[ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 9.04 + gnome screen error

[Paul Sutton]

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Liam Proven wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Paul Sutton <zleap at zleap.net> wrote:
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>> http://imagebin.org/89424
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>> just got the above, come up,  not sure what triggered it, but I can't
>> click on desktop,  i can click menus and load programs
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>> i can't change the background using preferences
>> can't even click, its just a white space.
>>
>> just wondered if anyone has come across this sort of thing.
>>
>> Paul
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>> Paul Sutton
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> I've seen something a bit like that on a couple of systems. It was due
> to problems with Compiz.
> 
> One 1 machine, it was due to me disabling DRI in the X server while
> leaving Compiz enabled. It requires DRI & couldn't display a usable
> desktop without it.
> 
> On the other, it was due to relying on an only-partially-supported
> graphics chipset & enabling all the visual "chrome" in Appearance. The
> graphics couldn't support all the features and I got a blank desktop.
> 
> In both cases, I had to flip to an alternate V-console (Ctrl+Alt+F1 -
> thru' - F6) and fix it from the command line.
> 
> 
hmm,  thats interesting as I seeem to be triggering it when killing the
desktop with xkill (did this on purpose for a test). so


alt -f2
type xkill
click on desktop

so the two could potentially be inter related,

according to #ubuntu-uk,  this isn't a but and meant to happen, i
understand the reasons,  i can now fix it by re-running nautilus,  i am
more concerned regarding newish users doing this,

Paul


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