Compiz-git help please

[Ray Parrish]

Samuel Rohde wrote:
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>> From: Cybe R. Wizard <cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net>
>> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 6:05:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: Compiz-git help please
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>> Samuel Rohde   said:
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>>>>> Hello, I'm running Ubuntu 8.04 with compiz-git and whenever a new
>>>>> window opens it opens in the top left corner with the title bar
>>>>> under the task bar. I am using emerald, it is just very annoying
>>>>> that I can't grab the title bar to move it. I have to first move
>>>>> the window with Alt then I can move it normally. How can I stop
>>>>> this from happening? And don't say get rid of the top task bar,
>>>>> cause I want it there. Thanks.
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>>>> Could you live with setting it to auto-hide?
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>>>> Cybe 
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>>> No, but that's okay, I solved it.
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>> Do you mind sharing your solution?  I could use it, myself.
>> (then I could un-hide my own task bar.)
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> Sure, All I did was go into the compiz settings manager and went to "Place Windows". I enabled it and went into it and under the second tab I made a new setting for the top setting box. And I checked the box that says "Keep in work area". That's it.
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Hmmmm... I don't find a "keep in work area" checkbox, and had to "Add" 
window names to the list and then set the value for top with a scroll 
tool. We must be using different versions of Compiz.

Later, Ray Parrish

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