Howto: Standalone Compiz Fusion as WM

sweetthdevil · 2010-01-23 10:49:12

Right I am now using tint2 which is compatible with dual monitor, however for a strange reason the window are covering tint2 on the first monitor and not on the second one.

Is that a bug, or is there a know workout?

Also, how to add the use of a certain gtk2 theme as it's the regular and very ugly?

Thanks,:D

Last edited by sweetthdevil (2010-01-23 11:26:05)

pogeymanz · 2010-01-23 14:16:05

The easy way: install LXAppearance
The hard way: Edit the .gtkrc file.

sHyLoCk · 2010-01-23 15:13:15

I use both lxappearance and gtk-chtheme

Lxappearance - Change themes + icons
Gtk-chtheme - Get a better preview as the window changes before applying the theme and also easy system font setting!

Last edited by sHyLoCk (2010-01-23 15:13:41)

sweetthdevil · 2010-01-24 13:42:20

Great cheers lxappearance is doing a great job.

Another question, I am trying to add specific icon to my compiz-deskmenu but I can't seems to work out where it look for the menu,
some seems to be located at /usr/share/applications but adding my desired icons there doesn't work. I also tried /usr/share/pixmaps without success again.

Also. is there anyway to be able to use the middle clic of the mouse to start compiz-deskmenu but only on the wallpaper, as I am using it a lot to surf on Firefox (to open a link on a new tab.

Thanks,

Last edited by sweetthdevil (2010-01-24 13:49:23)

sweetthdevil · 2010-01-30 02:40:59

Right so I got the answer about the middle click just on the desktop on the actual compiz forum.

However, I am still looking to find where the icons are stored,

and I am now looking for a script or command line to switch user; so my session will not be close while using another one.

Many thanks,

JuseBox · 2010-02-05 16:44:42

sweetthdevil wrote:

Right so I got the answer about the middle click just on the desktop on the actual compiz forum.
However, I am still looking to find where the icons are stored,
and I am now looking for a script or command line to switch user; so my session will not be close while using another one.
Many thanks,

What was the answer? could you post here?

Meyithi · 2010-02-05 20:19:20

JuseBox wrote:

sweetthdevil wrote:
Right so I got the answer about the middle click just on the desktop on the actual compiz forum.
However, I am still looking to find where the icons are stored,
and I am now looking for a script or command line to switch user; so my session will not be close while using another one.
Many thanks,
What was the answer? could you post here?

Set up the command via the commands plugin:

http://www.meyithi.com/graphics/ex1.png

Then use the Viewport Switcher plugin to call it:

http://www.meyithi.com/graphics/ex2.png

This way only right clicks on the desktop will bring up a menu.

sweetthdevil · 2010-02-06 02:37:13

Many thanks, it does work like a charm!

I am however still looking to create a .sh or a command to swith user without closing the session oO

and also where is Deskmenu looking for the icon on the menu, to make it pretty lol

Cheers

henkidefix · 2010-02-06 20:30:51

Hello i can't get my system to shutdown, hope someone has a suggestion:

No gdm, SLIM or anything. Just login from a console. When i need a GUI type ck-launch-session startxfce4. With Compiz working fine since 1 year. Want to try compiz as stand alone WM and for more eyecandy use cairo-dock. So i created this .xinitrc:
#!/bin/sh
compiz ccp &
sleep 2
exec cairo-dock -o
and start this with ck-launch-session xinit. Cairo-dock has a logout/shutdown applet but no matter what i try, never get logout or shutdown. The suggestion from picklesonfire did not work: it reports >init unexpected signal 15.

