Transparent window in skype and kmplayer [Solved]

[kensum71]

I am unable to see video in  skype and kmplayer, just a transparent window.

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,73688.msg606595.html#msg606595

From this post I was able to open skype in a terminal with this: export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 && skype ; This makes the webcam work in skype, but how do you make this happen when openning skype from the menu. thanks, ken

[Bald Brick]

I am unable to see video in  skype and kmplayer, just a transparent window.

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,73688.msg606595.html#msg606595

From this post I was able to open skype in a terminal with this: export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 && skype ; This makes the webcam work in skype, but how do you make this happen when openning skype from the menu. thanks, ken

This is a known problem if you are running Skype and, for instance,  Cairo Dock under OpenGL. Simply right-click the K-Menu button on the panel (a.k.a. the PC-Meny, Start Menu and Program Launcher button); click "Menu Editor" and add "export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 && " before the commands that start Skype, KMplayer and all the other misbehaving apps. (There are lots of them.)

On my box the Menu Editor settings for Skype look like this:

You could of course fix the problem by editing the relevant .desktop files too. (And then you could edit the global .desktop files. The Menu Editor will only change a local .desktop file, which makes it a bit cumbersome if you have several users.)

[kensum71]

Thanks, BaldBrick. When I first found the solution, I shut down cairo-dock thinking that would solve it. No go, so added that line and it worked. Just needed the help getting it in the start menu. Again thanks will post solved