Window manager? acting very oddly

So I've got a really weird problem, not sure where else to look for answers. It started with noticing that the Dock wasn't showing up. I tried to manually start it but nothing happened. Then I noticed that Command-Tab doesn't work, it just registers the Tab (but Command-L properly puts me at the location bar of Firefox, and Command-Q properly closes applications). The third thing is that Apple -> Shutdown or Restart just doesn't work. Click, and nothing, I have to hold down the power button.
Any idea on what is going on here? I haven't done a Repair yet, or a reinstall, but if it comes down to that it's no big deal.
Thanks.

Hi James,
First of all, Welcome to the  discussion forums!
I would start by inserting your install disk #1 and Repairing the Disk by using the Disk Utility on your disk. You will need to reboot the computer and hold the "c" key while rebooting which will come up to the install splash screen. Do not click "continue" in the install pane but rather go to the Apple menu bar>Install menu>Disk Utility. When the Disk Utility opens select your HD in the left pane and click on the First Aid tab. Then select Repair Disk. When finished quit the Disk Utility and quit the Installer which should reboot your computer.
See if that cures the problem.
Post back and let us know how it goes,
littleshoulders
PS. You should put your computer specs in your topic by going to the sidebar->My Settings and let us know what machine model and amount of RAM you have installed etc. This will aid in getting you the best and quickest help.

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sand_man wrote:
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Last edited by grimpirate (2014-08-12 19:20:00)

