netbook-launcher doesn't use compiz backgrounds/wallpapers [karmic]

[Jonathan Reeve]

Binary package hint: netbook-launcher

The nice thing about compiz wallpaper is that you can have different backgrounds for different workspaces. Whenever I have compiz wallpaper enabled, however, and then I start the netbook launcher, it reverts to metacity wallpaper or goes white.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 16 14:43:24 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
GConfNonDefault:
 /apps/netbook-launcher/disable_single_instance=false
 /apps/netbook-launcher/force_low_graphics=false
MachineType: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD U-100
Package: netbook-launcher 2.1.10-0ubuntu1
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=b307c1ad-de1e-4022-8c11-93ac487303ec ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.47-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
 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: netbook-launcher
Tags: ubuntu-unr ubuntu-unr
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 10/06/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 4.6.3
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: U-100
dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
dmi.board.version: Ver.001
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
dmi.chassis.version: Ver.001
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.3:bd10/06/2008:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnU-100:pvrVer.001:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnU-100:rvrVer.001:cvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:ct3:cvrVer.001:
dmi.product.name: U-100
dmi.product.version: Ver.001
dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic

[Bryan Moore (moore-bryan)]

How is this a "Wishlist" item? If Compiz can be installed and used, all its functionality should also be permitted, including, but not limited to, Compiz wallpapers. Why isn't this as easy as going into gconf-editor and changing a setting? Besides, what does netbook-launcher have anything to do with the wallpaper anyway?

[tomdubs (tomdubs)]

surely this can be sorted.. apparently the netbook-launcher draws its own "desktop" like nautilus does so surely the option of disabling the background should be allowed through gconf-editor?

[Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks)]

No it can't, the clutter actor is masking the background. That's why the key is mandatory.