I'm running 10.04 LTS & don't plan to upgrade any time soon. I just tried changing by visual effects setting from none to normal & it doesn't go black like it did before, but some of the windows are an annoying translucent so I'll stick with None.
--- On Thu, 5/19/11, Pedro Villavicencio <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Pedro Villavicencio <[email protected]> > Subject: [Bug 568462] desktop background broken > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 7:53 AM > Thanks for the report, it has been > some time without any response or > feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is > still an > issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty > Narwhal, May > you please test with that version and comment back if > you're still > having or not the issue? Please have a look at > http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install > that > version.Thanks in advance. > > ** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu) > Status: New => > Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct > subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568462 > > Title: > desktop background broken > > Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > New install. Desktop background was black, > couldn't change it. > Problem went away when I change Desktop Background - > Appearance > Preferences - Visual Effects to > 'none'. Normal and extra don't work. > Samsung 22 in monitor. > > ProblemType: Bug > Architecture: i386 > Date: Thu Apr 22 08:42:16 2010 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - > Release i386 (20091028.5) > Package: gnome (not installed) > ProcEnviron: > PATH=(custom, user) > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.58-generic > SourcePackage: meta-gnome2 > Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686 > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/568462/+subscribe > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568462 Title: desktop background broken _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~compiz Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~compiz More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

