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[Locked] Ubuntu Gnome and Cairo Dock session issue
williammanda English 17 fabounet [Read]
23 May 2013 à 14:08

williammanda, Tuesday 14 May 2013 à 23:15


Subscription date : 17 February 2012
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Cairo Dock ver 3.2.1
Ubuntu Gnome 3.8
Both - not using and using Opengl
GDM windows manager
Gnome desktop

I'm having a problem with Cairo Dock working correctly with Ubuntu Gnome. I select Cairo Dock for the session during login and all I get is a wallpaper display with a mouse curser. I can ctrl-alt-del to get login but that is it. I can apply Cairo Dock in a regular gnome session and it works fine but I would like to use the Cairo Dock session. Please advise.
Thanks

fabounet, Wednesday 15 May 2013 à 14:01


Subscription date : 30 November 2007
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in this case, the cairo-dock session uses Compiz as the window-manager

I guess that there is a problem with Compiz on launch
maybe you can find some outputs in ~/.xsession-errors
I had a similar problem when upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 (re-installing + removing all Compiz config fixed it)

if you don't mind, you can also use Metacity instead of Compiz with the cairo-dock session (I think you just need to edit the .desktop or the .session file located somewhere in /usr/share (I don't have the path in mind))

williammanda, Wednesday 15 May 2013 à 14:57


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fabounet :
in this case, the cairo-dock session uses Compiz as the window-manager

I guess that there is a problem with Compiz on launch
maybe you can find some outputs in ~/.xsession-errors
I had a similar problem when upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 (re-installing + removing all Compiz config fixed it)

if you don't mind, you can also use Metacity instead of Compiz with the cairo-dock session (I think you just need to edit the .desktop or the .session file located somewhere in /usr/share (I don't have the path in mind))


Is compiz used in Ubuntu Gnome? I'm not using Ubuntu but Ubuntu Gnome. Please clarify more please.
Thanks

williammanda, Wednesday 15 May 2013 à 16:44


Subscription date : 17 February 2012
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fabounet :
in this case, the cairo-dock session uses Compiz as the window-manager

I guess that there is a problem with Compiz on launch
maybe you can find some outputs in ~/.xsession-errors
I had a similar problem when upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 (re-installing + removing all Compiz config fixed it)

if you don't mind, you can also use Metacity instead of Compiz with the cairo-dock session (I think you just need to edit the .desktop or the .session file located somewhere in /usr/share (I don't have the path in mind))


Trying something I found.../usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/...and edited cairo-dock.session. I replaced compiz with metacity. I logged out and back in with cairo dock. The cairo dock session came up as expected but a few new problems have arisen.
1. The top pane on all windows is gone. There are no windows controls on the window or right clicking the cairo dock icon.
2. I use Mythtv and love that I can access Cairo dock while using Mythtv. This isn't the case now. I can't access Cairo dock and the keyboard isn't functioning.

I will try to test further. Lastly I don't have a file or directory called ~/.xsession-errors.

williammanda, Thursday 16 May 2013 à 13:26


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fabounet :
in this case, the cairo-dock session uses Compiz as the window-manager

I guess that there is a problem with Compiz on launch
maybe you can find some outputs in ~/.xsession-errors
I had a similar problem when upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 (re-installing + removing all Compiz config fixed it)


I'm going to try the re-install but would like to get your specifics on how you did it.
Thanks

fabounet, Thursday 16 May 2013 à 14:05


Subscription date : 30 November 2007
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are you sure Metacity is running ? (I think it's not installed by default)
it's Metacity that draws the windows borders

williammanda, Thursday 16 May 2013 à 15:04


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fabounet :
are you sure Metacity is running ? (I think it's not installed by default)
it's Metacity that draws the windows borders


metacity 1:2.34.13 looks to be installed and mutter 3.8.2 is installed. Can I try mutter?

williammanda, Thursday 16 May 2013 à 15:41


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I started metacity via terminal and got the full window back but also have a new problem. There are black horizontial bands along where cairo dock is located. See photo. Also see the error in terminal concerning metacity.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17574275/Screenshot%205-16-13.png

edit: The blacks bands were there, I had a black background before which hid them.

