Questions tagged [metacity]
Questions about the window manager, Metacity. Metacity was the default window manager for the Gnome desktop prior to Gnome 3.
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Gnome Flashback (Metacity) dual displays/monitors and workspaces
I'm using Gnome Flashback (Metacity) on Ubuntu 22.04. I connected a second monitor and have it set up as "join displays". Now whenever I switch workspaces it switches on both displays. There'...
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Ubuntu 14.04 cannot unlock "user accounts" panel
Already happened time ago but I cannot remember the solution (remove some in home directory, I think).
I cannot unlock some panels like the "User Accounts" even though I am an administrator.
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How to add workspace indicator in Unity/Metacity?
Is there a way I can add workspace indicator in Unity/Metacity? I'm trying to find how to enable it using gconf-editor or gconftool-2 in a way similar to what's shown here
(source: addictivetips.com)
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Blank Launcher in Menu Bar in 22.04
I recently upgraded my desktop from 16.04 to 22.04. Under Gnome 3 (Metacity) I now have a blank Launcher on the right end of my menu bar, to the left of the Indicator applet, as shown:
The Properties ...
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Where are the dedicated tools to edit the flashback session in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?
In this answer https://askubuntu.com/a/1425567/1672331 they mention that there are dedicated metacity/flashback configuration tools. I am having difficulty finding these after upgrading to Ubuntu 22....
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In Focal, Gnome Flashback panels are white despite the default being grey
This is very annoying, and is affecting the top and bottom panels. I had the problem with Eoan too, but I noticed it only appeared if I have a tty session opened as the same user when starting ...
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I need information about exactly where to report a bug in Gnome Flashback Metacity. All efforts so far have been incorrect
I need information about exactly where to report a bug in Gnome Flashback Metacity. Several efforts so far have been incorrect.
I have a problem with a constantly busy hard drive after a few hours of ...
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Gnome metacity flashback "Appearance" Menu gone after 22.04 upgrade
I'm running Gnome metacity flashback on Ubuntu 22.04. After the upgrade, I had some issues: upgrade to 22.04 made Gnome metacity-flashback clock disappear
the problem is that "Appearance" ...
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Ubuntu MATE - Window Border changes to default after reboot
I have recently installed a few themes on Ubuntu MATE 22.04, specifically Midnight. I am using Midnight-Blue for the interface and Midnight-BlueNight for the window borders. Recently, I found that ...
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Flashback does not start on 20.04
Just upgraded for 18.04 to 20.04. Tried to log in with flashback. Screen displays desktop for a second and immediately reverts to log-in screen. Happens with both compiz and metacity. Both ...
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Xubuntu 20.04.3 with Compiz
I cannot seem to get Compiz (0.9.14.1) working correctly with XFCE (4.14) in Xubuntu (20.04.3).
I have installed compiz, have it running, but it is not loading the window decorator theme.
I enabled ...
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Can not enter password on lock screen in 20.04
I was able to enter my password on ubuntu purple focal fossa lock screen (however i never wanted this screen to appear). Until now. Today i tried to enter the password, but failed to do this. The ...
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How to get quarter-window snapping for Ubunt18.04 Metacity
My Ubuntu 18.04.04 cannot install numerous applications that are designed to allow quarter-window snapping.
I'm running Gnome 3.28.2
I'm running Metacity on GNOME Flashback I think. My shell version ...
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Window decorations disappeared?
yesterday everything was fine and today when i logged on to my ubuntu 10.10 I noticed that the icons in the top of each menu dissapeared(I mean the the bar where the close mini maize etc..)
this ...
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How to properly configure xstartup file for TightVNC with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS GNOME environment
I'm trying to configure Gnome-Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
I'm able to view the desktop with Real VNC Viewer, Apple VNC Screen Share and other VNC viewers,
I can run my applications, the desktop ...
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Disable window content while dragging @ gnome+metacity Ubuntu 20.04
How to disable gnome display window content while the window is being moved?
Among many other things, I tried:
gconftool-2 --direct --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory -s -t ...
