100)
#9 0x7ffd511bbaa0 b resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/tweener/tweener.js:365 (0x7f97f40d2cd0 @ 10)
#10 0x7ffd511bbb20 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/signals.js:128 (0x7f97f40d2230 @ 386)
#11 0x7ffd511bbbd0 b resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:244 (0x7f97f40cf808 @ 159)
#12 0x7ffd511bbc40 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82 (0x7f97f40b5de0 @ 71)
#13 0x7ffd511bbc40 I resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:219 (0x7f97f40cf780 @ 15)

[ifl0w]

Hello!
I am aware of similar bugs that occurred on some versions of the gnome-shell but have been resolved in the latest releases.
What is your gnome-shell version?
You could try to update your gnome-shell if this is an option.

[Governa]

Ubuntu's default 3.28. I would rather not update, it's my company's computer

[ifl0w]

Is this still a problem in the newest release?

It seems to be a problem with either the breathing animation or the desktop background transition (fading between changes).
You can try to comment line 67 & 68 in the file randomWallpaperMenu.js of the newest release to disable the breathing effect. I'll add an option in the settings interface if this resolves the problem.

If the background transition is the problem, then, at least to my knowledge, I probably can't do anything about it.

[ifl0w]

Closing due to inactivity and not longer supported Gnome version.