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Registered: 2011-07-15

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gnome 3 compiz

i was use before compiz + gnome and that was awesome...
but now when gnome 3 is out i cant use compiz. im trying google it but not lucky
can i have compiz on gnome 3 ?

bwat47

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Registered: 2009-10-07

Posts: 638

Re: gnome 3 compiz

You cannot use compiz with gnome-shell, its impossible. Gnome-shell is heavily integrated with its own compositer (mutter).

You can however use gnome 3's fallback mode with compiz, as you could with gnome 2. Gnome 3 fallback has a very similar layout to gnome 2. To force fallback mode on reboot go to system settings > system info > graphics and enable "forced fallback mode"

Last edited by bwat47 (2011-07-16 20:35:29)

LeCrayonVert

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Registered: 2010-09-01

Posts: 134

Re: gnome 3 compiz

And after forcing gnome to use fallback mode, you might want to use the following lines at the end of /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome-fallback :

RequiredComponents=gnome-panel;gnome-settings-daemon;
RequiredProviders=windowmanager;
DefaultProvider-windowmanager=compiz
DefaultProvider-notifications=notification-daemon

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wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

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Re: gnome 3 compiz

why do you guys prefer to modify gnome-fallback instead of creating a new session and configure the default session using gsettings.

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session session-name my_awesone_compiz_session

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bwat47

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Registered: 2009-10-07

Posts: 638

Re: gnome 3 compiz

why do you guys prefer to modify gnome-fallback instead of creating a new session and configure the default session using gsettings.

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session session-name my_awesone_compiz_session

I don't know if everyone prefers it, its just the most common way to do it. I didn't know about this method.

rufflove

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From: Holmfirth, UK

Registered: 2010-11-22

Posts: 96

Re: gnome 3 compiz

What are the benefits of setting the user's default session in dconf, given that gdm remembers the last session used?

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