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SOLVED Cant close or move any windows.

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Hi i have just installed mint 10 and when i log into Gnome and open any window there is no border on them i have enclosed sceenshot
I had mint 8 on this laptop and had no problem with it. But if i log in using Gnome(Safe Mode) i can move open windows and see borders.
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thouartsimple
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Re: Cant close or move any windows.

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First, hit Alt+F2 then type "compiz --replace" without quotes.

That should fix the problem temporarily. To fix it permanently, go to Startup Applications and add the command "compiz --replace". This will fix the problem every time.
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Re: Cant close or move any windows.

Post by nunol »

You can also drag a window by pressing the Alt key and clicking anywhere on the window and moving your mouse.
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Re: Cant close or move any windows.

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thouartsimple wrote:First, hit Alt+F2 then type "compiz --replace" without quotes.

That should fix the problem temporarily. To fix it permanently, go to Startup Applications and add the command "compiz --replace". This will fix the problem every time.
Thanks thouartsimple, im on windows at work will do this when i get home to night
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Re: Cant close or move any windows.

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nunol wrote:You can also drag a window by pressing the Alt key and clicking anywhere on the window and moving your mouse.
nunol, i didnt know that thanks
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Re: SOLVED Cant close or move any windows.

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Thanks thouartsimple
compiz --replace did the trick,
Many thanks
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Re: SOLVED Cant close or move any windows.

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No problem, glad to know it worked out for you.
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Desktop: LM11 Katya Gnome, LM10 Julia KDE, PCLinuxOS KDE, LM10 Julia LXDE, Bodhi Linux (All 32-bit, custom built PC)
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