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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How can I reduce or increase the number of workspaces in Unity?
I was reading about how to get multiple workspaces in the mutter version of Unity, however since Compiz is replacing Mutter how do I go about adding and removing workspaces in Compiz version of Unity?
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What are some of the issues with ccsm and why would I want to avoid it?
I've seen some people complaining about how unstable Compiz Config Settings Manager ("ccsm") is and how it can break people's desktops if they're not careful.
What are some of the known problems of ...
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How do I restart Unity
I know about unity --reset command.
But how can I simply restart Unity without resetting its profile?
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Simpler ALT-TAB in Unity
I am looking for a simpler ALT-TAB in Unity.
The default application switcher takes 0.5 seconds to load, far too slow.
Some other Compiz application switcher are fast enough, but they make me sick ...
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Restore the Ctrl + Alt + Num Pad 4 and 6 window positioning commands?
Using Unity in Ubuntu 12.04, the Ctrl + Alt + Num Pad combination for positioning windows no longer works completely consistently:
Ctrl + Alt + 4 (move window to left half of screen) was changed to ...
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When will compiz-based version Unity be available for testing?
I've read in another question that Canonical has already ported Unity to Compiz, and that this new version has much better performance on supported hardware. Since the work is done, is there an ...
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Does Unity require proprietary graphics card drivers?
I understood that the Unity desktop in Natty uses Compiz and therefore requires a graphics card driver that support composition effects. Does this mean if I have an ATI or NVIDIA card I'm forced to ...
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How do I turn off the alt-shift-uparrow keybinding in GNOME?
After upgrading from 10.10 to 11.04, the key sequence ALT-shift-uparrow
now seems to have a window-manager level definition.
It seems that this is a new unity key sequence. However, I'm using
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Workspace specific wallpapers with Compiz? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to have a different background for each workspace?
Is it possible to get a different wallpaper for each workspace using Compiz? I've found a tutorial ...
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Drag and Drop across (fullscreen) applications, switching via Alt-Tab
Example
Drag media file onto Totem's playlist to enqueue
Bug in Compiz
Especially for Unity (formerly Netbook Edition, being intended for small screens) this is quite a vital feature, as ...
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Why does Ubuntu use two window managers: Compiz and Metacity?
I'm a bit confused about this one. Does Ubuntu use two different window managers at the same time?
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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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How can I restart compiz from tty? (& Related, how can I set up a fallback WM?)
So I'm testing Natty, and Compiz keeps crashing on me. I expect this sort of thing from alpha software, of course, but it doesn't always give me the option to restart compiz, and for some reason ...
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How to emulate winkey+arrow Windows 7's maximise shortcut keys?
In Windows 7 (not sure about other versions) you have these shortcuts:
winkey+up maximize current window
winkey+down unmaximize
winkey+right maximize height, set width as half of the screen and ...
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How do I make the window border bigger?
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 in a VirtualBox VM on a MacBook Pro with the default Unity UI. Positioning the mouse cursor over the 1-pixel wide border to resize a window is driving me absolutely nuts. Lots ...
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Why does compiz use 25% CPU while idle? [closed]
After clean boot with only Chrome running idle, Compiz is taking 25% all the time. It keeps my fan running non stop. Is this a regression or something?
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How do I adjust the alt-tab speed?
Alt-tab seems slow, my machine has the proper drivers installed and everything else is fast except alt-tab. Setting the plugin to show icons instead of window previews doesn't help.
Is this a bug or ...
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Why is Xorg taking up so much memory and CPU?
I recently reinstalled Ubuntu 11.04 Natty after a massive hard drive failure.
Now, for some reason, compiz and Xorg decide it's a fun idea to start eating up my RAM and CPU - GB by GB. Starts out at ...
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How do I always show the launcher (i.e. disable the auto-hide functionality)? [closed]
When I upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10, the setting remained. Now that I have done a clean install of 11.10, the CCSM option does NOT work anymore and I can't seem to find a solution. Also note that I am ...
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How to turn off Compiz's “drag to maximize” behaviour?
Just starting to use Unity with 11.10, and obviously there are a lot of changes to get used to. One of the most annoying is the habit it has of trying to maximize a window when I drag it up against ...
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Can I drag a window onto another workspace?
I just updated to 11.04, now if I drag a window to the side of the workspace, the window is maximized to half of the screen. is there a way to move it to another workspace with the mouse?
I know you ...
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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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Best Graphics Card For Ubuntu [closed]
I am trying to find a useable graphics card which has support for compiz and the unity interface.
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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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Why is Unity (Compiz) consuming more and more RAM? [closed]
About 3 to 4 hours after turning on my PC, compiz 'memory usage' rose from 300MB up to 1.5GB!
What is happening? What is wrong?
Here is the screen-shot from system monitor:
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Is it normal for compiz to consume 40% of my CPU with no other programs running?
When I have no other programs running, compiz takes up at least 40% of my CPU.
