Alt+right click window resize with compiz enabled does not work with "Enable integration into the desktop environment" on

[Eddie Dunn]

Binary package hint: compiz

Not long ago, the feature to resize windows with an alternative binding, alt+right click, was added to the Gnome Desktop Environment. It is superior to the older binding, alt+middle click, especially on laptops who generally don't have a middle mouse button for the track pad.

However, with Compiz enabled reconfiguring window resizing still does not work, if "Enable integration into the desktop environment" under Preferences is on. Why is the integration setting overriding custom key bindings?

How to reproduce:
1. Start Compiz configuration manager.
2. Go to Resize window and change settings for Initiate Window Resize from the default Alt+middle click.
3. Try resizing with the new binding, notice how it doesn't work.
4. Go to Preferences, and disable "Enable integration into the desktop environment", notice how your new binding actually works.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,move,resize,place,decoration,animation,ccp,imgjpeg,gnomecompat,svg,resizeinfo,commands,dbus,neg,regex,text,video,session,extrawm,workarounds,vpswitch,png,mousepoll,shift,obs,wall,wobbly,snap,fade,expo,scale,scaleaddon,ezoom,staticswitcher]
Date: Thu Dec 10 18:22:11 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MachineType: System manufacturer P5Q-E
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: compiz 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu2.1
PackageArchitecture: all
PciDisplay: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc RV770 [Radeon HD 4850] [1002:9442]
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic root=UUID=64cb848b-80d9-482b-afe8-cf1cc32ecb76 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
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 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
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 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: compiz
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 07/09/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1003
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5Q-E
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1003:bd07/09/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnP5Q-E:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5Q-E:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: P5Q-E
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = x86_64, kernel = 2.6.31-16-generic

[Asif Youssuff (yoasif)]

I am also having this issue on lucid lynx.

using 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu9.

[Asif Youssuff (yoasif)]

I personally don't think this is a bug, since gnome compatibility is on -- but the resize window plugin should probably say something like "this will not work because we are using gnome settings here."

I will also note that setting /apps/metacity/general/resize_with_right_button does not work to resize windows using compiz, even though you would expect that with gnome compatibility -- I have made a note of this on the compiz site: http://forum.compiz.org/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=12247

[Eddie Dunn (eddie-dunn)]

It -is- a bug, specifically having to do with the gnome compatibility setting in Compiz. Perhaps I did not state it clearly enough in the bug report:

Metacity's resize_with_right_button works fine ONLY if Compiz is off or Compiz' Gnome Compatibility setting is disabled.

[Guido I (guidoweb)]

I've posted a patch in bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/207065 fixing this issue, still don't know which of both bugs should be marked as dup, but for the meantime i'm "crossposting"

Will welcome feedback on patch testing.

[Lukas Bunsen (lukasbunsen)]

The Patch is included in Maverick, it’s working now - I think, the bug should be closed?