Record my desktop

**alfirdaous** · April 8th, 2014

I think compiz has these functionalities, tried to install and run it, but it seems does NOT work, I am using Ubuntu 12.10
http://askubuntu.com/questions/32854...er-the-desktop

**23dornot23d** · April 8th, 2014

I see what you want now .... not just to highlight the mouse ........ but to draw on the screen with it like a whiteboard.

I have it running in one version of compiz ..... in 12.04 ......

Let me see if I can find something else with that sort of functionality .

http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/02/a...teractive.html

its still in the repository .... and although old .... might still work on the right desktop .........

sudo apt-get install ardesia

Here is an old video of it - but it still works ...... http://youtu.be/4Wd8SsmIjzs

I will post a video - I have done shortly with it ....... Done .....( http://youtu.be/yUTPHYw7pmo )

or we search on compiz and see if its a bug and there has been a fix for it ........... if it is a bug in 12.10 .........

**alfirdaous** · April 8th, 2014

I used Ardesia, it is nice, but I can get to run compiz, it has more functionality, does it works with Ubuntu 13? so I can upgrade and let it run

**23dornot23d** · April 8th, 2014

If you cannot run compositing - then the chances are that none of the whiteboard applications will work as they
sit on a transparent layer from what I am seeing ..........

I used Ardesia, it is nice,

but I can get to run compiz, it has more functionality, does it works with Ubuntu 13?

so I can upgrade and let it run

Not sure I fully understand - ( You can or cannot run compiz at the moment ? )

we best find out what you have running first.

What graphics card do you have in your computer ....... what sort of computer are we using here. laptop / desktop

There are other things for drawing on screen ....... but not overlay - but if you do not need overlay then I can

search and see what else is available ...... what sort of diagrams or sketching on screen are you doing ...... ?

Did you see the videos that I posted .... are you sure compiz annotate has more functionality .... as I did not see it.

I ran Ardesia in the latest version of Ubuntu 14.04 .. and it still runs - just have to drag the overlay around so it does not
cover the menu up ...

**alfirdaous** · April 9th, 2014

Originally Posted by 23dornot23d

If you cannot run compositing - then the chances are that none of the whiteboard applications will work as they
sit on a transparent layer from what I am seeing ..........
Not sure I fully understand - ( You can or cannot run compiz at the moment ? )

I can open the compiz but to have as 3D and use its functionalities, I cannot.

What graphics card do you have in your computer ....... what sort of computer are we using here. laptop / desktop

I am using NVIDIA in HP Laptop

Code:

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Root Port (rev 0c)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400M GS] (rev a1)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 01)
09:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
09:09.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 22)
09:09.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
09:09.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 12)

search and see what else is available ...... what sort of diagrams or sketching on screen are you doing ...... ?

I would like only to explain things, such as highlighting words, underline,... simple things

Did you see the videos that I posted .... are you sure compiz annotate has more functionality .... as I did not see it.

Yes, I used kazam for a few seconds, and the result is almost 1.2 GB

**23dornot23d** · April 10th, 2014

Have you got Nvidia-settings installed and working and what graphics drivers are you using for it .........

Maybe its a case of getting it working better ..... so that compiz works ..... and then you should be sorted.

But remembering back the 8400M GS was a problem card to setup.

If you have Nvidia-settings working - can you see what driver is running please ........

it will look something like this if its working ......

Just a thought as that may be the only reason you cannot quite get what you want yet.

Its an old card though ...... and the later drivers do not seem to be as good as the
earlier ones for these older cards. ( or nouveau takes over )

Best I can think of for now .... but it may be a way forward - unless you have already tried
things and not got anywhere with them ...... seems a few reports about the 8400M GS on
the web ....... but all relating to very old OS's.