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=== Using the Compiz Fusion Icon to Start Compiz | === Using the Compiz Fusion Icon to Start Compiz === | ||
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Once you have set the effects and animations you want in the Compiz Configuration Manager, they are activated through the Compiz Fusion Icon. This can be found in the ''System'' section of your desktop menu. Alternatively, typing ''fusion'' in XFCE's ''Application Finder'' or KDE's built-in search bar will also bring it up. | Once you have set the effects and animations you want in the Compiz Configuration Manager, they are activated through the Compiz Fusion Icon. This can be found in the ''System'' section of your desktop menu. Alternatively, typing ''fusion'' in XFCE's ''Application Finder'' or KDE's built-in search bar will also bring it up. | ||
Upon being selected, your screen will momentarily flicker as Compiz is activated, and the red and black Fusion icon itself will appear in your desktop's taskbar. | |||
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Compiz itself can also be turned on or off at will by first right-clicking the Compiz Fusion icon to bring up its menu, and then going to the Select Window Manager option. As illustrated, compiz is currently active. However, it can be de-activated by simply selecting XFCE's own window manager, xfwm4. The screen will again flicker for a moment as the native window manager takes back over. | |||
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To set Compiz as your default window manager, the fusion icon must be added to the desktop's ''Application Autostart'' in the ''Session and Startup Settings''. This determines what programs and applications are automatically activated when the desktop starts. The Session and Startup settings of your desktop can be found in the ''Settings'' section of your desktop menu. Alternatively, typing ''session'' in XFCE's ''Application Finder'' or KDE's built-in search bar will also bring it up. Once open, select the Application Autostart tab, and click the add button. To set it: | |||
1. In the name field, enter fusion-icon | |||
2. In the command field, enter fusion-icon | |||
3. Click OK | |||
The Fusion Icon should now appear near the bottom of the list. Ensure that the check-box next to it is activated, and then close the application window. Compiz will now start automatically every time! | |||
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== Emerald == | == Emerald == | ||