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geckoguykc

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Registered: 2009-03-15

Posts: 49

xcompmgr in LXDE[SOLVED]

I want my screenlets in LXDE to be transparent, and I also want a compositor for AWN, but when I try to use xcompmgr I run into problems. When I run xcompmgr it makes all of my screenlets appear in windows instead of desktop widgets, and it doesn't make them transparent. Also, I tried adding xcompmgr -n to .xinitrc, and my computer wouldn't load the DE.

Last edited by geckoguykc (2009-05-31 20:38:32)

Lexion

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Registered: 2008-03-23

Posts: 510

Re: xcompmgr in LXDE[SOLVED]

When the DE doesn't load does it have any errors in the console?

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heleos

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From: Maine, USA

Registered: 2007-04-24

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Re: xcompmgr in LXDE[SOLVED]

did you add a "&" after the xcompmgr command? If not, it's not going to execute the next command (which is probably loading lxde)

Statix

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From: Hangzhou, China

Registered: 2008-02-16

Posts: 240

Re: xcompmgr in LXDE[SOLVED]

Also try using xcompmgr-dana from the aur. It fixes all the transparency problems I had with the original xcompmgr. Not sure if it'll fix your screenlet problem though.

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geckoguykc

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Registered: 2009-03-15

Posts: 49

Re: xcompmgr in LXDE[SOLVED]

I did have the "&", but I had xcompmgr loading before startlxde in .xinitrc, so I moved the command to start lxde above xcompmgr, and now it works. Transparency and all works great now.