[compiz] No Compiz Autostart - SuSE 10.3 no /opt/kde3/share/autostart/compiz.desktop

[David C. Rankin J.D. P.E.]

David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
> David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
>> CyberOrg wrote:
>>> On 10/27/07, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. <drankinatty at suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>         Where can I find "/opt/kde3/share/autostart/compiz.desktop" and will
>>>> installing it manually fix the autostart problem?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> ln -s /usr/share/compiz-manager/Compiz.desktop /opt/kde3/share/autostart/
>>>
>>> CU
>>>
>>> -J
>>>
>> No joy:
>>
>> [root Rankin-P35a/home/david] # l /usr/share/compiz-manager
>> total 8
>> drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 2007-10-26 23:34 ./
>> drwxr-xr-x 217 root root 4096 2007-10-27 00:02 ../
>>
>> 1-click only installed the following (which helps explain the autostart
>> problem)
>>
>> [root Rankin-P35a/home/david] # rpm -qa | grep compiz
>> compiz-emerald-themes-0.6.0-1.1
>> python-compizconfig-0.6.0-1.3
>> compiz-fusion-plugins-main-0.6.0-2.1
>> compiz-0.6.2-2.1
>> compiz-kde-0.6.2-2.1
>> compiz-emerald-0.5.2_git070825-1.4
>> compizconfig-settings-manager-0.6.0-1.4
>> libcompizconfig-0.6.0-1.3
>> compiz-fusion-plugins-extra-0.6.0-1.3
>>
>> I'll go install the manager and report back! Thanks J.
>>
> 
> J,
> 
> 	opensuse has issues with autostart. I installed compiz-manager. Compiz
> bombed and would not start. Having been through this before, I checked
> for the link:
> 
> /usr/lib/libIndirectGL.so.1 -> libIndirectGL.so.1.2
> 
> and it was present. Compiz was DOA. Again, I moved libIndirectGL.so.1 to
> libIndirectGL.so.1.old and rebooted.
> 
> 	No autostart. However, fusion-icon restored the beautiful working compiz.
> 
> 	This is the second time we have been through the  libIndirectGL.so.1
> issue. Recall, the first time, I was chastised for messing with the rpm
> install. (Note without messing with it, there would be no compiz at all)
> 
> 	So what next? Is this an issue that needs to be reported? There is no
> autostart and the compiz-manager install borks compiz on the Toshiba
> P35. What can I do to help get to the bottom of this issue? I'm willing
> to got to the mat to help make compiz better. You guys have done
> fantastic work, and if I can contribute in some small way, I'll do it!
> Let me know.
> 
> 	Last issue (I should start a new thread), but, I have seen a vista like
> side panel for compiz in screenshots, but I don't know what it is call
> or where to get it. Any hints?
> 

	Here is my .config settings. Is there anything wrong with them?


22:40 Rankin-P35a~/.config> cat compiz/compizconfig/config
[kde_session]
profile =
backend = ini

22:43 Rankin-P35a~/.config> cat compiz/compizconfig/Default.ini
[decoration]
as_command = emerald --replace

[core]
as_active_plugins =
splash;move;regex;dbus;resize;shift;png;workarounds;zoom;decoration;minimize;wobbly;place;fade;cube;rotate;scale;cubereflex;switcher


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