Well, that didn't work and my system setting menu doesn't have 'graphical effects' but I think you pointed me in the right direction!! I also noticed that what seemed to trigger the problem was to play embedded videos in a browser, which explains why things sometimes would work for quite a while and sometimes would mess up quickly.
So, after trying a few things that didn't work, I changed: System Settings -> Desktop effects -> Advanced -> Composition type: OpenGL 2.0 instead of XRender System Settings -> Desktop effects -> Advanced -> Qt graphics: Native instead of Raster. And, so far, so good, assuming the trigger was indeed embedded videos. I will keep these settings and see if that fixes the problem. Thanks!!! Chris ([email protected] or [email protected]) On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Flames_in_Paradise < [email protected]> wrote: > Since U reported it's barely useable U could probabely try it w/o 3D- > Acceleration. To switch it off press ALT+ shift +F12 (that temporarely > turns it off) I've permanentely turned it off on my 2nd machine, an old > Dell D600. Via "Systemsettings -> graphical effects -> enhanced" > > And remember if the system seems to be completely borked you still have > the repair-chance to make use of the chroot-method from a Live-CD -> > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCdRecovery#Update_Failure > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1518597 > > Title: > All system menus, as well as dolphin and other apps totally unreadable > because of overlap > > Status in kde-workspace package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > A few minutes/seconds after a system restart, all menus become > unreadable. First, the text is no longer centered, then any kind of > scrolling or change of screen result in the new text being displayed > on top of the previous content. I have been using Linux/KDE/[K]Ubuntu > for 20 years and I have never seen anything like this. I have googled > for hours and have not been able to find any information. One > screenshots is attached. It is very hard to add more because 'Choose > file' is just as messed up as all other system menus/apps and finding > the right file is very challenging... > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 > Package: plasma-desktop 4:4.11.11-0ubuntu0.2 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-68.111-generic 3.13.11-ckt27 > Uname: Linux 3.13.0-68-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19 > Architecture: amd64 > CurrentDesktop: KDE > Date: Sat Nov 21 09:46:26 2015 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-26 (209 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 > (20140722.2) > SourcePackage: kde-workspace > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-workspace/+bug/1518597/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1518597 Title: All system menus, as well as dolphin and other apps totally unreadable because of overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-workspace/+bug/1518597/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
