UbuntuHelp:CompositeManager/ConfiguringCompiz
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Configuring Compiz
The behaviour of each compiz plugin is determined by a number of parameters or preference keys. These 'key-value pairs' can be adjusted with the help of Gnome's Configuration Editor or gconf-editor.
To use Configuration Editor, click on the "Applications" menu, select "System Tools" and navigate to "Configuration Editor". You can also run the Configuration Editor by invokinggconf-editor &from a terminal. In the editor's main window, navigate to apps>compiz.
<!> Note: Do not run gconf-editor as root i.e. with sudo.
G_SLICE=always-malloc gconf-editor(!) You can also run the Configuration Editor's command line tool,
gconftool-2
to set or display keys. For help with the command line tool, type "man gconftool-2" into the Help Browser.
General Settings
Note: Newer versions of Compiz may have some items moved, such as 'default_snap' from screen0 to allscreens or vice-versa. Also, newer versions are missing the Dock plugin.
(!) The rest of this document should be updated to reflect newer versions of Compiz available.
Loading Plugins
(!) It is recommended that you do not specify any compiz plugins except gconf in your startup script. Compiz will load the plugins automatically. (Once compiz loads the gconf plugin, further plugins specified on the command line will be ignored. Instead, the gconf plugin will override them with the list of plugins already stored in the gconf-editor's database.) A startup script could look like this:#!/bin/bash gnome-window-decorator & compiz --replace gconf & # If you use AIGLX (instead of Xgl) use this instead: #gnome-window-decorator & compiz --replace --indirect-rendering --strict-binding gconf &
(!) To check if all plugins are loaded correctly, open gconf-editor and navigate to apps>compiz>general>allscreens>options:
Make sure active_plugins lists the plugins in the following order:
gconf, dbus, reflection, blur, miniwin, decoration, state, wobbly, fade, minimize, cube, rotate, zoom, scale, move, resize, place, switcher, trailfocus, water, showdesktop
(!) The order of the plugins is important! Some plugins depend on other plugins and some plugins need to be loaded before other plugins in order to function properly. The plugin loader will not do anything to try and resolve issues relating to the load order - if a plugin can't be loaded due to a dependency problem, it will just be ignored (i.e. it won't load). Add, move or delete items in this list to load and unload plugins. Be aware that unloading a plugin might disable others.
Window Snapping
If you press <Shift>' while moving a window, it will snap to the border of the workspace or to other windows. If you want to make snapping the default behaviour, open gconf-editor, navigate to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager/ConfiguringCompiz?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=gconf-default-snap.pngen0/options and check the default_snap key:
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Focus follows the Mouse Pointer
By default, a window comes into focus when you click on it. If you'd like to move the input focus by simply moving the mouse pointer over the window, uncheck click_to_focus under /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options.
Default Key Bindings
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:80%; background:#CCCCCC; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Switch windows || Alt + Tab ||
|| Arrange and view all active windows on the current workspace/viewport || F12 (toggle); select a window by clicking on it. ||
|| Arrange and view all active windows across all workspaces/viewports || F10 (toggle); select a window by clicking on it. ||
|| Arrange and view active windows of the same application || F11 (toggle); select a window by clicking on it. ||
|| Slow motion effects & animations || Shift + F10 ||
|| Switch to next workspace/viewport || Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right Arrow ||
|| Switch to next workspace/viewport and take the active window with you || Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Left/Right Arrow ||
|| Rotate desktop cube/prism with the mouse pointer || Ctrl + Alt + Left-click on the desktop and drag ||
|| Make active window translucent/opaque (built-in) || Alt + mouse wheel up/down ||
|| Make active window translucent/opaque (with the opacity plugin) || Ctrl + Shift + Scroll, or right-click the window's title bar and select Opacity (seems to be absent in current compiz cvs.) ||
|| Saturate/desaturate active window || Control + mouse wheel up/down ||
|| Zoom in once || Super-key + right-click ||
|| Zoom in step-by-step || Super-key + mouse wheel up ||
|| Zoom out step-by-step || Super-key + mouse wheel down ||
|| Move window || Alt + left-click anywhere on the window's body ||
|| Snap window to workspace edges and window borders || Hold down Shift while moving the window ||
|| Resize window || Alt + right-click anywhere on the window's body ||
|| Water Effect || Ctrl + Super-key (I have to press the Ctrl key first) - (requires the 'water' plugin) ||
|| Rain || Shift + F9 (requires the 'water' plugin) ||
(!) Note: Super-key is the usually the same as the "windows-key" on most keyboards (adjustable in the keyboard preferences).
