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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Alt-tab crashes gnome classic desktop (12.04)
I have a fresh install of ubuntu 12.04 and noticed alt-tab wasn't working. I followed some advice and installed compizconfig settings manager, wherein I checked Application Switcher. Then alt-tab ...
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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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Dim desktop, bring focus to active window
I recently stumbled upon this article for applications that dim the background of your desktop, bringing focus to the active open window.
Of course the applications are for Windows. My question is, ...
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Compiz Extra Animations 13.04
Some options for Compiz animations which I see in some videos such as burn, domino, explosion are not in Compiz on Ubuntu 13.04.
I have installed Compiz, Compiz-Plugins, Compiz-plugins-extra and ...
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How do I disable Compiz in the Ubuntu Classic session?
I would like to disable Compiz in Natty (Ubuntu Classic). I have tried to access this through System > Preferences > Appearance but the "Visual Effects" tab is no longer there.
On previous releases ...
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Dock bar, maximize, and minimize buttons disappeared after doing a “reset to defaults” in CCSM
Recently i installed compiz configuration manager after that i went to unity under that and clicked "reset to defaults". This caused the dock bar to disappear and also close maximize and minimize ...
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How to change the color of the window outline in spread and switcher?
In Ubuntu 13.04, the outline around windows when scale/spread (Super+W) and the switcher (when viewing different windows of an application using Alt+`) are invoked is red. See the pictures below. The ...
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Scale plugin keeps forgetting hot corner settings on restart
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity, which I suppose uses Compiz as well. I have Compiz Settings Manager, and make the top left and bottom left corners of my screen activate the "Scale" (like Exposé) ...
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Live Window Resizing is very slow - ubuntu 12.10
live window resizing is very very slow, if i activate it through compiz config manager.
I searched the web for a while, but found no reason why.
It's obviously an unity/compiz problem.
The question ...
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Running Compiz on Ubuntu-studio
I've installed Ubuntu Studio, and includes XFCE4. I've installed Compiz, but don't know how to use it.
Can I use Compiz?
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GPU crash on ubuntu 13.04 and kernel 3.8.2
Im kinda in a damned if you do damned if you don't situation. I upgraded my machine to 13.04. My laptop is running an Intel mobile 4 chipset. There is a known bug in kernel 3.8.0 that prevents the ...
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nvidia-frickle with hybrid chipset is now over finally?
no question - linux-headers have to be installed first suiting to your installed kernel.
in case of hybrid-chipsets like CUDA with Optimus this package does NOT work:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-310.51.run
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How do I set MATE 1.6 to use Compiz?
MATE desktop has recently migrated, as of version 1.6, from using mateconf-editor to gsettings. This breaks traditional solutions for changing MATE's window manager to Compiz.
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Why is Ubuntu positioning new windows beneath the menu bar?
I was messing around with CompizConfig Settings Manager recently and I'm not really sure what I did to cause this issue, but now all new windows are opened at 0, 0. This means the title bar is ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 uses too much RAM
I use ubuntu 13.04 upgrade from 12.10, the problem is that ubuntu starts with a consumption of 300 mb ram but rises up to consume all my ram, 1.7 1.8, especially compiz and never so close low ...
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Different wallpapers for each workspace in Ubuntu 13.04. Fusion extra's not available. Is there another fix? [duplicate]
I have been looking everywhere for an answer to my question. Tries just about every guide there is and went through all of the ubuntu forums.
This is not a duplicate question as the answers to the ...
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12.04, how to switch gnome-fallback to use metacity permanently?
I upgraded to 12.04 recently and found that my VNC connection wouldn't update, specifically when I connected it would display the desktop as it was, but would not update further.
I found disabling ...
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Enabling Compiz Pugin using gsettings
I am in the process of developing my first compiz plug-in and have run across some basic problems during installations. A responder on the compiz forums suggested I begin by modifying an existing ...
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12.04 Unity 3D 80% CPU load with Compiz
EDIT : I have been able to to determine that the problem is not compiz, but is actually Xorg. I don't know why, but by quickly maximizing terminal and taking a screenshot with top running before the ...
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How to disable sticky edges in Ubuntu 13.04
I checked How do I disable mouse magnet on middle edge with multi monitors? but it doesn't work for me.
I have two monitor and want to disable the edge resistance and sticky to the edges in Ubuntu ...
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How can I get a slide-in effect for Guake under 12.10?
Evidently, in earlier releases of Ubuntu, an animation add-on plugin for Compiz called Skewer could be tweaked to get a slide-in/slide-out effect for opening and closing Windows. Alas, I discovered ...
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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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Show mouse Plugin is not working
Hi I have install compiz then compiz-plugin extra also. I had enabled 3d desktop & several others. I also enabled SHOWMOUSE to get fun but it is not working I had tried that initiate key ...
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Compiz keybindings change on reboot
I have a problem with Compiz keybindings on Ubuntu 13.04 (but it also existed on 12.10). I run a multimonitor setup and use the Put plugin to move windows from monitor to monitor with the "Put to next ...
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Customizing ubuntu studio 13.04
I have recently switched from original ubuntu 12.10 to ubuntu studio 13.04. After some research I found out I could install compiz to this as well. I have to go to the terminal and run compiz ...
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How to trigger a color inversion effect for one window
I want to have an inverse color effect (light to dark) like 'negative' in compiz, but without compiz, and only for one window (like compiz's Super+N) .
