[ubuntu-uk] Compiz Fusion stopped working
I've just noticed that my compiz fusion special effects have stopped working. The cube doesn't turn when I change desktops, or when I click and drag; the windows aren't wobbly; if I hit CTRL the cursor is highlighted but with solid rings rather than a graduated ring. The settings still seem OK, I haven't made any system changes, the only updates are the ones that have come through the normal updates, and I don't remember seeing compiz (though I may have missed it as I don't always remember to read all the updates included). My video card is nVidia, I haven't changed the driver, and there are no other video problems. PC memory seems to be OK. I'm using Ubuntu 8.04, compiz 1.0.7.4 (which is the latest according to Synaptic, although I think there's a later one on the compiz site). I've looked at the troubleshooting on various sites, but can't find an answer. I realise this is just eye-candy, but I do miss it! Where can I start to track down the problem? TIA Dianne -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz Fusion stopped working
Hi, Have you tried just turning it back on? System -- Preferences -- Appearance I do remember that Ubuntu will default to metacity, if something goes wrong with Compiz. This is so you still have a usable desktop, although sans beautiful effects. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz Fusion stopped working
It's always the really obvious that I miss - thanks! I've just realised - I let someone use it on my login the other day, and they must have turned it off. Thanks Dianne On Tue, 2008-07-29 at 15:17 +0100, Ciaran Mooney wrote: Hi, Have you tried just turning it back on? System -- Preferences -- Appearance I do remember that Ubuntu will default to metacity, if something goes wrong with Compiz. This is so you still have a usable desktop, although sans beautiful effects. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz Fusion stopped working
On Tue, 2008-07-29 at 15:04 +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote: I've just noticed that my compiz fusion special effects have stopped working. The cube doesn't turn when I change desktops, or when I click and drag; the windows aren't wobbly; if I hit CTRL the cursor is highlighted but with solid rings rather than a graduated ring. The settings still seem OK, I haven't made any system changes, the only updates are the ones that have come through the normal updates, and I don't remember seeing compiz (though I may have missed it as I don't always remember to read all the updates included). When you get certain kernel updates (ABI bumps) the modules need to be recompiled. There is every attempt made to make sure these are done in sync for the stable release, but sometimes you don't get all of the packages installed at once. Could you check that you have the correct modules package installed, via something like dpkg -l linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r) (this checks that the linux-restricted-modules package, which contains the nvidia kernel bits, that matches your currently running kernel is installed) Thanks, James -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
Ted wrote: John Taylor wrote: Andrew Oakley wrote: Ted wrote: John Taylor wrote: Can get the screen to pivot centrally, screen to wobble etc, but no **??!! cube In General Settings do you have number of desktops set to 2...I have Horizontal size 4, vert size 1 and number of desktops 2 Correct answer. The geometry of the pivoting (rotating) desktop virtualiser in Compiz is related directly to the number of horizontal sides. In Ubuntu this defaults to 2, which gives you a geometric plane with a front and back. A cube has 4 workspaces (horizontal sides) plus a top cap and bottom cap. An easy way of setting this whilst Compiz is running, is to right-click the Workspace Switcher on your Gnome panel, select Preferences and change the number of Columns (to 4, for a cube; total 6 sides when you include the top cap and bottom cap). There are other possibilities, such as an extruded triangle (3 workspaces), extruded pentangle (5 workspaces), extruded hexagon (6 workspaces) and so forth. I got up to at least 12 workspaces (extruded dodecagon) before I got bored, and both the Intel i965 and Nvidia GeForce2 graphics cards coped fine with that. If there is an upper limit, it must be a pretty silly one. For ease of use, I typically set my number of virtual desktops to the same as the number of workspaces of my cube. In that way, if I ever switch Compiz Fusion off (or it crashes - which rarely happens these days), I still have the same number of desktops. I am entirely uncertain what effect the Rows preference has in the Compiz Workspace Switcher. I can't see that it does anything at all, or at least not with the Compiz Cube. Thanks Chaps, simple when you know how, will play for hours! Regards John John.. The sphere looks good... Where are these round objects can't see them John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
