[SOLVED] Strange KDE window decorations

updated my system and all KDE apps have now problems with window decorations. Before the update:
and after:
I tested with Oxygen, Air-Oxygen... But, if I use Kwin everything seems fine?!
My system:
Kernel: 3.12.7-2-ARCH x86_64
Desktop: KDE 4.12.1
Graphics: Card-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
Card-2: NVIDIA GK107M [GeForce GT 650M]
nvidia 331.38-1
nvidia-utils 331.38-1
xf86-video-intel 2.99.907-2
Any thoughts?
Last edited by cappuccino (2014-01-19 07:35:39)

Try setting the Qt graphics system to "Raster" (system settings->desktop effects->advanced->Qt graphics system).

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Thanks.
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Thanks!!!
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Ashren wrote:Put this is: "own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,sticky" in your .conkyrc.
You sir/madam, are an absolute star. May kisses rain on you from Heaven always.
I only have one problem left.
My clock text is surrounded in a block of black background. How do I remove this so that the text stands purely on it's own, with a transparent background?
/izo\

[SOLVED] compiz wont use gtk-window-decorator with xfce

for the life of me i cant get ccsm to keep "gtk-window-decorator --replace" to stick in the Command line of the Window Decoration plugin section. it keeps switching to "emerald --replace"
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Last edited by dodgefan (2011-07-11 03:24:50)

n125 wrote:I was actually wondering how to completely install Compiz 0.9.x under Xfce earlier. I managed to successfully install and get running compiz-core-git, ccsm-git, compiz-plugins-extra-git, compiz-plugins-main-git, compizconfig-python-git, and libcompizconfig-git; all from the AUR. But when all was said and done, I was left without a window decorator. I wanted compiz-decorator-gtk, but I couldn't find it in the AUR and the one in the community repo wouldn't install due to not having compiz-core installed (I had compiz-core-git), which left me stuck going back to 0.8.8 for now.
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as for the compiz packages in AUR, can't give you much advice there, as i build compiz myself, using Scott Moreau's build scripts;
git clone git://anongit.compiz.org/users/soreau/scripts
there are a few build scripts - for both 0.8.8 and 0.9.x - whichever ones end in '++' - are for building 0.9.x ... for both series, there are scripts to build all of the addons / plugins.
building it yourself, may not be your ideal approach, so i would recommend trying the AUR pkgbuilds for compiz 0.9.x , but this time have a look in CCSM, after you install the new version and make sure that you have enabled all of the important stuff like move, resize, window decoration, etc.
You also might want to read through compiz' Wiki, the trouble-shooting section covers your 'no-window-decoration' problem ~ as it is quite common.
http://wiki.compiz.org/Troubleshooting
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