Weird Glow Behind Menu Bars and Windows

[Separ]

I am getting a really weird purple glow behind my menu bars, it's probably to do with compiz fusion but I have turned all the reflection settings off and it still doesn't work

Screenshot below.

[dyous87]

I am getting a really weird purple glow behind my menu bars, it's probably to do with compiz fusion but I have turned all the reflection settings off and it still doesn't work

Screenshot below.

What happens when you go to System>Preferences>Appearance, click on the Visual Effects tab and set them to normal.

If the purple glow still shows, chances are you're video drivers are not configured right, or they do not support compiz fusion 100%.

Could you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

[Separ]

Yes, it went away but I'm now left reconfiguring my whole custom settings of compiz =\

Xorg.conf:

# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8400 GS]"
Driver "nvidia"
Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "MW19E-AAA"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8400 GS]"
Monitor "MW19E-AAA"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1440x1440" "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen "Default Screen"
Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "glx"
EndSection

[Separ]

Heh, after redoing all my settings, it has worked...the settings are exactly the same as before and its gone now :D

Thanks ^_^

[dyous87]

Oh sorry about that. :frown:

Well looking at your xorg.conf everything looks fine to me with your card and drivers.

I would think that a certain compiz setting you were using was causing this purple glow. You may want to go through them to see which one?

EDIT: ^^ Oh great glad to hear it :)

[alsamman]

I have the same problem you had with the glowing. Sometimes itll be pink others white, etc. I upgraded to hardy today but in 7.10 i did not have this issue. Changing visual effects to normal did not fix it so can someone please help me out and see if there is another way to specifically disable the glowing?

[dyous87]

hmm odd.

Could you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

David

[alsamman]

hmm odd.

Could you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

David

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Defaultdepth 24
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen "Default Screen"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection

[dyous87]

ok try this:

open up a terminal, type:

metacity --replace

this will kill compiz and the colors should go away. after this attempt to enable visual effects again on the normal setting.

let me know,

David

[llebegue]

Hi all,

Same problem here. The only workaround I found are :

- disabling compiz
- go to System -> Preference -> Appearance and in Theme tab changing the theme.

Any other more permanent solution ?

[ZeusABJ]

I got this odd glow too. Changing themes also worked for me. I love Ubuntu so much, but it is frustrating how each new release seems to fix a lot of bugs only to introduce some new oddball quirks. Still this is minor and (as implied above) probably caused by those lousy binary drivers from nvidia. I went through HELL getting my dual monitors to work. Ah well, here's hoping nvidia steps up their Linux support soon.

[lakerssuperman]

i am fairly certain that it is a bug that affects the shadow color compiz uses. I am not sure what causes it, since I have 3 boxes all running Nvidia cards with the newest drivers and only my main rig does it. That may be a result of dual booting 7.10 and 8.04 and using the same home directory and as a result the same settings. Perhaps this is causing the problem as my other two boxes were complete reformat installs.

[guitarman_usa]

I had kinda of an orange glow going on around all my windows too after upgrading from 7.10 to 8.04. I turned the appearance settings to none, then back to extra, changed my emerald theme to something different, glow went away, and then when I changed back to my favorite emerald theme the glow did not return.

[Polocoste]

I am having the same issue. Fresh install of 8.04. Never had this issue in 7.10. Seems to be related to compiz. If you change the theme around it solves the problem until a reboot, after which the glow comes back. My card is a nVidia. It is quite annoying.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/3550/screenshottw4.png.

[ROWDY!!!]

I've got the same problem, only occasionally / momentarily though.

[denham2010]

1. Open Emerald Theme Manager
2. Edit Themes tab
3. Frames/Shadows tab
4. Adjust the Opacity slider.

This will change the shadow colour back to what you have set in the Frames/Shadows tab (your theme default).

Make sure you click the Save button, or it will reset when you reboot.

For some reason, the upgrade to Hardy effects this setting until you override it with your theme setting and save it again.

[Polocoste]

I changed the settings in my 'Advanced Desktop Effects Settings' to what is in the screenshot below and it seems to be fine now

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/7439/screenshotcompizconfigsdv1.png

[tofuconfetti]

Doesn't that eliminate all drop shadows however? That sort of defeats the "eyecandy" associated with Compiz-fusion. I have this on one computer and not the others. Sounds like a bug in Compiz.

[alsamman]

its definitely a emerald thing, not compiz. I had compiz on and switched emerald to gtk and the glow went away when i switched back to emerald it came back. So to fix it you just go to emerald theme manager, edit themes, frame shadows and put opacity to 0

[ArchLinuxFan]

There's now a full fix at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=772408

[ZeusABJ]

Also found this great article with an easy fix at Tombuntu:

http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/04/28/workaround-for-pink-shadows-with-compiz/

[tofuconfetti]

Nice tip. Thanks.