Ubuntu

Buttons and icon in window bars skewed to center. PLEASE HELP!

Asked by LiveJazz

After restarting my laptop (asus) the Grub said my /sda1 hadn't been checked in 34 times, then it started to "force check". It took about 7 minutes. Once I got to my GUI I discovered that several system setting (GUI looks) had changed. Ie: screen brightness set to dark when plugged in to a/c pwr, no icons in top panel, no files would show up in opened windows. It is as if the OS was still there but all the default setting were gone. I went into settings and resolved many of those problems. After fixing most of the problems on my profile I created a new profile to see if the changes I made would take in the new profile. They didn't. Any Ideas what Happened?

I am still having two problems within the original profile:

The Maximize, Minimize and Close buttons on the right of each window bar and the icon on the left and skewed to the center. Depending on the size of the window the buttons and icon will cover the text in the center. I'm now looking for a command line fix. Does anyone know what I can do from here? It is very annoying.

When I logout with the red button at the top right of my screen it immediately goes to the log on screen. Before the "force check" it would open up a window with several options to choose from.

I don't want to reload to OS. If any of you have answers please help. Your assistance is much appreciated. Thank you.

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Simos Xenitellis  (simosx) said : 		#1

Could you please provide a screenshot(s) that demonstrates the problem?
You can get a screenshot by pressing PrtSc.
Then, you can upload it to one of those image sharing websites, and post the URL here.

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LiveJazz (livejazz70) said : 		#2

Here is the link to my screenshot:

http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotbug150216inlayv8.png

As shown in the photo the buttons on the right and icon on the left of the window bar are not located at each corner of the window. if I size the window down the buttons and icon will completely cover the text in the center.

Your assistance is much appreciated.

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Simos Xenitellis  (simosx) said : 		#3

Thanks for the screenshot.
I admit I have not see this before, and I use Ubuntu quite a bit.

What I would recommend is to try different theme attributes and see how the title bar behaves.
You do that from System/Preferences/Theme
You have the Human theme, therefore you can keep Human and click to customize. Then, choose different window borders.
If that does not work, try different themes.

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LiveJazz (livejazz70) said : 		#4

This has been an ongoing problem.

http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotgnomethememanuj0.png

Meta city is installed but the system doesn't recognize it. I checked gconf but I'm not sure what I am looking for there.

This issue was pre "force check". I'm still not sure why the system would do a check on reboot without giving me the option to decline. all the major problems have occurred since.

When I created a new profile all the problems were present on the new profile. I am thinking I am going to have to reinstall the OS. I was hoping there would be some command lines that would reset the original "New load" defaults.

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LiveJazz (livejazz70) said : 		#5

Oh yes... As always your assistance is very much appreciated. Thank you for you quick responses.

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Simos Xenitellis  (simosx) said : 		#6

In technical terms it is good for someone to reinstall the OS often (every new Ubuntu version?). However, that does not mean that you have to recreate the home directory again every time. This is the case when the home directory is not severely damaged and there are

What you can do is keep the home directory and simply install the rest of the OS. This is easier when you have allocated a separate partition just to use for /home. When you install, you tell Ubuntu that the specific partition is /home and it should be mounted under /home. In this way, your settings will be retained.

If you do not have already your /home on a separate partition, you can back it up and restore it once you have reinstalled. It needs some extra care but it is doable.

Normally the boot-up disk check is harmless. It is weird why you got hit by it.

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LiveJazz (livejazz70) said : 		#7

This sounds like a good fix the a strange problem. I appreciate your assistance and I'll apply your partition advise to the new load. I have an external HD so I can back up all personal files.

Again, Thank you for your assistance.