[Compiz] [Bug 1305835] [NEW] yad notification icon does not display in notification area, therefore losing functionality

Public bug reported: Ubuntu does not display the notification icon for yad, which means that its extremely useful functionality no longer works. It affects many scripts. To duplicate the problem: 1. Install yad from pp:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager. 2. Open a terminal or Alt-F2 and enter the follow

[Compiz] [Bug 1305816] [NEW] TrueCrypt icon does not display in notification area, therefore losing functionality

Public bug reported: Running TrueCrypt in 14.04, the icon that is supposed to show in the notification area is not displayed. Therefore, cretain functionality of TrueCrypt is not available. To duplicate the error: 1. Install TrueCrypt. 2. Run TrueCrypt and mount an encrypted container (create on

[Compiz] [Bug 771448] Re: desktop wall edge flipping broken

I also find that it is sporadic, working only occasionally, usually only in one direction (from right to left). I'm using 12.04 64-bit. -- 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/7714

[Compiz] [Bug 771448] Re: desktop wall edge flipping broken

@Finn: This works for me, but the cursor gets lost on the move! -- 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/771448 Title: desktop wall edge flipping broken To manage notifications

[Compiz] [Bug 950160] Re: Unity blocks other programs from binding globally to Super+* (* = any key)

@Nicolay Doytchev: This is not a support forum. Please ask your question on either the Ubuntu Forums [1] or an Ask Ubuntu [2]. In fact, you may find a thread where someone else has already found the answer. [1] http://ubuntuforums.org/ [2] http://askubuntu.com/ -- You received this bug

[Compiz] [Bug 1069503] Re: Compiz crashes frequently, especially when Adobe Reader is used

File attached as requested (compressed because of its size). I hope it helps. ** Attachment added: "/var/crash/_usr_bin_compiz.1000.crash (compressed)" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1069503/+attachment/3411757/+files/_usr_bin_compiz.1000.crash.bz2 -- You received thi

[Compiz] [Bug 1069503] Re: Compiz crashes frequently, especially when Adobe Reader is used

Daniel, thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, your instructions do not work for me. The /var/crash/ folder contains only one file that looks like the right one: /var/crash/_usr_bin_compiz.1000.crash I tried opening from Nautilus and your manual method, both with and without sudo. sudo ubuntu

[Compiz] [Bug 1069503] [NEW] Compiz crashes frequently, especially when Adobe Reader is used

Public bug reported: Compiz has been crashing on a regular basis for some time. It seems to happen when starting a new application, most often (but not always) when Adobe Reader is started. (It is difficult to report this problem because of What I do: * I start a new application. What happens

[Compiz] [Bug 1019337] Re: gtk-window-decorator crashes with BadWindow (invalid Window parameter), from XGetWindowProperty() from get_frame_type()

Colan, this bug has been fixed, so if you are still having the problems described in bug #956071, it is not the same as this one. -- 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/1019337 T

[Compiz] [Bug 1019337] Re: gtk-window-decorator crashes with BadWindow (invalid Window parameter), from XGetWindowProperty() from get_frame_type()

I have installed the changes, and tried several times to get it the window decorations to crash, but it seems to be fixed. Thank you! -- 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/10193

[Compiz] [Bug 993265] Re: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications (gtk-window-decorator crashes)

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1019337 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1019337 OK, thank you Daniel. I see that there are several duplicates, so this has been reported several times. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscrib

[Compiz] [Bug 993265] Re: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications (gtk-window-decorator crashes)

LOL, Daniel, you seem to be struggling to find the error. exit did not catch anything, but _exit did (attached). I hope this gives you what you need. Again, when I run your commands, the nature of the breakage changes. Also, when I run your commands, it usually takes longer for the window decorat

[Compiz] [Bug 993265] Re: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications (gtk-window-decorator crashes)

Unfortunately, bug 1019337 has not solved my problem (I have updated and even rebooted today). However, when I run your trace commands, the nature of the problem changes; instead of the window decorations disappearing altogether, the close, minimise and maximise buttons did. And then I cannot caus

[Compiz] [Bug 993265] Re: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications (gtk-window-decorator crashes)

Here again, but note the error with the break command. I also was not sure whether to use "y" or "n" to its question, so I used "n". $ env DISPLAY=:0 gdb /usr/bin/gtk-window-decorator GNU gdb (Ubuntu/Linaro 7.4-2012.04-0ubuntu2) 7.4-2012.04 Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License

[Compiz] [Bug 993265] Re: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications (gtk-window-decorator crashes)

@Daniel: Here are my results. $ env DISPLAY=:0 gdb /usr/bin/gtk-window-decorator GNU gdb (Ubuntu/Linaro 7.4-2012.04-0ubuntu2) 7.4-2012.04 Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later This is free software: you are f

[Compiz] [Bug 993265] Re: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications (gtk-window-decorator crashes)

@Nicholas Wind: Even when I log into Gnome Classic (No Effects), I still get problems. Instead, I simply use the workaround mentioned in comment #24: gtk-window-decorator --replace I have put this onto a keyboard shortcut, so it's just a keystroke (and less than a second) to fix. -- You receiv

[Compiz] [Bug 993265] Re: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications (gtk-window-decorator crashes)

"Going into wineprefs and unchecking allow window manager to decorate this window seems to make Compiz a little less glitchy, but still crashes." I tried this but unfortunately it does not help with my set-up. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, wh

[Compiz] [Bug 771448] Re: desktop wall edge flipping broken

Donjan: I get exactly the same. This has been going on for some time. -- 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/771448 Title: desktop wall edge flipping broken To manage notifica

[Compiz] [Bug 993265] Re: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications (gtk-window-decorator crashes)

Thanks to FrankyG, we have a much faster workaround: >From Alt-F2 or a script: gtk-window-decorator --replace >From the terminal: nohup gtk-window-decorator --replace &>/dev/null & -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz

[Compiz] [Bug 993265] Re: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications (gtk-window-decorator crashes)

@Chris Banakis: "I like to showcase my system to all my friends (who use mac and windows) ... And when something doesn't work right, its a little embarassing. :(" Well, why don't you get them to show you how well Linux programs work on Windows? ;) It's hardly embarrassing that Windows programs don

[Compiz] [Bug 993265] Re: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications (gtk-window-decorator crashes)

@Jorge: Thank you. -- 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/993265 Title: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications (gtk-window- decorator crashes) To manage notific

[Compiz] [Bug 993265] Re: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications

Daniel, in my case gtk-window-decorator is running before I start the Wine program; but after the program has started, gtk-window-decorator is no longer running. If there is anything I can do to help diagnose this, let me know. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of co

[Compiz] [Bug 993265] Re: Wine breaks window decorations for all applications

@Tweed1: I have just run Quicken 2000 on Unity 2D. The window decorations remained, but the panel and Launcher become 100% transparent -- so I could not see anything there. Even the shut-down dialogue (Restart, Cancel or Shut Down) was completely invisible. -- You received this bug notification

[Compiz] [Bug 771448] Re: desktop wall edge flipping broken

@vob: The workaround, alas, does not work for drag-and-drop (DnD). -- 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/771448 Title: desktop wall edge flipping broken To manage notificatio

[Compiz] [Bug 771448] Re: desktop wall edge flipping broken

For me, dragging windows across edges works fine. But dragging icons (i.e. drag-and-drop, or DnD) is erratic and usually does not work. -- 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/771