On Sat, 2008-05-31 at 12:52 -0300, pcpa@(protected):
> Quoting Bjarne Thomsen <bjarne.thomsen@(protected)>:
>
> >>  Does this happen if you specify
> >>
> >> Section "Extensions"
> >>   Option "Composite" "Disable"
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> in xorg.conf?
> >>
> >>  If yes, then it probably is correctable in the python code
> >> itself, or should work correctly if you also use
>
> > Indeed, it works when I insert
> > Section "Extensions"
> >   Option "Composite" "Disable"
> > EndSection
>
> > I notice that XFdrake removes "Disable"
> > when I enable 3D effecte.
>
>  XFdrake does the wrong logic. Composite was changed, by upstream,
> from default off to default on. There is a bug report at
> https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=38841
> but it doesn't clearly describe that XFdrake should also switch
> it's logic.
>From my point of view a satisfactory solution would be
that XFdrake inserted "Disable" whenever 3D effects are
disabled.
>
> > So it looks as if have to choose between
> > having 3D effects and being able to run the
> > python scripts. Is that correct?
>
>  If you can't live without compiz or kde 4's new kwin effects,
> then you are in trouble :-) Is this script packaged by mandriva?
> Otherwise I suggest reporting upstream/the script author. If
> you can post it, or a link to it, I can also try to make a patch.
I am using a python pipeline to reduce astronomical spectra.
That pipeline in turn uses a python frontend, PyRAF (developed at the
Space Telescope Science Institute) to the Image Reduction and
Analysis Facility (IRAF) developed 25 years ago at the National
Optical Astronomy Observatory (much used by astronomers).
3D effects are not really used for that work, so the code is
probably best left unchanged.
My biggest problem was to try to understand the error message,
especially since it worked on Mandriva 2007.1.

-- Bjarne

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> > -- Bjarne
>
> Paulo
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