Last edited by henkidefix (2010-02-07 10:42:55)

guzz46 · 2010-02-06 21:49:23

and also where is Deskmenu looking for the icon on the menu, to make it pretty lol

If I enter the name of an icon and it doesn't appear in deskmenu copying that icon to /usr/share/pixmaps works for me

Hello i'm can't get my stystem to shutdown, hope someone has a suggestion:

I just create a shutdown entry in deskmenu with the command sudo halt, then add /sbin/halt to sudoers

pogeymanz · 2010-02-06 22:22:23

henkidefix wrote:

Hello i'm can't get my stystem to shutdown, hope someone has a suggestion:
No gdm, SLIM or anything. Just login from a console. When i need a GUI type ck-launch-session startxfce4. With Compiz working fine since 1 year. Want to try compiz as stand alone WM and
for more eyecandy use cairo-dock. So i created .xinitrc:
#!/bin/sh
compiz ccp &
sleep 2
exec cairo-dock -o
In Cairo-dock is a logout/shutdown applet but no matter what i try, never get logout or shutdown.
Even the suggestion from picklesonfire did not work.

Change the last line to

exec ck-launch-session cairo-dock -o

henkidefix · 2010-02-07 20:42:54

Finally got my compiz working as standalone WM with Cairo-dock !
Was inspired by PiklesOnFire post on 8 jan 2010
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=51282&p=4
On my system created an error: unexpected signal 15.
Took me some time until i realised the script itself made that because
it also tries to kill the very xinit that launched the whole dekstop.
Hence it became more complex:
Beware: i'm a bash-beginner, not shure if this script is safe in all situations

#!/bin/bash
procall=`pgrep -u $(whoami) -t tty1`        #get all users proceses
procbas=`pgrep -u $(whoami) -t tty1 bash`    #get the login bash pid
procxin=`pgrep -u $(whoami) -t tty1 xinit`    #get the xinit pid

# nicely terminate all users processes except bash & xinit
for p in $procall; do
    if [ "$p" != "$procbas" ] && [ "$p" != "$procxin" ]; then
        kill -TERM $p
    fi
done
sleep 2

# now KILL the processes that are still alive
for p in $procall; do
    if [ "$p" != "$procbas" ] && [ "$p" != "$procxin" ]; then
        kill -KILL $p
    fi
done
sync

# and finally . . . . we shutdown via hal/dbus
dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest="org.freedesktop.Hal" /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.SystemPowerManagement.Shutdown

Meyithi · 2010-02-07 21:52:15

Is there a taskbar that works well with Compiz-Viewports yet? It's the only piece if the puzzle that I'm missing now.

sand_man · 2010-02-07 22:49:10

Meyithi wrote:

Is there a taskbar that works well with Compiz-Viewports yet? It's the only piece if the puzzle that I'm missing now.

Not sure what kind of problems you have but I'm using gnome-panel with no problems. I know gnome-panel is kind of bloat but it does allow the use of window previews.

Meyithi · 2010-02-07 22:56:49

sand_man wrote:

Meyithi wrote:
Is there a taskbar that works well with Compiz-Viewports yet? It's the only piece if the puzzle that I'm missing now.
Not sure what kind of problems you have but I'm using gnome-panel with no problems. I know gnome-panel is kind of bloat but it does allow the use of window previews.

Don't mind the bloat it's the appearance I don't like, ah well, am managing without a taskbar so far.

pogeymanz · 2010-02-08 05:05:02

XFCE4-panel works with viewports and is fairly light on dependencies.

sweetthdevil · 2010-02-08 13:59:30

Great cheers for all!

The only last bit I need is a script to be able to change user without stopping my session, basically leaving my session running but going back to the GDM screen and then login in a different session!

Any help?

my0pic · 2010-02-08 23:03:40

sweetthdevil wrote:

Great cheers for all!
The only last bit I need is a script to be able to change user without stopping my session, basically leaving my session running but going back to the GDM screen and then login in a different session!
Any help?

