I disabled compiz and switched to metacity from the terminal, still the same problem. I will remove the setting directory and use it for a couple of days and see if it breaks again. Since it also just broke suddenly with now explanation. I will report my findings with this test in a week (a week of stability should be a pass?)
Safiyyah > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 > 21:37:25 +0000> Subject: Re: [Bug 229710] Re: Open Office spreadsheet window > management disappears> > I fixed the problem on mine back when I removed the > settings directory. But> I think before I solved the problem, I did try it > with compiz disabled and> that didn't help.> > On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 2:25 > PM, Chris Cheney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > Does disabling compiz > (System->Preferences->Appearance->Visual> > Effects->None) cause the > flickering to go away?> >> > Thanks,> >> > Chris> >> > --> > Open Office > spreadsheet window management disappears> > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/229710> > You received this bug notification > because you are a direct subscriber> > of the bug.> >> > Status in > "openoffice.org" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete> >> > Bug description:> > > Binary package hint: openoffice.org> >> > Open Office Spreadsheet app opens > maximized to use my entire screen. It> > blocks the regular Gnome menus at > the top and the taskbar at the bottom.> > There is no window management > anymore. Stated another way: the file, edit,> > .etc menus are shoved all > the way to the very top left of the screen and the> > status bar goes all the > way to the bottom.> >> > I tried using the taskbar keyboard commands to move > the window, unmaximize,> > minimize, and otherwise manipulate the window to > get it out of this state,> > but nothing worked. I rebooted and reinstalled > the open office package, but> > could not resolve the issue.> >> > I finally > deleted the home/user/.openoffice.org2 directory and that got it> > back to > normal, but also trashes my settings, of course.> >> > ProblemType: Bug> > > Architecture: amd64> > Date: Mon May 12 12:51:29 2008> > DistroRelease: > Ubuntu 8.04> > NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx> > Package: openoffice.org-core > 1:2.4.0-3ubuntu6> > PackageArchitecture: amd64> > ProcEnviron:> >> > > PATH=/usr/lib/openoffice/program:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games> > > LANG=en_US.UTF-8> > SHELL=/bin/bash> > SourcePackage: openoffice.org> > > Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic x86_64> >> > > -- > John Reikes> > -- > Open > Office spreadsheet window management disappears> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/229710> You received this bug notification > because you are a direct subscriber> of the bug.> > Status in > “openoffice.org” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete> > Bug description:> > Binary package hint: openoffice.org> > Open Office Spreadsheet app opens > maximized to use my entire screen. It blocks the regular Gnome menus at the > top and the taskbar at the bottom. There is no window management anymore. > Stated another way: the file, edit, .etc menus are shoved all the way to the > very top left of the screen and the status bar goes all the way to the > bottom.> > I tried using the taskbar keyboard commands to move the window, > unmaximize, minimize, and otherwise manipulate the window to get it out of > this state, but nothing worked. I rebooted and reinstalled the open office > package, but could not resolve the issue.> > I finally deleted the > home/user/.openoffice.org2 directory and that got it back to normal, but also > trashes my settings, of course.> > ProblemType: Bug> Architecture: amd64> > Date: Mon May 12 12:51:29 2008> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04> > NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx> Package: openoffice.org-core 1:2.4.0-3ubuntu6> > PackageArchitecture: amd64> ProcEnviron:> > PATH=/usr/lib/openoffice/program:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games> > LANG=en_US.UTF-8> SHELL=/bin/bash> SourcePackage: openoffice.org> Uname: > Linux 2.6.24-16-generic x86_64 _________________________________________________________________ Invite your Facebook friends to chat on Messenger http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/101719649/direct/01/ -- Open Office spreadsheet window management disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/229710 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
