A window manager is the software component responsible for the tracking and placement of windows within a graphical interface. Examples: Metacity, Compiz, KWin
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Multi-window switcher - mouseover window title not showing
When I have multiple instances of the same program running I see white dots to the left of the launcher icon indicating how many instances I have running. When I click on the icon I see the window ...
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After upgrading from 12.04 via 12.10 to 13.04, I think I don't have a working window manager
I have a guest virtual machine running under VirtualBox. It had 12.04. I wanted to test upgrading to 13.04, so first I upgraded to 12.10 and then to 13.04. I didn't do much testing of the 12.10 ...
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Xmonad Xsession
My user level: noob-ish, so please bear with me
I'm running 12.04 LTS. I have installed and, to some extent, configured xmonad 0.10
The "automagically" created xsession for it works fine as it is, ...
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How do I remove the window borders from modal dialogs in Cinnamon?
System: Ubuntu 13.04, with Cinnamon 1.8.
Whenever a modal dialog like the one below (password prompt in GDebi) pops up, it always has an annoying border around it. Is there any way to fix this?
I ...
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Are there any ways to install Awesome 3.5.1 on Ubuntu 12.04?
I'm doing to migrate from DE to WM, and like Awesome.
But at home I use Ubuntu 13.04 and can install the newest Awesome. At work I use Ubuntu 12.04 and it is older then Awesome, so how can I install ...
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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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After Connection second display window manger/unity fail to start
I am running 13.04. AMD RV710. Dual 1900x1200. I installed on a single display and when I added the new one I got a lot of oddities. One is that one reboot sometimes I just don't get a window ...
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Which window manager is most similar to MS Windows?
Background:
I'm changing a lot of desktop environments every day, and i'd like to some uniformity between them to keep my productivity up.
So, which window-manager can be installed in Ubuntu that ...
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Xorg crash leads to unresponsive window management
This is a very hard question to ask, because the symptoms are so wierd.
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and its set to automatically log me in on boot. When I see my desktop, everything works good. When I ...
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Window contents disappear after Maximizing
Window contents usually disappear after Maximizing them!Especially Firefox.
Running UBUNTU 12.1 on Vaio Z56 laptop.
I've read this question before and do everything that was said in the answer but ...
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Icewm broken after upgrading to 13.04
I have installed an Ubuntu minimal of version 12.10 and put an xorg and an IceWm over it as window manager without any login manager.
Today I try to upgrade my system to the new version (13.04). The ...
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How can I change window managers in 13.04? [duplicate]
There used to be an option in the login area (lightdm) that allowed you to choose window managers, but that option seems to have disappeared in 13.04. I installed Awesome WM, but Ubuntu is not giving ...
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Awesome WM Does Not Appear as a Login Option? [duplicate]
I am running 13.04, with the default Unity and lubuntu-desktop desktops. The LightDM login manager gives me both Unity and Lubuntu as desktop options and some variants on them but Awesome WM does not ...
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Why does the log-in screen not give me the option to switch to Awesome Window Manager? [closed]
I installed Raring last night and everything was going fine until I went to get AWM up and running.
Originally I planned to use the version from the official repos ignoring how outdated it was, ...
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What program or feature is overriding my “Unity style” keyboard shortcuts in DockbarX? [closed]
I have DockbarX installed with the option "Use Unity style shortcuts (Super+number)" enabled.
Recently I am unable to activate the 2nd application with Super+Shift+2 (I'm on azerty).
When I use ...
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Project applications auto opener positioner
I work with different tools that I need to open each time I open my laptop depending on the project I'm going to work on.
I'd like to have a way to automate the opening and positioning of all ...
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Automatically Shade Window on Unfocus
I have certain windows (for example, Empathy) that I want to be automatically roll up (or shade) upon being unfocused and to roll down (or un-shade) when focused. I can manually roll the windows up ...
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Is there a window manager that auto-tiles like git-cola does?
I've been looking for a tiling window manager, and seen the related questions here. I've tried to set up bluetile and xmonad. I had several false starts and once I got them running I didn't find them ...
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Unable to move a window without alt after maximizing and minimizing it. Ubuntu 13.04, Unity [closed]
If I maximize a window and than minimize it again, I'm unable to move it without alt pressed. Does anyone know how to fix this?
I know that Ubuntu 13.04 is still in beta, but I'm just checking if ...
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How to uninstall unused window managers and related packages?
I have uninstalled most unused session managers, but there are a few that still show among the options at login. The full list is:
Gnome classic
Gnome classic (No ...
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How to make unity set window properties (sticky, on top) to some windows (google talk)
I have Ubuntu 12.04 and I would like to the default Window Manager to help me setting "Always on Top" and "Always on Visible Workspace" properties to some windows. Ideally matching the title with ...
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Hot to disable key shortcut for “alt+the button above tab”
I am comfortable using alt up and alt down after typing alt tab, so I don't need the short cut "alt+the button above tab" to do that. And this is my favourite shortcut for maybe my most heavily used ...
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Can I force window to open on top of other windows when opened by keyboard shortcut?
I use SpaceFM as my primary file manager on Ubuntu. I typically open folder directly by keyboard shortcuts, so, e.g. Ctrl+Super+W opens my Work folder.
Specifically, I use execute the command spacefm ...
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Resize window actions for left and right placement don't work
In previous versions of Ubuntu I could press the combination of keys several times (Ctrl+Alt+Num4 or Num6) to re-size window to different width.
Now this functionality doesn't work on Ubuntu 12.04. ...
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Resize the window control buttons (close, restore, maximize)
How to change the size of the close/restore/maximize/minimize buttons of the windows?
