Enforce X11 backend in Clutter

Beginning with Clutter 1.21 the default backend changes to GDK. It is not X11 anymore in our case. But this application relies heavily on old default backend. So a hacky workaround is to enforce X11 backend again. This commit addresses issue #73
gmc-holle · 965b6f01210c3c97fe5c02f3e77b7d45e481e75d · gmc-holle committed Mar 9, 2015 · Mar 9, 2015 · 965b6f0
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commit 965b6f01210c3c97fe5c02f3e77b7d45e481e75d
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+7 −0 xfdashboard/main.c
diff --git a/xfdashboard/main.c b/xfdashboard/main.c
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	g_type_init();
 #endif
 
+#if CLUTTER_CHECK_VERSION(1, 16, 0)
+	/* Enforce X11 backend in Clutter. This function must be called before any
+	 * other Clutter API function.
+	 */
+	clutter_set_windowing_backend("x11");
+#endif
+
 	/* Check for running instance (keep only one instance) */
 	app=xfdashboard_application_get_default();
 	if(!app)