Close window button missing?

[Odd_sam]

I installed compizfusion and when I start it up my title bar at the top of all my windows disappeared. Using the latest version and ubuntu 8.10.

[Wartender]

use metacity --replace, i don't know what your problem is but this'll revert you back to metacity
edit: type metacity --replace in the terminal that is

[TheViLliN]

I'm having the same issue.
My Visual Effects are disabled every time I reboot presumably causing the same issue. Cant close or move any windows.

I'm still looking into it....
When I find out I'll pass it on.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1050666

[N4zgu1]

have you tried to installl compiz from the shame repositorie???


Here is a how-to



First remove the originally installed Compiz packages. You can do this by opening Synaptic, search (Name only) for Compiz and mark all packages for complete removal (see attachment). Apply the indicated changes.
When you now click Status the libdecoration0 package is marked as Auto removable. Also remove this package.
Now close Synaptic and open a terminal.

In the terminal you now open the /etc/apt/sources.list file with your favorite editor.
I personally use nano

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

If you are not comfortable with a "terminal editor" you can use in XFCE

gksu mousepad /etc/apt/sources.list

or in Gnome

gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

At the bottom add the following lines to your file

#SHAME'S COMPIZ REPOSITORY
deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/shames/debian-lenny/desktopfx/unstable/ ./

Save the file and close the editor.

Now get the GPG repo key

wget http://download.tuxfamily.org/shames/A42A6CF5.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Now open Synaptic again and click "Reload"
Perform the same search as indicated when removing the orginal packages (compiz and only Name).
I am running an XFCE installation, so I marked everything starting with compiz EXCEPT the packages ending with -all,-kconfig or -kde (see attachment).
Mark the packages for installation and also except the additionally to be installed packages.

NOTE: Make sure you do NOT mark the original Debian packages (like for example compiz-gtk).
You can recognize the Shame packages since they have git in the version number.

Apply the changes.
When the changes are applied close Synaptic.




NOTE: I didnt make the how-to I took it from here

http://dreamlinuxforums.org/index.ph....html#msg23715

[vinthund]

Hello,

I just installed Ubuntu NBR. I did not install any window decorator, but right from the beginning there is no "close" button on any window, as far I could see. Any help with this?

[Yogotiss]

Hello,

I just installed Ubuntu NBR. I did not install any window decorator, but right from the beginning there is no "close" button on any window, as far I could see. Any help with this?

When using the NBR your interface is pretty much like the Google Chrome web browser, nothing but tabs. You should see [x] symbol to the right of that tab...

[vinthund]

I do not use Chrome, so I might get it wrong, but I do not see any buttons on the top bar. Now I realized, that I do not see the top bar at all (the one with app name and with maximize/minimize/close buttons. But why?

[flippo]

You should have really started a new thread for this, the decription of the problem in the first post is different than your problem. You may not have a window manager running, try opening a terminal and typing

metacity --replace &

I'm not sure if NBR has metacity though, this may be better asked in the netbook remix section of the forums.

[vinthund]

You should have really started a new thread for this, the decription of the problem in the first post is different than your problem.

Yes, but I did not realize it at first.

Reply to your command is as follows:

marek@marek-eee:~$ metacity --replace &
[1] 4377
marek@marek-eee:~$

[flippo]

Does it make the window borders reappear?