windows are messed up pls help

[madwire3]

im new here and new to linux, installed kubuntu 11.10 yesterday everything seems to work fine one issue though, the windows are jacked up, the top and bottom bars sit off center a little to the right then fade out and same with the center going left... the icons/buttons that are supposed to be on the top right corner ..well one and a half are visible but not functional and the close one is in the faded "gone" area... how do i fix this? thanks for any advice

[madwire3]

Re: windows are messed up pls help

added the top and bottom borders are the issue here i guess,, sorry again im noobed

[HalationEffect]

Re: windows are messed up pls help

If it's the same problem that I had (and it sounds like it might be), try this:

Open the Run Command dialog box with ALT F2, and enter

kwin --replace --graphicssystem=native

If that fixes the problem for you, then go here (https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=284291) to learn how to avoid having to enter that command every time you log in to KDE.

[madwire3]

Re: windows are messed up pls help

that code worked but again sorry for my noobishness i dont know where to put the script from the link u shared :/

[kubicle]

Re: windows are messed up pls help

The easiest way to change the QT graphics system is installing the package: kde-config-qt-graphicssystem. This will add a module in System Settings to change it (the module will put a file in ~/.kde/env to set your graphics system preference).

If you do not wish to install the module, you can also manually create a file ~/.kde/env/qt-graphicssystem.sh with the contents:

export QT_GRAPHICSSYSTEM=default

(=native would probably work the same)

[madwire3]

Re: windows are messed up pls help

haha i really appriciate you guys trying to help but when i say noob i mean it,, i know nothing but wanna know whats goin on with all this,, im reading and reading and trying stuff and im so lost,, i dont know how to do any of the stuff you guys recommended except the quick temp fix code... loving the generous help though,, very giving community u linux folks

[kubicle]

Re: windows are messed up pls help

haha i really appriciate you guys trying to help but when i say noob i mean it,, i know nothing but wanna know whats goin on with all this,, im reading and reading and trying stuff and im so lost,, i dont know how to do any of the stuff you guys recommended except the quick temp fix code... loving the generous help though,, very giving community u linux folks

Right then, simple one-liner command (run in konsole) to set the default graphics system:

echo "export QT_GRAPHICSSYSTEM=default" > ~/.kde/env/qt-graphicssystem.sh

And relog into KDE for the setting to take effect, and you should be done.

[madwire3]

Re: windows are messed up pls help

awesome, fixed.. thanks guys.

any recomendations on reading to get up to speed, starting from zero the stuff i was reading before was over my head, abriviations and such that i had no clue of their meanings. im gonna keep tinkering around with kubuntu , learn as i go and read on and on and on, for now just make sure everythings running properly and set up the look and accessabilty how i want/like, found one guys reveiw that gave me a lot of codes and such to get kubuntu "up to speed" as he said,, not sure what all it did but meh didnt seem to harm anything, anyways thanks again

[oshunluvr]

Re: windows are messed up pls help

Read this : http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3099811.0

Research your video card/driver setup and tweak it first. All else will work better when video is at it's best.

Research GRUB2 and how to fix it - lots of beginners and even experienced users have trouble with GRUB.

Learn how to make backups efficently and automatically.

Get familiar with file and directory permissions and ownership (a topic totally new to windows users in general).

Those are all good places to start... Welcome to the Kubuntu Forum