Compiz -- Viewport preferences mystery

[weyland]

I just started trying to use Compiz on Rosa MATE, largely to get a better grip on workspaces/viewports.

Immediately I got this problem when trying to configure and switch them. The image shows a panel on the right, which contains only the Switcher. For some reason it's tiny, and displayed horizontally instead of vertically. The Preferences dialogue always shows 1 in the Number box, even though I keep changing it to 6. Yet the Switcher always shows 4. What's going on? Is Compiz fighting with some other Windows manager, or what?



[The image size limit -- 320 x 240 -- is very limiting.]

[weyland]

It's set in Compiz General Options for some reason, not Switcher Preferences.

I thought that had fixed it, but it didn't. Now I can't switch at all, even though six viewports show vertically in the Panel. Back to the drawing board.

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I've abandoned Compiz for the moment at least. It's too confusing and there's no proper manual that I can find, only a Wiki with broken links.

[chuck8o8]

I too thought one of my total system crashes was caused by compiz? Or, I caused the crash? ... nah, that couldn't happen.

I am on my forth reinstall of mint 17.3, mate edition. Therefore, I upgraded my status to super-newbie ... as in super confused newbie. This install appears to be very stable ... for days now.