Re: desktop effects suspended with latest nvidia packages

[Seb <spluque@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:37:33 -0600,
Bruce Sass <bmsass@shaw.ca> wrote:

> On April 24, 2012 10:28:30 AM Seb wrote:
>> Hi,

>> After upgrading to the lates nvidia packages in sid (currently
>> 295.40-1), KDE suspends desktop effects because they are too slow (I
>> get the notification to that effect in the taskbar).  Trying to
>> switch them back on with Alt-Shift-F12 does turn them on, for it is
>> way too slow, and then KDE suspends them again.  Is anybody
>> experiencing that?

>> Thanks,

> yes, see:

> http://lists.debian.org/debian-kde/2012/04/msg00028.html

Thanks.  Like the last post there, I did eventually solve this by
switching to XRender in System Settings > Desktop Effects > Advanced.

Perhaps worth submitting a bug report.

Cheers,

-- 
Seb