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#1 2010-11-02 07:41:57
- clovenhoof
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Compiz without Emerald [SOLVED]
Hello
I want to use compiz, but without buggy Emerald decorator (just Metacity).
So, I have installed: compiz-decorator-gtk and fusion-icon packages. And I choose Metacity from context menu of fusion-icon.
Additionaly I've instaled: ccsm package, (to be able to easy chose some window effects) and I've selected some effects from it.
So far so good, but nothing happened.
My question is how to enable window effects (choosen from ccsm, like 'woobly window, minimize effect' and etc.) using Metacity?
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#2 2010-11-02 08:25:15
- Awebb
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Re: Compiz without Emerald [SOLVED]
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#3 2010-11-02 08:53:59
- clovenhoof
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Re: Compiz without Emerald [SOLVED]
If you want to use compiz window decorations make sure you have the "Window Decoration" plugin marked in the compiz settings through ccsm.
May be this is the missing part. I'll test it after work at home.
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#4 2010-11-02 09:32:13
- Gusar
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Re: Compiz without Emerald [SOLVED]
My question is how to enable window effects (choosen from ccsm, like 'woobly window, minimize effect' and etc.) using Metacity?
You don't. Compiz is a window manager. Metacity is a window manager. If you activate one, the other is deactivated. If emerald is buggy, try gtk-window-decorator, I think (but I'm not sure) it's possible to use Metacity themes with it.
Then there's the possibility of using compiz-0.9.2. Search the forums, there are PKGBUILDs somewhere.
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#5 2010-11-02 10:42:47
- clovenhoof
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Re: Compiz without Emerald [SOLVED]
clovenhoof wrote:My question is how to enable window effects (choosen from ccsm, like 'woobly window, minimize effect' and etc.) using Metacity?
You don't. Compiz is a window manager. Metacity is a window manager. If you activate one, the other is deactivated. If emerald is buggy, try gtk-window-decorator, I think (but I'm not sure) it's possible to use Metacity themes with it.
Then there's the possibility of using compiz-0.9.2. Search the forums, there are PKGBUILDs somewhere.
Is that means that I should choose 'Compiz' , not 'Metacity' from the context menu of fusion-icon, and use 'gtk-window-decorator --replace' in the 'Window Decoration' plug-in?
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#6 2010-11-02 13:35:20
- hokasch
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Re: Compiz without Emerald [SOLVED]
Yes, with fusion-icon method select compiz as window manager and gtk as decorator from the context menu.
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#7 2010-11-02 17:29:43
- jacopastorius82
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Re: Compiz without Emerald [SOLVED]
Where is the context menu?
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#8 2010-11-03 12:24:10
- clovenhoof
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Re: Compiz without Emerald [SOLVED]
If using compiz with icon (fusion-icon), context menu is appeared after right-clicking on the compiz icon in tray-bar. You must first start Application->System Tools->Compiz Fusion Icon.
Anyway, thank you people, I solved the problem.
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