Can't find Compiz?

[Paul Rumelhart]

Steven Vollom wrote:
> Several months ago, when I upgraded to Hardy, I tried Compiz Fusion.  I 
> was not very successful with it, so I removed it.  I wanted to try it 
> again, because I am building a new computer with lots of memory and 
> thought it could handle it better.  Nonetheless, when I installed Compiz 
> again, and I am pretty sure it installed about a dozen packages, the 
> only evidence I can find of it is a thing called Desktop Effects in the 
> System choice of the Kmenu.  I clicked on the button that seemed most 
> intensive, but I can't find anything, like configuration options or 
> features or anything at all.  I notice that when I open or close a file, 
> it kind of zooms in or out, but that cannot be all there is to Compiz.
>
> What do I do to access those features?  TIA.
>
> Steven
>
>   
I installed a few other packages, like compizconfig-settings-manager and 
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra.  I also installed fusion-icon so I could 
get to some settings from the task bar.  I also have a few others 
installed.  I don't remember what was installed initially, except that 
the settings had to be installed to get most of the fun effects.

If you don't have an item called "Advanced Desktop Effects Settings" 
under the Settings menu off of the K-menu, then the above settings 
manager should probably be installed.  I'd recommend turning on the 
desktop cube and rotate cube under Desktop, and enabling the animations 
under Effects.  Play with some of the different minimizing, maximizing, 
and closing animations.  You might also find the wobbly windows fun.  
There are lots of effects to try.

Make sure you have emerald installed, and choose it as your window 
decorator using the fusion icon.   You can find lots of emerald themes 
on the net that you can import using the emerald theme manager 
accessible using the fusion icon.

Paul