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[ 17.368] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "MetaModes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0 { ForceFullCompositionPipeline = On }"
[ 17.368] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[ 18.022] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Found DRM driver nvidia-drm (20150116)
[ 18.024] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce GTX 760 (GK104) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
[ 18.024] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 2097152 kBytes
[ 18.024] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 80.04.c4.00.60
[ 18.024] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GeForce GTX 760 at PCI:1:0:0
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-0
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(0): Samsung S27B370 (DFP-1) (boot, connected)
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-2
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-3
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-4
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): CRT-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-0: Internal TMDS
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(0): Samsung S27B370 (DFP-1): Internal TMDS
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Samsung S27B370 (DFP-1): 340.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-2: Internal TMDS
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-2: 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-3: Internal TMDS
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-3: 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-4: Internal DisplayPort
[ 18.033] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-4: 960.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 18.033] (**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID for display
[ 18.033] (**) NVIDIA(0): device Samsung S27B370 (DFP-1) (Using EDID frequencies has
[ 18.033] (**) NVIDIA(0): been enabled on all display devices.)
[ 18.035] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated MetaModes:
[ 18.036] (II) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select+0+0{ForceFullCompositionPipeline=On}"
[ 18.036] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1920 x 1080
[ 18.103] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (81, 80); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
[ 18.103] (--) NVIDIA(0): option
[ 18.103] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 18.103] (II) NVIDIA: Using 3072.00 MB of virtual memory for indirect memory
[ 18.103] (II) NVIDIA: access.
[ 18.106] (II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI: failed to connect to the ACPI event daemon; the daemon
[ 18.106] (II) NVIDIA(0): may not be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X
[ 18.106] (II) NVIDIA(0): configuration option may not be set correctly. When the
[ 18.106] (II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI event daemon is available, the NVIDIA X driver will
[ 18.106] (II) NVIDIA(0): try to use it to receive ACPI event notifications. For
[ 18.106] (II) NVIDIA(0): details, please see the "ConnectToAcpid" and
[ 18.106] (II) NVIDIA(0): "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix B: X
[ 18.106] (II) NVIDIA(0): Config Options in the README.
[ 18.115] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select+0+0{ForceFullCompositionPipeline=On}"
[ 18.327] (==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
[ 18.327] (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store enabled
[ 18.327] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 18.328] (**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
[ 18.328] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[ 18.328] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 18.328] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[ 18.328] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[ 18.328] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] VDPAU driver: nvidia
[ 18.328] (--) RandR disabled
[ 18.334] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[ 18.334] (II) Indirect GLX disabled.(II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event4)
[ 18.892] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 18.892] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[ 18.893] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 18.935] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 18.935] compiled for 1.17.1, module version = 2.9.2
[ 18.935] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 18.935] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 21.0
[ 18.935] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[ 18.935] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 18.935] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
[ 18.935] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[ 18.935] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[ 18.935] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[ 18.935] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input6/event4"
[ 18.935] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
[ 18.935] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 18.935] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 18.935] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 18.961] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event3)
[ 18.961] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 18.961] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[ 18.961] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 18.961] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
[ 18.961] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[ 18.961] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[ 18.961] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[ 18.961] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input5/event3"
[ 18.961] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
[ 18.961] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 18.961] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 18.961] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 18.961] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 (/dev/input/event13)
[ 18.961] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 18.961] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 18.962] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7 (/dev/input/event14)
[ 18.962] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 18.962] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 18.962] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=8 (/dev/input/event15)
[ 18.962] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 18.962] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 18.962] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=9 (/dev/input/event16)
[ 18.962] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 18.962] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 18.962] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
[ 18.962] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 18.962] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech USB Keyboard'
[ 18.962] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: always reports core events
[ 18.962] (**) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
[ 18.962] (--) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: Vendor 0x46d Product 0xc31d
[ 18.962] (--) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: Found keys
[ 18.962] (II) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[ 18.963] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-1/3-1.3/3-1.3:1.0/0003:046D:C31D.0001/input/input2/event0"
[ 18.963] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
[ 18.963] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 18.963] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 18.963] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 18.963] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Keyboard (/dev/input/event1)
[ 18.963] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 18.963] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech USB Keyboard'
[ 18.963] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: always reports core events
[ 18.963] (**) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
[ 18.963] (--) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: Vendor 0x46d Product 0xc31d
[ 18.963] (--) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: Found absolute axes
[ 18.963] (II) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: Forcing absolute x/y axes to exist.
[ 18.963] (--) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: Found keys
[ 18.963] (II) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: Forcing relative x/y axes to exist.
[ 18.963] (II) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: Configuring as mouse
[ 18.963] (II) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[ 18.963] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-1/3-1.3/3-1.3:1.1/0003:046D:C31D.0002/input/input3/event1"
[ 18.963] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
