On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 9:16 PM, Andrew Starr-Bochicchio <[email protected]> wrote: >> - Since it's settings are separate from Unity a "unity --reset" >> doesn't fix it, you have to blow away .compiz or some other dotfile >> directories to get a desktop back. > > Is this true? I just tested this by exporting my compiz settings using > CCSM and running a "unity --reset" All my custom settings seem to have > been cleared. Using CCSM, I was then easily able to re-import my > backed up settings and restore them all. The unity python wrapper > seems to try and wipe all your compiz settings if --reset is used. It > calls: > > subprocess.Popen(["gconftool-2", "--recursive-unset", "/apps/compiz-1"]) > > Is there a bug in unity's --reset option where this doesn't work in > some cases?
And the answer is yes. There is an open bug against unity where "unity --reset" fails if the Unity plugin is disabled. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/881639 -- Andrew Starr-Bochicchio Ubuntu Developer <https://launchpad.net/~andrewsomething> Debian Maintainer <http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=a.starr.b%40gmail.com> PGP/GPG Key ID: D53FDCB1 -- ubuntu-desktop mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop
