Compiz problems with Gnome 3 fallback(classic)

[Krytarik]

I've just compiled a comprehensive guide about the whole matter :

http://www.tuxgarage.com/2011/10/run...th-compiz.html

Regards.

[opodaniel]

:~$ cat /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome-classic.session

[GNOME Session]
Name=GNOME Classic
RequiredComponents=gnome-panel;gnome-settings-daemon;
#RequiredProviders=windowmanager;notifications;
RequiredProviders=windowmanager;
#DefaultProvider-windowmanager=gnome-wm
DefaultProvider-windowmanager=compiz
DefaultProvider-notifications=notify-osd
IsRunnableHelper=/usr/lib/gnome-session/gnome-session-check-accelerated
FallbackSession=gnome-fallback
DesktopName=GNOME

it doesn't start for me using this settings. I am happy for having compiz effects back anyway, so it is a small victory and thanks for the hacks.

[Krytarik]

it doesn't start for me using this settings. I am happy for having compiz effects back anyway, so it is a small victory and thanks for the hacks.

Please clarify, as your statement is contradictory.

[opodaniel]

Sorry, my mind was playing on other fields. I was trying to make Conky start, found this post that helped a lot. So what is not starting is conky.
So I was completely off-topic. Your solutions works. thanks a lot.

[skullriot]

What did you do to make conky start? Im about to mess with setting up conky myself. Or is it one of those things i can just put in the startup options.

[skullriot]

Grar! Ok, since you answerd my question about the auto login thing in this thread, i modified the files and it was working, but now even when i select gnome classic, it still loads unity on top of avant window navigator. I modified the file to make avant load instead of gnome panels. it was working for a bit, but now i dont know what is going wrong.

Edit: NEVERMIND! I logged into ubuntu session and it modified my settings in CCSM.... so i just have to set alternate profiles and change it back. -.-

[opodaniel]

All is ok, i just commented this line on conkymain
#own_window_type override
Sorry for the off-topic.

[lethalfang]

I tried this: http://www.tuxgarage.com/2011/10/run...th-compiz.html

But the compiz/desktop crashes as soon as I tried to use the multiple desktop. Any ideas?

[prusswan]

By the way, as to my comment about the alt-right-click issue with the gnome-panel earlier, I discovered that if you hold down alt, then hold down the left mouse button, then hold down the right mouse button, then the context menu opens. Annoying, but it is a workaround.

I have no idea whether to laugh or cry, from right-click it now becomes Alt+LMB+Right click...that's hell of a genius ui improvement

[LinuXofArabiA]

Hello Everyone. I just tried running compiz --replace, and everything went haywire! My descktop screen foze and I had to restart my computer. Luckily once I did that, I logged back in and everything was back to normal. Any help or suggestions as to make compiz work properly is appreciated.

Thanks