Cairo-compmgr + Openbox + xf86-video-intel + mouse clicks issue

shadyabhi · 2011-04-02 06:40:34

When I start cairo-compmgr with Software Rendering, I face issue of clikable items not being highlighted when I hover mouse over them.
Also, I have the issue of first item being selected automatically when I right click on certain apps.
Is there anything I can do about it?

uc50ic4more · 2011-04-02 17:10:31

I *think* it may have something to do with Cairo-compmgr and PCManfFM, when PCManFM is managing the desktop, not playing nicely together. If you right-click and leave the right mouse button depressed for just a moment the right click menu will appear. It seems as though, all of a sudden, depressing the right mouse button is interpreted somehow as a click and releasing the button as another click; thereby activating the right click menu item that would have been selected.

shadyabhi · 2011-04-02 17:45:24

@uc50ic4more

Well, I dont have pcmanfm installed. But, you are right. If I the right click pressed & move mouse a bit, I can select any option from the menu.

uc50ic4more · 2011-04-02 17:52:36

shadyabhi wrote:

Well, I dont have pcmanfm installed..

Then the plot thickens! This must be an upstream bug? Googling doesn't return much except for a few unresolved forum threads much like this one... I had even tried using Cairo-compmgr-git and the behaviour persisted.

shadyabhi · 2011-04-02 17:56:13

uc50ic4more wrote:

I had even tried using Cairo-compmgr-git and the behaviour persisted.

I have also tried cairo-compmgr-git. Issue persists.

shadyabhi · 2011-04-02 18:55:44

The above issue which I mentioned are observed on my desktop PC which has intel GMA x3100.
While I dont observe any issues with cairo-compmgr with my Samsung N210 netbook (Intel Atom processor).

I guess both use the same video driver. So, what is the issue actually dependent upon?

uc50ic4more · 2011-04-02 19:04:34

shadyabhi wrote:

I guess both use the same video driver.

Nouveau? (EDIT: Just re-read thread title: Obviously not Nouveau!) That's what I am using over here. I thought there might be some quirk in an xorg.conf or something, but 1) I am pretty sure that running Nouveau neither generates nor requires one, and 2) I cannot see Cairo-compmgr altering or creating an xorg.conf.

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joseperezc · 2011-04-02 19:12:41

Hi, have you tried with X rendering?
for me all apears to freeze when i choose software rendering but with X rendering all works well

shadyabhi · 2011-04-02 19:15:33

joseperezc wrote:

Hi, have you tried with X rendering?
for me all apears to freeze when i choose software rendering but with X rendering all works well

Same issue with X Rendering too.

uc50ic4more · 2011-04-02 19:19:31

joseperezc wrote:

Hi, have you tried with X rendering?
for me all apears to freeze when i choose software rendering but with X rendering all works well

I've been only using X rendering all along: When I use software rendering, everything remains the same expect that is slows down by orders of magnitude! :^)

joseperezc · 2011-04-02 19:37:10

hmmm... try disabling some plugins
I'm only using shadows and menu transparency/animation
if doesn't work try xcompmgr (this without shadows, just "xcompmgr &")
or don't use composite, all will be faster

uc50ic4more · 2011-04-02 19:50:54

I have read suggestions to disable this plugin or that; with many attesting that disabling $SOME_PLUGIN works. Nothing, sadly, works. I do, at present, use xcompmgr-dana but had become enamored with some of Cairo-compmgr's niceties.

joseperezc · 2011-04-02 20:00:22

well don't become sad
you still alive
however I'm considering droping the graphical interface for a faster boot.

AurosGamma · 2011-04-03 04:16:05

I was having the same problem, it was my gtk+ theme, try to use another one and see what happen
P.S. gtk theme conflicting with cairo-compmgr

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shadyabhi · 2011-04-03 07:25:31

AurosGamma wrote:

I was having the same problem, it was my gtk+ theme, try to use another one and see what happen
P.S. gtk theme conflicting with cairo-compmgr

I have tried changing themes. Btw, which theme are you using?

AurosGamma · 2011-04-03 22:06:27

shadyabhi wrote:

AurosGamma wrote:
I was having the same problem, it was my gtk+ theme, try to use another one and see what happen
P.S. gtk theme conflicting with cairo-compmgr
I have tried changing themes. Btw, which theme are you using?

Elementary gtk theme. Maybe is a problem with the engine that the theme uses, try with diferent themes and engines

uc50ic4more · 2011-04-03 22:49:30

I have tried changing themes a few times today, to no avail. I did, however, begin disabling plugins and found that the window opacity one, when disabled, did away with my right-clicking issues.

AurosGamma · 2011-04-04 02:24:59

I like compositing, but i like much more the speed of openbox without it, maybe when cairo-compmgr gets more stable i'll try it again
Take care

Arch Linux

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Cairo-compmgr + Openbox + xf86-video-intel + mouse clicks issue

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