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Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:46:32 +1000
From: Gregory Shearman <zekeyg@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] KDE and HARD lock ups.
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Jes=FAs J. Guerrero Botella <jesus.guerrero.botella@gmail.com>  wrote:
> 2011/7/4 Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>:
>> I don't think I am logged in long enough to change the settings. =A0I =
may try
>> my test user but I think a file got corrupted or something. =A0I did h=
ave a
>> power failure the other day and the relay on my UPS was not quite fast
>> enough. =A0I think the contacts may need some cleaning. =A0My UPS does=
 some odd
>> things at times. =A0I need a new one but they are pricey. =A0I had for=
got about
>> the power failure issue. =A0That has lead me down a different path now=
.
>
> You don't need much time. The default shortcut to disable compositing
> in kde is shift+alt+f12
>

You can also edit the user KDE config directly via:

~/.kde4/share/config/kwinrc

[Compositing]

Enabled=3DTrue

change to

Enabled=3DFalse

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

--=20
Regards,
Gregory.