On 20/01/2019 18:21, avengethecathars wrote: > Hello > Suddenly my desktop is behaving strangely. New windows lack the upper > right hand corner controls (maximize / minimize) and I cannot get to my > desktop and other folders. The panel has turned black, but still has all > the items, including the whisker menu. Cursor when on panel is now a > black X.
I currently have the identical problem, although my cursor is still an arrow. It goes away when I reboot, but not if I restart X. I *think* it's because I fiddled with my Desktop folder at one stage shortly after installation (Mint 18) trying to get different wallpapers on each of the four desktops. But I don't know what it is. I thought it was happening at random but it *does* appear to be connected with running some applications, and a signal that it is about to happen is that the applications starts up with the title bar off-screen. It's easy to get it back on-screen (Alt and left mouse botton to slide the rest of the window into view). What I don't know is *why* it happens, but from experience my guess is a bug in the video driver. > Can anyone help me repair this. I am somewhat new to xubuntu and run > 14.04 due to my laptop being old and short on resources. I would recommend Xubuntu or even Lubuntu if your hardware is old. I have had very good results with both. ///Peter -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users