compiz the xfce4 way?

[Jonathan Gardner]

On 10/26/07, JoeHill <joehill at teksavvy.com> wrote:
>
> Andrew Robinson wrote:
>
> > A fellow linux user told me about compiz, and I decided to give it a
> > shot. I am on xubuntu (xfce version of ubuntu) gutsy. I have an nvidia
> > card (using nvidia-glx-new).
> >
> > I installed the compiz package and the settings packages for it.
> >
> > I then went into the gnome settings and enabled the extra features and
> > used the compiz-tray-icon to load the support.
> >
> > It is pretty much all working well for me, I didn't even need to
> > install xserver-xgl or change my xorg.conf in any way.
> >
> > The one draw back is since this is really enabled through gnome and
> > not xfce, I have lost some xfce functionality. This is because I am no
> > longer running the xfce window manager. All the xfce window manager
> > links in the settings manager will not run since it doesn't recognize
> > the gnome-compiz window manager. This affects:
>
> You may have enabled Compiz through Gnome Settings, but it has little to
> do
> with Gnome. Compiz has taken over everything to do with what you expect
> from
> your Window Manager. This is how, for example, it does things like the
> wobbly
> windows and such.
>
> > Window Manager
> > Window Manager Tweeks
>
> It probably gives you an error about 'unknown window manager', right? This
> is
> normal. Because xfwm is not in fact running, or at least is not
> functioning as
> your WM.
>
> > at the very least.
> >
> > I am wondering if there is a more "correct" way to enable these compiz
> > extensions for xfce4 so that xfce is still aware of my window manager
> > and can manage the workspaces correctly and such.
>
> No, because Compiz is now your Window Manager. Instead of workspaces, you
> now
> have a virtual desktop which you can manage either with the cube or with
> the
> scale function (like Expose on the Mac).
>
> --
> JoeHill
>

Somewhat related. . . I'm trying to use compiz and try as I might I can't
get it to start xfdesktop when I log in. I even put it on autostarted
applications, but no luck. I can start it manually after I'm in, but as long
as compiz and emerald are set up to be there when I log in I get no
xfdesktop without manual intervention. Am I missing something?

Thanks,
Jonathan

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