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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Installing Autodesk Media & Entertainment Products
- Installation Overview
- Frequently Asked Questions
- What if I have lost my serial number or product key?
- Why do I need to activate a product after installation?
- Can I install Autodesk products from a website?
- How does a trial license work in a product suite or bundle?
- How do I switch my license from stand-alone to network or network to stand-alone?
- Where can I find product license information after installation?
- After installation, how can I change product configuration, repair, or uninstall the product?
- Appendix: Installing Autodesk Maya
- Installation Information Specific to Autodesk Maya 2013
- Installing a 32-bit Product on a 64-bit Operating System
- Install Maya on Mac OS X
- Install Maya on Linux
- Uninstall Maya on Mac OS X or Linux
- Install the Maya Help
- Install MatchMover, Composite, Backburner, and DirectConnect
- Install mental ray for Maya satellite
- Index
To turn on window manager compositing
The following table outlines how to turn on window manager compositing.
To turn on compositing…Window Manager
Select System Settings > Desktop Ef-
fects, and under Activation, turn on En-
able desktop effects at startup.
KDE
Open the Configuration Editor, then go
to Metacity > General, and turn on
compositing_manager.
Metacity
Consult the window manager’s Help for in-
formation.
Others
Using Internal Software Compositing
Internal Software Compositing takes a screen shot and draws the hotbox and
marking menus on top of that image to simulate the transparency.
This is a fallback method and should only be used if RGB Overlay and X
Compositing methods are not suitable. You may find this method is slow and
is likely to cause flickering when the hotbox or marking menu disappears
from the screen.
Other Recommended Settings
Focus Settings
To further improve interaction with the hotbox and marking menus in Maya,
use the following focus policy settings for the window manager you are using.
Recommended settingWindow Manager
KDE
■ Use the Focus follows the Mouse
Pointer policy.
■ Turn off Click raises active window.
■ For Inactive Inner Window, set Activate
& Pass Click for LMB, MMB and RMB.
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