Feb 19, '04 10:43:00AM • Contributed by: paulsuerth
[robg adds: I thought we'd run this one, but a quick search finds that not to be the case, so here it is...]
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10.3: How to restore the fast user switch cube effect
Feb 19, '04 10:43:00AM • Contributed by: paulsuerth
I couldn't imagine how it would be deactivated, but I found out: if you and the user you're switching to have different screen resolutions, depths or refresh rates, your fast user switching transition will be like a resolution change -- fade out-blue / fade-in ... to get the rotating cube back, just make sure everyone has the same color depth, screen resolution and refresh rates.
[robg adds: I thought we'd run this one, but a quick search finds that not to be the case, so here it is...]
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10.3: How to restore the fast user switch cube effect
I thought there was not going to be anymore "10.3:" designations to hints? What's up with that this morning?
10.3: How to restore the fast user switch cube effect
Really, I am running 10.3.2 on a eMac at home. My wife and I use different resolutions and we get the cube effect on FUS. The only time that I had trouble with the cube effect was when a Canon plugin was spewing a few messages a second to the console. You might want to look for other culprits.
10.3: How to restore the fast user switch cube effect
My co-user and I share the same display settings, but I don't get the "cube" effect. Is it because I don't have Quartz Extreme?
That's my guess
I have 10.3 on a G3 Pismo PowerBook and a FP iMac. The cube works on the iMac but not the PB.
10.3: How to restore the fast user switch cube effect
Does having dual screens stop the cube effect too? I run 2 screens and have never seen it. I run QE on both monitors
10.3: How to restore the fast user switch cube effect
No, I have dual monitors and I get the cube effect. My experience is that:
(a) Quartz Extreme has to be onFor the curious, you only get the cube effect on the main (menubar) monitor, while the other monitor just goes blue during the transition.
10.3: How to restore the fast user switch cube effect
I have a LaCie 19" Electron Blue attached to dual 867 G4, so I know I have Quartz Extreme. The display settings are the same throughout all user accounts (just checked) and I still don't get the Cube effect. My feeling is that once you excede a certain resolution, the effect is deactivated by default (I am running 1600x1200@85Mhz).
VRAM limitation
My feeling is that once you excede a certain resolution, the effect is deactivated by default (I am running 1600x1200@85Mhz)Exactly. But, I think it's VRAM dependent (although it could be just GPU dependent). I have a Ti G4 800 MHz DVI (1st gen) with 32 MB of VRAM (Mobility 7500), and a co-worker has the next model up, the 1GHz DVI with 64 MB of VRAM (Mobility 9000). He gets the cube at 1600x1200 and I don't.
10.3: How to restore the fast user switch cube effect
No cube or fade on this iBook G3, just an quick switch to a new desktop. I thought the cube effect was just an advertising gimmick ;-) |
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