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sen

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From: .de

Registered: 2007-02-18

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Xfwm-Compositor(Xfce) + Emerald - Compiz

Is it possible to run the emerald windows decorator in xfce (compositor enabled)?

I really like the xfwm-compositor... not so overblown like compiz and adds all effects I want (true transparency and shadows) without having to much of an impact on the system performance. Emerald is a great windows decorator engine so if it would be possible to to use it with the xfwm-compositor the result would be a minimal composite-wm which looks like compiz without the powerpoint presentation like effects!

As far as I know emerald just needs a composite windows manager to work, but it gives me an error under xfwm:

emerald --replace

(emerald:2351): Wnck-WARNING **: Property _NET_WM_NAME contained invalid UTF-8

Emerald runs fine in compiz-fusion though.

Is it just a configuration problem or is it not possible at all to run emerald with the xfwm? Has anyone experience with this?

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J_Zar

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From: Villa Santina (UD), Italy

Registered: 2006-09-19

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Re: Xfwm-Compositor(Xfce) + Emerald - Compiz

I suppose this is impossible. Xfwm4 is a window manager and a decorator at the same time. So I suppose you can't detach wm from decorator.

However I can be in the wrong side....