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what is the difference between a GTK theme, Metacity theme, and Emerald theme?
I keep seeing themes as being labelled as metacity or GTK or Emerald. From reading in other places, I gather that Metacity is a window manager and changes the window borders, so what is a GTK theme? ...
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Can not disable screen locking after suspend in 20.04
I updated from 18.04 to 20.04 and since then unable to disable lock screen, despite it was disabled in 18.04. Corresponding setting in the gui does not take effect, so does gsettings set org.gnome....
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Windows are hidden behind the desktop background on GNOME Flashback desktop
I upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04 recently and now gnome flashback sessions using metacity are acting funny. About 70% of the time, either on login, or on lock then unlock, it appears that the desktop ...
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How do I move the window buttons back to the right for all users?
I know I can edit gconf to move the [Minimize,Maximize,Close] buttons back to the right-hand side, but is there a way to do this for all users?
Ideally at install time so I don't have to explain this ...
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What is the difference between Gnome Compiz Flashback and Gnome Metacity Flashback?
I upgrade ubuntu 13.10 from the development branch (alpha version or beta version) and after that at login user only two options are available. here I am attaching an image of gnome metacity
Gnome ...
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Is there a way to align desktop icons to (a vertical and horizontal) grid?
Is there a way to align desktop icons to (a vertical AND horizontal) grid.
like in Windows for example.
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Why does "metacity --replace" hang my system, but "metacity --replace&" is fine?
The following applies to Lucid 10.04
It happens on my "real" computer and also in a VirtualBox VM...
(UPDATE) I just now installed Maverick 10.10 to a VM... and almost the same thing happens!
I do ...
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Showing the date on the system tray with the metacity flashback (ubuntu 18.04)
I'm clarifying "with metacity" because I assume that's what is disqualifying the advice I found on multiple posts. I had this fixed back on ubuntu 16 with a different pc but I can't for the life of me ...
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Gnome/metacity and Chrome bug leading a to a falal error
since today I have a very annoying bug, opening a new tab in Chrome can make my system crash and I have to reboot. When I right click with you mouse in Chrome I see a black box instead of the standard ...
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Window titlebar scaling problem with Marco [closed]
I'm using Ubuntu Mate 18.04 beta2, and Marco as my window manager. The following two screenshots illustrate the problem: with HiDPI turned off, the window title bar looks as described by the theme ...
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rounded window bottom corners
I'm editing a theme I increased the frame's top and bottom border-radius in metacity-theme.xml by doing :
<frame_geometry name="normal" title_scale="medium" rounded_top_left="8" rounded_top_right="...
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Gnome Metacity and GuestSession
I would like a guest session to use by default Gnome Metacity instead of the default Ubuntu window manager (I use Ubuntu 16.04). Where are the configuration files ?
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How to disable windows' contents being moved on dragging, so that only the frame is dragged and the whole window is only redrawn on drop?
How to disable windows' contents being moved on dragging, so that only the frame is dragged and the whole window is only redrawn on drop?
In Windows, KDE and XFCE this can be easily configured, but ...
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Window buttons vanish after upgrading metacity packages [closed]
I am using Unity. Today I upgraded some Metacity packages to the latest version with Synaptic Package Manager. After restarting the Window Buttons are gone, but the borders are still present.
I don't ...
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Can I use metacity's move_to_side keybindings from Unity?
I noticed that gconf-editor has some interesting keybindings for metacity in
/apps/metacity/window_keybindings/:
move_to_center
move_to_corner_ne
move_to_side_e
Can I use these from Unity in 11.04?
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How can I make Maximus and Metacity compositing coexist?
I use Maximus to undecorate windows, using the top GNOME panel to house the Window buttons and Globalmenu apps. The Metacity "compositing manager" option must be turned off, otherwise every panel ...
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Nautilus and Terminal icons not displaying on metacity desktop
I am using metacity from gnome-flashback. For some reason, icons for most of the programs I use (e.g., firefox.desktop, steam.desktop, gedit.desktop) reliably appear on the desktop. However, icons for ...