You just need to create a menu entry in compiz-deskmenu for a new login. The command to use is "gdmflexiserver". Icon name is "gnome-session-switch".
For a new login in a window without leaving your session use "gdmflexiserver --Xnest".

fixje · 2010-02-14 00:04:09

Hi,

Because I was bored this weekend, I just switched from fluxbox to a compiz standalone setup with lxpanel and really like it!
I'm having one problem:
I see all applications of every virtual desktop in my taskbar, but if I am on Desktop 1 and click on an application which is on another desktop, the desktop is not changed automatically, so that I could see the program. This is really annoying, because I first have to switch to the right desktop and then chose the application I want to interact with.
Does anybody have the same problem or is there a solution for this issue?

Cheers,
fixje

Meyithi · 2010-02-14 13:41:59

fixje wrote:

Hi,
Because I was bored this weekend, I just switched from fluxbox to a compiz standalone setup with lxpanel and really like it!
I'm having one problem:
I see all applications of every virtual desktop in my taskbar, but if I am on Desktop 1 and click on an application which is on another desktop, the desktop is not changed automatically, so that I could see the program. This is really annoying, because I first have to switch to the right desktop and then chose the application I want to interact with.
Does anybody have the same problem or is there a solution for this issue?
Cheers,
fixje

Have you read a few posts above this? Only a couple of taskbars work with Compiz viewports.

pogeymanz · 2010-02-14 14:14:01

fixje wrote:

Hi,
Because I was bored this weekend, I just switched from fluxbox to a compiz standalone setup with lxpanel and really like it!
I'm having one problem:
I see all applications of every virtual desktop in my taskbar, but if I am on Desktop 1 and click on an application which is on another desktop, the desktop is not changed automatically, so that I could see the program. This is really annoying, because I first have to switch to the right desktop and then chose the application I want to interact with.
Does anybody have the same problem or is there a solution for this issue?
Cheers,
fixje

There will never be a solution for this problem. Compiz uses Viewports, not Workspaces. In your Compiz setup, you have only one workspace that is divided into Viewports (There are some benefits for doing this). The only panels that I know of that honor viewports are xfce4-panel and gnome-panel. Xfce4-panel has very few dependencies so that's what I use.

fixje · 2010-02-15 16:38:27

pogeymanz wrote:

fixje wrote:
Hi,
Because I was bored this weekend, I just switched from fluxbox to a compiz standalone setup with lxpanel and really like it!
I'm having one problem:
I see all applications of every virtual desktop in my taskbar, but if I am on Desktop 1 and click on an application which is on another desktop, the desktop is not changed automatically, so that I could see the program. This is really annoying, because I first have to switch to the right desktop and then chose the application I want to interact with.
Does anybody have the same problem or is there a solution for this issue?
Cheers,
fixje
There will never be a solution for this problem. Compiz uses Viewports, not Workspaces. In your Compiz setup, you have only one workspace that is divided into Viewports (There are some benefits for doing this). The only panels that I know of that honor viewports are xfce4-panel and gnome-panel. Xfce4-panel has very few dependencies so that's what I use.

Thank you… I didn't realize the difference between viewports and workspaces when I read the posts above. This makes it clear to me. I will try xfce4-panel

na12 · 2010-02-20 18:52:53

fixje wrote:

Hi,
Because I was bored this weekend, I just switched from fluxbox to a compiz standalone setup with lxpanel and really like it!
I'm having one problem:
I see all applications of every virtual desktop in my taskbar, but if I am on Desktop 1 and click on an application which is on another desktop, the desktop is not changed automatically, so that I could see the program. This is really annoying, because I first have to switch to the right desktop and then chose the application I want to interact with.
Does anybody have the same problem or is there a solution for this issue?
Cheers,
fixje

Tint2 works fine,try it.I am useing tint2 panel and when I click on app in panel, viewport automatically changes.

sweetthdevil · 2010-03-19 13:16:33

Hi guys,

which screensaver are you using for compiz-standalone, ideally I would like one that can display randomly picture from a folder....

Cheers,

playdafunkimuzic · 2010-06-05 02:31:08

So I finally gave compiz standalone a try, coming from openbox. But, it's not working for me...

I'm not getting any toolbars on my windows!

Arch Linux

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