Fix for Firefox flashing when in full screen 2

Posted by bikethetam Tue, 12 May 2009 01:52:00 GMT

Since Jaunty, when Firefox is displayed in full screen (F11), any of the following actions will result in Firefox disappearing for a second and the background desktop image replacing it:

  • right click
  • alt-tab
  • hovering over a link with a tool tip

That happens if compiz is in use and I verified the problem both on machines using Intel and Nvidia video cards.

The fix is easy:

  • go to System -> Preferences -> CompizConfig Settings Manager -> General
  • uncheck "Unredirect Fullscreen Windows"

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  1. ergo 6 months later:

    finally, i thought it was due to one of the desktop plugins, silly. thank you.

  2. Ghostautumn 6 months later:

    I'm using KDE 4.3, I don't think it uses Compiz, do you know what the equivalent fix might be? Thanks.

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