[ 18.963] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 18.963] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 18.963] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 18.964] (II) evdev: Logitech USB Keyboard: initialized for absolute axes.
[ 18.964] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 18.964] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[ 18.964] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 18.964] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 18.964] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Razer Razer DeathAdder (/dev/input/event2)
[ 18.964] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 18.964] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: Applying InputClass "My Mouse"
[ 18.964] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Razer Razer DeathAdder'
[ 18.964] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: always reports core events
[ 18.964] (**) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
[ 19.016] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Vendor 0x1532 Product 0x16
[ 19.016] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Found 12 mouse buttons
[ 19.016] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Found scroll wheel(s)
[ 19.016] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Found relative axes
[ 19.016] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Found x and y relative axes
[ 19.016] (II) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Configuring as mouse
[ 19.016] (II) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Adding scrollwheel support
[ 19.016] (**) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 19.016] (**) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[ 19.016] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-1/3-1.4/3-1.4:1.0/0003:1532:0016.0006/input/input22/event2"
[ 19.016] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Razer Razer DeathAdder" (type: MOUSE, id 10)
[ 19.016] (II) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: initialized for relative axes.
[ 19.017] (**) Option "AccelerationScheme" "none"
[ 19.017] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: (accel) selected scheme none/0
[ 19.017] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 19.017] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 19.017] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Razer Razer DeathAdder (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 19.017] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: Applying InputClass "My Mouse"
[ 19.017] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 19.017] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 19.017] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Rear Mic (/dev/input/event7)
[ 19.017] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 19.017] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 19.018] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Line (/dev/input/event8)
[ 19.018] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 19.018] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 19.018] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Line Out Front (/dev/input/event9)
[ 19.018] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 19.018] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 19.018] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Line Out Surround (/dev/input/event10)
[ 19.018] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 19.018] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 19.018] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Line Out CLFE (/dev/input/event11)
[ 19.018] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 19.018] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 19.019] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Front Headphone (/dev/input/event12)
[ 19.019] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 19.019] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 19.019] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Front Mic (/dev/input/event6)
[ 19.019] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 19.019] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 19.019] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event5)
[ 19.019] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 19.019] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 213.516] (II) config/udev: removing device Razer Razer DeathAdder
[ 213.556] (II) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Close
[ 213.556] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[ 328.612] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Razer Razer DeathAdder (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 328.612] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: Applying InputClass "My Mouse"
[ 328.612] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 328.612] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 328.612] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Razer Razer DeathAdder (/dev/input/event2)
[ 328.612] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 328.612] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: Applying InputClass "My Mouse"
[ 328.612] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Razer Razer DeathAdder'
[ 328.612] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: always reports core events
[ 328.612] (**) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
[ 328.663] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Vendor 0x1532 Product 0x16
[ 328.663] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Found 12 mouse buttons
[ 328.663] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Found scroll wheel(s)
[ 328.663] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Found relative axes
[ 328.663] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Found x and y relative axes
[ 328.663] (II) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Configuring as mouse
[ 328.663] (II) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Adding scrollwheel support
[ 328.663] (**) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 328.663] (**) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[ 328.663] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-1/3-1.4/3-1.4:1.0/0003:1532:0016.000A/input/input26/event2"
[ 328.663] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Razer Razer DeathAdder" (type: MOUSE, id 10)
[ 328.663] (II) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: initialized for relative axes.
[ 328.663] (**) Option "AccelerationScheme" "none"
[ 328.663] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: (accel) selected scheme none/0
[ 328.663] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 328.663] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 425.481] (II) config/udev: removing device Razer Razer DeathAdder
[ 425.513] (II) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Close
[ 425.513] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[ 425.536] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Razer Razer DeathAdder (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 425.536] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: Applying InputClass "My Mouse"
[ 425.536] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 425.536] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 425.536] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Razer Razer DeathAdder (/dev/input/event2)
[ 425.536] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 425.536] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: Applying InputClass "My Mouse"
[ 425.536] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Razer Razer DeathAdder'
[ 425.536] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: always reports core events
[ 425.536] (**) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
[ 425.590] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Vendor 0x1532 Product 0x16
[ 425.590] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Found 12 mouse buttons
[ 425.590] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Found scroll wheel(s)
[ 425.590] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Found relative axes
[ 425.590] (--) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Found x and y relative axes
[ 425.590] (II) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Configuring as mouse
[ 425.590] (II) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: Adding scrollwheel support
[ 425.590] (**) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 425.590] (**) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[ 425.590] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-1/3-1.4/3-1.4:1.0/0003:1532:0016.000B/input/input27/event2"
[ 425.590] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Razer Razer DeathAdder" (type: MOUSE, id 10)
[ 425.590] (II) evdev: Razer Razer DeathAdder: initialized for relative axes.
[ 425.590] (**) Option "AccelerationScheme" "none"
[ 425.590] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: (accel) selected scheme none/0
[ 425.590] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 425.590] (**) Razer Razer DeathAdder: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
I've tried booting with the razer service disabled, I have to plug in my mouse again to use it when booting from Windows.
Will edit with a failed boot very soon.

