[Bug 155770] New: desktop effects without composite enabled X

[Mark Grant]

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           Summary: desktop effects without composite enabled X
           Product: kdesktop
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: crash
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: mark.c.grant 2wglobal com


Version:            (using KDE KDE 4.0.0)
Installed from:    Unlisted Binary Package
OS:                Linux

Hi,

I run KDE on vmware fusion.  The virtual graphics card does not support composite effects and neither, probably do older video cards.

It is good that desktop effects are therefore off by default but turning them on destroys the desktop leaving a black screen with a nice white square in it.  The only way to restart KDE without this pretty design is to change the setting manually in the config files.  As I do not know which config file it is, this meant deleting .kde4 folder.