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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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 CompizConfig Settings Manager ("CCSM") is and how it can break people's desktops if they're not careful.
What are some of the known problems with ...
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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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2/15/18 compiz update broke unity
This compiz update forced removal of unity and ubuntu-desktop on my 16.04 Ubuntu system.
The offending package that is missing, but unity needs, seems to be compiz-core-abiversion-20151010. It seems ...
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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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Compiz using 8% - 25% CPU continually
Any tips?
Intel Core 2 Quad x64
Ubuntu precise 12.04
Dell OptiPlex 760
nvidia graphics driver
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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 Ctrl+...
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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 set a specific window size and placement for all windows that open to default
I want my windows to be a specific size (not full screen) and to be in the middle of the screen by default. When I close the application and re-open it, it will be the dimensions I want it to be by ...
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Ubuntu Desktop does not load [duplicate]
If I login on my Ubuntu 14.04, I get the following desktop:
This weird behavior appeared after I executed sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade and restarted my computer. Don't know why ...
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How do I enable compiz in Gnome Classic?
I am running Ubuntu Oneiric 11.10.
My understanding is that Gnome Classic is with Compiz effects, and Gnome Classic (No Effects) has no Compiz.
However, when i run Gnome Classic, compiz does not ...
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How to emulate Windows window snapping/grid shortcuts?
In Windows, you have these shortcuts:
WinArrow Up ↑: Maximize current window
WinArrow Down ↓: Unmaximize
WinArrow Right →: Maximize, set width as half the screen width, stick window to the right
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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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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 telling me ...
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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 driver,...
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Unity missing? Can't see top or side panels [duplicate]
I just removed some effects using ccsm, switched to the AMD proprietary driver, rebooted and after I log in, the unity panel is no longer there. If I hit the windows key or the alt key, nothing ...
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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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How can I reset Compiz settings to default?
I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring)
I've installed CompizConfig Settings Manager (CCSM) and wanted to enable the wobbling window effect. This disabled some other things and suddenly I didn't have window ...
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Compiz Problems (Plugin Missing, Performance Issues, Development)
I've recently set up the compiz cube again, and I was very happy to find that that flickering window glitch is gone! However, the cube reflection and deformation plugins are also gone.
I am running a ...
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Making youtube fullscreen will freeze Unity (the whole desktop)
I never had this problem until today. When I watch a youtube video everything is fine, until I make the video fullscreen. It actually continues to play perfectly when fullscreen, but when I then exit ...
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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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Shortcut to change Launcher 'Hide' setting
When I'm working on my laptop I have periods that I am only using a couple of programs, so the default intellihide setting of the Launcher ('Dodge windows') is very handy. But I also have periods that ...
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How can I reset compiz to the default settings?
I've got a bug that is reoccuring (no window chrome close/minimize/maximize buttons) that is solved by changing the visual effects level (e.g. from none to normal).
Unfortunately, the desktop is ...
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How to disable window move with alt + left mouse button? [duplicate]
I have problem with this function because i work in Maya and other 3D applications that use this key combination... This option on Ubuntu 11.04 was in "window" section so i could change it to ...
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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?
EDIT for the future: most of the answers were upvoted ...
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How to disable Alt + ` (backtick/grave)
I can't find where this shortcut is defined. How can I disable it?
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Is it possible to restart the unity panel without restarting compiz?
I'm being hit (quite often) by that bug where you can't click on some indicators. It's easy to fix by restarting unity, but that usually also means running to the risk of upsetting some window on re-...
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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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How can I remove window shadows in Unity?
I tried turning the shadows off with CCSM, but it does not work ;/
System info:
Ubuntu 11.04 NN x64 desktop, HP ProBook 4520s, Unity
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How to move all windows to another workspace
Is is possible to move all windows (or all not minimized windows) form one workspace to another?
I know I can move one window to other workspace with Shift+Ctrl+Alt+arrow, but it will move only that ...
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How to correctly install Compiz on Xfce 4?
As I understand, Compiz can be installed as the compositing-manager on various desktop environments. I am using Ubuntu Studio 15.10 with Xfce 4.12 and I want to install Compiz in its basic ...
