Re: [Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-07-30 Thread Josh Leverette
No... it affects only older, integrated nvidia cards. My new nvidia card is unaffected, same with my friend's. If it were all nvidia products, people would be knocking down doors at canonical and nvidia, flooding them with complaints. It affects a good number of people, but most fix the problem wit

Re: [Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-07-30 Thread Josh Leverette
In time, I've learned that the ubuntu devs don't care very much about certain bugs. Take celestia for example: it needs to depend on the textures pack so that the planets other than earth have textures, but in a year and a half or more, nothing has been done. This nvidia bug affects a small percent

Re: [Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-07-15 Thread Josh Leverette
In every case thus far, the old drivers did fix the problem. This problem only applies to certain models of older integrated nVidia cards from what we can tell. Unity is not the problem, I don't know why you think disabling that will help. Unity just manages the windows, it doesn't draw them. Howev

Re: [Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-06-07 Thread Josh Leverette
The workarounds are also listed above. Please read them. Then you will understand why they couldn't be included in natty-final. We can't mod users' BIOSes. It's not a good idea. On Jun 7, 2011, at 10:23 AM, Geoffrey Pursell wrote: > Really? I can't fix bugs in Internet Explorer, but it's still

[Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-06-07 Thread Josh Leverette
The reason it isn't in progress is detailed in the comments above, I believe. Its because it is up to nVidia. There is nothing we can do about it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.ne

[Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-06-07 Thread Josh Leverette
It is not a small bugfix. ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753144 Title: focused, or maximized window

Re: [Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-05-08 Thread Josh Leverette
How do you increase that? On May 8, 2011, at 2:57 PM, dreamfire <753...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Yes it seems to have something to do with memory. (173 haven't worked > here, got a black login screen) I have a GForce 6100. The white windows > only occur when many programs are open and when th

Re: [Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-05-06 Thread Josh Leverette
No driver + unity 2D Sincerely, Josh On May 6, 2011, at 2:16 AM, izar <753...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > has anyone tried any other nvidia drivers? (such as the 185 version > maybe) > > i tried installing the 173 but then the system coudn't start the x for some > reason. > p.s. i also cant u

Re: [Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-05-02 Thread Josh Leverette
Thats a lame reason. This is the first generation of unity for desktop. Of course it will have limitations, but it is still a huge improvement on the old gnome desktop. Use a different notes app or ask around in the ubuntu forums for a workaround on that, but that is the worst reason anyone has yet

Re: [Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-05-02 Thread Josh Leverette
You could uninstall all proprietary nVidia drivers and then install unity 2D Sincerely, Josh On May 2, 2011, at 10:18 AM, sylvain972 <753...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Since the problem seems to come from Nvidia, how to prevent Nvidia > dysfunction, and how > time to solve it? > > For me,

Re: [Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-05-01 Thread Josh Leverette
driver 173 is NOT a solution people! it is a workaround. It gives reduced performance, etc, etc, etc. nVidia needs to get into action and fix this. On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Bruno <753...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Problem solved with the 173 driver too :-) > > -- > You received this bug

[Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-04-28 Thread Josh Leverette
** Changed in: nvidia-drivers-ubuntu Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753144 Title: focused, or maximized windows blank _

[Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-04-24 Thread Josh Leverette
Duly note.. my nvidia driver marks as activated but not in use even after completely reinstalling and multiple reboots. This could factor in? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug

[Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-04-14 Thread Josh Leverette
** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753144 Title: focused, or maximized windows blank __

[Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-04-14 Thread Josh Leverette
blah. Nobody's even given this an importance level of Wishlist.. let alone the very high importance this should be getting. I really hope someone fixes it in the next two weeks. :/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in

Re: [Compiz] [Bug 729979] Re: Windows sometimes become blank/transparent when changing focus to them in natty

2011-04-10 Thread Josh Leverette
sadly mine persists. I can't exceed certain window dimensions.. i'll give it time. Maybe that will help. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/729979 Title: Windows sometimes

[Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-04-10 Thread Josh Leverette
Well, I'm glad the Ubuntu team is taking such an interest in this very serious problem. This problem is preventing me from recommending Natty to anyone right now for fear that they might experience the dumbfounding limitation of not being able to maximize anything very often.. let alone watch full

[Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-04-09 Thread Josh Leverette
the other bug report for this is located here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/729979 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753144 Title: focused, or max

[Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-04-09 Thread Josh Leverette
it seems this is found only in some nvidia systems, based on information in the other bug report and my own experience. ** Also affects: nvidia-drivers-ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is

[Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-04-09 Thread Josh Leverette
** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Also affects: unity Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: unity Status: New => Confirmed ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notifica

[Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-04-09 Thread Josh Leverette
Has anyone figured this out? Natty's launch isn't very far away... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753144 Title: focused, or maximized windows blank ___

[Compiz] [Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-04-07 Thread Josh Leverette
If this is not fixed by launch, major issues will be had. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753144 Title: focused, or maximized windows blank

Re: [Compiz] [Bug 729979] Re: Windows sometimes become blank/transparent when changing focus to them in natty

2011-04-06 Thread Josh Leverette
In my studies it has mainly to do with the obscene memory usage Unity is causing compared to previous versions of Ubuntu. 800MB idle! But yeah, who knows. Sincerely, Josh On Apr 6, 2011, at 9:38 PM, "anthonyjschu...@gmail.com" <729...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > How could we create a new bug an

[Compiz] [Bug 729979] Re: Windows sometimes become blank/transparent when changing focus to them in natty

2011-04-06 Thread Josh Leverette
Where is this Metacity Workaround Plugin you speak of? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/729979 Title: Windows sometimes become blank/transparent when changing focus to th

[Compiz] [Bug 729979] Re: Windows sometimes become blank/transparent when changing focus to them in natty

2011-04-05 Thread Josh Leverette
Yeah.. this is really starting to irk me. It most consistently is happening with Firefox and Chrome.. sometimes no amount of tabbing will bring back the contents of either. Old nVidia Geforce 6150 LE graphics card. This has never happened in any other Ubuntu that i've seen. ** Changed in: unity (U

[Compiz] [Bug 525807] Re: Impress - Slideshow not full screen

2010-03-07 Thread Josh Leverette
Oh.. and this would kinda maybe possibly be a *huge* usability failure if it makes it into the final release. -- Impress - Slideshow not full screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/525807 You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compi

[Compiz] [Bug 525807] Re: Impress - Slideshow not full screen

2010-03-07 Thread Josh Leverette
I'm going to have to say that I have this issue, but its a strange variation. When I tell it to do slideshow on my netbook, it looks *exactly* like it should, except that its only 576px tall instead of 600px in order to make room for my top panel (i only have one panel). So, i have to set the panel