Maya 8.5 minor motif interface problems

[Tynach]

Hello, I've installed Maya 8.5 on Ubuntu (I converted the rpms using alien, and it worked), and it works perfectly, except for a few things that are more than likely just bugs.

However, they are anoying, and I'd like to know if there is any way to fix them. The problems are:

1. selecting objects by clicking and dragging doesn't update the size of the box in realtime, and sometimes it doesn't draw the box. Note that the selection works flawlessly, I just can't see what will be included in the selection sometimes.

2. If I try to scroll through settings (like in the attribute editor or the render settings), it doesn't display properly when scrolling up. It drags the bottom part with it, making weird, glitchy buttons that drag throughout the menu, and repeated patterns. Note, I can click the buttons, and I can operate the controls like normal, but its hard to tell where the controls are and sometimes you can't even see them.

All this leads me to believe that I have to enable some things in xorg.conf, (and I've already enabled CIOverlay), but I don't know what all of them are.

And, before someone tells me about Blender, I know. I prefer and love Blender. But I'm using Maya for a 3D class I'm taking at school, and I figure it would be nice to use Maya at home. So I am.

Note: Maya uses Motif, so I'm basically asking how I can get motif to work properly.

[Tynach]

What? Does nobody know the problem?

I have an nVidia GeForce 6600, by the way.

Edit: Should this be moved to video and multimedia?

[SreckoMicic]

Your system spec are : ?

[Tynach]

OS: Xubuntu Linux (with Kubuntu-desktop and Ubuntu desktop installed, though I use KDE mostly, so Kubuntu is what it says at bootup) 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon for 32 bit.

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Graphics card: AGP 8x nVidia GeForce 6600 with 256mb RAM.

RAM: 1.5gb

Motherboard: Asus K8N


Anything else I might need to add?

[SreckoMicic]

Post content of your's xorg.conf file, please.

[Tynach]

# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "nvidia"
Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "CIOverlay" "on"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "L226W"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "L226W"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1680x1050" "1440x1440" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen "Default Screen"
Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection

[slegrand]

Hello there my *buntu friends.
I found a fix for that really annoying maya motif UI problem in Ubuntu.

Since it was quite difficult to find a fix online I've decided to post it here to make sure everyone has access to it.

Simply start maya by typing
XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 '/usr/aw/maya8.0/bin/Maya8.0'

or

XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 maya

This will disable some motif visual features which seem to cause that horrible issue with the UI scrolling.

[luckyluca]

Hello,

If I understand correctly this is similar to the problem I'm having with Maya8.56bit and ubuntu 7.1 and nvidia 169.09:

Everything works fine except that there is a small delay between when I press and drag the rectangular selection and the moment it selects the object.
Would the fix
XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 maya
apply to this or should I have a look in the xorg.conf file?

Thanks
Luca

My conf file:
---------------------------------------------------

# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation G80 [Quadro FX 1600M]"
Driver "nvidia"
Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "NoLogo" "False"
Option "CIOverlay" "on"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
Horizsync 28-96
Vertrefresh 43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation G80 [Quadro FX 1600M]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1920x1920"
EndSubSection
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen "Default Screen"
Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
Inputdevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection


Hello there my *buntu friends.
I found a fix for that really annoying maya motif UI problem in Ubuntu.

Since it was quite difficult to find a fix online I've decided to post it here to make sure everyone has access to it.

Simply start maya by typing
[CODE]XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 '/usr/aw/maya8.0/bin/Maya8.0'

or

XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 maya

This will disable some motif visual features which seem to cause that horrible issue with the UI scrolling.

[luckyluca]

Ok, This is fixed now thanks to the xorg edit.

However I still have a problem, I can't CUT COPY or PASTE text in maya. Any idea?


Thanks a lot
Luca

[luckyluca]

Ok,

I've solved the cut copy and paste by installing kubuntu. It is an issue with gnome!


However this leads to a new small yet annoying problem:

in the hypershade everytime I drag and drop a connection to a node, I get the popup list of available inputs that flickers and disappear under the node everytime I move the mouse cursor. It makes the popup unusable.

Any idea?

Thanks
L

[slegrand]

It's probably something I should wine about in the area forums but MAN! it's time Autodesk pulled their finger out and did some work on the general linux Maya UI. The foundry did it within the space of one release and it's great! And they have about a tenth if not less of the muscle power those Autodesk nazis have. Sorry for being angry I'm just sick of Linux users being treated like second rate citizens, it just drives me nuts... -_-'

[gabrielaca]

hi tynach, i would like to install maya on ubuntu but i thougth it couln´t be possible, now you say that you converted the rpms using alien what´s that? or how you do that? which file to convert?
could you elaborate? problably an 8 or 10 line step by step how to, i´ll very much apreciate it.

( "Hello, I've installed Maya 8.5 on Ubuntu (I converted the rpms using alien, and it worked), and it works perfectly, except for a few things that are more than likely just bugs" )