Version: (using KDE 4.3.4) Compiler: gcc 4.3.2-2 OS: Linux Installed from: Debian testing/unstable Packages The invert (window) effect does not work. When trying to activate it, a notification appears, saying it cant be activated. This bugs me since KDE 4.1. I have a Radeon 9600XT with 256 vram and an AthlonXP 1800+ with 2gb ram. Here are the relevant parts of my xorg.conf: Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "ati9600xt" Monitor "Configured Monitor" DefaultDepth 24 Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true" # SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ati9600xt" Driver "fglrx" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True" Option "VideoOverlay" "on" Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off" EndSection
Please go to System Settings -> Desktop -> Advanced, enable direct rendering then restart KWin from a terminal/krunner with: KWIN_DIRECT_GL=1 kwin --replace & Hopefully this will give you pixel shader support in fglrx which in turn will allow you to use the invert effect.
Direct rendering was activated all the time. But I turned it off and on again to see, whether your tips work. Unfortunately, when i enter "KWIN_DIRECT_GL=1 kwin --replace &" in a console, my window decorations with the buttons for closing, maximizing & co. vanish. I cannot use the desktop anymore, cannot switch between applications, as everything seems frozen. So i have to restart X (ctrl+alt+backspace). "Invert" still wont work.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 173556 ***