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savagenator

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Registered: 2008-03-19

Posts: 21

new windows opened are partly hidden

Hello everyone. I am not a newbie at linux, I have been using Arch linux for about a month. So far I have gotten all my answers and fixed all the wierd issues I have had, except a new one has popped up that I cannot seem to understand or solve. Here is a screenshot:

As you can see, I have to drag firefox (and Terminal) down a little to actually be able to drag it nomally. Same thing with nautilus when I open files from the desktop and gedit when opened from terminal.

Please help, this is really frustrating!

savagenator

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Registered: 2008-03-19

Posts: 21

Re: new windows opened are partly hidden

I'm bumping it up, anyone? I'm kinda getting annoyed and can't find an ALTernate. (pun intended)

loosec

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Registered: 2007-03-08

Posts: 134

Re: new windows opened are partly hidden

Somewhere in desktop settings you should be able to edit the margins. <- in openbox it's a tab in obconf. For gnome it shoule be relatively easy to spot.

Somewhere in the panel settings you might also be able to select 'never on top' or similar.

savagenator

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Registered: 2008-03-19

Posts: 21

Re: new windows opened are partly hidden

I'm sorry, but that is not the case. I cannot drag the window back to that position after I ALT-Dragged it back away from it.

vuboy

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From: Canada

Registered: 2008-03-04

Posts: 78

Re: new windows opened are partly hidden

In the compiz-settings-manager enable place windows under the Window Management Category.
Had the same issue yesterday and this resolved it.

Hope it helps.

VB

Last edited by vuboy (2008-04-10 15:28:26)

Mikko777

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From: Suomi, Finland

Registered: 2006-10-30

Posts: 837

Re: new windows opened are partly hidden

Compiz problem that one. Disable evil compiz or go to their forums.

Edit: I was too slow :'(!

Last edited by Mikko777 (2008-04-10 15:41:27)

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mini

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Registered: 2006-12-18

Posts: 132

Re: new windows opened are partly hidden

I have got the same after last update of compiz

savagenator

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Registered: 2008-03-19

Posts: 21

Re: new windows opened are partly hidden

Fixed. Actually took less than a minute searching "window placement compiz" in google. I enabled the place plugin in compiz. Fixed.

EDIT: I'm sorry, the answer was above me. I didn't read it completely. Thank you.

Last edited by savagenator (2008-04-11 02:27:44)