trying Xgl and compiz on KDE

[Ernst Persson]

Hello,
either use
compiz --replace gconf
or
compiz --replace plugin1 plugin2 plugin3

If you specify gconf it will only load the plugins specified in the
gconf key and ignore all plugins on the commandline.
There's some confusing howto's out there on the net, I struggled with this for
a few days! :-)

Regards
/Ernst Persson


On 2/22/06, golfer <golfbuf at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/21/06, Luke Monahan <lukemonahan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I was under the impression that the compiz-kde decorator wasn't
> > finished yet, so I'm not sure why it's an option in apt-get.
> >
> > If you check http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/compiz/kde/window-decorator/
> > you can see that there are many holes in the code, including the very
> > sage:
> >
> > #ifndef I_KNOW_WHAT_I_AM_DOING
> >     fprintf(stderr, "Qt decorator is not yet ready!\n");
> >     exit(1);
> > #endif
> >
> > I think you can run the gnome window decorator under kde in any case,
> > and at least have a working desktop.
> >
> > Let me know if I'm wrong, as I haven't been able to try out any of
> > this XGL stuff yet myself.
> >
> > L.
> >
>
> No I didn't check the code to realize it's not implemented yet.  But,
> the great news is that it works with the gnome-window-decorator, as
> you said.  Now I have a window control at the top that lets me grab
> it, and the close, maximize/unmaximize, and minimize buttons work!
> This is great.
>
> The only problem I have is that the switcher won't load .. this is
> either in gnome or KDE.  I've tried a couple different load orders (as
> suggested in the Xgl wiki), including:
>
> compiz --replace gconf decoration wobbly fade minimize cube rotate
> zoom scale move resize place switcher &
>
> compiz --replace gconf switcher decoration wobbly fade minimize cube
> rotate zoom scale move resize place menu &
>
> compiz --replace gconf decoration wobbly fade minimize move place
> resize scale switcher cube rotate zoom
>
> I saw a comment that said that on subsequent starts it's not necessary
> to list all the modules.  I wonder if the switcher can't be loaded
> because their is some "original" loaded configuration that won't let
> it?
>
> Tips appreciated,
>
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