One of my ubuntu machines, a netbook running Gnome classic on Ubuntu 12.04 (32bit), has a problem: I cannot resize windows. I can unmaximize them and remaximize them, and the resize icons do appear when I place the mouse pointer on the edges, but I cannot grab and resize those edges.
I have googled around and found people with problems like borders being too thin and hard to grab — this is not the case here. It is also not application specific — I cannot resize any windows.
What should I look at and fix? I am a developer and can get around a terminal without destroying things fine. I just don't know where to start.
Any ideas?
Best Answer
It sounds to me like you're using Gnome-classic with Compiz, and in that case resizing windows doesn't work because the plugin is disabled by default (not sure why).
To enable it, install CCSM:
Then run CCSM:
alt+f2ccsm+enter
Then in CCSM enable the resize plugin:
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QSulv.png)
If resize doesn't work immediately, you may need to restart Compiz: