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fANZY

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Registered: 2014-04-27

Posts: 7

Compiz standalone Problem

Hello, i'm a new Arch user and i installed my system 2 days ago.

I've been reading the ArchWiki through the entire installation process and after installing Xfce4 i decided i wanted to run compiz as standalone. So i went to the Compiz ArchWiki page folowed step by step the wiki and it doesn't work (i must have done something wrong maybe)

I've installed compiz 0.8.x with the following packages : compiz-gtk-standalone, compiz-xfce4, ccsm, compizconfig-python, libcompizconfig, compiz-fusion-plugins-main, compiz-fusion-plugins-extra, compiz-bcop.
Then i modified my .xinitrc by replacing

exec startxfce4

by

exec compiz ccp

and then modified the command line in ccsm -> window decoration by gtk-window-decoration --replace.

Now when i logout and login i end up with a black screen and a mouse but nothing else. I have no interface whatsoever.

So i'm looking for help, if someone know where is my problem coming from i'll appreciate a little help.

Ty

PS : i wanna stress the fact that my whole system is freshly installed and only contain the base Archlinux system + Nvidia driver (is Nvidia better or should i install nouveau or something esle ?) + xfce4 + compiz (and gtk-window-decorator with it).

Last edited by fANZY (2014-04-27 13:27:01)

fANZY

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Registered: 2014-04-27

Posts: 7

Re: Compiz standalone Problem

I did a test, to see if compiz was running after the login, by setting compiz with a desktop wallpaper and after the login the blacksceen was replaced by the wallpaper so apparently compiz is running but not gtk-window-decoration.

beta990

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Registered: 2011-07-10

Posts: 207

Re: Compiz standalone Problem

May I ask why You use Compiz?
Gala or mutter is nowdays a good alternative.

metak

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Registered: 2009-09-27

Posts: 199

Re: Compiz standalone Problem

I did a test, to see if compiz was running after the login, by setting compiz with a desktop wallpaper and after the login the blacksceen was replaced by the wallpaper so apparently compiz is running but not gtk-window-decoration.

Try enabling decorator plugin in ccsm?

fANZY

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Registered: 2014-04-27

Posts: 7

Re: Compiz standalone Problem

Problem ... half solved.

But now another problem related to driver i guess.

When in ccsm for exemple (or anyother window) if click on a plugin (or open a folder if in thunar) the window doesnt always refresh and i have to move the window in order to force the refresh.

I dont know if i explained correctly but, i tryed what's said on the wiki, section troubleshouting, and nothing helped (exept i couldnt start X after i created the file for the screen flick).