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Re: [Bug 858845] Re: Screen edge actions set in CCSM (scale/expo) don't work (sometimes) - Wall plugin is probably responsible

 

Nice to see someone's still playing with this to try and find a final
solution.

Me, I gave up trying to figure it out as Xfce is my primary desktop.

Still, thanks to anyone who's willing to give it a go... [thumbs-up!]

Regards,

Andy


On 26 April 2014 16:04, monkeybrain2012 <kammon101@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Turns out the start up command is not such a good idea, it leads to some
> graphic glitches as well as momentarily freezing, maybe it is restarting
> unity constantly? Also running unity --restart somehow removes the
> orange outline of highlighted workplace in expo and leaves for ugly
> black edges.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/858845
>
> Title:
>   Screen edge actions set in CCSM (scale/expo) don't work (sometimes) -
>   Wall plugin is probably responsible
>
> Status in Compiz:
>   Fix Released
> Status in Unity:
>   Invalid
> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
>   PROBLEM:
>   If the unityshell plugin is loaded after compiz plugins like scale or
> expo, those plugins will lose their "active corner" settings. The settings
> are still set but don't have any effect. Keyboad shortcuts are not affected.
>
>   This looks like a problem in the unityshell plugin.
>
>   WORKAROUND:
>   Re-order the list of plugins to move expo and scale (or whatever else
> you use) behind unityshell.
>
>   In 12.04 the list of plugins is found in this gconf key
>   /apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins
>
>   In 12.10 it is this dconf key
>   /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/core/active-plugins
>   ( for some with 12.10 it may be at
> /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins-with-set-keys )
>   --
>   old description
>   --
>   I have set expo edge to bottom right. After reboot, often this setting
> does not seem to work. To re-enable expo edge, I have to clear it in
> compizconfig settings manager and re-set it to bottom right.
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
>   Package: compiz 1:0.9.5.94+bzr20110919-0ubuntu1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
>   Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
>   NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
>   .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
>   ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,snap,place,imgpng,compiztoolbox,gnomecompat,grid,move,vpswitch,mousepoll,resize,regex,session,unitymtgrabhandles,wall,animation,expo,workarounds,fade,scale,unityshell]
>   CompositorRunning: compiz
>   Date: Sun Sep 25 17:26:13 2011
>   DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-09-02 13:23:21.116927
>   DistroCodename: oneiric
>   DistroVariant: ubuntu
>   DkmsStatus:
>    fglrx, 8.881, 3.0.0-10-generic, x86_64: installed
>    fglrx, 8.881, 3.0.0-11-generic, x86_64: installed
>   GraphicsCard:
>    ATI Technologies Inc Madison [Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series]
> [1002:68c0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>      Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02fe]
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64
> (20110427.1)
>   JockeyStatus:
>    kmod:fglrx - ATI Fire GL (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
>    xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary,
> Enabled, In use)
>   MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio XPS 1645
>   PackageArchitecture: all
>   ProcEnviron:
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    LANG=en_IN
>    LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic
> root=UUID=dabcc9da-5f0e-411a-9d27-8d9eb8dde0af ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>   SourcePackage: compiz
>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-02 (23 days ago)
>   dmi.bios.date: 05/11/2010
>   dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: A09
>   dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.board.version: A09
>   dmi.chassis.type: 8
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.chassis.version: A09
>   dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd05/11/2010:svnDellInc.:pnStudioXPS1645:pvrA09:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvrA09:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA09:
>   dmi.product.name: Studio XPS 1645
>   dmi.product.version: A09
>   dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.94+bzr20110919-0ubuntu1
>   version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
>   version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu23
>   version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>   version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
>   version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
>   version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
> 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1
>
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Title:
  Screen edge actions set in CCSM (scale/expo) don't work (sometimes) -
  Wall plugin is probably responsible

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