Comment 5 for bug 408767

Thank you. Re the screen rewrite problem; why does Version 1.1 of Easy
Peasy work correctly and the next version doesn't?

Robert

On 8/10/09, Ludovic Claude <email address hidden> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Robert,
>
> I don't know how to help further with your redraw issues. Maybe you will
> need to activate the proprietary video drivers if you have not done so
> already, or tweak the video settings. Without detailed specs about your
> machine it's hard to tell.
>
> About the DVD playback, that should be easy. You are missing the codec
> to read DSS encrypted DVDs (part of the feeble plan from the
> entertainment industry to prevent pirating their precious content).
> You need to install libdvdcss2 from the Medibuntu repository
> http://www.medibuntu.org/, and use VLC as your media player for DVDs. If
> you search for VLC in the Ubuntu forums, I'm sure you will find
> instructions about making it the default player for your DVDs.
>
> Ludovic
>
>
> Robert a écrit :
> > Hi
> > Your instructions worked; sort off. The screen rewrite works normally
> > however there seems to be another problem. Program ICONS seems to
> > temporarily disappear and then reappear. Example, in the
> 'Administration'
> > screen the lower half of the program icons disappear eg. from 'Services'
> > through to 'User and Groups'. You can't even clip on the vacant spots to
> > made them return.You can occasionally get them to return by changing to
> say
> > 'Preferences' and returning to 'Administration'. Moving the side sider
> down
> > the window sometimes the lower half of the appears or suddenly
> disappears.
> >
> > Tell me about playing DVDs At present only certain DVDs can be played.
> > Mainly older or cheaper ones. The latest ones either come up with the
> error
> > code 'Can't read the resources' or 'Don't have permissions..' What do
> these
> > error codes mean and how you get around these errors and play all DVDs?
> >
> > I look froward to hearing from you
> >
> > Robert Gibbins
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/8/09, Robert Gibbins <email address hidden> wrote:
> >> Thank you I'll give it a try
> >> Robert
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8/7/09, Ludovic Claude <email address hidden> wrote:
> >>> Try to remove the visual effects (Preferences tab, click on Appearance,
> >>> select Visual effects tabs and select None)
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Screen Rewrite Slow. Moving the pointer prompts Particial Screen
> rewrite.
> >>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408767
> >>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> >>> of the bug.
> >>>
> >>> Status in Easy Peasy: New
> >>>
> >>> Bug description:
> >>> Using an EEEPC 701SD sreen rewrite very slow or only occurred partially
> >>> as I moved the cursor over the screen. ?Makes it very hard to use.
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
> --
> Screen Rewrite Slow. Moving the pointer prompts Particial Screen rewrite.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408767
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Easy Peasy: New
>
> Bug description:
> Using an EEEPC 701SD sreen rewrite very slow or only occurred partially
> as I moved the cursor over the screen. ?Makes it very hard to use.
>