Cannot set Alt+Button3 for resize

[Michael Ekstrand]

Binary package hint: compiz

I am trying to configure Compiz so that Alt+Button3 (right mouse) resizes and the menu is opened either with Alt+Button2 (or no button binding, as I don't much care about it). I cannot, however, seem to accomplish this. I have tried using compizconfig-settings-manager, and the settings don't take effect. I have also tried to do it by directly editing the gconf keys with gconf-editor, again to no avail. My attempted changes did not take effect after logging out and back in again either.

Some more detail on the settings manager behavior: when I would set either button binding (window menu or initiate resize), it would tell me there was a conflict. I would either click "set anyway" or "disable <other>", but neither one worked. "set anyway" didn't set the option (at least persistently), and "disable <other>" didn't disable the other binding.

Metacity provides a simple hidden gconf option for this ('resize_with_right_button').

This with compiz 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu2, compizconfig-settings-manager 0.8.2-0ubuntu1.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,move,resize,place,decoration,animation,ccp,vpswitch,png,commands,extrawm,imgjpeg,session,gnomecompat,regex,text,mousepoll,resizeinfo,video,svg,neg,workarounds,dbus,thumbnail,snap,shift,wall,fade,expo,ezoom,scale,scaleaddon,addhelper,staticswitcher]
Date: Thu Jan 7 22:48:56 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: LENOVO 7732CTO
Package: compiz-plugins 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu2
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a02] (rev 0c)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=e594d8f3-e42f-400e-a514-4d95c1b1577e ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: compiz
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 05/14/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7LET39WW (1.09 )
dmi.board.name: 7732CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7LET39WW(1.09):bd05/14/2007:svnLENOVO:pn7732CTO:pvrThinkPadR61/R61i:rvnLENOVO:rn7732CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 7732CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad R61/R61i
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = i686, kernel = 2.6.31-17-generic

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version.Thanks in advance and sorry for the late response.

[Michael Ekstrand (elehack)]

This seems to have been fixed in Maverick.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for compiz (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]