--- a/uiacceltk/hitchcock/ServerCore/Src/alfvisualhandlers.cpp	Wed May 26 16:47:36 2010 +0300
+++ b/uiacceltk/hitchcock/ServerCore/Src/alfvisualhandlers.cpp	Tue Jun 08 13:16:48 2010 +0300
@@ -777,7 +777,10 @@
                 AMT_ADD_TIME(params->iHandle, time.Int64(), ETrue);
 #endif  
                 CHuiFxEffect* effect = NULL;
-                engine->LoadEffectL( params->iFileName, effect, iVisual->Effectable(), NULL , NULL, params->iHandle, KHuiFxDelayRunUntilFirstFrameHasBeenDrawn );
+                // Note: alf effects do not support taking screenshot 
+				// Note: alf effects do not support freezing.
+				engine->LoadEffectL( params->iFileName, effect, iVisual->Effectable(), NULL , NULL, params->iHandle, KHuiFxDelayRunUntilFirstFrameHasBeenDrawn );
+	            iVisual->SetFreezeState(EFalse); 
                 // The effect will be automatically set to the visual if parsing succeeds
                 }
             break;
@@ -798,7 +801,10 @@
                 // this will add the group, if it does not exist already
                 // Begin and End group events are supposed to come through GfxTransEffect API.
                 engine->BeginGroupEffect(groupHandle);
+                // Note: alf effects do not support taking screenshot 
+				// Note: alf effects do not support freezing.
                 engine->LoadGroupEffectL( params->iFileName, effect, iVisual->Effectable(),groupHandle, NULL, NULL, params->iHandle, KHuiFxDelayRunUntilFirstFrameHasBeenDrawn );
+	            iVisual->SetFreezeState(EFalse);
                 // The effect will be automatically set to the visual if parsing succeeds
                 }
             break;
@@ -806,6 +812,7 @@
         case EAlfVisualRemoveEffect:
             {
             iVisual->SetEffect(NULL);
+            iVisual->SetFreezeState(EFalse); // Note: alf effects do not support freezing.
             break;
             }