[X.org] shadows and transparencies

Creak · 09-13-2005, 08:05 PM

Hi!

I've just installed the X.org server and I'd like to try the shadows and the transparencies, but i don't know how to do this?? Is there some package to install, something to change in the xorg.conf??

Thx

yanik · 09-13-2005, 08:34 PM

Beware, it can be very buggy for some people.

What gfx card do you have?

add the fllowing to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Code:

Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

if you are using nvidia, add this in the Device section:

Code:

Option      "RenderAccel" "true"

If you are on ati hardware, use this one instead:

Code:

Option      "backingstore" "true"

Restart X.

Then download xcompmgr where you can find it. It found it here http://www.sukria.net/debian/i386/bi...1.1-1_i386.deb

Install it with dpkg -i xcompmgr_1.1.1-1_i386.deb
(mine had some dependancies error, an apt-get -f install corrected the situation.)

For transparency you need "transset", which you'll have to find yourself, try apt-get.org.

Have fun

then try xcompmgr -c to get drop shadows. of course, man xcompmgr will help you a lot.

Note that on my system it works great for 10 minutes then the computer freeze. YMMV.

Creak · 09-14-2005, 05:17 AM

Thanks for the answer

I thought these package were in the official repo...
Why is it so buggy?? Is it so hard to debug the source??

How do I do if I want to make it permanent? (if it works for me, why not?

) because i dont see myself launch xcompmgr -c at every startup

yanik · 09-14-2005, 08:50 AM

I had it in my gnome session properties...

Creak · 09-14-2005, 06:14 PM

I had a freeze before i could download xcompmgr... there is still some work to do on it