fabounet, Thursday 16 May 2013 à 17:11


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you need to activate the composite in Metacity
see the wiki, or use the Help applet

williammanda, Thursday 16 May 2013 à 19:12


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fabounet :
you need to activate the composite in Metacity
see the wiki, or use the Help applet


I tried the route you offered but I the problem wasn't solved. I'm not pursuing this route any further. I thought that Ubuntu Gnome would be better, I will just go back to Ubuntu and Cairo Dock.

matttbe, Friday 17 May 2013 à 08:25


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I think that Cairo-Dock session can be started with Mutter (instead of Compiz) but I think Mutter is designed for Gnome-Shell.
If you want to use it with Metacity, you'll have to enable compositing: Composite Manager.

Cairo-Dock can also be launched with Gnome-Shell: simply launch it from Gnome-Shell menu and then do a right click on the dock / Cairo-Dock / Launch it at startup.

If the dock has not been launched for the first time on a Cairo-Dock session, you'll have only one dock. But if you want the default theme for the Cairo-Dock session, simply open the config panel (right click on the dock / Cairo-Dock / Settings) and select the 'Default-Panel' theme in the theme tab.

williammanda, Friday 17 May 2013 à 13:49


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matttbe :
I think that Cairo-Dock session can be started with Mutter (instead of Compiz) but I think Mutter is designed for Gnome-Shell.
If you want to use it with Metacity, you'll have to enable compositing: Composite Manager.

Cairo-Dock can also be launched with Gnome-Shell: simply launch it from Gnome-Shell menu and then do a right click on the dock / Cairo-Dock / Launch it at startup.

If the dock has not been launched for the first time on a Cairo-Dock session, you'll have only one dock. But if you want the default theme for the Cairo-Dock session, simply open the config panel (right click on the dock / Cairo-Dock / Settings) and select the 'Default-Panel' theme in the theme tab.


I wasn't able to find the info you have presented about the Composite Manager. If I decide to try Ubuntu gnome again then I will use that.

williammanda, Friday 17 May 2013 à 13:54


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fabounet :
in this case, the cairo-dock session uses Compiz as the window-manager

I guess that there is a problem with Compiz on launch
maybe you can find some outputs in ~/.xsession-errors
I had a similar problem when upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 (re-installing + removing all Compiz config fixed it)


Please give more detail on how:

I had a similar problem when upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 (re-installing + removing all Compiz config fixed it)

Thanks

fabounet, Friday 17 May 2013 à 15:33


Subscription date : 30 November 2007
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actually this page: http://glx-dock.org/ww_page.php?p=Composite%20Manager&lang=en#2-Metacity/Gnome
but I'm afraid that they moved to dconf instead of gconf
so the key is now org.gnome.metacity compositing-manager

williammanda, Friday 17 May 2013 à 18:11


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fabounet :
actually this page: http://glx-dock.org/ww_page.php?p=Composite%20Manager&lang=en#2-Metacity/Gnome
but I'm afraid that they moved to dconf instead of gconf
so the key is now org.gnome.metacity compositing-manager


Just to make sure we are talking apples to apples.....I need to do the above on an Ubuntu 13.04 installation not an Ubuntu Gnome 13.04?

fabounet, Tuesday 21 May 2013 à 15:03


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IF you prefer to run Metacity instead of Compiz in the cairo-dock session, and IF there is a black rectangle around the dock, then yes you need to activate the composite in Metacity with gsettings set org.gnome.metacity compositing-manager true or dconf write /org/gnome/metacity/compositing-manager true, not sure which one is the correct one but you can try both safely

matttbe, Tuesday 21 May 2013 à 15:11


Subscription date : 24 January 2009
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Both are correct but I usually see commands with gsettings and not dconf
gsettings set org.gnome.metacity compositing-manager true

fabounet, Thursday 23 May 2013 à 14:08


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I've tested dconf at home, and it worked
not sure what's the link between gsettings and dconf, everything is broken every 2 years on Gnome

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[Locked] Ubuntu Gnome and Cairo Dock session issue
williammanda English 17 fabounet [Read]
23 May 2013 à 14:08


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