Problem with short-cut gnome-do + Menu

**toomany** · 09-Feb-2010, 05:00

Hi!

I have an opensuse 11.2 installed at my laptop, using gnome desktop. The problem is the short-cut to gnome-do (winkey space). Every time I push this key combination, the principal gnome Menu appears; no gnome-do input window (only after some attemps and behind of the principal gnome Menu window).
I look at keyboard shortcuts, but I cannot find the correct way to configure this "problem".

Anybody could help me, please?

Please, excuse me my bad english, it isn�t my habitual language.

Thank you very much.

**zanzax** · 15-Mar-2010, 10:10

Same problem here... anybody does know how you're supposed to change the binding between the menu and the "super key"?

I can't find it...

Thanks

**toomany** · 15-Mar-2010, 10:16

Originally Posted by zanzax

Same problem here... anybody does know how you're supposed to change the binding between the menu and the "super key"?

I can't find it...

I'm sorry, but nobody reply me, and I don't know how to solve this problema.

**elkikin** · 15-Mar-2010, 11:00

Hey,

I also had this problem with the Gnome-Do version installed by default in 11.2. Try adding the following repo:

Index of /repositories/Mono:/Community/openSUSE_11.2

Currently this repo has version 0.8.3.1 of Gnome-Do. I believe it fixes that problem.

**elkikin** · 15-Mar-2010, 11:12

Sorry, I just realized the information I provided is inaccurate. Actually I believe the problem lies with the Compiz version shipped by default. Somehow, the Super Key (aka WinKey) is acting as a shortcut to the main menu, which conflicts with the Gnome-Do shortcut. There are two things you might try (of course, there's no harm done in upgrading Gnome-Do also):

1 - change the Gnome-Do shortcut from Super+Space to something else (without using the Super Key)

OR

2 - Installing a different Compiz version. I currently have installed the version from this repo: Index of /repositories/X11:/XGL/openSUSE_11.2

I'm able to use Super+Space for Gnome-Do without any problems.

Hope it helps.

**toomany** · 15-Mar-2010, 11:17

Thank you! I will try to change the compiz version.

Regards.

**zanzax** · 16-Mar-2010, 07:34

I changed the compiz version and now I don't have compiz at all... If I run it from the cli I get this error:

$ compiz --replace
compiz (cube) - Warn: Failed to load slide: freedesktop
WARNING: Application calling GLX 1.3 function "glXCreatePixmap" when GLX 1.3 is not supported! This is an application bug!

I've been searching, but I don't know what to do... :c. What packages I was supposed to update?

**elkikin** · 16-Mar-2010, 10:47

I have the following packages from the XGL repo (http://download.opensuse.org/reposit...openSUSE_11.2/). Btw, I use GNOME in openSUSE 11.2:

• compiz
• compiz-branding-openSUSE
• compiz-emerald
• compiz-emerald-themes
• compiz-gnome
• compiz-manager
• compiz-plugins-extra
• compiz-plugins-main
• compizconfig-settings-manager
• emerald-themes-extra
• libcompizconfig
• libprotobuf4
• python-compizconfig
• simple-ccsm

Anyway, I think the message you're getting in the Terminal is just a warning regarding a certain function not supported by your system. Do you have an ATI graphics card? I ask because I found several bug reports with that message regarding ATI cards (Application calling GLX 1.3 function "glXCreatePixmap" when GLX 1.3 is not supported!). Look here, for instance: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubun...iz/+bug/433488

Just load ccsm and enable only the plugins you need. You probably have to reassign the screen edges as well (to call for Expo, or whatever). Test it, and see if it works.

Also, always make sure you have the latest drivers for you graphics card. There are repos just for this end, straight from the hardware vendors:

ATI: http://www2.ati.com/suse/11.2/ (or 11.1 or 11.0 if you're using an older openSUSE)

NVIDIA: http://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.2/

**zanzax** · 19-Mar-2010, 20:28

Sorry for the delay in answering. I didn't know what I did exactly, but now is working fine with the XGL repo. The only difference with the previous installation was that I installed fusion-icon and didn't install libprotobuf. Sounds crazy that something like that could change compiz behaviour, but the fact it did it.

I read about that bug, specially that in many places people said it's only a warning and Compiz still works fine. At least in my case, that didn't work that way.

My video car isn't NVIDIA nor ATI, I'm using Intel

. Any tip to get better performance?

**gogalthorp** · 19-Mar-2010, 20:40

You are never getting great performance from Intel video. The included driver for Intel is just about as good as it gets. The only thing you can really say about Intel video hardware is that it is cheap. For cutting edge NVIDIA and ATI are it. I have an older NVIDIA 6800+ based card and it would blow away any Intel chip set and it is over 4 years old.