Compiz Fusion help needed.

[Paul Rumelhart]

Steven Vollom wrote:
> About a month ago, I installed Compiz to take advantage of the cube and 
> multiple desktops.  It made it easier to keep track of several things 
> happening at the same time.  Nonetheless, it did not work as 
> advertised.  It works pretty well, but I am only able to get 2 desktops 
> on my computer.  I would prefer 4.  I set it up so that I could use the 
> wheel on the mouse to move from desktop to desktop.
>
> When I attempt to change to 4 desktops, I click apple and even re-boot 
> to set the changes, however they never take.  It always returns to two 
> desktops on my Kmenu links bar (the one that drops down, when I put my 
> cursor in the upper left corner of the Desktop screen).  And, in System 
> Settings where I set the choice, it returns to one desktop each time.  A 
> little confusing, I realize, with one only in Systems Settings, and two 
> on the Desktop, while 4 requested.  Has anyone experienced and fixed 
> this unusual situation?
>
> Thanks in Advance,
>
> Steven
>
>   

I think I went through something like this when I installed it the first 
time.  There is a setting in the Advanced Desktop Effects Settings under 
General.  There is a tab called Desktop Size.  I use the cube with eight 
desktops (actually an octagon, I guess).  So when I spin around between 
desktops I have eight to choose  from.  To get this, I set the 
Horizontal Virtual Size to 8, and left the other two at 1.  If you want 
an actual cube, set the Horizontal Virtual Size to 4.

Under System Settings > Desktop > Multiple Desktops, I have the number 
of desktops set to 1.

Paul