Windows have no controls or title bar after upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04

[Tony Arnold]

On 21/06/10 14:49, R. A. Bilonick wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-06-21 at 04:59 -0500, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:42:04 -0400
>> "R. A. Bilonick" <rab at consolidated.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I think it is trying to use the gtk decorator. I installed emerald and
>>> the fusion thing, but do not understand how to access it - I don't see
>>> it any where.
>>
>> Menu>System Tools>Compiz Fusion Icon.  It will show up in the menu bar
>> as a blue box with an arrow up and right.
>> Right click on the icon for a menu.  Try out the options there.
>>
>> Cybe R. Wizard
>> -- 
>> When Windows are opened the bugs come in.
>> 	Winduhs
>>  
> Thanks. I did find the icon. It shows it's using the gtk decorator. I
> switched it to emerald and it changed the look (but I don't know what
> it's supposed to look like, the title bar is reddish and the buttons are
> on the right - but they look plain - a dash, a box, and an x).
> 
> Is there any way to re-install? I've tried re-installing related
> packages but it made no difference. I mentioned previously that I
> created a new account and when I login to that account the window
> decorations look as they should for default 10.04. So it's not a
> graphics chip issue (plus live cd works normally also).

I had a similar problem. I concluded there was an issues with one of the
many config files in my home directory. I spent some time removing
various config files that were related to compiz and metacity, but
without success.

I ended up creating a new user name and migrating my files and selected
config files to the new user's home directory. It was a painful process.

Regards,
Tony.
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