Compiz Fusion [HOWTO]

albright · Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:38 pm Post subject:

just guessing, but have you installed the xeffects overlay?
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cocoliso · n00b Joined: 07 Mar 2004 Posts: 68

noice · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject:

Bazurbat · n00b Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 19

I've managed to get compiz-fusion working.
System: AthlonXP (32bit), ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (fglrx 8.40.4), xgl-0.0.1_pre20070105, xeffects overlay

/usr/local/bin/startxgl, modified startx, changed line: xinit ... X ... -deferglyphs 16 to:

_dA_CyANIDe · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject:

Hello,

i have no windows decorations while i'm using compiz-fusion 0.5.2.

Here is my X.Org conf.

Bazurbat · n00b Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 19

If effects (cube, wobbly windows) are here, but no window decorations, try to run

_dA_CyANIDe · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:26 am Post subject:

Yes, effects are ok.

Bazurbat · n00b Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 19

Wow. Something compiled in a wrong way. Try kde-window-decorator or gtk-window-decorator instead of emerald if you have them. Maybe you have broken linker dependencies, try also revdep-rebuild.

Phoenix591 · Guru Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 487

edit:sorry wrong topic (lost track of which tab i had selected :oops:

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deno · Guru Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 411

I've had working compiz fusion until I emerged fusion-icon yesterday. Now everything except mouse pointer freeze when kde loads wm. I have already unmerged fusion-icon, recompiled everything, but it still freezes...

meron · n00b Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 46 Location: Nijmegen, NL

I just installed the git-version of compiz-fusion and as always everything worked fine. (I'm still waiting for the Big Crash, since
everything i install always works perfectly and that just can't be true)

But... with Beryl I could flip the cube with my middle mouse button. However, with compiz-fusion, this doesn't work and I can't figure
out how to get it to work. Is there anyone who can help me with this?

btw: I'm using gnome

thanks,
meron

albright · Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject:

thomasvk · Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 597

I followed the instructions here:
http://wiki.gentoo-xeffects.org/Compiz_Fusion#Gnome_Users

When I start Gnome I have no window decorations. When I type in a console 'compiz-fusion' (NOTE: created at the section for KDE) it starts, but with 'compiz' it doesn't. I have the cube and all but no window decorator. I need to type 'gtk-window-decorator' in a console to start it. When I set abovementioned 'compiz-fusion' as the WINDOW_MANAGER compiz starts with the cube and effects but again no window decorator. In addition it doesn't render any wallpaper.

Suggestions?

deno · Guru Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 411

I have solved my problem by deleting ~/kde/share/config/compizrc. It seems that negative plugin was the problem, because in moment when that plugin should be loaded freeze would happen.

Btw. is there any solution for panel tray icons (like superkaramba, klaptopdaemon icon) disappearing?

@thomasvk In settings for window decoration plugin there is a field where you can type command for decorator you want to use. i.e. i typed emerald.

EDIT

Found solution for tray icons. I am not using compiz-start to start compiz any more, but fusion-icon, and I am strating it from ~/.kde/Autostart. This could be also solution for you thomasvk.

nabla² · Apprentice Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 280

One need to start emerald to get window decoration, right? Then this is missing in the start script on the xeffects wiki. It is locked.
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deno · Guru Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 411

You don't need to start emerald, you can also start any other window decorator. and you don't have to start emerald from the start scrip as i mentioned above.

btw my problem with tray icons still persist, but now they don't disappear each time.

thomasvk · Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 597

Thanks for your suggestion, deno. This indeed works and when Gnome starts I get a nice Window Decorator now.

I used the command 'gtk-window-decorator' instead of 'emerald'. I don't know what the difference is, but it works. :-P

The problem of the wallpaper still remains. When Gnome starts the splash screen remains as 'wallpaper' with a black background. When I go to the Desktop Background dialog the wallpaper suddenly does appear.

Edit:
Additionally, I noticed that windows do not have shadows in Gnome. The settings are correct and in KDE shadows are rendered.

Edit2:
Maybe I should look a bit better before making a post.

gtk-window-decorator is quite plain and doesn't have any themes I think. Emerald has theming and has more features. Also, 'emerald' does show shadows. My current problem, my panel shows a shadow too.