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Solution to the “ghost icons” task manager for KDE

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KDE is a splendid moment. Has stabilized and you’ll quickly gained greatly in performance in the latest versions. However, no software is error free and KDE is no exception. So we are going to give a solution misstatement whose incidence, I know, is minimal, but you can go crazy with the new user’s desktop. The bug is well understood with the following image:

desk1 500x312 icons Solution Ghost KDE task manager

bug affects KDE 4.10 and higher and the default task manager and task manager only icons , inclusive of between the base packages default desktop. In short, the applications that are launched not show its icon in the toolbar, so minimize them is almost like “lose”, but actually are running and you can access them, for example, by using the Submit windows (like “Exposé” of Mac OS X, by default, directing the cursor to the upper left corner of the desktop) or Selection window (Alt + Tab).

The solution is as simple as in the task manager options (right click on it), uncheck Show only tasks of current activity . You are:

desk3 500x312 icons Solution Ghost KDE task manager

anyone out there who has been affected by this bug

Gala, the Window Manager of Elementary OS

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Elementary OS is one of those projects that generate many hopes: although in essence is nothing more than a fork of Ubuntu, his attention to detail in the visuals is clearly distinguishing feature , but the first version of this distribution was somewhat disappointing.

500x279 elementary gala Gala, the Window Manager of Elementary OS

year and a half waiting for a new version of Elementary OS, and we may have to wait a few more months because the developers give dropper news, but what is clear is that they are continuously working on the project and all components. And just one of its components is the protagonist in this post: Gala is, the window manager or Window Manager of Elementary OS .

window manager had its official launch two weeks ago we were ignored, and the truth is that like all other components that developers have been revealed, Gala appearance is clear and elegant , also in the line of sight that is very reminiscent of Mac OS X.

Anyway, Gala features are not revolutionary, and is a compositing window manager which again differs from others by its attention to detail. It seems to some extent to Compiz , but it’s like a cut Compiz, with effects and visual enhancements absolutely necessary to fulfill its function.

Gala official announcement explains some of its main features, such as animations, visual enhancements (with antialiasing corners, for example) or new and original way to access workspaces -appear as hidden under the desk), it deserves you to take a look. Other features such as windows exchanger, the effect Expo with a “smart tiles” from open windows or accessibility are some of its benefits.

The truth is that as in other sections, see mola Gala in action . You can try if you feel “adventurous” with the availability of the code on Launchpad Gala (Daily PPA available there too), and if you do, please tell us about your experiences.

I leave you with a video of Gala in action Posted by a user of this distro, although there are a few more in the official announcement. So enjoy.

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Xmonad, a window manager that makes your desktop “tiled”

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a couple of days ago we talked about the role that Ubuntu is desempeñanado Google, where this distribution and its variant Goobuntu seem to be very popular with employees of the company. One of the fun facts, moreover, was the fact that some developers make use window manager xmonad instead of KDE or GNOME, which are the classical approaches.

xmonad xmonad 2 500x312, a window manager that makes your desktop tiled

As often happens in MuyLinux, although we try to cover every possible variety of the Open Source world is so broad that escape us some of them , and in fact if you ever personally tried xmonad , I did not write anything about it. So this may be a good opportunity for those who do not know.

xmonad is, as its official website, a window manager “tiling” is written in Haskell and is primarily responsible for all windows you work at all times be displayed on the desktop in a space perfectly aligned.

It is a lightweight window manager , stable, extensible (there is a library with various supplements) and a devoted community that is present in the IRC channel and mailing list devoted to xmonad, and his own conception of alienated display multiple windows (or rather, “tiled) is a very useful alternative for developers , which often have several windows open at once and need access to all them to confront or to drag data elements to each other.

xmonad package is available in several distributions, although it seems odd given such little problem with Unity on Ubuntu, but this user has published a guide to install, we have not tested, that can serve you for help if you are in that case. The reason: xmonad aimed to be used with GNOME 2 , and both Ubuntu like most distros already have switched to GNOME 3.

Tombuntu this old article you can find some tips on the use of this window manager, which is certainly an interesting alternative if you like the best of the console and do not need so many “special effects”. Of course, you have a lot of information about xmonad in the official website, where there are specific sections of documentation and screenshots and videos on a window manager that will leave your desk “tiled to the ceiling” , as we say in Spain.

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Dozens of themes for GDM (if you use even this manager session)

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One of the traditional components of any Linux distribution is the session manager, that the draft has been GDM GNOME and that is KDE KDM. Made the leap to Ubuntu LightDM months ago, but yet many distributions still using GDM as the component that provides these benefits.

gdm themes 500x336 Dozens of themes for GDM (if you use this handler yet session)

For that reason I think it’s good idea to offer a few items that will allow you to customize GDM this session manager in various ways. The effort is not really mine, but the web where Ubuntu.ka have collected dozens of themes for GDM , which I have simply moved to MuyLinux for ye more accessible. These themes, so enjoy!

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Jaunty

Human-Face
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Dozens preview 39262 gdm GDM themes (if you use this handler yet session)

Ubuntu

Simple Green
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39264 gdm preview Dozens of themes for GDM (if you use even this manager session)

Ubuntu

World

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Solution to the “ghost icons” task manager for KDE

Gala, the Window Manager of Elementary OS

Xmonad, a window manager that makes your desktop “tiled”

Dozens of themes for GDM (if you use even this manager session)

Dozens of themes for GDM (if you use even this manager session)

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