Flashback (no effects) unusable in Ubuntu GNOME Saucy

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As for this bug, I can only tell so much, that I have different,
hardware (T5450).

On 27.10.2013 19:33, Erick Brunzell wrote:
> On 10/27/2013 01:20 PM, . wrote:
>> 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 :)
> Hmmm, that does make me wonder if it's not a hardware or Xorg problem,
> but as I said the out-of-box Ubuntu GNOME sessions work quite well as
> does Lubuntu. My hardware is simple:
>
> Intel Atom CPU  230 @ 1.60GHz
> Intel 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
> Intel N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
> Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
> 2GB DDR2 RAM
>
> And the "flashback (no effects)" session works OK beginning with either
> Edubuntu or Ubuntu, just not if I begin with Ubuntu GNOME.
>
> Lance
>
>> 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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