This "effect" can be turned off. Open gconf-editor then go to apps > metacity > general > then untick compositor_effects. Then it goes away.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964440 Title: Icons leave a trail of shadows with compositing effects enabled Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Oneiric, Unity 2d When compositing effects are enabled in metacity, icons dragged around the desktop leave a trail of shadows (i.e., the icon's shadow is not correctly erased at the last position but stays on the desktop), until the icon is dropped. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: metacity 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu4.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.29-generic 3.0.20 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Sun Mar 25 11:43:38 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) SourcePackage: metacity UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-02-24 (29 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/964440/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
