Menu Translucency & Menu Drop Shadow Issues

[Steve Lawson]

Menu Translucency & Menu Drop Shadow dont seem to take work. You can change these setting and click apply but the changes are ignored. They dont seem to be saved
or remembered either. ie.. Click on another tab and then go back to the effects tab and the settings have been defaulted back to their original settings.

Note: I've tried to make these changes using the default 'plastik' theme which I've used in the past to set translucent menus.
To reproduce, open KControl, select Appearance & Themes/Style. Then select the Effects tab. Change Menu effect to 'Make Translucent' and check the 'Menu Drop
Shadow' box. Click on apply to make the change. Now click on another 'Appearance & Themes' option, eg 'Splash Screen' and then click back onto 'Style' - Effects.
The changes you've just made and been reset back to their original values.

[Tom Fernandes (tom-fernandes)]

Unable to reproduce. Works perfect for me using the latest install CD from 07.04.05.

Did you try this with the latest updates?

How did you install?

[Steve Lawson (slawson)]

Hi,

I have just used Ubuntu Update Manager to update the whole system, and the issue still remains.
My original source disc was the first Ubuntu 5.04 Preview ISO. To install KDE I ran apt-get install kubuntu-desktop, and have been running the 'Ubuntu Update Manager' the last
couple of weeks to ensure everything is kept up to date.

Configuring transpanacy on the kde panel works fine.

I have tried removing my personal .kde & .qt folders to clear the fault without success.
My system is amd64 based with an nvidia graphics card. Kernel 2.6.10-5.
Configuring transpanacy on the kde panel works fine.

If I'm the only person having this issue, then I will wait until the final release, and install from scratch. (In reply to comment #0)
> Menu Translucency & Menu Drop Shadow dont seem to take work. You can change these setting and click apply but the changes are ignored. They dont seem to be saved
> or remembered either. ie.. Click on another tab and then go back to the effects tab and the settings have been defaulted back to their original settings.
>
> Note: I've tried to make these changes using the default 'plastik' theme which I've used in the past to set translucent menus.
> To reproduce, open KControl, select Appearance & Themes/Style. Then select the Effects tab. Change Menu effect to 'Make Translucent' and check the 'Menu Drop
> Shadow' box. Click on apply to make the change. Now click on another 'Appearance & Themes' option, eg 'Splash Screen' and then click back onto 'Style' - Effects.
> The changes you've just made and been reset back to their original values.

[Steve Lawson (slawson)]

I have just wiped my drive and re-installed the latest 5.04 ISO. All seems to be working as it should now.
Thanks