Adam Jackson wrote : > The log _always_ claims to "initialize" the Composite extension, which > is broken. If you just see the message: > > (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE > > then that just means your server was built with Composite support. If > you also see the message: > > (**) Extension "Composite" is enabled > > then you really do have Composite enabled. If you don't, you need to > turn it on in your xorg.conf: > > Section "Extensions" > Option "Composite" > EndSection This is what I was missing! Now I get a nice blue background, a blue panel, a blue gkrellm... and some blue shades to go with them. Seems like I got to the same point as all the others now :-) Matthias -- Clean custom Red Hat Linux rpm packages : http://freshrpms.net/ Fedora Core release 5.89 (Rawhide) - Linux kernel 2.6.16-1.2141_FC6 Load : 0.31 0.43 0.36 -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list