xorg 6.8.1 and gnomepanel issue

[Jeremy Messenger]

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 17:19:18 -0800, Damian <res0d26i at verizon.net> wrote:

> I'm not quite sure if this is a gnomepanel related issue, metacity, or
> xorg, but here we go. When enabling xorg's composite extension and
> utilizing xcompmgr to create shadows, all windows neglect/ignore the
> gnome panel at the top and bottom of the screen by simply overlapping
> it. Maximum window sizes no longer conform to the entire screen minus
> those two panels; they simply take up the entire screen real estate.
> This makes it impossible to access the panel menus and window list
> without minimizing the other windows first to uncover the gnomepanels.
> I'm running gnome 2.8.2, 5.3-RELEASE, and xorg 6.8.1 with composite on.
> Thanks, and I apologize if this is not a gnome centric issue.

I doubt GNOME 2.8.x has any support on new stuff in 6.8.1, but I think  
GNOME 2.10.x might add support more on new stuff in 6.8.1.

In the release note of xorg said that composite is experimental and  
disable by default, so I don't recommend anyone to enable it for daily  
desktop. I have heard many stories of it is too slow and crash often with  
some DE/WM like GNOME/KDE.

Cheers,
Mezz

> Damian


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