31 Oct
2012
31 Oct
'12
12:55 a.m.
Please correct me, but to my knowledge there is no mechanism in place to warn users when
the Trinity compositor will not work. There are two conditions that I am aware:
* An existing xorg.conf contains the following:
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "false"
EndSection
* A packager purposely disables compositor support such as proposed in enhancement request
1289: -DWITH_XCOMPOSITE=OFF.
Currently with either condition, the user is allowed to enable the compositor,
KControl->Desktop->Window Behavior->Translucency, and there is no feedback that
this is an exercise in futility, which likely will confuse most users.
What is the preferred method for informing users why their efforts will not succeed, or to
inform them that the options are unavailable?
Darrell
31 Oct
31 Oct
3:06 a.m.
New subject: [trinity-devel] Trinity composition manager
Please correct me, but to my knowledge there is no
mechanism in place to
warn users when the Trinity compositor will not work. There are two
conditions that I am aware:
* An existing xorg.conf contains the following:
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "false"
EndSection
* A packager purposely disables compositor support such as proposed in
enhancement request 1289: -DWITH_XCOMPOSITE=OFF.
Currently with either condition, the user is allowed to enable the
compositor, KControl->Desktop->Window Behavior->Translucency, and there is
no feedback that this is an exercise in futility, which likely will
confuse most users.
What is the preferred method for informing users why their efforts will
not succeed, or to inform them that the options are unavailable?
Darrell
A message stating this should be shown in the kcontrol module, and the
corresponding options should be greyed out.
Tim
3:57 a.m.
New subject: [trinity-devel] Trinity composition manager
A message stating this should be shown in the kcontrol
module, and the
corresponding options should be greyed out.
I presume you mean a message and disabling similar to the KControl->System
Administration->Login Manager->Appearance->Secure Attention Key check box?
Although I can write the pseudo logic, I doubt I can overcome my deficient C++ skills to
detect those two conditions. With some coaching I would try but in the mean time I'll
file a bug report.
I need examples of detecting text strings in non Trinity configuration files as well as
how to detect that tdelibs was built with -DWITH_XCOMPOSITE=OFF.
By the way, enhancement request 1289: -DWITH_XCOMPOSITE=OFF, triggered my memory that a
while back nothing I did to test compositing would work. Eventually I discovered the
xorg.conf setting. Sure, my box and I created the xorg.conf --- years ago, which is why I
did not remember. Still, my own experience demonstrates my point about confused users. :)
Darrell
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