libgtk1.2: widgets and GUI totally broken

[Dennis Decker Jensen]

Package: libgtk1.2
Version: 1.2.10-17
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

I first thought this was an issue with the dillo browser in
which I experienced the problem for the first time. But then
the problem recurred in gvlc, vlc, amule and xmule too.

The widgets become maximally small and although some widgets
seem to remain, and any cursor in text fields, one cannot type
text into the text widgets either. Some buttons seem to work,
but not all.

I've tried to update, upgrade, dist-upgrade, remove, reinstall,
purge and install again, but nothing helps.

I don't even know if this regards GTK or something else in the
whole GUI environment, but I thought I would try to report it anyway.

I've searched bugzilla at ubuntu and found nothing resembling
the problem.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8.1-4-386
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US)

Versions of packages libgtk1.2 depends on:
ii  dpkg            1.10.22ubuntu2           Package maintenance system for Deb
ii  libc6           2.3.2.ds1-13ubuntu2.2    GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libglib1.2      1.2.10-9                 The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk1.2-commo 1.2.10-17                Common files for the GTK+ library
ii  libx11-6        4.3.0.dfsg.1-6ubuntu25.1 X Window System protocol client li
ii  libxext6        4.3.0.dfsg.1-6ubuntu25.1 X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii  libxi6          4.3.0.dfsg.1-6ubuntu25.1 X Window System Input extension li
ii  xlibs           4.3.0.dfsg.1-6ubuntu25.1 X Window System client libraries m

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