I get this also. I've checked the value in that through gconf-editor against a good compiz and it's the same. I did not do a fresh install, but an update and a couple days later X crashed with a gconf error. Unfortunately I did not record what that was.
Now all my old compiz settings are gone, and everything in ccsm is greyed out and unable to be changed. However, when I run "gksu ccsm" all the old settings come back and I am able to change settings. The issue then is that the changes aren't reflected in the system. I've tried purging and reinstalling compiz, emerald, gconf-backend, and ccsm. I've also tried renaming .gconf, .compiz, and .emerald to something like ".gconf_old" and the problem remains. Here is the error that shows when running ccsm: GConf backend: There is an unsupported value at path /apps/compiz/plugins/scale/allscreens/options/initiate_edge. Settings from this path won't be read. Try to remove that value so that operation can continue properly. -- Unsupported value in gconf by default in Hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/209207 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
