Comments on: Compiz and Emerald problem after Ubuntu Hardy Heron Upgrade

By: FritzZ

FritzZ — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:32:33 +0000

Thanks! now it fnally works i was already wondering what i did wrong…

By: Mirror

Mirror — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:21:31 +0000

Right, After I installed both compiz and emerald, I changed command in Window Decoration to /usr/bin/emerald –replace. It seems to me it works fine.

System -> Preferences -> Advanced Desktop Effects Settings
Effects section: Window Decoration
Command: /usr/bin/emerald –replace

Also, it works for different decorators, for instance gtk-window-decorator.

By: R.Scarberry

R.Scarberry — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:41:19 +0000

Didn’t work for me. But I used fusion-icon to do basically the same thing. I installed fusion-icon, ran it, and right-clicked the little blue icon to make the menu come up. From the menu I chose “Select Window Decorator”, then changed it from GTK Window Decorator to Emerald.

I also recommend putting fusion-icon in sessions, so it runs automatically, It’s handy for changing the window manager if necessary. Google Earth sometimes doesn’t like Compiz.

By: Hodge

Hodge — Thu, 15 May 2008 04:04:34 +0000

Arthur: yup, I already had the manager installed, but I’ve updated the article for people who don’t. Cheers!

By: arthur richards

arthur richards — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:12:12 +0000

thanks for the article! i could not find the CompizConfig Setting Manager – turns out I had to install it first –
apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager