ben chang wrote: > Hi, > > I'm pretty sure the answer is "No", but I thought I'd ask anyway :) > Two reasons why I'm interested : > > one, naturally it's always pleasant when you can reconfigure as much as > possible > without restarting. > > two, actually the main reason: I use Maya a lot, which crashes badly if > you're > using the Composite extension. But, I love the GL-accelerated desktop, both > for aesthetic pleasure and real functionality improvement! It seems this > means > having to switch between different xorg.conf files and restart the window > manager whenever I want to use Maya or use other apps while enjoying Compiz, > etc.
Does maya crash when the server has Composite loaded or when a compositing manager is active? The former case would be quite strange (likely a bug in the xserver), the later case can be easily fixed by starting a normal window manager when you need to run Maya and after you're done restarting compiz. > the obvious solution would be for Autodesk to fix this, but it seems they've > never really shown much interest in Maya keeping pace with the linux desktop. > I think they target Maya on linux to some kind of class of "power users" from > the SGI days, people who still think that Motif is the visual sign of serious > software, and production houses who rebuild their own custom UI's around Maya > anyway. That's a strategy that I can completely understand, but it's a drag. > Ok, so anyway: > > is it possible to load and unload Composite without restarting X? tom _______________________________________________ xdg mailing list xdg@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg