Composite and GLX

[420djoe]

Hi.

Olivier FOURDAN wrote:
> Miguel,
> 
> You already posted yesterday on Xfce list and got the correct answer from Brian. As Brian old you, please read the README file that ships with NVidia closed source driver.
> 
> ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-6629/README.txt
> 
I tried to download the README.txt file but I couldn't. Maybe due to 
some kind of connection problem.
> <quote>
>         Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "boolean"
>                 Enables GLX even when the Composite X extension is loaded.
>                 ENABLE AT YOUR OWN RISK.  OpenGL applications will not
>                 display correctly in many circumstances with this setting
>                 enabled.  Default: GLX is disabled when Composite is
>                 loaded.
today I tried to put the AllwGLXWithComposite option on nvidia settings 
and it worked fine.
> [...]
> This issue was discussed on the xorg mailing list:
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>     http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/xorg/2004-May/000607.html
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> </quote>
> 
> Everything is told in the README file from NVidia.
> 
Sorry about the unnecessary post.
> Olivier.
> 
> 
> 
>>Hi!
>>I have Xfce-4.2.0, Xorg-6.8.0, nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629 and 
>>nvidia-glx-1.0.6629 running on an AMD k6-II.
>>I enabled composite in xorg, but I get a message saying that composite 
>>and glx can't be used together.
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>>Is there a way to have glx and composite?
>>Is there any other application or feature that can provide transparency?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>Miguel
>>
>>ps: sorry for any spelling mistakes, I'm not English
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