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ejspeiro 05-19-2014 12:45 PM
Undesired and unrequested change on windows appearance on Ubuntu 14.04
 
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Dear all,

I was updating my applications on my Ubuntu 14.04, when I installed Jovie, the KDE Text-to-Speech plug in.

I then uninstalled it.

I do not know if this is related but after I restarted, my KDE applications such as Kate, and even Firefox, are showing a strange look and feel:

See attached image.

What caused this? How can I revert this? I personally do not like that look and feel...

Thanks in advanced!

PS: The second attached image shows the look and feel I have always have, which is what I want :(

ejspeiro 05-19-2014 02:34 PM
Update
 
I have been trying different things. I think this behaviour is related to Compiz.

When I right-click on the Desktop, and I change the theme of Unity (I keep it in Ambiance, which is the default), it DOES NOT change right there... I have to log out! Say I want the Radiance theme... I select it, BUT I HAVE TO LOG OUT.

That is new.

When I log out, the look and feel of my KDE applications, as well as the look and feel of Firefox, go back to how they used to be!

If I go back to ambiance, then it stays the same, until I log in and out again.

ejspeiro 05-19-2014 02:39 PM
Update
 
I tried to restart both Unity and Compiz, as in here:

Code:
#!/bin/bash
sudo dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
setsid unity
unity --reset icons
And I got nothing...

rtmistler 05-19-2014 02:48 PM
Is your problem that the windows are always maximized with no borders?

There are various solutions depending whether you have Unity-2d or Unity-3d.

This is one of the solutions I've found which worked for me using Unity-2d:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/40571...hing-maximized

There's a config utility; however I do not see the options they talk about, one answer by ldrn states:
Quote:
To fix this with Unity 2d, do this on the command line:

Code:
gconftool -s /apps/metacity/general/auto_maximize_windows -t bool false
Or, launch gconf-editor and change that key to false.

This annoyed the heck out of me, too. :( The fix is different for unity 2d than for 3d unity,
And that one did work for me.

I found that determining what you're running, 2d or 3d; or even if you're running it at all is a good first step and then searching for solutions with that specific string helps.

ejspeiro 05-19-2014 02:54 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by rtmistler (Post 5173749)
Is your problem that the windows are always maximized with no borders?
Nop :( My problem is that, suddenly, my KDE applications, such as Kate, KBibTex and even Firefox, adopted a different look and feel.

Please see the first post, to see the difference.

Thanks.

ejspeiro 05-24-2014 06:32 PM
Well,

It solved... itself :S

I ran this:

Code:
#!/bin/bash
sudo dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
setsid unity
unity --reset icons
And I also installed the old GNOME, ran a session on it, and when I got back to Unity, it was fixed...

I'm calling this one as solved.

Thanks!


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