They are too small for me. With a big monitor, it's difficult to position the mouse over them.
Is there a ...
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How to open and place a new window in another workspace automatically under Unity?
The basic idea is like tiling window manager with a fixed identical grid system.
I don't want windows piled up in a same desktop(workspace).
We can have a huge virtual desktop like setting up ...
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gnome classic headers, footers duplicated. why?
When I run Gnome Classic (my default windower) the information in the top nav is duplicated and there are a bunch of blank headers. It's hard to explain, this image shows it very well. (I can't embed ...
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How to enable compiz window grid with visual effects set to none. Ubuntu 10.04
I have to disable "Visual Effects" (system -> preferences-> appearance -> visual effects -> none) because I get a terrible flicker/blinking when it is enabled, but I'd really like to use compiz window ...
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Minimize windows without them going black and white
I recently updated to KDE 4.10. Now when I minimize windows, the task manager shows them being black and white. I find this very annoying since I tend to find windows primarily based on colors, not ...
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accessing a window
While working I need to pull some windows on regular basis. Now I switch between window using Alt + Tab or Alt + `.
Some windows I need more frequently than others. I want to have key combination to ...
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xfce windows are missing toolbar, focus is broken
It's subtle, but as you can see in the screenshot:
there are no min, max or close buttons on the windows. The edges of windows can be resized, but it doesn't help the situation. Clicking on a ...
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WinTabber not running with wine on 12.10
I tried to run this with the program from properties and below is what I get from the terminal.
I looked around for a fix for it but I don't really know what to look for.
I also tried installing ...
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Compiz KDE Ubuntu 12.04 can't input text to programs and unable to move windows sometimes
Well i finally managed to install KDE with Compiz on Ubuntu 12.04.
Now i have only a few problems left
the biggest problem is that i can not input text into the KDE start menu.. it does popup ...
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Is there a way to stop KDE from overwriting my other WM settings?
What is the problem?
KDE does not respect other window manager/DE settings.
Is there a way to safely run KDE alongside other window managers without having to reconfigure them every time after ...
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12.04 Gnome Shell: New window opens half screen only and doesn't respond at all.
Many times when I open a new window it opens only on half of the screen. Cannot type on it, close it or move. It's dead. Basic case: got a im message shown via shell, click to open chat on Empathy ...
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how to remove title bar and borders on maximized windows in kubuntu?
In gnome-shell there is an extension that removes the window borders and close buttons and title bar etc on maximized windows to save screen real estate.
I'm sure kwin / kde has a way to mimic this ...
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How can I disable windows of another workspace in the task bar?
When I switch to a different workspace, still I can see all the windows opened in the other workspaces in the task bar, so how can I get rid of this?
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Application window never appears (Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager)
I'm having an issue with gSTM failing to generate a window, it opened once, prior to a reboot, and I had moved it to Workspace 3 (not sure if this is relevant)
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 with a pretty ...
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How do I properly configure my screen edges to be non-sticky? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I disable mouse magnet on middle edge with multi monitors?
I find the sticky edges feature to be quite annoying. I'm using dual monitors and turned sticky edges ...
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ubuntu 10.04 installing sticky edge (or divvy alternative)
My school has 10.04 ubuntu. I have no sudo previliage but I want to use sticky edge (or divvy like app)
I tried a script using wmctrl, but we don't even have wmctrl on it.
Keep in mind, I can't do ...
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Make “Focus Follows Mouse” Application Specific
I wondered if this functionality was built in or if it is even scriptable.
In Gimp's new single window mode, it still treats the main canvas and the Layers dock as 2 separate windows that steal focus ...
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dual head monitor after upgrade: menu and windows borders missing in second screen
I had 10.04 with dual head monitors. After upgrade to 12.04 the second monitor is working but there are no "theme" or "window decoration" there...
The mouse pointer is the "old" X
I have a nvidia ...
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How do I get winetricks dotnet20 to work on Ubuntu 12.10 amd64 with wine 1.4?
I followed the question about installing dotnetfx.exe (NET 2.0) for wine by using winetricks dotnet20 which, because i have ubuntu 12.10 amd64, downloaded the 64-bit executable instead, which i ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 with Gnome 3 WM suspend graphical problem
So when I suspend my computer, the screen when my computer is locked or when I have opened the menu with windows button suddendly becomes bugged and looks like an old kinescope TV with no signal.
Is ...
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What is the command to put the current window in half the screen
I want to put the current, active window on one side of the screen. Then ideally I could put one window on the left half, and one window on the right half.
On windows the keyboard shortcut (the only ...
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The bottom of windows are getting cut off!
I'm using an Acer Aspire One netbook, the resolution is 1024x600, using Ubuntu 12.04. Uh, I don't know if this affects anything, but I'm using French(Canadian) keyboard layout. Just in case that ...
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What window managers (or desktop environments) can group window icons in the taskbar like Windows 7?
I find it much faster to identify a window in the taskbar (window list) by its icon,
rather than by its text:
The problem with most window managers I've switched among is that they don't group ...
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Can't place windows on center of the screen
I'm using the gnome3 desktop as packaged by https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team.
On my two monitor setup (14'' laptop, 24'' attached monitor) I can't place any window near the center of my seccond ...
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Why are windows going to top left of the screen?
Recently I noticed all the new windows are popping up in the top left. This is annoying because the top bar blocks the title bar of the new window. See screenshot of Tunesviewer with Firefox, ...
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Why do most window managers fail to show a custom cursor correctly?
Please note: I am not so much looking for a fix, as there doesn't seem to be one.
However, I want to know why most Window managers ignore my choice of cursor theme and show the default cursor no ...
