[Jalview-discuss] Are there any Beryl users having problems with Jalview

[Andrew Perry]

On 10/4/07, Jim Procter <jimp at compbio.dundee.ac.uk> wrote:
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> The problem is purely to do with Sun's Java not being compatible with
> Beryl but I was wondering if anyone has found any nice workarounds. I've
> a couple of approaches involving patching installAnywhere, using
> alternate linux JVMs, or running a nested Xserver (xnest). Does anyone
> have any other suggestions ?
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Hi Jim & other Jalviewers,

I've found problems with Java apps (including Jalview) on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
using Beryl and the Sun JVM. I haven't tested with other JVMs.

My simple "workaround" is to use the beryl-manager program to switch to a
different window manager  (eg metacity) while I am running any graphical
Java apps. The switching seems reliable in my hands, just right-click on the
little gem icon in the taskbar and select the new window manager. It also
works fine even if you do it after you've started the Java app. Of course,
half the time I don't remember to switch Beryl back on after I'm finished
with Jalview, so I must not miss the eye candy that much :)

I can't remember if beryl-manager runs at login in the default Ubuntu setup,
and I'm not sure what the case will be in Gutsy.

Cheers,

Andrew Perry
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Trevor Lithgow Lab
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute
30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne
Parkville 3010, AUSTRALIA
Ph: +61 3 834442298 || Email: ajperry at unimelb.edu.au
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