Xgl FAQ

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ Xgl FAQ <h2>Frequently asked questions about <a class="wikilink" href="http://swik.net/Xgl">Xgl</a> – please edit and add to this list!</h2> <ul> <li>Can each virtual desktop have a different wallpaper?</li> </ul> <p>This is not possible.</p> <ul> <li>Can I run games or applications that use 3d acceleration?</li> </ul> <p>No, software cannot be run in Xgl with 3d acceleration. To get around this, one must run the application in a separate non-Xgl <a class="wikilink" href="http://swik.net/X">X</a> server, such as through <a class="wikilink" href="http://swik.net/xgame">xgame</a>.</p> <p>On some platforms however, they may be a <a rel='nofollow' href="http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=176636">workaround to this limitation</a>.</p> <h3>Configuration</h3> <ul> <li>How do you set keybindings for <a class="wikilink" href="http://swik.net/Compiz">Compiz</a>?</li> </ul> <p>gconf-editor: /apps/compiz</p> <ul> <li>How do you set the image on the desktop cube?</li> </ul> <p>gconf-editor: /apps/compiz -> plugins/cube</p> <h3>Errors and Issues</h3> <ul> <li>Video is distorted with blocks and other distortion</li> </ul> <p>Do not use <span class="caps">X11</span> for video output, switch to Xv (Preferences – Desktop-Preferences-Multimedia Systems Selector-Video-Output-Xwindows: No Xv)</p> <ul> <li>GConf Error: Adding client to server’s list failed, <span class="caps">CORBA</span> error: <span class="caps">IDL</span>:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0</li> </ul> <p>potentially dependencies missing in <a class="wikilink" href="http://swik.net/gnome">gnome</a></p> <h3><span class="caps">ATI</span> Issues</h3> <ul> <li>I get only ‘half screen’</li> </ul> <p>If you are using Gnome, try <span class="caps">KDE</span> instead.</p> <ul> <li>Display distortion</li> </ul> <p>Try upping the video ram to 32k, or if using 16bit color switch to 24 bit instead.</p> XGL and compiz radeon ati under SuSE FAQ open 10.2 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 23:59:24 -0700 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:27:30 -0800