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Using different wallpapers on multiple monitors (Gnome 2 + Compiz)
This seems like a simple question, yet I could not find any satisfying answer using Google or Ask Ubuntu.
So I have a triple-monitor setup. Basically what I want is simply to have a different ...
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How reinstall the default graphics drivers?
When I installed ubuntu 11.10, 64 bits I didn't have to install any kind of graphics drivers and all 3d efects were working fine. Now, it seems to be that graphics drivers are uninstalled. I can't use ...
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Login loop after upgrade to 16.04
I encountered a login loop after updating xenial beta to the latest updates.
I tried a lot of things:
xauthority or /tmp privileges change
Reinstalling nvidia drivers, removing them.
reinstalling ...
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How do I disable the alt-right click keyboard binding?
Using Oneiric 11.10 and Unity. I want to disable the context menu that appears with Alt+RightClick. Alt+RightClick is a much used shortcut in Blender. It's possible to remap keys in Blender, but I was ...
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How do I enable the "Scale Window Title Filter" in Compiz on 12.04?
I'd like to use the Compiz "Scale Window Title Filter" on 12.04.
I've already read another answer which just said to install compiz-plugins-extra and enable "Scale Window Title Filter" in the ccsm. I'...
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Using Compiz by default in Unity 2D
My hardware can handle Compiz fine, but not Unity 3D, annoyingly enough. I hate Metacity more than Unity 2D, so I switched compositors using compiz --replace. However that leaves me with two problems:
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How to restore the new 14.04-lockscreen
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 but since some weeks I'm stuck with the old 13.10 lockscreen design for some reason.
I already tried compizconfig-settings-manager but it doesn't offer me any option for ...
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How to use gsettings when there is no schema listed?
I want to write a script to reorder the loading of Compiz modules, so that while using the Unity desktop, expo and scale are loaded last and the hot corners setting in those plugins will remain active ...
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What is the relationship between Unity, Gnome, Gnome 3, Compiz, Metacity, and LightDM?
I am learning about Graphical User Interfaces in Ubuntu and constantly come across different terms, which cause a lot of confusion for me. I have tried reading easy-to-understand tutorials about the ...
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How can I restart Compiz from a TTY? (& Related, how can I set up a fallback WM?)
I'm testing Natty, and Compiz keeps crashing on me. However, it doesn't always give me the option to restart Compiz, and for some reason doesn't have a fallback window manager(WM) configured.
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How do I get rid of this monitor error?
I have an Nvidia card and two monitors.
Every time I log in to Unity on Ubuntu 11.10, I get this error:
"Could not apply the stored configuration for monitors"
I have tried opening nvidia-settings, ...
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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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Why do I have two Alt+Tab application switchers?
I have two Alt+Tab window switchers. It's super confusing to try to use them. This screenshot shows it pretty well:
How can I get back to the regular switcher (the one in the background)? I'm ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 no menu bar or launcher - help!
Just upgraded to 16.04. Due the screen flicker I followed the guide posted by Zacharee 1! The screen doesn't flicker anymore. However although I can login there is no menu bar of launcher. I've tried ...
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Show all open windows in 11.04?
Can someone tell me how I can get an overview of all the open windows? Like htting ctrl+s that shows all the desktops, but for the open applications?
Right now when I hit Alt+Tab it shows quite small ...
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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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Just upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 and can't use compiz grid window resize commands?
I got used to splitting my application windows on monitor into 4 sides top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right with key combinations like Ctrl+Alt+Key3 and so on.
It no longer works with Ubuntu ...
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How to stop Mod4-P from switching the display?
I use Ctrl-P very frequently to scroll backward in the command history, but I often mistype it as Mod4-P, which is bound to the switch display function.
I've searched around Keyboard shortcuts and ...
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error: Cannot autolaunch D-Bus without X11 $DISPLAY
I urgently need to reset Compiz to its default settings because my desktop doesn't show the Dash or menu bar.
When I type:
dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
It says:
error: Cannot autolaunch D-Bus ...
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Is it possible to pin programs to specific workspaces, without CCSM?
I'm running 11.10.
Is there a way of setting certain applications to always open on a specified workspace?
I have noticed that most people suggest using CompizConfig Settings Manager, but this can ...
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