Questions tagged [compiz]
Compiz is a compositing window manager that uses 3D graphics hardware to enhance the usability and aesthetics of the desktop environment.
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Show animation add-on in CCSM
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04, I'm using compiz.
My question: How to show the Animation Add-on in CCSM? I've installed the compiz-plugins-extra package.
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Type/Annotate text on screen
How can I type text on screen, similar to Compiz Annotate, but for text. I end up hand drawing text on the screen along with annotate sometimes but it looks pretty bad/amateur. I found the Text plugin ...
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Not spanning Wallpaper across dual screen
With compiz plugin Wallpaper on ubuntu 16.04, the wallpaper spans across dual monitors automatically.
How to disable this? I would like to simply duplicate the wallpaper on both screen.
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Compiz causes Out of memory when Ubuntu left for around 2h inactive
I'm struggling with hanging GUI interface in Ubuntu 17.04 when left inactive and unattended for longer period of time (around 2 hours).
In the dmesg I can read:
[ 5499.511514] Out of memory: Kill ...
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What does "CTRL + SHIFT + H" do in compiz?
I was trying to open Firefox's browser history with the shortcut key CTRL + SHIFT + H but instead of that I get this sort of diagram over my current window:
The most awkward part is that if I close ...
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Compiz in XFCE4- Ubuntu-17.04: Setup progress
Compiz Rides Again on my laptop! Ubuntu 17.04 XFCE4. I'm encouraged by today's experience, enough to ask some dumb questions.
I loved Compiz back in the day, but stopped using it when it was, ...
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Show current desktop (workspace) in taskbar
I currently use Compiz Desktop Wall to move between workspaces, but occasionally I lose my orientation when something automatically moves me to another workspace or I come back to my computer after ...
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Compiz Water Effect - Does it work in Cinnamon?
I am using Ubuntu 16.04 with the Cinnamon desktop enviroment, and I am trying to get the Compiz Water Effect to work.
Previously, I didn't have that effect in Compiz, but thanks to the Synaptic ...
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Firefox minimizes when using "Always on Visible Workspace" on an hdmi dual monitor
I've never used the always on visible workspace feature without the dual monitor setup, so it's not clear to me whether that part is related.
When I pin a firefox window to every workspace on one ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 black screen wallpaper
( Sorry for any mistake, english isn't my native language )
Same problem as Ubuntu 16.04 wallpaper under black screen, after login (unity 7.4.0).
Yesterday after I setup one of my hd partitions to ...
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How to resize a window with Compiz? [closed]
I would like to resize and place in the specific location a specific window using Compiz via command line or Java package.
On the input I would like to set
tuple for top-left corner
tuple for width-...
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Firefox and Compiz Ring Switcher Issue
I have a really strange issue where I cannot view the previews of Firefox in the compiz ring switcher because I have the Firefox logo blocking the previews as shown below:
Is this a change with ...
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Compiz crash at startup
I recently installed Ubuntu 17.04 and every time I log in into my desktop this error shows up. I have no problem using the launcher and everything works, so what's this crash about? Should I just ...
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compiz and Xorg take too much CPU ubuntu17.04
I newly install the ubuntu desktop, but I found the compiz and xorg take too much resource all the time.
From the top command,
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ ...
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How to replace compiz with another window manager
I'm a relatively new Ubuntu user (long-time Mac snob on my personal computers, though a Linux user at work). I have a newish Dell laptop which came with Ubuntu 16.04LTS installed. I find that the ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Ubuntu Software runs but does not install software nor show installed software following dconf reset -f /org/compiz/ and setsid unity
I was attempting to resolve a problem with Gedit, found suggestions on Menu bar missing in gedit".
I executed the commands: dconf reset -f /org/compiz/ AND setsid unity
Some time following this I ...
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How to uninstall compizconfig settings manager from ubuntu 17.04 [duplicate]
How do I completely uninstall compizconfig settings manager from ubuntu 17.04?
