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Old 08-26-2011, 10:56 PM   #1
jadukor
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Unhappy Lost KDE Desktop Effects


Hi everyone
I am Running opensuse 11.4 (64 bit) KDE desktop with all the updates & proprietary ATI driver installed.
My processor is Athlon II X2 250 & motherboard is gigabyte MA785GPM-UD2H. I have 4 GB (2 +2) of DDR 2 RAM installed.
I have turned off automatic updating & usually update my machine once a week.
But just couple of days ago I had just updated my system and KDE desktop effects stopped working!!
I went to the Application launcher -> Configure Desktop -> Desktop Effects and everything was grayed out!! except for the following message
“Desktop effects are not available on this system due to the following technical issues:“

But, what technical Issue?? there was nothing else written!!

Googling for the issue has actually left me more confused; but I am still posting the content of my
~/.kde4/share/config/kwinrc file (in-case if it helps).
Quote:
[$Version]
update_info=kwin_focus2.upd:kwin_focus2,kwin_blacklist.upd:Blacklist-4.5,kwin_blacklist.upd:Blacklist-openSUSE-114,kwin_focus1.upd:kwin_focus1,kwin_on_off.upd:kwin_on_off,kwin.upd:kde3.0r1,kwin.upd:kde3.2Xineram a,kwin3_plugin.upd:kde3.2

[Compositing]
AnimationSpeed=3
Backend=OpenGL
CheckIsSafe=true
DisableChecks=false
Enabled=false
GLDirect=true
GLMode=TFP
GLTextureFilter=2
GLVSync=true
HiddenPreviews=5
OpenGLIsUnsafe=false
UnredirectFullscreen=true
XRenderSmoothScale=false

[Desktops]
Name_1=
Name_2=
Name_3=
Name_4=
Name_5=
Name_6=
Number=6

[Effect-BoxSwitch]
TabBox=true
TabBoxAlternative=false

[Effect-CoverSwitch]
TabBox=false
TabBoxAlternative=false

[Effect-Cube]
BorderActivate=9
BorderActivateCylinder=9
BorderActivateSphere=9

[Effect-DesktopGrid]
BorderActivate=9

[Effect-FlipSwitch]
BorderActivate=9
BorderActivateAll=9
TabBox=false
TabBoxAlternative=false

[Effect-PresentWindows]
BorderActivate=6
BorderActivateAll=7
TabBox=false
TabBoxAlternative=false

[ElectricBorders]
Bottom=None
BottomLeft=None
BottomRight=None
Left=None
Right=None
Top=None
TopLeft=None
TopRight=None

[MouseBindings]
CommandActiveTitlebar1=Raise
CommandActiveTitlebar2=Start window tab drag
CommandActiveTitlebar3=Operations menu
CommandAll1=Move
CommandAll2=Toggle raise and lower
CommandAll3=Resize
CommandAllKey=Alt
CommandAllWheel=Nothing
CommandInactiveTitlebar1=Activate and raise
CommandInactiveTitlebar2=Start window tab drag
CommandInactiveTitlebar3=Operations menu
CommandTitlebarWheel=Shade/Unshade
CommandWindow1=Activate, raise and pass click
CommandWindow2=Activate and pass click
CommandWindow3=Activate and pass click
CommandWindowWheel=Scroll

[Plugins]
kwin4_effect_blurEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_boxswitchEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_coverswitchEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_cubeEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_cubeslideEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_dashboardEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_desktopgridEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_dialogparentEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_diminactiveEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_dimscreenEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_explosionEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_fadeEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_fadedesktopEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_fallapartEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_flipswitchEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_glideEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_highlightwindowEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_invertEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_loginEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_logoutEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_lookingglassEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_magiclampEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_magnifierEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_minimizeanimationEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_mousemarkEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_presentwindowsEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_resizeEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_scaleinEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_screenshotEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_shadowEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_sharpenEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_sheetEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_showfpsEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_showpaintEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_slideEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_slidebackEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_slidingpopupsEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_snaphelperEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_snowEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_startupfeedbackEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_taskbarthumbnailEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_thumbnailasideEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_trackmouseEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_translucencyEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_windowgeometryEnabled=false
kwin4_effect_wobblywindowsEnabled=true
kwin4_effect_zoomEnabled=false

[PopupInfo]
PopupHideDelay=1000
ShowPopup=false
TextOnly=false

[Style]
BorderSize=1
ButtonsOnLeft=MS
ButtonsOnRight=HIA__X
CustomButtonPositions=false
PluginLib=kwin3_plastik
ShowToolTips=true

[TabBox]
HighlightWindows=true
LayoutMode=0
LayoutName=Default
ListMode=0
MinHeight=20
MinWidth=20
SelectedItem=0
SelectedLayoutName=Text
ShowDesktop=false
ShowOutline=true
ShowTabBox=true
SwitchingMode=0

[TabBoxAlternative]
HighlightWindows=true
LayoutMode=0
LayoutName=Default
ListMode=0
MinHeight=20
MinWidth=20
SelectedItem=0
SelectedLayoutName=Text
ShowDesktop=false
ShowOutline=true
ShowTabBox=true
SwitchingMode=0

[Windows]
ActiveMouseScreen=false
AutoRaise=false
AutoRaiseInterval=750
AutogroupInForeground=true
AutogroupSimilarWindows=false
BorderSnapZone=10
CenterSnapZone=0
ClickRaise=true
DelayFocus=false
DelayFocusInterval=750
ElectricBorderCooldown=350
ElectricBorderDelay=150
ElectricBorderMaximize=true
ElectricBorderTiling=true
ElectricBorders=0
FocusPolicy=ClickToFocus
FocusStealingPreventionLevel=1
GeometryTip=false
HideUtilityWindowsForInactive=true
InactiveTabsSkipTaskbar=false
MaximizeButtonLeftClickCommand=Maximize
MaximizeButtonMiddleClickCommand=Maximize (vertical only)
MaximizeButtonRightClickCommand=Maximize (horizontal only)
MoveMode=Opaque
MoveResizeMaximizedWindows=false
Placement=Smart
ResizeMode=Opaque
RollOverDesktops=true
SeparateScreenFocus=false
ShadeHover=false
ShadeHoverInterval=250
SnapOnlyWhenOverlapping=false
TilingDefaultLayout=0
TilingOn=false
TilingRaisePolicy=0
TitlebarDoubleClickCommand=Maximize
WindowSnapZone=10
By the way under the section [Compositing] I tried to do the following changes

Enabled=true

But nothing happens, & the value changes back to "false" automatically at the next reboot!!

Also tried

DisableChecks=false

but to no effect :-(

Also.. one more thing, why does it say
Quote:
Blacklist-openSUSE-114
at the first line?????

Thanks in advance
Jadukor

Last edited by jadukor; 08-26-2011 at 11:08 PM.
 
Old 08-27-2011, 08:11 AM   #2
jadukor
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Hi again guys

I followed instructions form the opensuse forum and reinstalled the ATI driver as per this link & that was it!! I have Desktop Effects back on.


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