[compiz] [ANNOUNCE] compiz-0.4.0

[Stephen Clark]

Stephen Clark wrote:

>David Reveman wrote:
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>>Changes since 0.2.2:
>>
>>* Core
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>>       Some stencil buffer requirements have been removed.
>>
>>       Focus stealing prevention.
>>
>>       Fragment attribute interface that allow plugins
>>       to perform more advanced fragment shading effects while
>>       integrating properly with other plugins.
>>
>>       Use composite overlay window for output by default.
>>
>>       Add file notification API.
>>
>>       Support for multiple desktops.
>>
>>       Multi-head support.
>>
>>       Edge button option has been added to action options. It can
>>       be used to require a button press for edge actions to
>>       be triggered.
>>
>>
>>* New Plugins
>>
>>       Blur plugin:
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>>               Provides support for blurring windows and
>>               contents behind translucent windows.
>>
>>       Inotify plugin:
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>>               Implements file notification API using inotify.
>>
>>       Annotate plugin:
>>
>>               Simple plugin that allows you to draw lines, figures
>>               and text on top of all windows.
>>
>>       Clone plugin:
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>>               This plugin makes it possible to make one output
>>               show the same view of your desktop as another output
>>               in a very convenient way.
>>
>>
>>* GTK
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>>       Window menu icon support.
>>       Metacity theme support.
>>
>>
>>* KDE
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>>       KDE window decorator with support for shadows and opacity.
>>
>>
>>'git log compiz-0.2.2..compiz-0.4.0 | git-shortlog' can be used to get a
>>complete list of changes since 0.2.2 release.
>>
>>
>>Availability
>>
>>http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/app/compiz-0.4.0.tar.bz2
>>http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/app/compiz-0.4.0.tar.gz
>>
>>Git tag: compiz-0.4.0 (2f47eddce24303c64d278a86df07c278020acbca)
>>
>>MD5 Sums:
>>fc025bdfe04bd2bb0113741e4837a1e9  compiz-0.4.0.tar.gz
>>9d698798ae39a72142172c59b3b5be94  compiz-0.4.0.tar.bz2
>>
>>SHA1 Sums:
>>d0a5cf84bc5e814c7d564f9cffd8a137b5e95cc5  compiz-0.4.0.tar.gz
>>30da5066f164825b506c6005e5f36fd96c40dc01  compiz-0.4.0.tar.bz2
>>
>>- David
>>
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>> 
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>Hello,
>
>Neither compiz-0.4.0 or compiz-0.5.0 work on my 
>asus laptop with an
>intel 945gm.
>/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
>
>X Window System Version 7.1.1
>Release Date: 12 May 2006
>
>Fedora Core 6 - updated to latest
>
>Beryl works.
>
>compiz-0.4.0
>joker4:~/compiz-0.4.0
>$ compiz --replace
>X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or 
>server shutdown)
>
>compiz-0.5.0
>
>$ compiz --replace --indirect-rendering
>  
>
>>>libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x4b
>>>compiz: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is not supported by indirect 
>>>rendering context, trying direct rendering context instead
>>>compiz: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is missing
>>>compiz: Failed to manage screen: 0
>>>compiz: No manageable screens found on display :0
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>
>$ LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 compiz --replace 
>--indirect-rendering
>XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by 
>peer) on X server ":0.0"
>       after 135 requests (133 known processed) 
>with 0 events remaining.
>
>joker4:~/compiz-0.5.0
>
>I couldn't prior version of compiz to work either 
>that is why I used beryl.
>
>Ideas?
>
>Steve
>
>
>
>  
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Ok,

I thought this was a devel list that would be interested in feedback 
about the success
or failure of releases.

Or is a person only worthy of a response to their problem reports if 
they are a Novell Suse user?

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