Found the cause here. In /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/metacity-1/metacity-theme-1.xms:
Section <frame_style name="normal_focused" geometry="frame_geometry_normal"> shadow radius is set to 8.0 just like in normal_unfocused. I changed it to 24 instead which gives the intended behavior. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/864694 Title: Shadow settings only effect menus and tooltips To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz-core/+bug/864694/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs