[Gutsy] desktop effects no window border

[marcobra (Marco Braida)]

Binary package hint: compiz

On updated Gutsy now i desktop-effects can start but the windows are without menu and borders.
I have a:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0e)

HTH

[Don Scorgie (don-scorgie)]

I think I'm seeing the same thing. When I switch to "Normal Effects" or "Extra Effects", all windows appear fine, except their missing the border and frame. They can still be moved around / minimised / closed / everything else via the Window List applet or the keyboard but no window border.

[Filip Palm (filip)]

I have the same problem on my up to date Gutsy system.

OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6150/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW!
OpenGL version string: 2.1.0 NVIDIA 96.39

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

On 9/2/07, Filip Palm <email address hidden> wrote:
> I have the same problem on my up to date Gutsy system.
>
>
> OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
> OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6150/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW!
> OpenGL version string: 2.1.0 NVIDIA 96.39
>

Your problem is probably a missing "AddARGBGLXVisuals" in the Device
section in xorg.conf. That gets added automatically if you use the
restricted-manager but if you enable the driver manually you also have
to add this manually.

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Travis Watkins
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[Filip Palm (filip)]

Travis Watkins, you are absolutely right about that. Works now, thanks!

[marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra)]

Thanks Travis, it works...! Thank you for the info.

Best regards

[marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra)]

Not a bug adding a missing "AddARGBGLXVisuals" in the Device section in xorg.conf solved the problem.

[Don Scorgie (don-scorgie)]

Doesn't solve it for me :(

Attached is my xorg.conf for perusal. It was generated using the "Screens and Graphics" caplet. Any advice?

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

You don't have AddARGBGLXVisuals in your xorg.conf

[Yaron Tausky (yaront)]

I tried installing and then uninstalling the proprietary ATI driver with restricted-manager (compiz doesn't work with those drivers, only with the free ones), but this bug still manifests itself. We're not expecting users to edit their xorg.conf for that, are we?

[Armindo Silva (deathon2legs)]

From my xorg.conf:

 Vendorname "NVIDIA"
 Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
 Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
 Option "NoLogo" "True"

and I don't have borders when activate Desktops Effects.

Any ideas?

[Armindo Silva (deathon2legs)]

Answering my own question :)

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

Menu System -> Preferences -> Advanced Desktop Effects Settings

Make sure Window Decoration is selected (and Desktop Cube and Rotate Cube if you want them)

Now everything should be working :)

[Don Scorgie (don-scorgie)]

Last comment works for me :)

[Bynds (ndavenport)]

AddARGBGLXVisuals is included in my xorg.conf,
and Window Decoration is selected in compiz-settings-manager.

Still no luck getting window borders.

Does anyone know which package provides the Window Decorations as a while ago I installed and uninstalled a number of packages trying to get compiz working.

[Alex Ruddick (alexrudd0)]

The window decoration should be gtk-window-decorator, which is included in compiz-gnome.

Any reason why window decorations are not enabled by default? It seems to me like they are one of the more important functions of a WM; without them it is somewhat harder to minimize, close, etc.