Re: All Windows Open but are Locked in Original location and size

["A. Rick Anderson" <arick@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tarjei Knapstad wrote:

On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 17:02, A. Rick Anderson wrote:
  

I'm not sure how, but starting today, I can't move or resize any of the 
application windows on my desktop.   They open just fine.  But when I 
grab the title bar, I get the move mouse cursor, but the window doesn't 
move.  When I select the resize icon, I get the stretch cursor, but the 
window doesn't move.  If the application itself resizes, such as 
offering a full-screen mode, the application responds as expected.  But 
windows themselves don't respond to me.  I've gone into the various 
settings available, and I can't see any that would cause this behavior.  
Any clues or pointers to where I'd find this in the manual would be 
appreciated.

    

I've experienced a similar bug back on FC1, but never quite figured out
what it was. I think it started after installing the kde-redhat
packages, and I know it worked after switching back to using a KDE
desktop.

If you try logging in using a KDE desktop (or use switchdesk to change
the default to KDE), does it work then? 

Do you use kde-redhat? (it might have been something else in my case)

Regards,
--
Tarjei

  

I have a cron job that automatically does an apt-get update, and it's possible that something in that locked things up.  I also noticed that the window for XMMS did move around, so it must be something busted in my KDE settings, but tweaking the obvious ones didn't seem to do anything.

Switching to the Gnome desktop fixed it.  Thanks for the suggestion.  I should have done that right off the bat.
-- 
A. Rick Anderson