John Taylor wrote: Ted wrote: John Taylor wrote: Andrew Oakley wrote: Ted wrote: John Taylor wrote: Can get the screen to pivot centrally, screen to wobble etc, but no **??!! cube In General Settings do you have number of desktops set to 2...I have Horizontal size 4, vert size 1 and number of desktops 2 Correct answer. The geometry of the pivoting (rotating) desktop virtualiser in Compiz is related directly to the number of horizontal sides. In Ubuntu this defaults to 2, which gives you a geometric plane with a front and back. A cube has 4 workspaces (horizontal sides) plus a top cap and bottom cap. An easy way of setting this whilst Compiz is running, is to right-click the Workspace Switcher on your Gnome panel, select Preferences and change the number of Columns (to 4, for a cube; total 6 sides when you include the top cap and bottom cap). There are other possibilities, such as an extruded triangle (3 workspaces), extruded pentangle (5 workspaces), extruded hexagon (6 workspaces) and so forth. I got up to at least 12 workspaces (extruded dodecagon) before I got bored, and both the Intel i965 and Nvidia GeForce2 graphics cards coped fine with that. If there is an upper limit, it must be a pretty silly one. For ease of use, I typically set my number of virtual desktops to the same as the number of workspaces of my cube. In that way, if I ever switch Compiz Fusion off (or it crashes - which rarely happens these days), I still have the same number of desktops. I am entirely uncertain what effect the Rows preference has in the Compiz Workspace Switcher. I can't see that it does anything at all, or at least not with the Compiz Cube. Thanks Chaps, simple when you know how, will play for hours! Regards John John.. The sphere looks good... Where are these round objects can't see them John Settings manager cube reflection deformation deformation.. -- Regards Ted Wager High Peak UK Using Sidux Linux -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
Ted wrote: John Taylor wrote: Ted wrote: John Taylor wrote: Andrew Oakley wrote: Ted wrote: John Taylor wrote: Can get the screen to pivot centrally, screen to wobble etc, but no **??!! cube In General Settings do you have number of desktops set to 2...I have Horizontal size 4, vert size 1 and number of desktops 2 Correct answer. The geometry of the pivoting (rotating) desktop virtualiser in Compiz is related directly to the number of horizontal sides. In Ubuntu this defaults to 2, which gives you a geometric plane with a front and back. A cube has 4 workspaces (horizontal sides) plus a top cap and bottom cap. An easy way of setting this whilst Compiz is running, is to right-click the Workspace Switcher on your Gnome panel, select Preferences and change the number of Columns (to 4, for a cube; total 6 sides when you include the top cap and bottom cap). There are other possibilities, such as an extruded triangle (3 workspaces), extruded pentangle (5 workspaces), extruded hexagon (6 workspaces) and so forth. I got up to at least 12 workspaces (extruded dodecagon) before I got bored, and both the Intel i965 and Nvidia GeForce2 graphics cards coped fine with that. If there is an upper limit, it must be a pretty silly one. For ease of use, I typically set my number of virtual desktops to the same as the number of workspaces of my cube. In that way, if I ever switch Compiz Fusion off (or it crashes - which rarely happens these days), I still have the same number of desktops. I am entirely uncertain what effect the Rows preference has in the Compiz Workspace Switcher. I can't see that it does anything at all, or at least not with the Compiz Cube. Thanks Chaps, simple when you know how, will play for hours! Regards John John.. The sphere looks good... Where are these round objects can't see them John Settings manager cube reflection deformation deformation.. Help have lost control of Seamonkey the top of its header disappears under the top icon bar of screen and I can't shift it in any direction.doesn't happen to any other programme John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
Help The top of SeaMonkey now disappears under the top icon bar of screen and I can't shift it in any direction; nothing else is affected.any ideas? John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
Hide the top bar is my only suggestion can do that by right clicking on the bar, Properties and Show Hide Buttons... you'll then get nice things at each side that allows you to hide the bar. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
Sean Miller wrote: Hide the top bar is my only suggestion can do that by right clicking on the bar, Properties and Show Hide Buttons... you'll then get nice things at each side that allows you to hide the bar. Sean Many thanks, sanity returns John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
