Tag Archives: Compiz

Compiz, Multi-Head, Workspace Backgrounds

The approach described in the post earlier this week works well on single-head systems, but not when there are several monitors. Compiz handles these differently than XFCE4 or Gnome, causing some revision in the script. Since Compiz treats the combined … Continue reading

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Success: compiz wallpapers changed via python script (Ubuntu 14.10 XFCE4)

I started using Linux because it had cool desktop features that made it fun and interesting. The compiz window manager was a highlight, but I stopped using it for a while because I could not make the dbus commands work … Continue reading

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Linux: Hiding the “desktop panel” when you want more screen real estate

It wasn’t always the case that the panels and other such devices on the edges of the screen were “always on top” when visible. I hate the current trend of making them “un-cover-upable”. It is very inconvenient to the way … Continue reading

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