compiz process running but plugin bindings lost
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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compiz (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Bug Description
In about 50 % of boots after login - although compiz process is running, I cannot use the key/mouse bindings.
Not sure if all plugins affected, but at least "Desktop Wall", "Scale Windows" or "Application Switcher".
It already happened also during work that at some point I noticed that the bindings are not working any more although after login they did.
Pressing ALT+F2 and executing a compiz --replace fixes the problem then - which is for me not a real problem but the normal user would need to google a lot until finding out and probably tries multiple re-logins for getting lucky.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.
Uname: Linux 3.4.0-030400-
.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Sep 28 08:35:55 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.1.22, 3.4.0-030400-
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0535]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6530
PackageArchitec
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/24/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A02
dmi.board.name: 0JC5MT
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: Latitude E6530
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
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I should mention that I have changed - or better to say - added a lot of bindings, mostly for the mouse because I want the same efficiency using keyboard AND mouse.
Most important bindings - that are mostly those, where I first notice if they are not working:
a) Left and right mouse button on the bottom edge to switch to desktop on the left or right.
b) Left and right mouse button on the top edge to switch to last window considering only current or all desktops.
c) Move mouse to bottom right corner to get thumbnails of all windows and choose by click (Scale Windows plugin).
Attached you find my compiz profile.
Not sure if relevant: I have also changed desktop layout to 4x1 instead 2x2.