[Solved]Mint 13 Mate + Compiz + help to get titlebar right

[CtrlAltDel]

I have successfully managed to activate Compiz in Mint 13 Mate 64bit and followed all the steps outlined elsewhere on this board to eliminate excessive CPU usage, etc... The issue is that the title-bars look wrong and don't seem to match the theme. Something isn't quite right about them; I don't know, they almost look cartoonish.

Does anyone know how to make the title-bar match the theme?

Also, I can't seem to make the animations in Compiz Config Settings Manager take effect and work. Other effects like Negative and Screenshot do work though, so I think I almost have everything right. It's perplexing to me because, for instance, Wobbly Windows work fine but under Animations, things like the effects on Minimize don't work.

Maybe I just don't have some little something correct. and was hoping someone could lead me in the right direction.

Steps taken so far =

Installed Compiz configuration settings manager

Installed Compiz Fusion

Changed window manager from "marco" to "compiz" in configuration editor.

Opened Compiz configuration settings manager and check marked Enable Window Decorations and used gtk-window-decorator --replace for the command.

In Compiz Fusion, the window manager selected is Compiz.

[Honest Mistake]

Yeah, compiz is looking in the wrong place for the window borders setting. You can use gconf-editor and change the value of /apps/metacity/general/theme to the name of the theme you want.

Can't help you much about the animation problem. The only thing that comes to my mind is that maybe you didn't activate the Animations (and possibly Animations Add-On) plugin in CCSM - I know I forgot to do that once and then wondered why I had no animations.

[proxima_centauri]

* Moved to Compiz, Conky, Docks, & Widgets from MATE

[zeis]

and if this key /apps/metacity not exists. What would do?

[Honest Mistake]

and if this key /apps/metacity not exists. What would do?

Not sure. Maybe you could create the missing key?

You could also try replacing the theme with gtk-window-decorator. Look at (the bottom of) this thread:
https://github.com/perberos/Mate-Desktop-Environment/issues/91

Posters here also had success with Ubuntu Tweak as well, so you could try that as well.

[proxima_centauri]

MATE uses mate-conf-editor instead of gconf-editor

[Honest Mistake]

MATE uses mate-conf-editor instead of gconf-editor

I know. But compiz doesn't care about mateconf-editor. That's why window border theme is wrong in the first place and why you can't change it in the Appearance menu.

[proxima_centauri]

Okay, my mistake.

[Honest Mistake]

No, you were right about mateconf-editor. Unfortunately at this time compiz creates a bit of a mess as it doesn't recognise MATE. Which is kind of strange for a window manager installed in a distro using MATE.

[wyrdoak]

Yeah, compiz is looking in the wrong place for the window borders setting. You can use gconf-editor and change the value of /apps/metacity/general/theme to the name of the theme you want.

I had to install gconf-editor from the Synaptic Package Manager then change the settings listed above to get the windows borders to look right running Mate with Compiz.

[CtrlAltDel]

Thanks a lot, Honest Mistake, Centauri and Wyrdoak. I managed to install gconf-editor and changed the settings and got rid of the silly looking window border. I appreciate it.

[AAAAH!ERMAGAWD!HELP!]

Did you remove mateconfig-editor before installing gconf-editor?

[jswmcw]

Did you remove mateconfig-editor before installing gconf-editor?

You do not have to remove mateconf-editor to install gconf-editor.

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