Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unresponsive 'windows' and icons
Hi Michael I'm so embarrassed now, as I posted your 'fix' in a thread I had contributed to in Ubuntu Forums, and this morning I'm being thanked by all sorts of people even though I had said it was not my solution. So on behalf of all those grateful people, I'd like to say thank you again. best wishes, Jen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unresponsive 'windows' and icons
> Hi Michael > Thanks for your response, and I think you got it. I turned off compiz > and lo and behold the light shone down on me! The notification area > started working, todiscgui worked and so did amsn. So then I turned > compiz back on with all the plugins disabled, and then gradually > turned them on one at a time while starting and stopping the two > programs. I discovered that enabling Freely Transformable Windows was > the cause of the problem with todiscgui. amsn is proving a little > more difficult as sometimes it works properly and then it will sulk, > so I'll have to keep working on that one. Is this something I should > report to someone somewhere? > Many thanks, > Jen Hi Jen I suspect this is probably a (somewhat) known issue, but your input is always welcomed, so pop down to https://launchpad.net/ubuntu and report your findings there. You might also find it helpful to run "nvidia-settings", and "compiz-config" on your end, and see if there are any options you can change to find the neutral ground between nvidia and compiz. I had a nvidia card on my old machine running beryl ( a compiz spin-off ) and there was an option somewhere that fixed a lot of issues. I cant remember what the option was called, but i remember choosing "copy" as the answer! Maybe someone on the list can elaborate on that :) Cheers, Michael -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unresponsive 'windows' and icons
Michael Holloway wrote: On Tue, 2008-01-29 at 14:39 +, reyasuk wrote: Hello, I've been using Ubuntu for a few months now and I love it. I started with Feisty and upgraded to Gutsy when it became available. When I've had problems I'm usually able to solve them myself by searching the internet and putting all the pieces together. But this time I'm stumped and two weeks is long enough in the wilderness! Firstly, the notification area is not working properly, and most of the time the icons there do not respond. Sometimes the first one will work with a right click but any additions don't work, although yesterday they were all working again and I have no idea why. Today none of them are working. Next on the list is aMSN, which I have uninstall and reinstalled more times than I care to remember, using every method I've come across. Then todiscgui, which is part of the tovid suite, and I have used this many times in the past with no problems (tovidgui works ok). Both of these were working fine but now I cannot use the mouse within either of these programs. I can click on the menu bar and the menus drop down but clicking within the drop down menu just closes it, and nothing within the window reacts to the mouse at all. It is possible to navigate with the keyboard though, and the mouse functions properly in everything else I use. >From everything that I have been reading, I believe that it may be to do with the 'window' that the programs run in. I have discovered that aMSN uses 'wish' but I have no idea whether this is where the problem lies. In the course of my research I've also been introduced to tcl and tk but all that sort of scripting stuff is beyond my comprehension at the moment. I also believe that python gets thrown into the mix somewhere as well. The only other problem that has happened recently is having to reinstall the nvidia drivers a couple of weeks ago when there was an update for xorg that seemed to cause problems for many others as well. But I can't say for certain if this is when the other problems started. Any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated. It's so hard to explain a problem when you haven't got a clue what you're talking about, and it's even harder to search for! Many thanks, Jen Hi Jen Sounds like your having a fun time time there... :) My first suggestion is to try disable the Advanced Desktop Effects (compiz) is System->Preferences->Appearance, in the Visual Effects Tab. If that fixes it then at least we have an idea where the problem is coming from... My second suggestion is to try reconfigure xorg by typing sudo "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" in a terminal. There is also a command something like "nvidia-xgl-config" or something that configures for nvidia cards, but i cant remember exactly what is is... Hope something here helps! Cheers, Michael Hi Michael Thanks for your response, and I think you got it. I turned off compiz and lo and behold the light shone down on me! The notification area started working, todiscgui worked and so did amsn. So then I turned compiz back on with all the plugins disabled, and then gradually turned them on one at a time while starting and stopping the two programs. I discovered that enabling Freely Transformable Windows was the cause of the problem with todiscgui. amsn is proving a little more difficult as sometimes it works properly and then it will sulk, so I'll have to keep working on that one. Is this something I should report to someone somewhere? Many thanks, Jen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unresponsive 'windows' and icons
