Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:11:09 +0200 From: Frank Staals <frankstaals@gmx.net> To: Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Xfce 4.3.90.2 + Xorg 6.9.0 with Compositor == SUPER buggy ? Message-ID: <4501880D.7020609@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <1157664869.20711.270398866@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <45004FC9.1060403@gmx.net> <1157664869.20711.270398866@webmail.messagingengine.com>
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Jud wrote: > On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:58:49 +0200, "Frank Staals" <frankstaals@gmx.net> > said: > >> I recently decided to have some fun with the latest Xfce release ( or >> well; when I installed it it was, at the moment there is an RC1 ) and >> composite stuff. Allthough what I found out was that xfwm4 crashed when >> I enabled transparency for inactive windows and moved some aterms >> around. So my question was if someone else is running Xfce 4.4 beta and >> has the same problems ? And if someone has a solusion for it. I guess >> that the xorg port is the weakest link ATM. I can't imagine people >> actually using such composite settings when the wm crashes every 15 >> minutes ... so I asume it runs better with xorg7. So a sort of second >> question would be: is there an easy way of installing, but as important >> deinstalling, Xorg7 ? >> > > IIANM, Xorg 6.9 is exactly the same as 7.0, just packaged all together > (6.9) rather than in separate modules (7.0). Thus I believe the > assumption that installing 7.0 would improve matters is incorrect. > > FYI, RC1 without compositing enabled works flawlessly so far for me on > -CURRENT. I'm running Xorg 6.9, portupgraded less than a week ago. > > Jud > Hmm then I realy think the compositor needs a lot of work. When I enable the fancy effects xfce slows down to about 50% of it's speed. And indeed ; without compositor it runs flawlessly here too. -- -Frank Staals
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