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Zer0

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From: Windsor, ON, Canada

Registered: 2006-08-25

Posts: 299

Disable beryl for specific apps?

I use Beryl with KDE (emerald theme manager) and I can't stand when beryl does it's "fancy footwork" on an app that doesn't like it.
For example..

1) java apps like limewire/froswire which display a blank interface.
2) Anything that wants fullscreen access!  I don't care for beryl when something is running fullscreen like a screensaver or games.

If I try to run UT2004 sometimes is doesn't switch to fullscreen properly, if it does well there's a performance hit as with any screensavers under KDE.  I have an older Nvidia 6200 so it's noticable with a heavy screensaver like kcometen3.

My current solution is to just manually switch to kde's window manager with beryl-manager.

Surely there must be a way to disable "redrawing" on a per app basis?  If not what do you guys do?

Last edited by Zer0 (2007-03-26 23:04:34)

Mo

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Registered: 2007-01-18

Posts: 92

Re: Disable beryl for specific apps?

I use Beryl with KDE (emerald theme manager) and I can't stand when beryl does it's "fancy footwork" on an app that doesn't like it.
For example..

1) java apps like limewire/froswire which display a blank interface.

A simple export AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit should work for this .

Mo.

mouse256

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From: Antwerpen, Belgium

Registered: 2005-08-24

Posts: 247

Re: Disable beryl for specific apps?

That's useful, matlab (also java interface) didn't want to work anymore with the latest beryl.
I suppose it's right to put that export in .bashrc?

Stalwart

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From: Latvia, Riga

Registered: 2005-10-18

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Re: Disable beryl for specific apps?

In beryl there's setting to bypass fullscreen windows. I was running games in beryl fine

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Zer0

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From: Windsor, ON, Canada

Registered: 2006-08-25

Posts: 299

Re: Disable beryl for specific apps?

A simple export AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit should work for this .

Mo.

Interesting.. it worked.  I've tried this before and it didnt work for me.  Must have typed something wrong

Thanks!