Unable to view windows properly

[rmcellig]

I am running Xubuntu 12.04. For some reason I am not seeing the complete Thunar window (Close box, zoom box etc...), and can't remember how to reset it so the windows look normal. When I go to my Settings Windows Manager or Windows Manager tweaks, nothing at all shows up.

Might there be a config or setting file that I can delete so that I can access those two settings as well?

What is my best course of action?

Thanks!!

[Toz]

Sounds like the window manager has crashed. Try running the following command from a terminal window:

xfwm4 --replace

...and see if it comes back.

If it does you should probably clear out your sessions cache as well to prevent if from recurring on next login. To do so:
1. Log out
2. Go to the first virtual console (Ctrl+Alt+F1)
3. Login to that text console
4. Run:

cd .cache
rm -rf sessions

5. Return to the gui console (Ctrl+Alt+F7)
6. Log in and test.