Bug#444190: OpenGL screensaver malfunctions from upgrade

[Michel Dänzer]

On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 18:50 +0000, David wrote:
> 
> Option "AccelMethod" "XAA"

This is still the default with the radeon driver.

> Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"

[...]


> * I was allowed to select in KDE the refresh rate of 75 Hz. 

That's unrelated to any of the options you mentioned above.

> * Working with KDE was faster in general.

This is probably related to Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps", but that
can't be enabled by default because it disables XAA acceleration paths.

> * The problem this bug is about was fixed.

Again very unlikely directly related to any of the options you
mentioned, as Euphoria uses OpenGL.


> Please, answer as well whether taking so long for switching from one
> desktop to another in KDE with composition enabled is a bug or is
> normal for this card.

It's probably expected if kwin (un)maps windows when doing so. Maybe its
settings can be tweaked to mitigate it.


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