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Izobalax
September 19th, 2009, 08:13 PM
I am however, getting shadows on menus and inactive windows. All my active windows just have an annoying blue glow around them. How do I address this?

PC specs in my sig.

/izo\

kellemes
September 19th, 2009, 09:06 PM
You have been at the kde settings-dialog?
Settings -> Desktop -> Desktop Effects -> All Effects -> Shadow

Izobalax
September 19th, 2009, 10:05 PM
You have been at the kde settings-dialog?
Settings -> Desktop -> Desktop Effects -> All Effects -> Shadow
Yes. Shadows are enabled. Only the active window has no shadow, just a blue glow.

/izo\

Izobalax
September 25th, 2009, 04:22 PM
BUMP.

/izo\

Giblet5
September 25th, 2009, 04:43 PM
Yes. Shadows are enabled. Only the active window has no shadow, just a blue glow.


Did you tweak the shadow color from black to blue by any chance?

(System Settings/Desktop/Desktop Effects/All Effects/Shadows)

Changing shadow color works really well...until you change the background image to something darker.

Izobalax
September 25th, 2009, 05:11 PM
Did you tweak the shadow color from black to blue by any chance?

(System Settings/Desktop/Desktop Effects/All Effects/Shadows)

Changing shadow color works really well...until you change the background image to something darker.


No the shadow colour is still black, though I've changed it as an experiment - all other inactive windows/pop-ups/menus register the change in colour, but the active window is still shadowless.

The help is appreciated.

/izo\

Giblet5
September 25th, 2009, 05:46 PM
You aren't starting Emerald, I presume...

Well, you can always revert to the default as a test:

Log off.
Flip to the console via Ctrl-Alt-F1 and log in (text mode).

mv .kde .kde-odd
Log off via Ctrl-D.
Flip back to the display manager via Ctrl-Alt-F7 and log in.

That will tell you whether something is really wrong, or just misconfigured. You can always move it back.

Izobalax
September 25th, 2009, 06:03 PM
You aren't starting Emerald, I presume...


Nope. KDE4's Kwin with compositing on.



Well, you can always revert to the default as a test:

Log off.
Flip to the console via Ctrl-Alt-F1 and log in (text mode).

mv .kde .kde-odd
Log off via Ctrl-D.
Flip back to the display manager via Ctrl-Alt-F7 and log in.

That will tell you whether something is really wrong, or just misconfigured. You can always move it back.


Nice one. I shall try this and report back.

/izo\

Nitronium
July 7th, 2011, 11:31 PM
I know it's an old thread, but this was really annoying me too. It's nothing to do with compositing settings (but seems to only happen when compositing is enabled).

I fixed it by going into the KDE System Settings > Workspace Appearance > click Configure Decoration and disable the shadows and active window glow.

That gets rid of them, trouble is, the windows still open a few mill up from the task bar, leaving a gap for the non-existent shadow. Would love to know how to stop that.

I'm in KDE 4.6.2 btw.

Ta!

ankspo71
July 12th, 2011, 07:27 AM
Hi,
Have you tried logging out and then logging back into KDE again? Sometimes this step is needed for some desktop settings to get applied correctly.