The top of SeaMonkey now disappears under the top icon bar of screen and I can't shift it in any direction; nothing else is affected.any ideas? Hold down the 'alt' key and drag the window down with your left mouse button. Then resize the window to fit just less than the available screen area. Stu __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
The top of SeaMonkey now disappears under the top icon bar of screen and I can't shift it in any direction; nothing else is affected.any ideas? Hold down the 'alt' key and drag the window down with your left mouse button. Then resize the window to fit just less than the available screen area. Yes, that's a a quick fix, but this bug has been around since Edgy, though it seems to be happening less and less often. I've only seen it happen once under Hardy... Lee -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
Have installed Compiz through the correct channel but it has not offered me an initial cube even though all the correct box's in ccsm are ticked Can get the screen to pivot centrally, screen to wobble etc, but no **??!! cube Have been on to web site and got the green OK's that machine is OK and capable It must be a simple answer but I'm dammed if I can see it Any constructive ideas please? John Taylor -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
2008/6/19 John Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Have installed Compiz through the correct channel but it has not offered me an initial cube even though all the correct box's in ccsm are ticked Can get the screen to pivot centrally, screen to wobble etc, but no **??!! cube Have been on to web site and got the green OK's that machine is OK and capable It must be a simple answer but I'm dammed if I can see it Any constructive ideas please? John Taylor -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ CTRL + ALT + Click and move your mouse - if memory serves. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
John Taylor wrote: Have installed Compiz through the correct channel but it has not offered me an initial cube even though all the correct box's in ccsm are ticked Can get the screen to pivot centrally, screen to wobble etc, but no **??!! cube Have been on to web site and got the green OK's that machine is OK and capable It must be a simple answer but I'm dammed if I can see it Any constructive ideas please? John Taylor In General Settings do you have number of desktops set to 2...I have Horizontal size 4, vert size 1 and number of desktops 2 -- Regards Ted Wager High Peak UK Using Sidux Linux -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
Philip Wyett wrote: 2008/6/19 John Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Have installed Compiz through the correct channel but it has not offered me an initial cube even though all the correct box's in ccsm are ticked Can get the screen to pivot centrally, screen to wobble etc, but no **??!! cube Have been on to web site and got the green OK's that machine is OK and capable It must be a simple answer but I'm dammed if I can see it Any constructive ideas please? John Taylor -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ CTRL + ALT + Click and move your mouse - if memory serves. Sorry but that doesn't work for me, thanks all the same John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
Ted wrote: John Taylor wrote: Can get the screen to pivot centrally, screen to wobble etc, but no **??!! cube In General Settings do you have number of desktops set to 2...I have Horizontal size 4, vert size 1 and number of desktops 2 Correct answer. The geometry of the pivoting (rotating) desktop virtualiser in Compiz is related directly to the number of horizontal sides. In Ubuntu this defaults to 2, which gives you a geometric plane with a front and back. A cube has 4 workspaces (horizontal sides) plus a top cap and bottom cap. An easy way of setting this whilst Compiz is running, is to right-click the Workspace Switcher on your Gnome panel, select Preferences and change the number of Columns (to 4, for a cube; total 6 sides when you include the top cap and bottom cap). There are other possibilities, such as an extruded triangle (3 workspaces), extruded pentangle (5 workspaces), extruded hexagon (6 workspaces) and so forth. I got up to at least 12 workspaces (extruded dodecagon) before I got bored, and both the Intel i965 and Nvidia GeForce2 graphics cards coped fine with that. If there is an upper limit, it must be a pretty silly one. For ease of use, I typically set my number of virtual desktops to the same as the number of workspaces of my cube. In that way, if I ever switch Compiz Fusion off (or it crashes - which rarely happens these days), I still have the same number of desktops. I am entirely uncertain what effect the Rows preference has in the Compiz Workspace Switcher. I can't see that it does anything at all, or at least not with the Compiz Cube. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