I have used
sudo apt-get remove compizconfig-settings-manager
command but I can still see the animations occurring ...
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How to bind <super> to Initiate Window Picker?
If I map Initiate Window Picker to super it doesn't work anymore. I've disabled "Key to show the Dash, Launcher and Help Overlay" and I've tried both with CompizConfig Settings Manager and with dconf-...
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Unity plugin is swalling SUPER+P keybindings [duplicate]
I am trying to bind a custom command to the key binding SUPER+P. I found that it doesn't work when the Unity plugin is enabled in the CompizConfig settings manager, but it does work when Unity is ...
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How to switch workspace with mouse wheel with Compiz
I've just upgraded from 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS. I am using Compiz as window manager. Unfortunately I am no longer able to use the mouse wheel on the workspace pane (bottom right on screen) to scroll ...
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How to apply "Put to next output" to all windows? [duplicate]
I recently got a second monitor set up, and I now have a "main" bigger monitor and a second small one. I found that I often work on the main monitor while having things on the second monitor for ...
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Configuring Compiz window manager using command-line utilities
I have decided to join the Linux community and have chosen Ubuntu for my initial foray into this new and exciting world.
I am teaching myself the basics using a well recommended text book. I am ...
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Windows still locking in place after disabling snapping in Compiz config [closed]
I turned off all window snapping in Compiz config, but there is still this annoying behavior where windows lock to both the top and bottom of my monitor(s) once the browser top hits the monitor top.
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Ubuntu 16.04: After minimizing a window, it cannot be maximized again
Windowas randomly disappear after I minimize them and do not reappear after I click on them. Doing alt+tab shows me the minimized window, but even then, it won't maximize after clicking on it.
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How to disable the compiz fps cap?
I have my monitor running at 165 Hz on Ubuntu 16.04 with Unity and while the mouse pointer is updated at this frequency, as soon as a grab a window and move it around, the movement becomes choppy. The ...
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How to disable `autorun.inf` access on Ubuntu 16.04
Whenever I mount a filesystem, something tries to access a file named autorun.inf on this fresh mount. How can I prevent Ubuntu 16.04 from doing this? (FYI: I am logged in, Graphical session with ...
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Programmatically move window to viewport in compiz
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Using a shell scripting language, python, or anything, how can I move a window from one viewport to another?
While I'm pretty desparate, I'd prefer the solution to work in the background. ...
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Mate panel not working with Compiz in 16.04
So, I tried to set up Compiz as my window manager in Mate. I am running Ubuntu 16.04, but I didn't install Ubuntu Mate. Instead, I installed a different flavor of Ubuntu and installed Mate in it. When ...
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Screen tearing in Xfce/Compiz, not in Unity/Compiz [duplicate]
I would like to use Xubuntu with Compiz on my old Thinkpad T60 with Intel Core 2 Duo integrated graphics. The installation works and the performance is fine, however I get heavy screen tearing e.g. ...
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Window of a newly started program is by default not in the front
In PcManFM, I right click a pdf file, and set up in "Open With..." to use a Windows program run under Wine to open pdf files.
Now when I double click a pdf file, the Windows program starts and open ...
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Placing window in full screen mode to a half of the screen
Is there a way to keep an application in full screen mode after placing it to a half of the screen? The question is about Ubuntu Unity, but other DE are relevant too.
On Ubuntu [16.04, Unity, Compiz] ...
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in my Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ,when turned on the machine there is no desktop icon ,no menu bars only wall paper
when i turned on my machine i couldn't find any desktop icons or menu bars or anything just blank wallpaper background.I searched for solutions here but none of it solved my problem.
What i have ...
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Ubuntu seems to be unable to detect hardware
I am running Ubuntu 14.04 with the Unity desktop on a Lenovo Thinkpad T440p. I have started to see some major problems occur without any obvious reason.
I first noticed that my computer was running ...
