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Difference between revisions of "Compiz and Emerald"

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== About Compiz Fusion and Emerald ==
= Overview =


{{warning|At present, Compiz Fusion is only compatible with the XFCE and KDE desktop environments. It will not work with Gnome / Cinnamon.}}
{{warning|At present, Compiz Fusion is only compatible with the XFCE and KDE desktop environments. It will not work with Gnome / Cinnamon.}}


'''Compiz Fusion''' is a compositing manager that allows you to easily add a wide variety of fancy effects and animations to your desktop environment. Some of the more well known - and popular - examples include:
'''Compiz Fusion''' is a compositing manager that allows you to easily add a wide variety of fancy effects and animations to your desktop environment. Some of the more well known - and popular - examples include:
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* Wobbly and stretchy windows
* Wobbly and stretchy windows
* Zooming in on the desktop
* Zooming in on the desktop


'''Emerald''' is a window decorator that allows for a wide variety new looks to be added to appplication windows. It also allows for decorations to be edited or even created from scratch. For now, there are plenty of existing Emerald themes that can be downloaded and used first.
'''Emerald''' is a window decorator that allows for a wide variety new looks to be added to appplication windows. It also allows for decorations to be edited or even created from scratch. For now, there are plenty of existing Emerald themes that can be downloaded and used first.
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<center> [[File:cube2.png]] [[File:expo.jpg]]  [[File:cylinder.png]] </center>
<center> [[File:cube2.png]] [[File:expo.jpg]]  [[File:cylinder.png]] </center>


== Install Compiz Fusion and Emerald ==
 
= Install Compiz Fusion and Emerald =


Although it is possible to download and install them via the ''Add/Remove Software'' application provided with Manjaro, it is actually faster and easier to use the terminal, which will be used in this tutorial.
Although it is possible to download and install them via the ''Add/Remove Software'' application provided with Manjaro, it is actually faster and easier to use the terminal, which will be used in this tutorial.
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=== Installation for XFCE ===
== Installation for XFCE ==


* To install only Compiz Fusion:
* To install only Compiz Fusion:
  {{term|sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager}}
   
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager


* To install only Emerald:
* To install only Emerald:
  {{term|sudo pacman -S emerald-themes}}
 
  sudo pacman -S emerald-themes


* To install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together:
* To install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together:
{{term|sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon emerald-themes compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager}}


=== Installation for KDE ===
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon emerald-themes compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager
 
 
== Installation for KDE ==


* To install only Compiz Fusion:
* To install only Compiz Fusion:
  {{term|sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager compiz-decorator-kde}}
 
  sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager compiz-decorator-kde


* To install only Emerald:
* To install only Emerald:
  {{term|sudo pacman -S emerald-themes}}
 
  sudo pacman -S emerald-themes


* To install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together:
* To install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together:
{{term|sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon emerald-themes compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager compiz-decorator-kde}}


== Set up Compiz Fusion and Emerald ==
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon emerald-themes compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager compiz-decorator-kde
 
 
= Set up Compiz Fusion and Emerald =
 
== Compiz Fusion ==


=== Compiz Fusion ===
=== The Compiz Configuration Settings Manager ===


==== The Compiz Configuration Settings Manager ====
=== The Fusion Icon ===


==== The Fusion Icon ====
=== Using the Fusion Icon to Start Compiz Automatically ===


==== Using the Fusion Icon to Start Compiz Automatically ====


=== Emerald ===
== Emerald ==


==== The Emerald Theme Manager ====
=== The Emerald Theme Manager ===


==== Making Emerald your Window Decorator ====
=== Making Emerald your Window Decorator ===

Revision as of 18:10, 27 September 2012

Overview

Warning
At present, Compiz Fusion is only compatible with the XFCE and KDE desktop environments. It will not work with Gnome / Cinnamon.

Compiz Fusion is a compositing manager that allows you to easily add a wide variety of fancy effects and animations to your desktop environment. Some of the more well known - and popular - examples include:

  • Turning the desktop into a 3D cube, cylinder, or sphere to switch between workspaces / virtual desktops
  • Wobbly and stretchy windows
  • Zooming in on the desktop

Emerald is a window decorator that allows for a wide variety new looks to be added to appplication windows. It also allows for decorations to be edited or even created from scratch. For now, there are plenty of existing Emerald themes that can be downloaded and used first.

Using Compiz Fusion and Emerald together can produce some genuinely stunning-looking desktop environments. However, even if you choose to download and install them together, you can still very easily choose to use just one or the other with your desktop environment at any time. For more information about Compiz Fusion and Emerald, the Compiz wiki can be found here.


File:Cube2.png File:Expo.jpg File:Cylinder.png


Install Compiz Fusion and Emerald

Although it is possible to download and install them via the Add/Remove Software application provided with Manjaro, it is actually faster and easier to use the terminal, which will be used in this tutorial.



Tip
pacman will automatically download dependencies, so it is not necessary to actually specify ALL the packages we need. For example, asking pacman to download and install Emerald's themes will automatically result in downloading Emerald itself, if not already installed. This is because Emerald is a dependency of the themes.

As illustrated in the screenshot below, entering the command to install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together for XFCE has resulted in pacman automatically pulling a few extra packages as dependencies of the ones specified (i.e. seven packages have been listed, but eleven are being downloaded in this instance):


File:Compiz dependencies.png


Once installed, it will not be necessary to reboot your machine; you can start setting them up straight away!


Installation for XFCE

  • To install only Compiz Fusion:
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager
  • To install only Emerald:
sudo pacman -S emerald-themes
  • To install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together:
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon emerald-themes compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager


Installation for KDE

  • To install only Compiz Fusion:
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager compiz-decorator-kde
  • To install only Emerald:
sudo pacman -S emerald-themes
  • To install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together:
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon emerald-themes compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager compiz-decorator-kde


Set up Compiz Fusion and Emerald

Compiz Fusion

The Compiz Configuration Settings Manager

The Fusion Icon

Using the Fusion Icon to Start Compiz Automatically

Emerald

The Emerald Theme Manager

Making Emerald your Window Decorator

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