Re: compiz

[Jerome BENOIT <jgmbenoit@mailsnare.net>]

Thanks for your replies,

Colin Baker wrote:
> Jerome BENOIT wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I guess I have missed something:
> >
> >
> > > compiz can be used as a replacmeent of sawfish/metacity
> >
> > sawfish is launched (defaults instalation)
> >
> > > So you have to *replace* the running window manage.
> > >
> > > for that, try:
> > > compiz --replace
> >
> > I get:
> >
> > /usr/bin/compiz.real: Another window manager is already running on 
> > screen: 0
> > /usr/bin/compiz.real: No manageable screens found on display :0.0
>
> Are you running sawfish in GNOME (or some other desktop envirnment, such 
> as XFCE or KDE)?  AFAIK, compiz won't run by itself, it has to be run 
> within another desktop environment.

I am running Gnome

Jerome

>

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