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Lost files after 'fix' for missing Unity menus
I ran Bleachbit to clean up my 16.04 system (which I've done before with no problems). After reboot the Unity launcher and top menu were missing but I could see my desktop and files. I right clicked ...
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Ubuntu 17.04, some processes are crashing almost daily and my programs are closed unexpectedly
I was using Ubuntu 16.10 with no problems at all. I was able to run some programs for days or weeks with no interruptions.
I updgraded to 17.04 recently. Now, I get some processes crashing almost ...
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How Ubuntu decides where to position newly opened windows? Seems random to me?
They open all over the place for me. Rarely at the last opened position. Seems random. Is there a way to make them open where and the size they have been closed last time? Easy?
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How can I make the menu items flash, like on MacOS, when clicked in Compiz
In Gnome Flashback (Compiz), how can I make the menu buttons flash once with the highlight colour when clicked, before the menu disappears? This'd be useful in emulating MacOS/OS X.
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Ubuntu 16.04 Switch to Previous Workspace
I have just recently started using workspaces and I really enjoy them. I use one for my email, one for my mail client, one for messages, and so on. One thing that bothers me, though, is if I get a ...
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unity-control-center most icons gone
Ubuntu 17.04 => There are several threads on this, but in my case nothing helped, I reinstalled unity, resetted icons, I even removed all .conf .dconf etc. stuff from $HOME, nothing helped, it still ...
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Unity: Move windows across displays with maximize left/right shortcut
I have Ubuntu with Unity running with two monitors. I use the left/right maximize shortcuts quite a lot (can be found in CompizConfig/Window Management/Grid).
But there's one additional thing I want ...
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Will Compiz and CCSM be discontinued?
It is so much easier to drag and drop windows across virtual desktops using Compiz cube on any desktop compared to Gnome shell.
Will Ubuntu continue to develop or at least offer support for Compiz ...
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Annoying hang at boot
Hello!
I have the following problem:
Whenever I boot my system there is an annoying ~10 sec delay when I log in and the desktop environment is loading. The screen just kind of freezes with half loaded ...
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Unable to start CompizConfig Settings Manager in Ubuntu 16.04
CompizConfig Settings Manager is unable to start in my Ubuntu 16.04. I ran ccsm in Terminal, and it gave me the following error message:
$ ccsm
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/...
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Can I change the duration of desktop window spread?
Is it possible to change the animation duration of window spread using compiz? I want to make it a little slower but I can't seem to find it under the scale window options.
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Grid snapping breaking workingspaces, how do I fix this?
I just bought a Dell xps developer edition (Ubuntu 16.04).
When I press ctrl+alt+up, down, left, right
It moves the current windows I have open around. Every so often, it changes workspaces, but ...
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How to set ignore rules for desktop effect in KDE?
I'm switching from Unity/compiz to Kde/Kwin. And there is one awesome feature in the compiz "negative" module that I'd lite to reproduce with Kwin "invert" module:
When I use the keyboard shortcut to ...
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Problem with window drop shadow on Unity after system wakeup [duplicate]
I had this problem once before in a previous version (don't remember which) and it is back again.
To create this, all I have to do is suspend my laptop and bring it back up again. At this point once I ...
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ubuntu 16.04: Error when importing gtk - libharfbuzz.so.0: undefined symbol: FT_Reference_Face
I recently upgraded from ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04.
I need to open CompizConfig Settings Manager to enable the unity plugin as my launcher and menu disappeared in the ubuntu desktop.
When I try to open ...
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Window snapping broken in 16.04
I can't get window snapping to work in 16.04 LTS. It has worked previously, and stopped working at some time many months ago. Neither dragging the windows with the mouse, nor the Ctrl-Super-Arrow ...
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Calendar as wallpaper
I have been searching for the past 2 weeks for a way to add a calendar as my wallpaper. I came across this post this morning and thought I would give it a shot. I swapped the date program with ...