I just changed linux distributions and I'm trying to get my Perl/Tk application to work. my old distro used perl 5.6.1 and the new one uses 5.8.0. Anyways, when running the application, I get these error messages after entering the program's MainLoop:

X Error of failed request:  BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  70 (X_PolyFillRectangle)
  Resource id in failed request:  0x1800008
  Serial number of failed request:  267
  Current serial number in output stream:  247

Anyone know what might cause errors like this to occur? I say "like this" because when I take out all references to the pixmap, i get another error which looks like the first but instead of complaining about pixmaps, it complains about GC.

The application is Lily: Yet Another New Mail Notification Utility

The error only happens when there is new mail.

In reply to I am seeking some Tk help by Anonymous Monk

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