[ubuntu-uk] Unresponsive 'windows' and icons

[Michael Holloway]

> Hi Michael
> Thanks for your response, and I think you got it.  I turned off compiz
> and lo and behold the light shone down on me!  The notification area
> started working, todiscgui worked and so did amsn.  So then I turned
> compiz back on with all the plugins disabled, and then gradually
> turned them on one at a time while starting and stopping the two
> programs.  I discovered that enabling Freely Transformable Windows was
> the cause of the problem with todiscgui.  amsn is proving a little
> more difficult as sometimes it works properly and then it will sulk,
> so I'll have to keep working on that one.  Is this something I should
> report to someone somewhere?
> Many thanks,
> Jen


Hi Jen

I suspect this is probably a (somewhat) known issue, but your input is
always welcomed, so pop down to https://launchpad.net/ubuntu and report
your findings there.
You might also find it helpful to run "nvidia-settings", and
"compiz-config" on your end, and see if there are any options you can
change to find the neutral ground between nvidia and compiz. I had a
nvidia card on my old machine running beryl ( a compiz spin-off ) and
there was an option somewhere that fixed a lot of issues. I cant
remember what the option was called, but i remember choosing "copy" as
the answer! Maybe someone on the list can elaborate on that :) 

Cheers,
Michael