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saneone

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From: Warsaw, PL/Bridgeport, CT

Registered: 2007-06-05

Posts: 70

video lagging when maximizing/minimizing apps to kicker

I have a problem with my Linux boxes...

The video (doesn't matter if i'm using xine or mplayer) is stopping for a while when i'm maximizing/minimizing windows to kicker...

I've checked this on two different systems and the same problem occured:
-Arch Linux with KDEmod 3.5.7 and "nvidia" driver
-Kubuntu with KDE 3.5.6 and "fglrx" driver

Is it a common issue? How can i solve this?

Last edited by saneone (2007-06-05 17:29:48)

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VuLTuRe

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From: Turkey

Registered: 2005-12-16

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Re: video lagging when maximizing/minimizing apps to kicker

Why are those two drivers are different? Did you try it in two different machine?

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saneone

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From: Warsaw, PL/Bridgeport, CT

Registered: 2007-06-05

Posts: 70

Re: video lagging when maximizing/minimizing apps to kicker

exactly... i tried on two different machines...

i was just wondering if other people have the same problem... or maybe it is a KDE related problem ?

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saneone

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From: Warsaw, PL/Bridgeport, CT

Registered: 2007-06-05

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Re: video lagging when maximizing/minimizing apps to kicker

Could you, please, check if the problem exists in your KDEs?

Last edited by saneone (2007-06-06 08:37:14)

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VuLTuRe

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Re: video lagging when maximizing/minimizing apps to kicker

Not at all! Maybe you can try to run the video player on console and check the output and paste here.

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maagimies

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From: Finland

Registered: 2006-08-25

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Re: video lagging when maximizing/minimizing apps to kicker

I tested this, I played a video in SMplayer, and also opened a Konqueror window of home next to it.
Whenever the minimize/unminimize animation was on, the video paused. Nothing big.

saneone

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From: Warsaw, PL/Bridgeport, CT

Registered: 2007-06-05

Posts: 70

Re: video lagging when maximizing/minimizing apps to kicker

I tested this, I played a video in SMplayer, and also opened a Konqueror window of home next to it.
Whenever the minimize/unminimize animation was on, the video paused. Nothing big.

It's not a problem if u use only one screen... I tried to watch a movie using a TV as screen 1, and do something else on my LCD using screen 0.
And I just can't do both, cause whenever I try to minimize/maximize, the video stops...

@Vulture:
there are no messages in the console during this stops...

Last edited by saneone (2007-06-06 23:28:46)

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emmybear

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Registered: 2007-04-20

Posts: 38

Re: video lagging when maximizing/minimizing apps to kicker

I was able to reproduce this, but not with my default settings. ;3

The solution to this is quite simple, and very plausible unless you are a huge fan of the little minimise/restore animation that is default in KDE. I am not a fan of that, so I had it off by default, and therefore minimising/restoring my windows does not affect video playback.

Soo, a solution for this(until KDE4 comes out and they have this fixed, or something like that) is to simply disable the animation for minimise/restore. To do it, open the control panel, then go to Desktop -> Window Behaviour and click the "Moving" tab. At this point, you should see a checkbox labled "Animate minimise and restore" a wee bit down the page. Uncheck that, hit apply, and you will be good to go. Cheers.

saneone

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From: Warsaw, PL/Bridgeport, CT

Registered: 2007-06-05

Posts: 70

Re: video lagging when maximizing/minimizing apps to kicker

Thanks... I think this is the only working solution

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