https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737 User probono@myrealbox.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737#c1 --- Comment #1 from Simon Peter 2008-03-21 03:51:08 MST --- Created an attachment (id=203306) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=203306) Screenshot -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737 User stbinner@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737#c3 Stephan Binner changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Info Provider|stbinner@novell.com |coolo@novell.com --- Comment #3 from Stephan Binner 2008-03-27 02:28:53 MST --- Is this about running an appropriate X-Server (or extension) like the screenshot suggests? Then this is outside the scope of what KDE can to. Or just to enable kwin4 effects by default? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737 User probono@myrealbox.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737#c5 --- Comment #5 from Simon Peter 2008-03-27 06:30:28 MST --- Actually, fixing this bug involves 3 separate actions: 1) Make sure that the GMA950 hardware (or any graphics card that has suitable drivers) leads to the hardware detection enable the drivers and settings needed for "X bling" (X Composite Extension) by default. 2) On KDE4 systems, configure KDE4 in a way that it produces "KDE bling", i.e., takes advantage of the kwin4 effects. 3) On Gnome systems, configure Compiz in a way that it produces "Gnome bling", i.e., takes advantage of the Compiz Fusion effects. The end result should be that a GMA950 user (or any user with a graphics card that has suitable drivers) should actually see the desktop effects (without manual interaction) on both Gnome and KDE systems. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737 Andreas Jaeger changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|nc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737 User probono@myrealbox.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737#c8 --- Comment #8 from Simon Peter 2008-04-22 13:19:09 MST --- Just tested Beta 1 live CD (GNOME). I still do not see any kind of desktop effects by default. If I go to the control panel, it says that 3D acceleration and desktop effects are disabled. Why? This notebook has an Intel 945GM chipset. The control panel says I should run SaX2 to enable them. Why doesn't SaX2 do so automatically during the boot phase of the live CD? When I try to run SaX2, I get: "Xgl cannot be enabled, because you do not have 24-bit color configured." I did not configure anything, the live CD did. Why does it configure an unsupported color depth? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737 User dmueller@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737#c10 Dirk Mueller changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |probono@myrealbox.com --- Comment #10 from Dirk Mueller 2008-04-23 03:05:47 MST --- with kde4 we can configure effects by default for certain hardware. currently only for a few selected chips effects are enabled by default. can you give me the output of "hwinfo --gfxcard" and tell me which effects from kde4 you would like to use? this is our biggest discussion point at the moment (which effects to enable by default). regarding comment #7: The effects do stretch the X server and the graphics card driver quite a bit, and it is absolutely common to trigger bugs in them or cause x server crashes once in a while. It is unfortunate that X developers seem to be not interested in fixing them, but this is part of the dilemma. we prefer stability over eye candy in general, thats why we're in general very cautious in enabling something by default. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737 User llunak@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737#c12 --- Comment #12 from Lubos Lunak 2008-04-23 06:38:47 MST --- Actually, KWin in KDE4 does not have compositing enabled by default for any cards. It has the option to be selective about this depending on the card/drivers, but I made it always default to off before KDE4.0.0 because I didn't find it good enough for being on by default. Should it be enabled by default on 11.0 for selected hardware? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737 User christian.jaeger@rub.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737#c14 Christian Jäger changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |christian.jaeger@rub.de --- Comment #14 from Christian Jäger 2008-05-04 18:06:13 MST --- How about Metacity's inbuilt compositing enabled as a default? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737 User michl@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372737#c16 Michael Loeffler changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |michl@novell.com Status|NEEDINFO |RESOLVED Info Provider|michl@novell.com | Resolution| |WONTFIX --- Comment #16 from Michael Loeffler 2008-05-13 10:22:37 MST --- Yes, this is definitely a very neat feature - but too late now for 11.0. Opened a FATE request - #303863: 3D desktop effects enabled by default for supported chip sets And hope that we have soon openFATE and the external community can participate in FATE as well :-) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.