temporary solution: apt-get source compiz-plugins sudo apt-get build-dep compiz-plugins # edit compiz-0.9.11.3+14.04.20141104/plugins/staticswitcher/src/staticswitcher.cpp # line 257 # attr.background_pixel = 0x13579246; cd compiz-0.9.11.3+14.04.20141104 dpkg-buildpackage -b cd .. sudo dpkg -i compiz-plugins_*.deb # restart unity to see changes unity
Play with background_pixel (4bytes), last is transparency. To avoid compiling you can search for value 0x13579246 in hex editor (file /usr/lib/compiz/libstaticswitcher.so) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1329811 Title: Static Application Switcher has no window/background / Cannot figure out what window is selected Status in compiz package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: There used to be a window containing all the application icons/mipmaps, but on my system it's gone. It looks very odd. I will attach a screenshot of what it looks like. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Graphics driver: nvidia binary 331.38 from nvidia-331 Compiz Version: 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1329811/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
