Compiz Effects Always Slow After 'Reload Window Manager'

**alsamman** · January 8th, 2011

Anytime I click Reload Window Manager, everything reloads fine but stuff like wobbly window and minimize/close effects lag and aren't smooth anymore and it stays like that until I log out and log back in. Before I click it, everything works perfect and smooth but I am not sure why it suddenly goes all laggy after a reload.

**Krytarik** · January 8th, 2011

Where do you find this option, and why do you use it?

**alsamman** · January 8th, 2011

On the compiz desktop icon, and I use it because sometimes the window border doesn't load for some reason when I log in so I have no close/maximize/minimize buttons but when I click Reload Window Manager it fixes it but then the effects get all laggy.

**Krytarik** · January 8th, 2011

Check if you get the same behaviour by reloading Compiz with this command via Alt+F2 or a terminal:

Code:

compiz --replace

**alsamman** · January 9th, 2011

Originally Posted by Krytarik

Check if you get the same behaviour by reloading Compiz with this command via Alt+F2 or a terminal:

Code:

compiz --replace

interesting. When i do compiz --replace i dont get the lag; only when i use the compiz desktop icon to reload compiz. I guess its some problem with the icon

**Krytarik** · January 9th, 2011

Originally Posted by alsamman

interesting. When i do compiz --replace i dont get the lag; only when i use the compiz desktop icon to reload compiz. I guess its some problem with the icon

Cool!

Then you may just create a launcher for the command and place it in a panel.