Thanks for all your effort. -AT On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 9:29 PM, David C. Rankin <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. wrote: >> On Saturday 09 May 2009 03:09:37 David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. wrote: >>> Listmates, >>> >> <snip> >>> The problem is with the archlinux default >>> ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig/config supplied along with the >>> compiz-fusion-kde package. The default is: >>> >>> [kde_session] >>> profile = >>> >>> For some reason this prevents compiz from starting with either the radeon >>> or radeonhd driver. >>> >> <snip> >> >> Just fyi, I checked the default config for suse by creating a new user, >> starting compiz, and exiting. It is as follows: >> >> [03:21 ecstasy:/srv/www/download/linux/compiz] # cat >> compizconfig-suse/compizconfig/Default.ini >> [decoration] >> as_command = kde-window-decorator --replace >> >> [core] >> as_active_plugins = >> core;ccp;place;move;resize;decoration;png;wobbly;cube;fade;minimize;rotate;scale;switcher;regex;workarounds;zoom; >> >> My guess is that "workarounds" is what helped compiz get started with the >> default config. (That is only my guess though) >> > > The key wasn't simply "workarounds" but also needed was "as_command = emerald > --replace". > > 3rd-time is the charm. I didn't like the way the earlier posts read, so for > conciseness, the following default configuration for the 2 files needed under > ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig will get you going using the radeonhhd driver: > > ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig/config > [kde_session] > backend = ini > profile = > > ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig/Default.ini > [decoration] > as_command = emerald --replace > > [core] > as_active_plugins = > core;resize;decoration;water;zoom;splash;png;minimize;workarounds;shift;wobbly;regex;place;firepaint;mousepoll;obs;fade;move;cube;showmouse;rotate;switcher;cubeaddon;scale;expo; > > Additionally, (I didn't test this), but supposedly, you can just start compiz > (it will not be working), and then run ccsm (CompizConfig Settings Manager) and > make your setting changes, then restart compiz. > > Now someone reading this thread can make sense of it and have all the needed > changes in a single post for the required compiz defaults. > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. > Rankin Law Firm, PLLC > 510 Ochiltree Street > Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 > Telephone: (936) 715-9333 > Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 > www.rankinlawfirm.com >