Enabling composing for Docky[Solved]

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Enabling composing for Docky[Solved]

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I installed Docky and I get a message to enable composing. I am not finding anything about Enabling composing. Can someone point me in the right direction.


I did follow these instructions on Compiz for Intel cards but still get an error.

http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/168
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Re: Enabling composing for Docky

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If you are having difficulty enabling Compiz, you could try opening "Desktop Settings" in the Control Panel and enabling Gnome compositing in the Windows tab. I have found that this works as well as Compiz for Docky and AWN dock and it is much less of a resource hog.
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Re: Enabling composing for Docky

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thanks AT, I spent a lot of time trying to get the Liquoix Kernel working and stuff it gave me issues. everything is working fine now. thanks for all your help.... :D
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Re: Enabling composing for Docky

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FYI: Desktop Effects are NOT entirely necessary for compositing:
Open the GNOME Configuration Editor; press Alt-F2 to open the Run Application dialog and type gconf-editor. Click Run. Navigate to Apps->metacity->general. Check the compositing_manager box, and Metacity will immediately restart with compositing!

docky will complain no more.

Done.
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Re: Enabling composing for Docky

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thanks :D I will consider this solved
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Re: Enabling composing for Docky[Solved]

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Anytime!
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