Andrew Oakley wrote: Ted wrote: John Taylor wrote: Can get the screen to pivot centrally, screen to wobble etc, but no **??!! cube In General Settings do you have number of desktops set to 2...I have Horizontal size 4, vert size 1 and number of desktops 2 Correct answer. The geometry of the pivoting (rotating) desktop virtualiser in Compiz is related directly to the number of horizontal sides. In Ubuntu this defaults to 2, which gives you a geometric plane with a front and back. A cube has 4 workspaces (horizontal sides) plus a top cap and bottom cap. An easy way of setting this whilst Compiz is running, is to right-click the Workspace Switcher on your Gnome panel, select Preferences and change the number of Columns (to 4, for a cube; total 6 sides when you include the top cap and bottom cap). There are other possibilities, such as an extruded triangle (3 workspaces), extruded pentangle (5 workspaces), extruded hexagon (6 workspaces) and so forth. I got up to at least 12 workspaces (extruded dodecagon) before I got bored, and both the Intel i965 and Nvidia GeForce2 graphics cards coped fine with that. If there is an upper limit, it must be a pretty silly one. For ease of use, I typically set my number of virtual desktops to the same as the number of workspaces of my cube. In that way, if I ever switch Compiz Fusion off (or it crashes - which rarely happens these days), I still have the same number of desktops. I am entirely uncertain what effect the Rows preference has in the Compiz Workspace Switcher. I can't see that it does anything at all, or at least not with the Compiz Cube. Thanks Chaps, simple when you know how, will play for hours! Regards John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
John Taylor wrote: Andrew Oakley wrote: Ted wrote: John Taylor wrote: Can get the screen to pivot centrally, screen to wobble etc, but no **??!! cube In General Settings do you have number of desktops set to 2...I have Horizontal size 4, vert size 1 and number of desktops 2 Correct answer. The geometry of the pivoting (rotating) desktop virtualiser in Compiz is related directly to the number of horizontal sides. In Ubuntu this defaults to 2, which gives you a geometric plane with a front and back. A cube has 4 workspaces (horizontal sides) plus a top cap and bottom cap. An easy way of setting this whilst Compiz is running, is to right-click the Workspace Switcher on your Gnome panel, select Preferences and change the number of Columns (to 4, for a cube; total 6 sides when you include the top cap and bottom cap). There are other possibilities, such as an extruded triangle (3 workspaces), extruded pentangle (5 workspaces), extruded hexagon (6 workspaces) and so forth. I got up to at least 12 workspaces (extruded dodecagon) before I got bored, and both the Intel i965 and Nvidia GeForce2 graphics cards coped fine with that. If there is an upper limit, it must be a pretty silly one. For ease of use, I typically set my number of virtual desktops to the same as the number of workspaces of my cube. In that way, if I ever switch Compiz Fusion off (or it crashes - which rarely happens these days), I still have the same number of desktops. I am entirely uncertain what effect the Rows preference has in the Compiz Workspace Switcher. I can't see that it does anything at all, or at least not with the Compiz Cube. Thanks Chaps, simple when you know how, will play for hours! Regards John John.. The sphere looks good... -- Regards Ted Wager High Peak UK Using Sidux Linux -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
Andrew Oakley wrote: Ted wrote: John Taylor wrote: Can get the screen to pivot centrally, screen to wobble etc, but no **??!! cube In General Settings do you have number of desktops set to 2...I have Horizontal size 4, vert size 1 and number of desktops 2 Correct answer. snip Sorry to jump in here, is Compiz Fusion included in Hardy by default, or is it different? Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
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Rob Beard wrote: Sorry to jump in here, is Compiz Fusion included in Hardy by default, or is it different? Yep, included. Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion
Mac wrote: Rob Beard wrote: Sorry to jump in here, is Compiz Fusion included in Hardy by default, or is it different? Yep, included. Mac Ahh right, I did wonder if it was Compiz Fusion that did all the fancy effects. Best I managed was wobbly windows. I'll have to have another play as when I had it on Feisty it always made a great impression when converting eye-candy loving Windows users. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
