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Old 12-18-2012, 08:41 PM   #1
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Where'd the Minimize, Maximize, and Close Buttons Go?


I installed Kububtu 12.04 today, so I'm not "married" to it yet.
The first issue I have is the ugly wallpaper that I cannot change.
The next issue is where there are 2 tabs open in Firefox,
I can no longer see the title of the window, or the Close, Minimize, or Maximize buttons.
There seems to be an image blocking those buttons.
I must CTRL+F4 to close the application.

This is on a dual-core 1.9 ghz AMD with 3 gigs of RAM.

I upgraded from Mint 10 and I'm not too happy at the moment.

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Old 12-18-2012, 08:56 PM   #2
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Each new Ubuntu release has many new features, you need to be patient, read the Release Notes, and give yourself a few days to figure things out. I am 100% certain you can change the wallpaper and/or move the buttons to the other side, as I have seen many how-to's how to do this on UbuntuForums.org.

If you are frustrated with KDE then check out the Unity desktop (which you don't have to reinstall, you can just install the ubuntu-desktop package). I find it much easier than KDE, personally. In fact I don't really like KDE at all, otherwise I'd be able to just answer your questions probably.
 
Old 12-18-2012, 09:47 PM   #3
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I installed Kububtu 12.04 today, so I'm not "married" to it yet.
I don't know of any one here in LQ who can solemnize marriage. You can put my name though on the list of witnesses when it comes .

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The first issue I have is the ugly wallpaper that I cannot change.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
You can change that Menu -> System -> Configuration. KDE is known for excellent and flashy themes and wallpapers: initiative and resourcefulness is the only limit.

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The next issue is where there are 2 tabs open in Firefox,
Open firefox at the URL type "about:config" (without quotes of course) then Search for string like "tabs" look for the initial tabs Open and set the integer to '1'.

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I can no longer see the title of the window, or the Close, Minimize, or Maximize buttons.
There seems to be an image blocking those buttons.
Often caused by--
1. Screen resolution if it is set low;
2. Setting the size of icons to greater than 28 points; or
3. Setting the size of system font to greater than 9 points;


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I must CTRL+F4 to close the application.
Your KDE configuration might have been screwed. Clear up whatever initial values in your home dir, do this:

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you@home~$ find . | grep kde | xargs rm -fr && rm -fr .cache/*
then zap your X "Ctl+Alt+Backspace" and login again.


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This is on a dual-core 1.9 ghz AMD with 3 gigs of RAM.
Nothing is wrong with your hardware. It is good enough for KDE.


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I upgraded from Mint 10 and I'm not too happy at the moment.
If you were in Mint 10 you should have upgraded into Mint 14 (which is a very good edition) BUT NOT INTO UBUNTU! Two beautiful ladies, the mother and the daughter, are two different persons and characters: you cannot marry BOTH of them! It is against the law of nature and computing sanity.



Hope that helps.

Good luck.

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Old 12-18-2012, 09:48 PM   #4
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I think my nVidia card may have been n issue as well. I'll also play with Unity (I didn't like it live) and a downloaded wallpaper. I do have fun playing with this.

Thank you so much snowpine
 
Old 12-18-2012, 09:51 PM   #5
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Great post malekmustaq!
 
Old 12-18-2012, 11:06 PM   #6
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Just for your knowledge....

I tweaked the nVidia settings and made a few updates; now, the system runs great, I also
have a much better-looking wallpaper.

Take care.......
 
Old 12-19-2012, 04:17 AM   #7
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Great post malekmustaq!

I see no major problem with the OP so I decided to toss a little fun/pun to ease up the old man's weary eyes.
Thank you. I always enjoy your posts too.
 
  


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