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How do I make the dialog boxes wiggle when I move them with the mouse?

Asked by Nick Quattrocchi

I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 - I have seen on videos about Ubuntu that when you pull around a dialog box, it makes a wiggling action. Mine currently don't do make that motion. How do I make the dialog boxes wiggle when I move them with the mouse (if that makes sense)? Thanks!

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#1

It's called 'wobbly windows' plugin which needs to be enabled in CCSM.
http://wiki.compiz.org/Plugins/Wobbly

CCSM package name: compizconfig-settings-manager

After installation CCSM can be found in: system-settings
Unity options to find system-settings.
- Click on session-menu in top panel, last entry: system-settings
- Open the dash: super+a, start typing sys...

https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-help/index.html
http://askubuntu.com/questions/28086/keyboard-shortcuts-in-unity

Move windows around with: alt+left mouse button

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