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Compiz static task switcher (or any other similar solution) for SAME screen

I am an Ubuntu desktop n00b, so please play nice. I am using Ubuntu 13.04. Didn't like the existing task switcher (really uncomfortable for quick work between several windows) so I installed Compiz ...
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Compiz crashes with in 13.04 when plugging a second monitor in

Since I have updated to Ubuntu 13.04, every time when I plug in a second monitor compiz crashes. Sometimes, when my computer has a high CPU Value, compiz also crashes. When Compiz crashes, the ...
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Use arandr keybindings without metacity?

I use the arandr program (a GUI on top of xrandr) to switch between various monitor layouts quickly and easily. I find its less buggy than Ubuntu's displays application. One of the features of ...
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Compiz place windows not working at login

I'm trying to set up a dual kiosk with Firefox and chrome in kiosk mode. Running Ubuntu 12.10 on an Intel NUC i3 with dual HDMI out on HD4000 grahics. I have two 1080p displays on the HDMI outputs, ...
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Best triple head display setup

I'm currently running Ubuntu 12.04 with a darn good triple head display setup. I've got a VisionTek 900530 Radeon HD 5450 512MB DDR3 PCI Express video card that has two DVI outputs and one Mini ...
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I'd like my window switcher to be per-monitor. How do I do that?

I have a multi-monitor setup with nVidia drivers, running Unity/Compiz on 12.10. I'd like to treat each monitor separately, so I can switch desktops on one without affecting the other and run a window ...
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Slow scrollin since upgrade to 12.10

Since I have upgraded (no clean install) from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10, particular graphical aspects are slow: Scrolling is really slow: for example in a terminal window, gedit or a browser Compiz ...
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Three monitors - move window left or right by keyboard shortcut

I have three monitors, and I want to map keyboard shortcuts to move the active window to the monitor to the left or right of the current monitor. Compiz CCSM 'put to next output' feature does what I ...
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Windows being placed on wrong monitor [closed]

I'm running a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04x64 (ATI Radeon HD4770 with open source drivers) and I am having trouble getting windows to appear on the right screen. Yesterday I plugged in my secondary ...
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Duel Monitors in Ubuntu… Seperate Cube on each monitor + only 1 “start” bar? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Switch workspaces individually on each monitor I am using nvidia on ubuntu (12.x) and I was wondering how I can get the cube to be separated on each monitor? At the ...
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Different backgrounds on 3 monitor set-up

I currently have a 3 monitor set-up using an AMD HD6870 card. All monitors are 1920 x 1080 and in a 16:9 configuration. However 2 are orientated as landscape whilst one is in portrait. The way I ...
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Why does unity 2d breaks ubuntu 12.04. Fatal error: “missing composite extension”

I get that error message from time to time while working in Ubuntu (after updates I think). I can force that error simply by going to terminal and executing: unity --reset Even with this error I ...
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Why are bugs responsible for big deficiencies in functionality given such low priority? [closed]

Well, first of all, change is inevitable and mostly good. Furthermore attempts at simplifying the User Interface such as Gnome 3, Unity to make Linux more inclusive hold much promise, even though they ...
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Unable to move windows to second screen

Hooked up a second screen to the second connector of my nVidia card, set it up with nvidia-settings and it started showing my background correctly. The X display works correctly (i.e. DISPLAY=:0.1 ...
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Dual Monitor with Nvidia graphics: damaged 'Displays'

I just got ubuntu 12.04 and the graphical options were working fine with one monitor. After installing the second monitor there are many glitches and issues. Too many, sadly. I am asking here about ...
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(Dual Monitor and 12.04) Snapping window to full screen puts the window on other monitor

Background (This problem does not occur in Unity 2D) When moving a window around, and putting the cursor to the top of a screen, the orange box expands across the screen and you let go and the ...
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Dual monitor wrong screen focus during drag-and-drop [closed]

I have a dual monitor set-up which is helpful when designing or programming. Usually I'll have both screens used with full size windows. My left monitor I guess would be the main monitor since it has ...
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Triple Monitor Setup with Nvidia and Compiz

I have a triple monitor setup with two video cards on Ubuntu 10.04. I have the monitors and graphics cards currently setup as follows: Nvidia Geforce 210 #1 -> 1920x1080 Monitor (Twinview) [Center ...
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Unity doesn't autostart on second X screen

I have two Nvidia cards both with 2 heads and both configured as TwinView, so I have Screen0 and Screen1 in my xorg.conf. ccsm sees both screens (displays them in the Screens drop-down at the top ...
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Can I bind 2 hotkeys to one compiz action? [closed]

Is it possible to bind "Put To Next Output" action from compiz "put" plugin to 2 hotkeys combinations e.g. Ctrl+Shift+Left and Ctrl+Shift+Right? I have dual monitor setup and I have been using ...
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How can I toggle between single and dual monitor setup?

I have two monitors working just right with nvidia driver. There are times, however, where I want to have just one monitor and other times where I need two: I must open NVidia XServer Settings, go to ...
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Why are notifications appearing in the invisible black zone above my monitor?

I've got two monitors, with the right side one being slightly lower in the display settings. However any notifications I receive from notify-osd (including pidgin, notify-send etc) are sent to the ...
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How to 'Expo' One Big Wall with Dual Monitors [closed]

With Dual Monitors, when I use the Expo, it clones repeating itself in each monitor. With 10.10 I solved this with the option 'One Big Wall' but this doesn't work on 11.04 I have a nvidia 560Ti with ...
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Dual monitors on Unity, one above the other - how can I drag a window from top monitor to lower monitor (across central panel)?

I have two monitors attached to my Ubuntu desktop system. One is mounted above the second one (i.e. one up, one down). Unity draws the system panel across the top of each monitor - so the bottom ...
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X freezes every couple of hours. Compiz “segfault at 58” error 4 in libnvidia-glcore.so [closed]

My display freezes every few hours. My wallpaper color depth appears to reduce before the crashes. I have two monitors with a Nvidia graphics card with the Nvidia binary driver. after the crashes ...
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How do I make the Panel and Window Decorations appear on a second monitor? [closed]

64-bit 11.04 installed with the proprietary NVIDIA (current) enabled, all updates applied as of today. I'm having trouble setting up my second monitor. I have no panel or window decorations on the ...
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Transparency background wrong on Dual-screen

Using compiz with transparency behind windows and borders on a dual-screen system; all works fine, but the background that shows through with any transparency done by compiz is wrong. It appears to ...
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How to set default xrandr settings?

I'm trying to enable dual monitors in Ubuntu. This is working fine, but every time I do it, desktop effects is disabled. I think I've found the reason why, though: ...
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Why won't visual effects work with a dual monitor setup

I am running Ubuntu 10.10 with a Intel 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) and I cannot use Visual Effects when I have both monitors turned on. When I use the Visual Effects ...
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Performance regression when dragging windows to other monitor [closed]

This didn't happen in 10.04, but in 10.10 when im dragging a window, which is a wobbly window, until it stops "wobbling" i can't let go. So, for example, I drag Chrome from Window A to Window B i ...
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How to make the most of dual monitors?

I've recently acquired a second screen for my laptop. The external one is, of course, way bigger than the integrated one. So I've been wondering, how do you guys set up your Ubuntu for two monitors? ...