I have 13.04 64 bit Ubuntu installed and I'm using Unity Tweak tool to enable hot corners everything works as it should as long as I don't reboot as soon as I do hotcorners stops working. In order to get them functioning again I have to open the tweak tool and turn hotcorners off and then back on after every reboot. This I admit isn't a huge issue but is annoying is there anyway to get hotcorners to work properly after reboot with out having to reset them every time?
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omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/…– QasimJun 17, 2013 at 15:59
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liberiangeek.net/2013/04/…– QasimJun 17, 2013 at 16:01
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This is a bug reported. M looking for a workaround as well. bugs.launchpad.net/unity-tweak-tool/+bug/1128041– Iftekhar Ahmed ShafiJun 27, 2013 at 6:53
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here's the solution, which worked for me on 13.10: askubuntu.com/questions/140759/…– Chuck BorisNov 18, 2013 at 23:04
4 Answers
Install dconf-editor:
$ sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
Run dconf-editor (don't use sudo as the changes wont affect your account)
Navigate to
org -> compiz -> profiles -> unity -> plugins -> core
.Copy the field
active-plugins
into Gedit, and edit it sounityshell
is the last item. Paste it back into dconf.Restart your computer.
(Tried on 14.04, it works.)
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4Mine already defaults to unityshell as last item, but problem still exists.– kolslorrJun 11, 2014 at 14:03
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@kolslorr It could be that the "default" just sets it to the value it had on boot or something, I really wouldn't know. Could you check again? And try switching to the guest account - see if it has
unityshell
as the last one as well (remember not to use sudo).– jcoraJul 3, 2014 at 13:33 -
Well this might help, If you set the right bottom hotcorner to spread all windows, it will work even after reboot. I guess its because that is the only corner on the screen Ubuntu does not get to use with default launchers.
in 14.04 for a work around what I did was write a bash script to set the hot corner edge valuse using dconf, but you will need to use dconf to find out what hot corner triggers you are using you need to install dconf-editor, using the tree-structure you can work out the paths.
#!/bin/bash
dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/scale/initiate-edge "'|TopLeft'"
dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/scale/initiate-all-edge "'|BottomLeft'"
dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/expo/expo-edge "'TopRight'"
dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/core/show-desktop-edge "'|BottomRight'"
For expo it didn't have | in front
Then I ran this automatically script after logging in.
I've had mixed luck with this, which used to fix this reliably in 12.04: Scale plugin keeps forgetting hot corner settings on restart :
Run gconf-editor from Terminal or Alt+F2 Navigate to apps > compiz-1 > general > screen0 > options Edit the key: active_plugins Move "Scale" to the bottom of the list. Move "Expo" to bottom right above "Scale" and underneath Unityshell.
Try moving Expo to after Scale at the absolute bottom in 12.10+