[SOLVED] compiz and kde multiple desktops issue (i.e. kde desktop pager)

[mhenry676]

Ok, compiz-fusion is cool (miss beryl though)

When I had beryl, had no problems with the taskbar pager. 4 sided cube and 4 squares in the desktop pager.

Now, only one big box on the desktop pager, but I can still rotate the cube and see all 4 sides.

Now this is where I'm hoping an easy workaround can be done. (until they fix this anyway like it was in beryl) I can manually fix this by changing the number of desktops in kde from 1 to 2, hit apply, see 8 squares in the desktop pager, set the number of desktops back to 1, apply, and see 4 squares in the pager! Each works properly. Click on #3 square in the pager and cube rotates there! Too much to do on every reboot!

So, my thought is to setup a script in .kde/Autostart to run a command to set the number of desktops too 2, then back to 1. Only problem, is that I can seem to find commands for this. Any help?

[mhenry676]

Re: compiz and kde multiple desktops issue (need help with workaround)

SOLVED!

Yes, I know of http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=46021
but I've also heard it's buggy. It also doesn't have a 64bit .deb so need to compile, which is not problem for me (I come from Gentoo Linux .) However, there was a post there that had what I was looking for. A way to reset the pager, though it actually does the whole kicker.

put dcop kicker kicker restart in a script in .kde/Autostart/

here's how if your not sure how to do this...

In KDE, hit Alt-F2 type konsole

In the text/console window that comes up...

cd ~./kde/Autostart/
echo "dcop kicker kicker restart" > fix-pager-restart-kicker.sh
chmod +x fix-pager-restart-kicker.sh

TADA!

Log out and login to check it out!

[gameforge]

Re: [SOLVED] compiz and kde multiple desktops issue (i.e. kde desktop pager)

I wonder if this would also help the floating system tray icons...?

Thanks!

[mhenry676]

Re: [SOLVED] compiz and kde multiple desktops issue (i.e. kde desktop pager)

Hm, well couldn't hurt if it fixes the pager. I had that problem, with the adept-notifer but it just started to go where it was supposed to.