Compiz w/ kde screensaver blanks 1/4 screen

[Jason Straight]

Binary package hint: compiz

0.5.2+git20070918-0ubuntu4 and 3.5.7-1ubuntu23

Using kscreensaver only blanks bottom right 1/4 of screen. As if the window the screensaver opens has it's top left corner centered on the root window.

[Jason Straight (jason-jeetkunedomaster)]

I noticed while trying to narrow down a plugin that disabling and re-enabling certain plugins in the window section will cause it to work right once, but then on subsequent ctrl-l it does the 1/4 screen again.

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

The patch below (that will be part of kde 3.5.8) fixes the issue:

--- lockprocess.cc.orig 2007-09-26 21:39:57.000000000 +0200
+++ lockprocess.cc 2007-09-26 21:34:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
 {
     Visual* visual = CopyFromParent;
     XSetWindowAttributes attrs;
- int flags = 0;
+ int flags = CWOverrideRedirect;
 #ifdef HAVE_GLXCHOOSEVISUAL
     if( mOpenGLVisual )
     {
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@
         }
     }
 #endif
+
+ attrs.override_redirect = 1;
     Window w = XCreateWindow( x11Display(), RootWindow( x11Display(), x11Screen()),
         x(), y(), width(), height(), 0, x11Depth(), InputOutput, visual, flags, &attrs );
     create( w );

[Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount)]

grabbed, thanks.

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

The patch is against kde, so I close the compiz task.

[Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount)]

kdebase (4:3.5.7-1ubuntu24) gutsy; urgency=low

  [ Richard A. Johnson ]
  * SECURITY UPDATE: KDM password-less login
  * KDM can be tricked into performing a password-less login even for accounts
    with a password set under certain circumstances, namely autologin to be
    configured and "shutdown with password" enabled.
  * Add kubuntu_sec_03_kdm_pwless_login.diff for session.c to fix KDM
    password-less and autologin configuration.
  * References:
    - http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20070919-1.txt
    - CVE-2007-4569
  * Updated debian/kubuntu_33_kubuntuify_about.diff - changed link to Kubuntu
    Documentation so Konqueror startpage links work correctly

  [ Sarah Hobbs ]
  * Added kubuntu_17_check_for_prelinking.diff. (Closes LP: #107694)
  * Added konqueror dependancy for konqueror-nsplugins. (LP: #139893)
  * Added kubuntu_fix_kscreensaver_with_compiz_fixed_in_3.5.8.diff (LP:
    #141628)

 -- Sarah Hobbs <email address hidden> Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:56:10 +1000