Looking for a new window manager

Hello all!
My first post here and I'd like to share a little discussion.
So I have this idea of "perfect desktop" in my mind:
- It must be lightweight
- Very clean.
- No menus
- Highly customizable.
- Able to run compiz
I've come to Enlightenment 17 on Fedora and that was close to perfection.
I just loved, everything I wanted. Nice animations, clean, and man you can change absolutely everything there.
But then I started getting frustrated with bugs since it's not stable and I had to move on.
Then I came to XFCE4.6. Great, fairly customizable. Fewer bugs that you can live with it.
And I could run compiz. I just love using compiz here and got used to it. I use compiz to be more productive with the desktops , shortcuts and just a few animations.
But I few like trying something new. XFCE is just here for a lack of a better choice. It doesn't feel it fits me.
So maybe someone could recommend a new Window Manager for me?
I am interested in OpenBox and FluxBox.
I'm astonished with some OpenBox screenshots where you don't have anything, just the right-click menu and some apps running.
That's exactly what I would want.
But then, things like NetworkManager. How do you connect to internet (wireless)? On the command line?
What if I'd need to scan for open wireless networks..everything would have to be on command line?
Laptop Battery widget that warns when it's almost over, etc..
Are those WM really that raw or am I missing a few hidden goodies?
Would LXDE be a better choice?

m4co wrote:
Wow is this forum active. Makes me feel welcome here
The thing about wireless, I actually like command line, but there are a few things that are worth having a applet or something.
And wireless is one of those. I guess I can take a look on wicd.
It's a good idea to have compiz as the WM actually. Would it be lightweight to have it like that?
Is there anybody here that uses compiz as a WM?
For the xfce4-panel, is it possible to get transparency on it? That's probably the only thing holding me back with xfce4-panel.
If "able to run compiz" wasn't a requisite, what other WM would you suggest for my "profile" ?
I would like to hear other users opinions who like to customize everything on a WM.
I recommend running Compiz by itself. There is a good wiki page on it in the Arch wiki. Some apps you'll want to go with it are:
LXAppearance --change GTK/icon theme
Feh or Nitrogen --Set Wallpaper
Xfce4-panel --The lightest one that works with Compiz properly
Or, if you don't want a panel: stalonetray
Compiz-deskmenu --For a customizable right-click main menu
Gmrun --Run dialog (Alt+F2 in most DEs)
And this helped me a lot.
Thank you all for the replies. I appreciate.
Xfce4-panel can have transparency. The only problem is that everything become transparent: text, icons, everything.
I use Compiz as a standalone WM and it is much lighter than DE+Compiz. My Compiz setup uses about 30MB(out of 1GB) more RAM than my Openbox setup (which are both the same except for the WM).

[SOLVED!] KDE 4.11 - Window Manager seems not to be running?

Greetings,
I still seem unable to fix the fact that systemsettings will run. However it will run if you do kdesu systemsettings.
Doing so I started checking around in it and thought I'd look at the desktop effects, when I was greeted with this:
So, I am guessing that the window borders and buttons are a figment of my imagination....
This is after me pretty much starting over with KDE, removing the .kde and .kde4 folders.
Help?
Edit: That pic seems to not link right. Yay. Basically it says that effects can not be activated or whatever because a window manager seems not to be running. The irony of it is you can see the fact that there are window borders and buttons and such, evidence of a WM...
I wonder if there is something here that is related to me not being able to run systemsettings... yet systemsettings will run fine in any other environment - including Gnome Shell.
Another thing, KDE 4.11 ran great in testing and kde_unstable. Once it went to extra, things happened. I find that odd. Maybe something is missing on my end that most archers already have?
Edit2: fixed image link
Last edited by mythus (2013-08-25 20:49:38)

No omeringen, Nvidia user.
I can try again Thaodan since I've had some updates come through (and weeded out some dot files). Last time I tried I saw OpenGL 2 selected. Trying to change to 3 or anything else also got the screenshot in my OP.
I'll log into KDE and see if it still does the same, after a brief check for last minute updates.
EDIT: OK, so I can mark this as solved. I found an odd dot file, who's name excapes me but deals with kde sessions, just sitting around in the home folder. Once I deleted it and restarted, I found that not only System Settings finally ran again as a user, but I could also change and apply desktop effects. Peculiar. I thought that maybe it was a dot file that was causing the problem, that wasn't in the .kde or .kde4 folder. It just took finding it and removing it.
I wish I knew more to tell, but this at least solves my issue, and the issue with the non-running-as-user system settings I had posted in another thread (thinking that they were separate events. Thanks again for all your help guys!
Last edited by mythus (2013-08-25 20:49:05)

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