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If we cannot create a GL context, instead of showing an error and
quitting, switch to using the QtQuick software renderer and restart.
If software mode is already set, then show the error as before. This
could happen in the case of the software renderer not being installed.
After doing some driver changing, I ended up with the annoying "plasma can't start"
message.
Without the entry in kdeglobals I now start plasma and it seamlessly comes up
working.
It's almost too seamless, I probably need to add an SNI with a message
but it's blocked on a decision on handling that KCM.
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I like this change
| shell/desktopview.cpp | ||
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| 72 | This looks like too much debug or like a need of qcdebug | |
I like the direction but I would like
| shell/main.cpp | ||
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| 199 | So you will permanently force software rendering even for a single hickup (think of upgrading nvidia driver)? | |
| 205 | Add period after fallback | |
| shell/shellcorona.h | ||
| 117 | initialization | |
| shell/main.cpp | ||
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| 199 | Nvidia driver upgrade is how I ended up in my situation :D Pernament global forcing is what I've gone for. Which is why it sort of already covers the lock screen case. | |
An env variable would not work for things like lock screen as the process starting the lock screen is started before Plasmashell.
Given that I think persistent storage makes more sense. But a way to get back would be cool. Maybe we could create a test app to see whether OpenGL Scene Graph works? Something like mapping a transparent rectangle?
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| 199 | it shouldn't be this permanent: maybe write the config and undo this when a clean shutdown happens (but not crash)? so the detection would happen only once per system startup | |
anyways, +1 rom me.. tough it would probably be needed some ui somewhere for trying to reenable opengl, maybe visible at all only when disabled.
the desktop config dialog may be quite random, tough i don't know where else it could be