Re: [Sheflug] Beryl

["Morris, David \(Allvac, UK\)" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > I've been playing with Beryl recently (don't tell the wife!) on
> > openSuSE10.2 (despite saying I wasn't going to install it) and it's 
> > really nice. I love the desktop cube, and it runs quite 
> nicely on my 
> > Dell Latitude 410 with a bog-standard Intel graphics chip. Hit does 
> > seem to kill video playback though.
> 
> Are you using XGL (the standalone 3D X server) or AiGLX (the 
> 3D plugin for regular Xorg)?
> 
> <anecdotal evidence>
> I used XGL+Compiz when it was first around on an Nvidia card 
> and noticed video playback was a bit dodgy, and have since 
> tried out AiGLX+Beryl and haven't noticed it. Admittedly the 
> XGL card was slower than the AiGLX one, but I think that the 
> way XGL works it makes video playback slow down.
> </anecdotal evidence>

[snip]

> Hope that helps a bit

It does because...

> PS: If you already are using AiGLX then I have no idea what 
> the problem is :(

...I'm using XGL.

I'll give AiGLX a try (sounds like car versions "hmmm, mine's an XS.
Well *mine* is a GLX"...

-- 
David

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