> second... after getting frustrated with the above situation, i > reboot just to umount the usbkey. i notice that my gnome setup no > longer fades when i have the logout screen showing. anyway to fix > this as well? it's eye candy, but it makes some people (who haven't > seen winxp) go "oooh, what's that". > > thanks hey guys i figured this part out. disable support for assistive technologies (the magnifier, speech, on-screen keyboard thing). fade is back. dex