Problem getting Beryl Working on Feisty

[Ben Edwards]

On 03/05/07, Kevin C. Smith <kevin at linuxsmith.com> wrote:
> P.S. ;)
> It also looks like you are using composite, which has the
> desktop switching issue when using the cube.
> The "Desktop Effects" is for compsite. To start Beryl use
> Application->System Tools->Beryl Manager.

Its when I do this that I loose window decoration and the ability ro
move etc. the windows;(

> On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 19:48 -0500, Kevin C. Smith wrote:
> > Try, if you haven't already:
> >
> > sudo nvidia-xconfig --composite --allow-glx-with-composite
> > --render-accel --add-argb-glx-visuals
> >
> > Log out of gnome.
> > Then Ctr+Alt+Backspace will restart X
> > Log back in. Should work now.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 17:18 +0100, Ben Edwards wrote:
> > > Have been using
> > > http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Install_Beryl_on_Ubuntu_Feisty_with_nVidia
> > > to try to get Beryl working, I have however previously installed the
> > > 'Official' Ubuntu Beryl packages (not sure if this is relevant).  I
> > > have installed the 'new' binary nVidia drivers and they seemed to work
> > > (were in fact VERY fast).
> > >
> > > Anyway if I forrloed the instructions, restarted gdm and when I turn
> > > on the desktop affects in the Ubuntu (Preferences?) menu I get wobbly
> > > windows (but the desktop switch is not working).  Thing is as soon as
> > > I start the beryl-manager I seem to loose the windows manager (i.e. I
> > > can see/use the windows but the theme has gone and I can move/resize
> > > windows).
> > >
> > > Any idea whats going on?
> > >
> > > Ben
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