Flashback (no effects) unusable in Ubuntu GNOME Saucy

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Yes, I'm talking about flashback Metacity. The one without stupid window
shadows and the one which runs fast on my older notebook without any
unnecessary 3D effects shit :)

On 27.10.2013 18:43, Erick Brunzell wrote:
> On 10/27/2013 12:13 PM, . wrote:
>> Thanks. I can't confirm these problems, only a few missing icons (as we
>> can see in the screen-shots too) in task-bar (e.g. gedit and the icon on
>> the top right (don't know how it's called)) missing. Already mentioned
>> the problem here to the mailing-list (yes, I know, mentioning problems
>> here isn't preferred).
> I think it's preferable to raise an issue here first unless we're fairly
> certain it's a QA issue.
>
> I wonder if we're talking about the same session? The new classic
> session is truly a "gnome-shell" session whereas the "flashback (no
> effects)" session is something else altogether and it uses the Metacity
> window manager rather than Mutter.
>
> Lance
>
>> On 27.10.2013 17:14, Erick Brunzell wrote:
>>> On 10/27/2013 07:19 AM, . wrote:
>>>> Can't view screen-shots, account needed. Can you put them to some other
>>>> host?
>>> I filed a bug report and posted the screenshots there:
>>>
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-gnome-default-settings/+bug/1245209
>>>
>>> As it says there I'm fine with a "won't fix" but as I rewrite
>>> instructions for tweaking "flashback (no effects)" I do not want to be
>>> responsible for spreading any FUD ;^)
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Lance
>>>
>>>> On 27.10.2013 11:21, Erick Brunzell wrote:
>>>>> I had not taken time during the Saucy dev cycle to test the flashback
>>>>> session with metacity because it's of minimal importance to me, but I do
>>>>> plan on doing a rewrite of this forum thread during the Trusty dev cycle:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1966370
>>>>>
>>>>> So I started testing the flashback (no effects) session in both Edubuntu
>>>>> and Ubuntu and it works fine in both, but then I tried it out in Ubuntu
>>>>> GNOME Saucy and it's just a mess.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not even sure how to describe it but the menus and/or windows do not
>>>>> respond properly. I posted some screeenshots in this forum thread:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2183871
>>>>>
>>>>> As I said this is of minor importance to me and I'm fine just saying,
>>>>> "the flashback (no effects) session is known not to work properly in
>>>>> Ubuntu GNOME", but I don't want to start any FUD.
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW the standard gnome-shell and classic DE's work perfectly well
>>>>> out-of-box so it appears to be limited only to the flashback (no
>>>>> effects) session.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>>
>>>>> Lance
>>>>>


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