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ph03n1x
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 Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:52 pm Post subject: correct way to launch compiz automatically? |
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Hi all
I have seen several ways to start compiz automatically after login (using gnome)
None of them seems to work flawless here. What would be the correct way to automatically start compiz? I'm using
compiz --replace ccp --sm-disable &
emerald --replace
which works fine when I enter this manually after the login. ~/.xinitrc seems to be ignored somehow but I don't know why. At least it's not working.
Thx for a clean working hint  |
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krinn
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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well i have just add /usr/bin/compiz-start in gnome session/starting programs
and in my case i have change last line to compiz-start to add ccp as
| Code: | | compiz $COMPIZ_OPTIONS ccp gconf move resize minimize place decoration wobbly... |
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ph03n1x
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| krinn wrote: | well i have just add /usr/bin/compiz-start in gnome session/starting programs
and in my case i have change last line to compiz-start to add ccp as
| Code: | | compiz $COMPIZ_OPTIONS ccp gconf move resize minimize place decoration wobbly... |
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Well I don't know those scripts and stuff seem to make even more mess for me
I ended up putting
compiz --replace ccp --sm-disable &
emerald --replace
Into a shell-script and launch it from the session. Probably not a very nice solution but it works more or less...
Thx anyway |
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krinn
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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oh i don't remember add it myself, i was thinking it was with compiz
| Code: | # compiz-start script
#
# hacky autodetection of neccessary options for XGL/AIGLX/NVIDIA
#
# Hanno Boeck, http://www.hboeck.de/
#
# Licensed under the same conditions as compiz itself (MIT or GPL)
if [ ! -x /usr/bin/glxinfo ]; then
echo "glxinfo not found, please install mesa-progs."
exit -1
fi
GLX_WITH_DIRECT=`glxinfo|grep -c GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap`
GLX_WITH_INDIRECT=`LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 glxinfo|grep -c GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap`
GLX_RENDER=`glxinfo|grep -c "OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect"`
COMPIZ_OPTIONS="--replace"
if [ $GLX_WITH_DIRECT -eq 3 ]; then
if [ $GLX_RENDER -eq 0 ]; then
echo NVIDA detected
export __GL_YIELD="NOTHING"
else
echo XGL detected
fi
elif [ $GLX_WITH_INDIRECT -eq 3 ]; then
echo AIGLX detected
export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1
fi
if [ ! -z $KDE_FULL_SESSION ] && [ -x /usr/bin/kde-window-decorator ]; then
echo Using KDE decorator
kde-window-decorator --replace &
else
echo Using GTK decorator
gtk-window-decorator --replace &
fi
compiz $COMPIZ_OPTIONS ccp gconf move resize minimize place decoration wobbly fade cube rotate scale switcher zoom dbus |
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krinn
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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hey wait !
| Code: | equery b /usr/bin/compiz-start
[ Searching for file(s) /usr/bin/compiz-start in *... ]
x11-wm/compiz-0.6.2-r1 (/usr/bin/compiz-start)
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i know i'm a too lazy boy to add it myself  |
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ph03n1x
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:55 am Post subject: |
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| hehe, well i'm fine now with my ugly solution seems to work more stable than anything i tried previously... |
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NaterGator
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Joined: 14 Jan 2008
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Location: Gainesville, Fl
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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You may also consider looing at the fusion-icon package in portage.
It loads your window manager when it is first run and then allows you to switch between WMs and window decorators, restart compiz, etc once loaded. Very handy for times when compiz crashes. |
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jcat
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Yup, I use Fusion-Icon added to Gnome's session manager. Never had a problem, and Fusion-Icon is a handy little tool to have in your sys tray.
Cheers,
jcat |
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SeaTiger
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:01 am Post subject: Modify /usr/bin/gnome-wm |
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/usr/bin/gnome-wm actually has build in support for starting compiz automatically. However it seems no one update it to support the latest compiz version and need modification to make it work. Look for lines in red below, that's all you need to change.
/usr/bin/gnome-wm
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#!/bin/sh
# The user can specify his prefered WM by setting the WINDOW_MANAGER
# environment variable.
#
# If this is not set, we search a list of known windowmanagers and use
# the first one that is found in the users's PATH
#
# sm-client-id value
SMID=
# default-wm value
DEFWM=
#read in the arguments
GET=
for n in "$@" ; do
case "$GET" in
smid)
SMID=$n
GET=
;;
defwm)
DEFWM=$n
GET=
;;
*)
case "$n" in
--sm-client-id)
GET=smid
;;
--default-wm)
GET=defwm
;;
esac
;;
esac
done
# WINDOW_MANAGER overrides all
WINDOW_MANAGER="compiz"
if [ -z "$WINDOW_MANAGER" ] ; then
# Create a list of window manager we can handle, trying to only use the
# compositing ones when it makes sense
xdpyinfo 2> /dev/null | grep -q "^ *Composite$" 2> /dev/null
IS_X_COMPOSITED=$?
KNOWN_WM="sawfish sawmill enlightenment icewm wmaker fvwm2 qvwm fvwm twm kwm"
if [ $IS_X_COMPOSITED -eq 0 ] ; then
KNOWN_WM="compiz beryl $KNOWN_WM"
fi
# metacity is still the default wm in GNOME
KNOWN_WM="metacity $KNOWN_WM"
OLDIFS=$IFS
if [ -z "$DEFWM" -o "x$DEFWM" = "xgnome-wm" ]; then
for wm in $KNOWN_WM ; do
IFS=":"
for dir in $PATH ; do
if [ -x "$dir/$wm" ] ; then
WINDOW_MANAGER="$dir/$wm"
break 2
fi
done
IFS=$OLDIFS
done
else
WINDOW_MANAGER=$DEFWM
fi
IFS=$OLDIFS
fi
# If no window manager can be found, we default to xterm
if [ -z "$WINDOW_MANAGER" ] ; then
echo "WARNING: No window manager can be found."
WINDOW_MANAGER=xterm
fi
# Now create options OPT1, OPT2 and OPT3 based on the windowmanager used
OPT1=
OPT2=
OPT3=
OPT4=
if [ ! -z "$SMID" ] ; then
case `basename $WINDOW_MANAGER` in
sawfish|sawmill|metacity)
OPT1=--sm-client-id=$SMID
;;
openbox|enlightenment|e16)
OPT1=--sm-client-id
OPT2=$SMID
;;
twm)
OPT1=-clientId
OPT2=$SMID
;;
lwm)
OPT1=-s
OPT2=$SMID
;;
fvwm)
OPT1=-i
OPT2=$SMID
;;
compiz)
OPT1=--sm-client-id
OPT2=$SMID
;;
beryl)
OPT1=--sm-client-id
OPT2=$SMID
;;
#FIXME: add all other windowmanagers here with their proper options
esac
fi
case `basename $WINDOW_MANAGER` in
compiz)
# export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1
# gtk-window-decorator &
# OPT3=glib
# OPT4=gconf
OPT3=ccp
;;
beryl)
emerald &
;;
esac
exec $WINDOW_MANAGER $OPT1 $OPT2 $OPT3 $OPT4
echo "ERROR: No window manager could run!"
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PS1: The draw back is that everytime gdm(I think it is gdm) package get updated, one have to re-do the above modification.
PS2: To make it work also do the following:
(1) In Compiz config manger -> Preference -> Backend, select Flat-file Configuration Backend
(2) In Compiz config manger -> Effects -> Window Decoration -> Command, put emerald --replace
Logout, login and enjoy |
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