This did the trick! There is no drop-down menu for the Window decoration, but manually change the text to Normal makes the drop-down shadow disappear. Thanks a lot. How did you make to find out the text for the settings should be changed to Normal?
--- On Tue, 11/24/09, RodGer <georo...@gmail.com> wrote: From: RodGer <georo...@gmail.com> Subject: [Bug 484850] Re: gnome-dictionary-applet 2.28.1 window frame's shadow stays on desktop. To: aha5...@yahoo.com Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 1:20 AM Well. I think I found something. As I suggested above, I made some tests with compiz options. At some point I tried to disable window decoration (without disabling compiz) but whatever I tried the little square was ticked (is this another bug?). So, I tried changing the settings regarding window decoration. This is just a partial workaround, not a solution. (But maybe it helps somebody until we find a real solution) : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1)Install the CompizConfig Settings Manager if you don't have it. 2)Open it from System->Preferences->CompizConfig Settings Manager 3)Find Window decoration and click it. 4)Go to the last line where it says "Shadow windows" 5)CHANGE THE RESPECTIVE FIELD FROM "any" to "type=Normal" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This way you don't have the little annoying frame shadow on your desktop without losing your compiz effects. We now have a hint that maybe, for an unknown reason, windows manager sees an open window where the dictionary window was even when we close it pressing esc. What do you do to close the dictionary window? Maybe there is a problem regarding how that window type closes. Maybe there is a problem with the way the certain window closes as IF YOU TERMINATE THE "gnome-dictionary- applet" THE SHADOW DISSAPPEARES again until you give another word. Also, if you give an unknown word, it seems like there is no way to close the window.(I think this is also a bug) Where can I find the source code of the applet? In what language it is written? I don't say I can solve the problem but maybe it's an opportunity for me to learn something so I can help more in the future. -- gnome-dictionary-applet 2.28.1 window frame's shadow stays on desktop. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484850 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- gnome-dictionary-applet 2.28.1 window frame's shadow stays on desktop. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-utils in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
