Compiz fusion tool-tips dimension [Solved]

[Fitzcarraldo]

From what you guys are writing, it seems to me like your problem is due to a bug in Compiz when it's used with GNOME. Is that the case? If it is, I suggest that one or both of you inform the Compiz developers: http://wiki.compiz.org/Join%20our%20community

[alonsoty]

it could be ...

The problem is that Compiz now fails to intercept windows notify-osd.
So the only solution seems to be to stop indiscriminately all Tooltip windows class.

Could also be that this version of Gnome does not use the old method for
Class=Tooltip -> title=notify-osd
and so Compiz fail to intercept and skip this class.

However I will make a report to Compiz...
Bye all

Edited on 21 Sept 2010
ok here the Compiz Forum link:
http://forum.compiz.org/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=13698

[alonsoty]

Hi all,

problem still persists on 20100922 AMDx64 G version,
even if it is istalled over different hardware (ATI or NVIDIA)

reverting to Compiz 0.8.4 definitively resolve the issue.

[alonsoty]

Please forgive me... I raised a fuss for this thing!
I even opened a bug here: http://bugs.sabayon.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846.
What should I do now? Can I close it?
Do not take me seriously, when I talk about software!

I never stopped to investigate and learning the 'Gnome Library' because I suspected something related ...
Now I discovered that the problem comes from the 'new' gtk methods... (always guilty).

The fact is, I presume there will be a bunch of gtk themes that could be potentially malfunctions...

In summary, if you still have this problem with Gnome + Compiz (I can see it yet despite with all latest Sabayon packages) you can try this workaround:

create, if it does not already exist, the ~/.gtkrc-2.0 file and adding this content:

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###Compiz 0.8.6 corrupted tooltips workaround###
gtk-enable-tooltips = true         #default true
gtk-tooltip-browse-mode-timeout = 10      #default 500
gtk-tooltip-browse-timeout = 25         #default 60
gtk-tooltip-timeout = 25         #default 500

save and end your session in order to load new settings.
I've not fully understands also WHY without this values set, the gtk default isn't used!!!

Please give a try to confirm!
Thanks
Ciao

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edit
Not fully resolved: tooltips from Emerald windows buttons (close, maximize, minimize) still have problems....
I will continue testing