Is there a way to get a similar effect ...
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Close/minimize/maximize button not appearing
I was playing around with compizconfig. I don't remember what exactly I clicked. Since then, the close/minimize buttons and the sidebar vanished. I use 12.10 version. Please help me out.
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Ubuntu 13.04. fail to start after installing nvidia drivers (Vostro laptop)
Everything worked fine in 13.04 Ubuntu but then i installed nvidia-drivers-103 Now it does not load into login screen at all. I see blank purple screen during start-up and then just blank black screen ...
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Tutorial on writing compiz plugins for Ubuntu 12.04?
Does there exist a basic up to date tutorial on writing compiz plugins? Smspillaz wrote a great tutorial on the subject, but it is getting out of date as both ubuntu compiz move on to newer versions. ...
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Changes to the KDE library prevent compiz 0.9.7.12 from compiling
I have been been following a tutorial on modifying existing compiz plugins, but run into the following error when compiling compiz-0.9.7.12:
In file included from ...
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All open Windows fade and stay faded even when responsive
I am experiencing an issue whereby all open windows fade out as if unresponsive and yet are fully functioning. New windows and dialog boxes appear at full brightness but the existing windows do not. ...
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13.04 GL::FRAMEBUFFER_UNSUPPORTED on reload unity
since 13.04 Unity freezes a lot more often.
But my real problem is, that if i exiting unity on freeze with STRG+ALT+F1 i can not start unity again. If i type "unity" it seems to try, but haning in a ...
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How do I disable Unity in 13.04?
I'm using Xfce most of the time, but Unity keeps popping up even in my Xfce-Session. So I deactivated the Compiz-Plugin in ccsm, because that worked well in 12.10. But now with 13.04 as soon as I ...
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Stop Screenlets from minimizing (in gnome shell)
I know there is a similar question already (Stop Screenlets from minimizing) but the solution for the question uses compizconfig-settings-manager which doesn't work with Gnome Shell. Is there any ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 problems with Unity 3d and Ati Radeon Hd 6670
Im running Ubuntu 12.04 in my PC, Intel Dual Core,2.5gb RAM, ATI Radeon HD 6670
I have intalled the driver for my ATI following this tutorial.
The thing is that Unity 3D do not respond, every time ...
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bad compiz effect with nvidia drivers/los efectos se ven raros con los drivers de nvidia
hola tengo un portatil con ubuntu 13.04 y nvidia ion le al instalar los drivers privativos
los efectos no funcionan bien sobre todo el de minimizar las ventanas se ven negras con los drivers libres ...
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No desktop, only background with the Unity plugin
I tried all this stuff.
Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 and log in. Install the
jibby you'll need to configure the settings by running this:
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
Then run ...
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Compiz: how to combine scale and expo? (like in Unity with Mutter)
Unity in Ubuntu 10.10 has a nice effect when showing the four workspaces. The Windows on each Workspace are shown side by side.
The Compiz Version of Unity only uses Expo to show the workspaces, but ...
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Disabled expo plugin and my Deskstop disappeared [duplicate]
I have disabled the expo plugin by ignoring the warning but now everything is gone from my desktop. There is no menu on the top or no sidebar. I am using commandline to open firefox and all. And also ...
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Unity does not start in Ubuntu 13.04
I have upgraded to Ubuntu 13.04 and I cannot use Unity. I have tried the proprietary driver, both from the official sources and from AMD's website. I have also tried using the open source x.org ...
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Desktop icons disappear when using wallpaper plugin
When I enable wallpaper compiz plugin all icons disappear from desktop. How can I fix that?
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Compiz Fusion Icon in the status bar don't works on 13.04
Compiz fusion Icon was working pretty good and appeared in my status bar on my old 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, but I Upgrade to 13.04 Raring Ringtail and now it dont works, now I click on Compiz Fusion ...
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Can we use Compiz or KWin on Mir?
I like to customize my desktop , so is there any compiz replacement for mir ?
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I mean , can we customize (Unity Next) and use compiz on it ?
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Toggle Transparency
I am using 13.04 and am missing the toggle transparency feature which was available through the compiz settings manager in the accessibility section under 'opacity, brightness and saturation'. It ...
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Running games in windowed mode
I have problems with mouse behavior when I run game in windowed mode. I can't use alt + left click and alt + right click in game since first moves window and seconds opens popup with window options.
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Compiz taking 40-30% of CPU resources, is it ok ?
On normal working with nothing opened, compiz fires up to 50% CPU usage on my machine. Which is abnormal I think.
Is this a bug or is this behavior ok?
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 on Intel i5 ...
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Graphic card driver, Xorg (Open-source) version vs Proprietary (AMD and Nvidia) version, Which is the best?
i would like to ask about the graphic card driver on linux.
from on my experience here is, im having a laptop with a HD6320 from E-450 APU, which is belong to my friend and i install it an Xubuntu ...
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How can I make my windows “burn” when I close them?
I have CompizConfig Settings Manager installed, but I don't know how to make windows burn when I close them. How can I make this so?
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Add on animations for compiz config ? How can i get them?
How can I get the add-on animations for the compizconfig settings manager for ubuntu 11.10?
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Won't boot to Unity or Cairo Dock on 13.04?
I've just booted up and when I log into either Cairo Dock or Unity/ubuntu neither of them launch, leaving me with just the wallpaper displayed but no desktop, so to speak. It's 13.04, and in order to ...
