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After I adjust my slackware and rebooted I saw a strange "rectangle" on my desktop. Please, look at the screenshots below and tell me how I should solve this problem.
I can't move it. Right-click menu on a rectangle coincides with a right-click on desktop. It does not prevent, but very annoying.
I also have this happen. It does not happen all the time, so it is not a major issue, but is there any way to fix it without having to install 4.6? I also noticed it only happens on my desktop which runs Slackware64 13.37 and its resolution is 1680x1050 and not on my laptop which runs Slackware 13.37 and has a resolution of only 1024x600.
Have you tried going into System Settings -> Desktop Effects and then toggling Suspend Desktop Effects followed by resume?
An annoyance, but works for me.
I also have this happen. It does not happen all the time, so it is not a major issue, but is there any way to fix it without having to install 4.6? I also noticed it only happens on my desktop which runs Slackware64 13.37 and its resolution is 1680x1050 and not on my laptop which runs Slackware 13.37 and has a resolution of only 1024x600.
I'm curious about what video cards you have in each? just to see if its problem with narrow scope of hardware...
You're not alone. I've seen the same thing. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not.
Harder to see with my current wallpaper. But strange, i noticed it a few times before tweaking any of the settings, and thought it went away, but it seems it is also back for me.
P.S: if it helps with solving this, im using the latest nvidia binary driver with a "nVidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430" card on x86_64.
I'm curious about what video cards you have in each? just to see if its problem with narrow scope of hardware...
Hi,
My desktop has an Nvidia Geforce GTX 470, and my laptop has an Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03). On my desktop I am using the official proprietary Nvidia driver downloaded off of the Nvidia website. On my laptop, I am using the driver that comes with Slackware. I found out to fix it for me, I just have to log out and back in when it happens. It is only a temporary fix though, as it happens again every once and awhile.
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