compiz in kde

[deepakrathore23]

hello
i installed linuxmintkde 10 on my hp netbook...my graphics sucked with kwin using open gl (too slow)
so i switched to xrender,things definetly improved with speed but effects like desktop cube,cover switch became unavailable...so i decided to use compiz with kde...
after making compiz as default window manager with open gl my windows are without borders...
my compiz window manager fails to start....

[richyrich]

Under the Window Decoration compiz plugin , you will need to set the correct decorator.

http://wiki.compiz.org/Plugins/Decoration

[deepakrathore23]

wen i loaded kde window manager


kde-window-decorator(3886) KWD::KDecorationPlugins::loadPlugin: kwin : path "/usr/lib/kde4/kwin3_oxygen.so" for "kwin3_oxygen"
KCrash: Application 'kde4-window-decorator' crashing...
KCrash: Attempting to start /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/drkonqi from kdeinit
sock_file=/home/deepak/.kde/socket-deepak-HP-Mini-110-3100/kdeinit4__0

[1]+ Stopped kde4-window-decorator --replace




wen i loaded gtk window manager


(gtk-window-decorator:3891): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_client_set_string: assertion `val != NULL' failed
Window manager warning: Failed to load theme "Clearlooks": Failed to find a valid file for theme Clearlooks


emerald brings the borders but the process is never completed in terminal,aft closing the terminal emerald effects also stop..


although my open gl is working out of the box with compiz,no lags like kwin

[richyrich]

To be able to close the terminal add an ampersand(&) to the end of the command.

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emerald &

[deepakrathore23]

didnt work....
stuck like this

deepak@deepak-HP-Mini-110-3100 ~ $ emerald
emerald &








.......its not progressing...borders are present till terminal is open...shall i run it as root?

[richyrich]

why is just emerald on the first line ?

[deepakrathore23]

deepak@deepak-HP-Mini-110-3100 ~ $ emerald --replace
emerald &










.............sorry

[richyrich]

Why not try :

deepak@deepak-HP-Mini-110-3100 ~ $ emerald &

[deepakrathore23]

deepak@deepak-HP-Mini-110-3100 ~ $ emerald &
[1] 14222
deepak@deepak-HP-Mini-110-3100 ~ $






after closing terminal borders dissapear

[deepakrathore23]

its done....
but after rebooting my system kwin manager started by default...
can u tell me how to start emerald on start up and disable this auto start of kwin manager

[richyrich]

did you put the " emerald --replace " in the Window Decoration settings in compiz ?

[richyrich]

ahh , in kde you need to go somewhere in the Appearance settings , and set compiz as the default window manager .

[deepakrathore23]

already did that.....
the window decorator command is set to /usr/bin/compiz-decorator
do i need to change this?

[deepakrathore23]

its showing two settings under compiz

compiz which is i am using nw....
compiz custom using which i get an error that my new win manager failed to start and kwin manager is by default automatically starting...

[richyrich]

are you now using compiz-decorator ? . . . what did it say in the compiz wiki link above ?

[deepakrathore23]

thanks a lot...its done
..
i was running the comand in the teminal instead of window decorator plugging command line...

my graphics are good now,no lag,,,