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No value set for `/apps/metacity/general/theme'
Whenever I open a terminal I get the following message:
No value set for `/apps/metacity/general/theme'
It doesn't stop me from using my system, but the message is still there. I'm curious as to ...
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Gnome/Metacity: Prevent windows from stealing focus when another window is closed
Normally when I open applications A, B, C (in that order), if I then close C, focus shifts to B. This is the default behavior and this is desirable to me.
However, it seems that Slack breaks this ...
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16.04 Ubuntu - cannot enable focus follows mouse [duplicate]
I just "updated" from 14.04 to 16.04. I like gnome metacity, but cannot get it to focus follow mouse. I've tried at least 4 methods and rebooted, without success. I've been using the net since 1991, ...
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Metacity/Compiz antialias?
Have Ubuntu developers considered adding antialas to a window manager(metacity) in Ubuntu 11.04? If there is coming Unity and Compiz is needed, why not to add this feature to corners of windows ...
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Change round window control buttons to square shape
Ubuntu 16.04 with Gnome Metacity
How can I:
1) Change the shape of the window control buttons to square?
2) Change the color of the window control buttons?
3) Change the color of the highlighted areas,...
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Can I install mate 16.04 lts on ubuntu 14.04 lts? [closed]
I use ubuntu 14.04 lts. Can I isntall ubuntu mate 16.04 lts without first installing ubuntu 16.04 lts?
Also, i use gnome classic (metacity). After istalling mate, should I be able to use this again?
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Can't use metacity themes in gnome flashback session (metacity) Ubuntu 16.04
I'm using the gnome flashback session with metacity window manager, but I can't change to any metacity theme in any of the tweaking tools, as they're not even appearing in the lists. Is there anything ...
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Compiz antialiasing with xserver-xorg-video-radeon? [closed]
Window previews are ugly on my computer:
Is there any solution to make them smooth? BTW window previews in Metacity with composition enabled (/apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager) are looking ...
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Performance issues on Lenovo T460s (seems like graphics problem under metacity)
We just got new Lenovo Thinkpad T460s laptops at work.
Processor: 4x Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHz,
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 520
Memory: 8055MB DDR4
Harddisk: 256 GB SSD (...
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Black spaces around windows and control panels - Ubuntu 14.04 - Unity/Compiz/Metacity
I have an issue with my Ubuntu 14.04. I installed Gnome 3 Compiz and Metacity some weeks ago in order to find out if I could live without Unity. Over the past weeks I was every now and again switching ...
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Metacity Tahrballed After Upgrade
I've just upgraded from Precise to Trusty, and now when I log in to Metacity I have no top bar or status bar, and no working keyboard shortcuts. The mouse works, but aside from a half-dozen desktop ...
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Gnome(Metacity) panel dont show system menu or any other indicators [duplicate]
I have installed trusty (Ubuntu 14.4) with Gnome-metacity desktop but now, my desktop doesn't show any indicators like volume level, battery status, WiFi etc. Not even a system menu.
Can any one ...
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How can I copy a gtk theme?
Suppose I am trying some distro (with Gnome) and I like some theme. How can I copy for installation in another computer?
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Key bindings in metacity/gnome WM
I like to use F6 to toggle raise-or-lower on a window.
I used to be able to set this in: System Tools -> Preferences -> Keyboard, but now this needs to be set using dconf-editor. Specifically ...
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Where is my Flashback Metacity Session?
Recently I upgraded Ubuntu 14.04 to 15.04. On log-in screen I always had Flashback Metacity and Compiz Sessions (beside Unity) and I used Metacity (heavily customized). Because I had problems with ...
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aero snap left and right in metacity ubuntu 14.10? [duplicate]
I managed to install Gnome classic Metacity on Ubuntu 14.10 using this:
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback
I can user the Super (Windows) key to maximize and restore the windows with the Up ...
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How to delete shortcut in notification bar (metacity)
I use ubuntu 14.04 LTS with metacity window manager and by mistake I created a link to my home folder just on top in the notification bar. I would like to delete it but do not know why.
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