Compiz Fusion

[Fintan]

Re: Compiz Fusion

This may a bit off topic but:
When running compiz-fusion with alt+F2: compiz --replace I always get the adept notifier in the taskbar. I would love to lose that guy as it takes a lot of property and is not needed and should not be in the taskbar.

For some reason after an update a few days ago I get a compiz launcher in k-menu->system. Which is nice. It would be even better if the damn thing actually worked.

Any ideas??

[0xygenMask]

Re: Compiz Fusion

Well, I think I've got compiz installed, here's a reading from the konsole -

@compaq:~$ compiz
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 01:00.0 0300: 10de:00f1 (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Comparing resolution (1920x1200) to maximum 3D texture size (4096): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Starting emerald
/usr/bin/compiz.real (video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, disabling YV12 image format

Emerald starts up, but how do I get the spinning cube, or any other effects for that matter!!

[raymondw]

Re: Compiz Fusion

It is quit simple if you got the right tutorial....
Found that out myself today

http://forlong.blogage.de/article/20...-Compiz-Fusion

It's realy cool

[gameforge]

Re: Compiz Fusion

Emerald starts up, but how do I get the spinning cube, or any other effects for that matter!!

Make sure you have installed the package compizconfig-settings-manager and run this:

$ ccsm

This should give you the settings for all of the different effects, including the keyboard/mouse commands to invoke them. When you change a setting, the change is immediate - there's no save/apply needed.

Check "Desktop Cube" and "Rotate Cube", then hold <Ctrl><Alt> and drag your mouse... it will spin the cube. Push <Ctrl><Alt><Left> (or <Right>) and it will spin to the next desktop, etc.

ccsm is also at K Menu -> Settings -> "Advanced Desktop Effects Settings".

[garry_3peace]

Re: Compiz Fusion

Hey, when I type compiz --help. There are a lot of parameters. But unfortunately there is no explanation. Anyone may explain it to me?

Btw, why when I run compiz, the shutdown, restart and other buttons missing? And only left "Log out"? Did I haven't set something yet? The first time I run compiz I just type compiz in konsole.

[Nivuahc]

Re: Compiz Fusion

Emerald starts up, but how do I get the spinning cube, or any other effects for that matter!!

Make sure you have installed the package compizconfig-settings-manager and run this:

$ ccsm

This should give you the settings for all of the different effects, including the keyboard/mouse commands to invoke them. When you change a setting, the change is immediate - there's no save/apply needed.

Check "Desktop Cube" and "Rotate Cube", then hold <Ctrl><Alt> and drag your mouse... it will spin the cube. Push <Ctrl><Alt><Left> (or <Right>) and it will spin to the next desktop, etc.

ccsm is also at K Menu -> Settings -> "Advanced Desktop Effects Settings".

When I start compiz, it seems to start just fine... emerald takes over and all of my headers on all of my open windows turn red. Minimizing and maximizing looks spiffy, I get shadows under all of my windows...

However, when I try to run ccsm from the command line (it doesn't show up in my Kmenu) I get the following:

/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:48: RuntimeWarning: tp_compare didn't return -1 or -2 for exception
from gtk import _gtk
ImportError: could not import atk
Info: No sexy-python package found, don't worry it's optional.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/ccsm", line 39, in <module>
import ccm
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ccm/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
from ccm.Conflicts import *
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ccm/Conflicts.py", line 25, in <module>
from ccm.Constants import *
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ccm/Constants.py", line 60, in <module>
Tooltips = gtk.Tooltips()
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'Tooltips'

I've re-installed Compiz, compizconfig-settings-manager, and even Python and all of it's compiz related options using Adept, rebooted, etc... still get the same message. Any advice?

[dibl]

Re: Compiz Fusion

It does look like something python-related, doesn't it?

Is there a package named "gtk-engines" showing in Adept Manager? Also make sure you have "python-gtk2" installed.

If you have those, then the question is, what happens when you enter

compiz --replace

in the console?

[srikar]

Re: Compiz Fusion

its easy to install compiz :

1) go to adept. type compiz. click on compiz(request install). certain related packages will be installed.

2)also install compiz settings manager.

by now compiz related packages are over.

3)install xgl from adept.

by now all the installations are done.

4)reboot

5)go to console and type compiz(it activates ur compiz). For cube rotation,fire effects go to settings>advanced desktop settings.U can enable required options there.

6)to deactivate ur compiz type kwin --replace.

*note :: for third party intel chipsets we must install restricted graphic drivers in order to run compiz smoothly.
kmenu>System Settings>advanced>restricted drivers.

[Nivuahc]

Re: Compiz Fusion

It does look like something python-related, doesn't it?

Is there a package named "gtk-engines" showing in Adept Manager? Also make sure you have "python-gtk2" installed.

If you have those, then the question is, what happens when you enter

compiz --replace

in the console?

There are several gtk-engines-xxx packages listed in Adept, and all of them are installed. As for a single package named gtk-engines, the answer is no. There is, however, a gtk2-engines package (and several gtk2-engines-xxx files, also all installed) which is installed.

As for python-gtk2, yes, it's installed as well.

Typing

compiz --replace

does the exact same thing that typing compiz, alone, does.

with that running I tried running ccsm in another terminal just for kicks... same list of errors as before.

And I'm not sure if I mentioned it previously but I do not have a Settings menu in my Kmenu at all.

So I Ctrl+C'd the terminal with compiz running, typed kwin --replace & to get my header/title bars back in order while I try to sort this out.

[kbunt]

Re: Compiz Fusion

its easy to install compiz :

1) go to adept. type compiz. click on compiz(request install). certain related packages will be installed.

2)also install compiz settings manager.

by now compiz related packages are over.

3)install xgl from adept.

by now all the installations are done.

4)reboot

5)go to console and type compiz(it activates ur compiz). For cube rotation,fire effects go to settings>advanced desktop settings.U can enable required options there.

6)to deactivate ur compiz type kwin --replace.

*note :: for third party intel chipsets we must install restricted graphic drivers in order to run compiz smoothly.
kmenu>System Settings>advanced>restricted drivers.

Easy FOR YOU.

It is showing that it is installed but there is nothing indicating (in a visual way) that it is installed. There's no cube, no settings, nothing in the menu.

[Snowhog]

Re: Compiz Fusion

The following packages are installed on my working system:

compiz-core
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra
compiz-fusion-plugins-main
compiz-kde
compiz-plugins
compizconfig-settings-manager
emerald
libcompizconfig-backend-kconfig
libcompizconfig0
libdecoration0
libemeraldengine0
python-compizconfig

[srikar]

Re: Compiz Fusion

compizconfig-settings-manager is required in order to configure(cube,fire,wobbly windows etc). So along with compiz install it. Then u can find it in kmenu>settings>advanced desktop settings.

[Nivuahc]

Re: Compiz Fusion

compizconfig-settings-manager is required in order to configure(cube,fire,wobbly windows etc). So along with compiz install it. Then u can find it in kmenu>settings>advanced desktop settings.

Or not.

I have it installed. I don't have a "Settings" section in my Kmenu. When I type ccsm in a terminal window, I get the errors listed above.

Just to be sure, I re-installed it all last night.

Same thing.

[Bongo5HH]

Re: Compiz Fusion

Settings should be sandwiched between Office and System in the main section of your KMenu. And you want to look in "Advanced Desktop Effects Settings"

Then scroll down to the "Utility" section and in there is the "Workarounds" and in that you'll find "Legacy Fullscreen Support" which you should uncheck.

Kev

[Nivuahc]

Re: Compiz Fusion

Settings should be sandwiched between Office and System in the main section of your KMenu.

But it's not.