Is this normal? If it is normal, is there anyway I could make this program take a smaller percentage?
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Control compiz zoom from the command line
I'm downstairs on my phone trying to VNC into my desktop upstairs but earlier today, I zoomed in with compiz on one of my screens so it makes using that screen over VNC almost impossible.
Now I could ...
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Position at center workspace when login?
I have setup 3x3 workspace switcher, and I want to position in the center one by default. Is it possible?
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Selective screenshot using <Super>+Button1 is Overlayed with blue color
The Screen shot plugin enabled from Compiz Config Settings Manager doesn't work properly. The screen shots of the selected areas get overshadowed with blue color..
Not as clear of a screen shot as I ...
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How to enable experimental rounded corners?
My one major disappointment with Oneiric is that it no longer includes nice rounded corners as in some of the dev builds:
Andrea Cimitan's Google+ post.
Although he argues that Compiz is still too ...
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How to reverse colors for the current window in gnome shell?
I dislike that most websites use a black font on white background for their sites, as it gets too tiresome for me to read.
Back in the days of 11.04, using Gnome2 with compiz, there actually was a ...
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How to correctly enable Desktop Cube in Unity 3D?
I have read several questions regarding how to fix an already enabled desktop cube or the problems it had in 11.04. But in 11.10, how can I correctly enable desktop cube in Unity 3D?
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How can I remove and re-install Unity?
Unity is misbehaving after installing GLX Dock - HUD does not open with GLX Dock turned off and there are ugly shadows in the panel, three control buttons (close, minimise, maximise) and "Ubuntu ...
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How to list Compiz keybindings in use?
Other than looking though each active plugin and manually searching for keybindings / keyboard-shortcuts in use by compiz, is there a 'simple' way to gather this information?
i.e. Some panel that ...
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GIMP Windows Placement when Opened in Unity [closed]
I have just installed Natty Narwhal replacing my Lucid Lynx system.
I use GIMP so much, and found that in Unity, when opening GIMP (and actually any applications, I think), the windows placements are ...
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How to set the terminal to open maximized
I want to tell compiz, metacity, the gnome-terminal or whoever is in charge to open the terminal window maximized by default.
How can I do that?
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Does the Compiz Cube plugin work with Unity? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to correctly enable Desktop Cube in Unity 3D?
I can't currently enable Compiz Cube. It conflicts with the Desktop Wall plugin, and that plugin is required for Unity. ...
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How do I disable the new invisible border feature (ruins Compiz' Grid plugin)?
A new feature was added recently that adds an invisible border around the windows to grab for resizing (although i thought the new resize grip solved any big issues).
This annoys me because it ...
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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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How to lower Compiz memory usage
I have been following the updates that appear every week in how they affect the performance and resource usage of Compiz since I installed 11.10 (Right now I am in 12.10). For what I have seen, the ...
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How can I change the wiggle time of 'urgent animation' in Unity Launcher?
I really like wiggle animation for application notification, but I find it disappear too quickly and I wish I could change this delay. I looked through all the ccsm, appearance, and myUnity settings ...
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Compiz slow under proprietary nvidia driver
I am using Ubuntu 10.10 and have problem with proprietary nvidia driver for my GeForce GTS 250. I have issue with poor Compiz performance. And there is also open-source "noueau" driver.
Proprietary: ...
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Will CCSM work better with 12.04?
in my ubuntu 11.10, compiz completely knackered my setup and I was wondering wil this still be a problem with all the unity plugins in 12.04?
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Photoshop CS2 under Wine 1.4 Messes up Unity Desktop
I'm aware that the general consensus is that Photoshop is at best barely usable under Wine. I'm one of the lucky few that got CS2 (apparently one of the least quirky) running well under Wine 1.4 in ...
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How to activate super+scroll to zoom?
In maverick, and I belive many old ubuntus, one could zoom in and out by holding super and scrolling with the mouse, but that doesn't work in Natty. How do you activate that again?
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Ungroup with alt tab
I have a "serious" issue.
I use Ubuntu 11.10 and I really like it. There's just one thing that drives me crazy.
Can someone tell me how I can ungroup for ex. Mozilla with alt tab? I've already ...
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Stop Super+M from opening Messaging Menu
How can I make Super+M and Super+S work for compiz effects and not for indicator applet & indicator applet session in Lucid?
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How do I disable visual effects in Ubuntu 12.04.1?
So I finally managed to install Ubuntu 12.04.1 on my G5 iMac but I don't want any fancy visual effects. How do I disable those? My user logs in automatically and I can't find anything in System ...
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Different Wallpapers for each desktop in 11.10
I know this has already been discussed in different post, (Is it possible to have a different background for each workspace?)
but the solutions were for 11.04. I want to have a different wallpaper ...
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How do I enable the 3D Cube so I can use it in Unity? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to correctly enable Desktop Cube in Unity 3D?
I'm looking to get the "3D Cube" in Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1, however last time I tried it after using compiz I lost my ...
