XGL, Quinstormm, Dbus [SOLVED Read for cgwd live theming]

Drac · n00b Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 36

Hey all, Ive tried searching for this but its nearly impossible to find anything in the 5 XGL threads. Im wondering what I have to do to get Quinstormms compiz working properly without using dbus-launch so I have theming support etc?
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Archangel1 · Veteran Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 1212 Location: Work

You don't need dbus-launch for compiz, at least I never have.
I suspect you're actually talking about cgwd, in which case I don't know of a way around it - what's so bad about using it?
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stupidkid · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:45 am Post subject: Re: XGL, Quinstormm, Dbus

Drac · n00b Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 36

Ahh, I got it to work thanks:)

guy in #XGL said you needed to use dbus-launch and no theming :roll:

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shrndegruv · l33t Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 658

you need dbus-launch if you want to use quinns' cgwd theming. I highly recommend it. All you have to do is edit your start scripts and put dbus-launch before anythign to do with cgwd.

It is in the wiki, but kind of hidden. I missed it too.

sinizzl · n00b Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Posts: 4 Location: schaffhausen

i thought one has to recompile compiz is one wants to change its theme?
anyone knows if something like the xfwm4 theme "redmond" (yes, it does look exactly like windows xp) is available for compiz?
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shrndegruv · l33t Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 658

sinizzl

compiz-quinnstorm does not need a recompile to change themes. thats what quinn's cgwd stuff does!!

stupidkid · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:41 am Post subject:

Drac · n00b Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 36

shrndegruv · l33t Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 658

drac, you are running

Drac · n00b Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 36

Accutly, I got live theming to work with quinstormm and dbus-launch last night. Instead of calling it inside your script (compizrc or compiz-decorator or whataver you use to start compiz and cgwd) I called the actual script with dbus-launch. gcompizthemer now works perfect and live theming works as well

Also I have the dbus deamon running, not usre if that makes a differnce or not.
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shrndegruv · l33t Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 658

drac, your themer works without have to do a replace?

what did you modify (ie what did you put dbus-launch) in front of?

I have to run the -replace thingie, which is just and inconvenience....

Drac · n00b Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 36

It sure does

Im at work so I cant show you my script but I:
1) /etc/init.d/dbus start and rc-update add dbus default
2) go to my compiz/cgwd start script (/usr/bin/compiz-themer for me, could be /usr/bin/compizrc etc)
3) remove any instance of dbus launch in that script
4) go to /etc/env.d/99kde-env and set KDEWM=dbus-launch compiz-themer
5) /etc/init.d/xdm restart
6) all is working, I cant remember if I used dbus-launch on gcompizthemer or not, but one of them works.

I can posts my scripts etc when I get home.
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shrndegruv · l33t Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 658

thanx drac

aljna7 · n00b Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Posts: 1

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Drac · n00b Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 36

Here are my configs for those that need them

/usr/bin/compiz-decorator