Re: [ubuntu-uk] Now consoles - was - Window border corruption & other problems with Compiz

2008-12-06 Thread azmodie
I do admit open hardware would be better. i have an old xbox1 but its now lying in bits on my floor while i get round to putting it in an aluminium case (boredom) as for my PS3 which i love. well lets just say there have beed some intresting projects including darpa challenge team axia used a ps

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window border corruption & other problems with Compiz

2008-12-06 Thread Tony Travis
Rob Beard wrote: > Tony Travis wrote: >> I'm interested in the PS3 as a cheap way of getting my hands on a Cell >> processor (PowerPC + 8SPE's). Ubuntu runs on it, and I'm interested in >> finding out how good it is for bioinformatics. I nearly bought one at >> half the price when I was in Canada,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window border corruption & other problems with Compiz

2008-12-06 Thread Rob Beard
Tony Travis wrote: > I'm interested in the PS3 as a cheap way of getting my hands on a Cell > processor (PowerPC + 8SPE's). Ubuntu runs on it, and I'm interested in > finding out how good it is for bioinformatics. I nearly bought one at > half the price when I was in Canada, but it would not wor

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Now consoles - was - Window border corruption & other problems with Compiz

2008-12-06 Thread LeeGroups
> Not a chance. Too expensive and I'm not interested in HDTV or Bluray. > Nice toy but it does nothing I want. Instead I just bought a 2nd hand > PS2, cheaply, precisely *because* it Just Works and needs no > installation, setup, fiddling, drivers, configuration or anything > else. You should have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window border corruption & other problems with Compiz

2008-12-06 Thread Tony Travis
Liam Proven wrote: > [...] >> I've found that laptop screens have quite a short life, so I use my >> laptop with an external monitor and keyboard most of the time when I'm >> at work or at home. I do use the LCD display when I'm travelling, or if >> there is something interesting on TV ;-) > > Wha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window border corruption & other problems with Compiz

2008-12-06 Thread Liam Proven
2008/12/5 Russell Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> - Window frames are subject to corruption. They fade out or switch to >>the inactive-window colour randomly, making it impossible to tell >>which window is active. Text & control widgets disappear. Translucency >>is patchy. Sometimes the window frame