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Gnome-classic, new windows remain buried behind other window
This is my first question on this forum.
I have recently moved from ARCH Linux to Ubuntu 11.10.
I switched to using Gnome-Classic and noticed strange behaviors with the windows whenever I open them.
I ...
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Alt+F10 to maximise window in 12.04 with gnome-classic no effects?
How can I use Alt+F10 to maximise window in 12.04 with gnome-classic no effects? I was able to use it in 11.10, but now, if I am in gnome-terminal and I want to maximise it, I get a symbol ;3~ and ...
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Can't disable active window's transparency | Hover effect not working
I'm having a problem right now with my window frames' opacity settings.
For some reason the active window very often (but not always) has a half-transparent title bar. This is really distracting but ...
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Xen 4.1 + NVidia driver = Unity has no window decorations [closed]
I am running Ubuntu 11.10 with Unity. I installed XEN and booted its kernel. The machine booted normally. However, when I started Unity (3D), there were no window decorations.
I tried Unity 2D and ...
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1answer
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Resize window to half width
Is there an easy / convenient way to resize any window on Kubuntu to half width of the screen?
With todays wide screen monitors, I have enough space to fit two windows side by side, but I never do ...
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How to make windows open on same desktop as their parent? [closed]
It is really annoying when dialogs and other windows that 'belong' to window on other desktop are being opened on the desktop I'm currently working on... Is there a way to make Unity/Compiz open it on ...
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1answer
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Prevent a window from being active on screen directly after being launched
is it possible with ubuntu oneiric to choose if a window/application will be "active on screen" or not once it is launched?
once upon a time, i was using debian and i could choose not (ie every new ...
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1answer
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Intermittent temporary GUI freeze in Ubuntu 11.10 [closed]
I've been using Ubuntu 11.10 for a month or so. In the last week it's started freezing randomly (every few hours or minutes). I can still move the mouse and switch to other terminals with ctrl+alt.
I ...
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1answer
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Maximizing window makes content disappear
I am working on a DV9700 HP laptop. I just installed Ubuntu 11.10 and the proprietary drivers for the Nvidia Geforce 7150M / nForce 630m.
When maximing ANY window, this means the terminal, nautilus, ...
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1answer
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cairo-dock icons degrade to question marks over time
In an up to date 11.10 the Cairo-Dock icons gradually become blue ? circle icons after a few hours or days after restart. The launchers still work when clicked, but they become harder to identify as ...
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How do I move a window when two-finger scroll is enabled?
I just installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my MacBook Pro, and I have enabled two-finger scroll.
Now I'm unable to move a window with the trackpad, which is usually done by click-and-holding the window title ...
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Force disable snapping windows
How can I reliably disable snapping windows? When I drag a window around by its titlebar and near the upper edge, it tints and wants to maximize if I let go of the mouse then (trying to park my app ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 - Gnome 3.2.2 -> Windows and panels restarts often and random [closed]
I got a wired problem:
On my notebook (Athlon X2 64 bit with Radeon HD 3400, new Catalyst 12.1 - Ubuntu 11.10 with Gnome 3.2.2) I experience random and often restarts of my gnome panel on top and ...
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2answers
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How do I enable mouseover window focusing? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I set focus follows mouse?
I am trying to enable the feature where a window becomes focused (whether in foreground or background) when the mouse hovers over it.
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How do I focus an “urgent” application?
Sometimes applications will wiggle in the launcher and have a blue triangle. (See compiz config settings for Unity.)
How can I set a keyboard command to bring that application to the front in Ubuntu ...
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How can I get my windows to remember the last window location? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Remember last window location
I want to ask the same question for Ubuntu 11.10... how can I configure Ubuntu 11.10 to start all program windows at the last window ...
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2answers
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Expo and Workspace shortcut Super + S not working
It says here and here that the keyboard shortcut for expo mode of all windows, while zooming out on workspaces, is Super+S.
However, when I push the command it just zooms out the workspaces; it does ...
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1answer
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Help with compiz window borders
I tried to make a small change in my Compiz settings, and set off a whole chain of chaos.
I don't like the application switcher that I had, that switched between whole applications on Alt-tab rather ...
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3answers
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11.10 : no window manager, no applications, just tty
logged into my ubuntu account and found myself on a screen with just my desktop background and nothing else.
pressing the volume buttons displays the indicator, and i can get to a tty session but i ...
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4answers
700 views
Wrong window focus behaviour in Unity, but not GNOME Shell
I just upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10, and I'm noticing a strange window behaviour that I can't seem to fix. Basically it seems like all windows have focus, as shown in this screenshot:
It happens ...
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1answer
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Closing one window sends others to the background
After updating to 11.10, if I have a few non-fullscreen windows on top of a fullscreen window, if I close one of the non-fullscreen windows, the other non-fullscreen windows are pushed behind the ...
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3answers
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How to prevent launcher from influencing window placement?
As I understand it, in Ubuntu 11.04 setting the AutoHide setting on Compiz Config - Unity (see here) not only hid the launcher but prevented the launcher from influencing window placement.
However, ...
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2answers
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After the removal of Ubuntu Classic in 11.10, will I be able to install it once again?
After Ubuntu Classic is removed in 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot), will I be able to re-install it?
