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Mallo

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From: Italy (Como)

Registered: 2007-04-16

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XFCE4 + AIGLX + Compiz/Beryl [no windows decorator]

Hi,
I'm a newbie in archlinux and xfce, so probably this is a newbish question.
I run AIGLX over a ati with radeon opensource drivers in xfce4.
It runs well , I activated composite on xfce and see semi-transparents panel and so on.
Today I'm trying to install and run compiz or beryl but without success.

I installed compiz-core, beryl-core, emerald, something else.
try to run compiz with replace but no windows borders appear (even if when I try Alt+Tab there is the typical compiz effect ).
So I decided to switch beryl... Try to run beryl-manager and change in beryl or compiz but without success.
I don't see windows border s:\.
I checked the default depth is 24, i tried to put:

beryl-manager &
emerald & 
startxfce4
in .xinitrc but the windows decorator doesn't appear.

Any idea?

Thanks in advice for the replys.

klixon

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From: Nederland

Registered: 2007-01-17

Posts: 525

Re: XFCE4 + AIGLX + Compiz/Beryl [no windows decorator]

I believe you have to activate the "Window decorations"plugin in beryl's settings manager, but i'm not sure...

Last edited by klixon (2007-04-28 11:38:34)

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Mallo

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From: Italy (Como)

Registered: 2007-04-16

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Re: XFCE4 + AIGLX + Compiz/Beryl [no windows decorator]

I don't understand what you mean. I looked at beryl setting but I think I selected all it needs to run....however it does not explain why compiz --replace gconf doesn't show the windows even if it shows expose effect.

klixon

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Registered: 2007-01-17

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Re: XFCE4 + AIGLX + Compiz/Beryl [no windows decorator]

Well, I know next to nothing about compiz, so i won't be able to help you there, but...
In the "beryl settings manager" (you can start it from the nice beryl-icon in your tray) the plugin called "Window decoration" should be enabled. It was disabled in some versions, so you'd best check if it's on. Without it, beryl won't draw any decors.
That's about it as far a my knowledge goes, though...

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test1000

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Re: XFCE4 + AIGLX + Compiz/Beryl [no windows decorator]

if you have nvidia you need:

Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"

in section Screen

EDIT: in xorg.conf of course.

Last edited by test1000 (2007-05-02 16:40:26)

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dr_te_z

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Re: XFCE4 + AIGLX + Compiz/Beryl [no windows decorator]

I've got the same problem. Have been playing around with AIXGL effects, decided not to continue and un-installed it again. Now my window-decoration is gone as well in XFCE4. Deleting ~/.config/xfce* subdirectories did not bring any cure.

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Mallo

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Re: XFCE4 + AIGLX + Compiz/Beryl [no windows decorator]

argh, if you need some files to restore the settings you can ask me a tar ...

Nice signature ^_^ I love it

Mallo

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Re: XFCE4 + AIGLX + Compiz/Beryl [no windows decorator]

Okay I solved it.

This is a simple mini guide to installa compiz on xfce4 with ati open source drivers:

1) install ati open source drivers (look the wiki)
2) in xorg.conf (I have a ati radeon 9000pro):

Section "ServerLayout"
...
        Option         "AIGLX" "true"
...
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier "ATI"                     # your alias
    Driver "radeon"
    Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true" #needed for aiglx
        Option "AGPMode" "4"
        Option "DRI"     "true"
        #Option "EnablePageFlip" "on"
        #Option "AGPFastWrite" "yes"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Group        0 #"video"
    Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
       Option      "Composite"   "Enable"
EndSection

3) in order to run compiz you must NOT enable the compositor options in Window Manager Tweaks.

4) Install compiz-git for example using (pacman.conf):
[compiz-fusion]
Server = http://arch.nesl247.org/compiz-fusion/i686
4.1) install fusion-icon #simple systray icon .

5) Open terminal and run fusion-icon. Change (Select Window Manager) to compiz.

6) Enjoy your archlinux-box .

Buon divertimento!

SiD

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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-09-21

Posts: 729

Re: XFCE4 + AIGLX + Compiz/Beryl [no windows decorator]

I just installed compiz-git from the compiz-fusion repo but with gtk-window-decorator the Window decorations are missing.
The Kde-decorator works, and if I select the gtk one after a few seconds compiz is automatically switching to the kde decorator.
But I want the gtk one :-/

An other Problem:

Compiz-Settings-Manager does not start.
This is the Output from fusion-icon (started in a terminal)

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/fusion-icon/interface_gtk.py", line 30, in configure_menu_activate
    subprocess.Popen('ccsm')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/subprocess.py", line 593, in __init__
    errread, errwrite)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/subprocess.py", line 1079, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden

p.s.
I use the ati open source driver and xfce ...

SiD

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Registered: 2006-09-21

Posts: 729

Re: XFCE4 + AIGLX + Compiz/Beryl [no windows decorator]

I installed gnome and after switching back to xfce the gtk-window-decorator used the decoration I selected under gnome for metacity.

Then I deinstalled gnome and the gtk-window-decorator does not work again.

Is it possible that the gtk decorator uses the xfwm4 theme?
Or which package(s) / config files ( I don't want to install all the gnome stuff) are needed for compiz to use the metacity theme?

EDIT:
To get Session-Manager to work ccsm-git is needed.
Tomake compiz use of a metacity theme I added this comman in the Window-Decoration Settings
'gtk-window-decorator --replace --metacity-theme <THEME>

Last edited by SiD (2007-08-29 12:17:40)