Can't find Compiz?
Steven Vollom
stevenvollom at sbcglobal.net
Tue Nov 18 17:37:54 UTC 2008
Paul Rumelhart wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
Dear Paul,
I must have more than 20 packages installed that relate to Compiz. On
Kmenu - System, Compiz Fusion Icon & Desktop Effects are the only
shown. I checked the other items on Kmenu; they don't show anywhere.
When I installed Compiz, perhaps a dozen packages were included. After
responding to your email, and additional 8 were installed. I can only
find two, and when I click on the Compiz Fusion Icon, nothing loads.
Emerald is installed and libemeraldengine0 is installed. They don't
show up on the menu either. Any Ideas?
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