Openbox&KDE app problem

Hello.
I have problem with my opebox.
Yakuake has creepy graphic, gtubeclock has not transparent background.
In ubuntu&openbox is no problem.
I`m using openbox-session, not openbox-kde-session.
Look on screenshot, i dont know where is the problem.
Sorry for my bad english
Last edited by stibi (2007-10-28 09:49:38)

Load "extmod" in /etc/X11/xorg.conf fix the problem with not-transparent gtubeclock ..

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