Hi.


Is there a script that checks the status if desktop effects and -> if running -> disable?

I would like to use this to launch games.

I know there is a 'Suspend desktop effects for fullscreen windows' option but that doesn't appear the same as disabling destop effects...

I also know of the command:-

qdbus org.kde.kwin /KWin org.kde.KWin.toggleCompositing

But I don't want to just toggle, I want to - check -> then toggle if active - in case kwin ever crashed (and the system thought it was active when it wasn't then turned 'on' desktop effects when launching a game'

There really should be some standard for all the desktops to disable compiz, desktop-effects, etc automatically when launching games - fps's would improve in general...

I guess I really need the command to check status...

At least in soon-to-be 4.8, there's this command:

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qdbus org.kde.kwin /KWin org.kde.KWin.compositingActive

Thanks einar - thats what I needed.

Works in Kde 4.7.3 also

My script goes like :-

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#!/bin/bash
if [[ "$(qdbus org.kde.kwin /KWin org.kde.KWin.compositingActive)" = "true" ]] ; then
qdbus org.kde.kwin /KWin org.kde.KWin.toggleCompositing
fi
$1
if [[ "$(qdbus org.kde.kwin /KWin org.kde.KWin.compositingActive)" = "false" ]] ; then
qdbus org.kde.kwin /KWin org.kde.KWin.toggleCompositing
fi
exit
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works fine.

Thank you !

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There is also an option Desktop Effects -> Advanced -> Suspend desktop effects for fullscreen windows. If your game is full-screen then this will disable desktop effects automatically without you needing to use a script.

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