Bug#538417: vlc: Video is disabled if window made translucent (via transset/compositing)

[James Vega]

On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 11:53:51PM +0200, Christophe Mutricy wrote:
> Le Sat 25 Jul 09 à 19:25 +0200, James Vega a écrit :
> > I have my wm (awesome w/xcompmgr) set to make non-focused windows set to
> > 80% opacity.  When vlc loses focus, and thus has its opacity changed,
> > the video goes blank.
> > 
> > The same can be tested by installing the transset package, issuing
> > "transset .8" and clicking on the vlc window.
> 
> 
> Which video output module are you using ? 
> I believe only the opengl one support compositing. try -V opengl or -V
> glx

Using opengl vlc's UI became translucent but the video didn't.  The
video did stay visible, though.  That's half working as I'd expect but
at least I was still able to see the video.

glx had the same problem I initially encountered.

If it matters, I'm using the the radeon video driver with a ATI
Technologies Inc M22 [Mobility Radeon X300] video card.

-- 
James
GPG Key: 1024D/61326D40 2003-09-02 James Vega <jamessan at debian.org>
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