On Tue, 2008-01-29 at 14:39 +, reyasuk wrote: > Hello, > I've been using Ubuntu for a few months now and I love it. I started > with Feisty and upgraded to Gutsy when it became available. When I've > had problems I'm usually able to solve them myself by searching the > internet and putting all the pieces together. But this time I'm > stumped and two weeks is long enough in the wilderness! > > Firstly, the notification area is not working properly, and most of > the time the icons there do not respond. Sometimes the first one will > work with a right click but any additions don't work, although > yesterday they were all working again and I have no idea why. Today > none of them are working. Next on the list is aMSN, which I have > uninstall and reinstalled more times than I care to remember, using > every method I've come across. Then todiscgui, which is part of the > tovid suite, and I have used this many times in the past with no > problems (tovidgui works ok). Both of these were working fine but now > I cannot use the mouse within either of these programs. I can click > on the menu bar and the menus drop down but clicking within the drop > down menu just closes it, and nothing within the window reacts to the > mouse at all. It is possible to navigate with the keyboard though, > and the mouse functions properly in everything else I use. > > >From everything that I have been reading, I believe that it may be to > do with the 'window' that the programs run in. I have discovered that > aMSN uses 'wish' but I have no idea whether this is where the problem > lies. In the course of my research I've also been introduced to tcl > and tk but all that sort of scripting stuff is beyond my comprehension > at the moment. I also believe that python gets thrown into the mix > somewhere as well. > > The only other problem that has happened recently is having to > reinstall the nvidia drivers a couple of weeks ago when there was an > update for xorg that seemed to cause problems for many others as well. > But I can't say for certain if this is when the other problems > started. > > Any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated. It's > so hard to explain a problem when you haven't got a clue what you're > talking about, and it's even harder to search for! > Many thanks, Jen Hi Jen Sounds like your having a fun time time there... :) My first suggestion is to try disable the Advanced Desktop Effects (compiz) is System->Preferences->Appearance, in the Visual Effects Tab. If that fixes it then at least we have an idea where the problem is coming from... My second suggestion is to try reconfigure xorg by typing sudo "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" in a terminal. There is also a command something like "nvidia-xgl-config" or something that configures for nvidia cards, but i cant remember exactly what is is... Hope something here helps! Cheers, Michael -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Unresponsive 'windows' and icons
Hello, I've been using Ubuntu for a few months now and I love it. I started with Feisty and upgraded to Gutsy when it became available. When I've had problems I'm usually able to solve them myself by searching the internet and putting all the pieces together. But this time I'm stumped and two weeks is long enough in the wilderness! Firstly, the notification area is not working properly, and most of the time the icons there do not respond. Sometimes the first one will work with a right click but any additions don't work, although yesterday they were all working again and I have no idea why. Today none of them are working. Next on the list is aMSN, which I have uninstall and reinstalled more times than I care to remember, using every method I've come across. Then todiscgui, which is part of the tovid suite, and I have used this many times in the past with no problems (tovidgui works ok). Both of these were working fine but now I cannot use the mouse within either of these programs. I can click on the menu bar and the menus drop down but clicking within the drop down menu just closes it, and nothing within the window reacts to the mouse at all. It is possible to navigate with the keyboard though, and the mouse functions properly in everything else I use. >From everything that I have been reading, I believe that it may be to do with the 'window' that the programs run in. I have discovered that aMSN uses 'wish' but I have no idea whether this is where the problem lies. In the course of my research I've also been introduced to tcl and tk but all that sort of scripting stuff is beyond my comprehension at the moment. I also believe that python gets thrown into the mix somewhere as well. The only other problem that has happened recently is having to reinstall the nvidia drivers a couple of weeks ago when there was an update for xorg that seemed to cause problems for many others as well. But I can't say for certain if this is when the other problems started. Any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated. It's so hard to explain a problem when you haven't got a clue what you're talking about, and it's even harder to search for! Many thanks, Jen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/