Custom Key Bindings
You can add your own key bindings to compiz. Under /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options, you will find two sets of key pairs: command0 to command11 and run_command0_key to run_command11_key. First, add the terminal command or program you wish to run to one of the commandX key pairs. Then, add the key-binding to the corresponding run_commandX key pair. Suitable modifiers are <Alt>, <Shift> and <Control>.
(!) Example: To make Control + Alt + Delete bring up the Gnome System Monitor, set the value of command0 to gnome-system-monitor and the value of run_command0 to <Control><Alt>Delete.
Increasing the Number of 'ViewPorts'
Under apps>compiz>general>screen0>options, change the value of the size key. The minimal (and default) value is 4, the maximal value is 32.
(!) The 'cube' with its default of four desktops is actually a tetragonal prism. Increasing the number of 'viewports' will change your prism into a different type of prism -- an octagonal prism or dodecagonal prism for example.
(!) Increasing the number of viewports from the default 4 will currently cause images located on the caps of the prism to stop working.
Individual Plugins Settings
BS
This plugin controls brightness / saturation values.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default || || brightness_decrease || Key Command to decrease brightness. ||<:> ||<:> <Shift>Button5 || || brightness_increase || Key Command to increase brightness. ||<:> ||<:> <Shift>Button4 || || brightness_step || Step by which to change the brightness. ||<:> 1-10 ||<:> 5 || || saturation_decrease || Key Command to decrease saturation. ||<:> ||<:> <Control>Button5 || || saturation_increase || Key Command to increase saturation. ||<:> ||<:> <Control>Button4 || || saturation_step || Step by which to change the saturation. ||<:> 1-10 ||<:> 5 ||
Cube
The 'cube' plugin controls various characteristics of the prism (the 'cube').
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default || || acceleration || Fold Acceleration (the switching speed of workspaces while 'unfolded') ||<:> 1.0-20.0 ||<:> 4 || || color || Sets the background color of the cube caps ||<:> ||<:> || || draw_caps || Toggle the top and bottom of the cube. Uncheck to keep them transparent and see-through to the skydome. ||<:> ||<:> || || images_bottom || A comma-separated list of images that will be displayed on the bottom of the cube ||<:> ||<:> || || Anchor(cube_svgs)images_top || A comma-separated list of images that will be displayed on the top of the cube ||<:> ||<:> || || in || Check the 'in' checkbox to make it look like you are inside the cube/prism when rotating (instead of outside) ||<:> boolean ||<:> false || || mipmap || Generate mipmaps when possible for higher-quality scaling ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || next_slide || Key Command for switching to the next image on *both* the top and bottom faces of the cube ||<:> ||<:> space || || prev_slide' || Key Command for switching to the previous image on *both* the top and bottom faces of the cube ||<:> ||<:> Back'Space || || rotate_images || Toggles rotation of the images on the cube caps so that they will always be "face-up" ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || scale_image_bottom || Enables the scaling of images on the cube bottom. ||<:> boolean ||<:> false || || scale_image_top || Enables the scaling of images on the cube top. ||<:> boolean ||<:> false || || skydome || Check to have an 'skydome' image displayed behind the cube when rotating (no effect when in is checked) ||<:> boolean ||<:> false || || skydome_animated || Check to make it look like you are moving around the cube when rotating with mouse ||<:> boolean ||<:> false || || skydome_image || Insert path to the 'skydome' image to be displayed behind the cube ||<:> ||<:> || || speed || Fold speed (speed of the 'unfold' effect) ||<:> 0.1-50.0 ||<:> 1.5 || || timestep || Fold timestep (delay for the 'unfold' effect) ||<:> 0.1-50.0 ||<:> approx. 1.2 || || unfold || Key binding for the 'unfold' effect: the cube or prism is laid out like a film strip on your screen, allowing you to select a different screen by moving left or right. Somewhat similar to the 'switcher' feature, but for the desktop as a whole instead of active windows ||<:> ||<:> <Control><Alt>Down ||
(!) Suggested image sizes for skydome feature are:
1024 x 1024, 1024 x 2048, 1024 x 4096, 2048 x 1024, 2048 x 2048, 2048 x 4096, 4096 x 1024, 4096 x 2048, 4096 x 4096
(!) Images for the cube caps should be in either svg or png formats; the skydome images should be in png format.
(!) suggested directories for the images that go on the top or bottom cap of the prism:
~/.compiz /usr/share/compiz
Decoration
The 'decoration' plugin offers parameters related to the drawing of window borders and drop shadows.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default || || shadow_color || Defines the color of window drop shadows ||<:> ||<:> #87827d || || shadow_offset_x || X-offset for drop shadows (can be negative for opposite direction) ||<:> -16 to +16 ||<:> 1 || || shadow_offset_y || Y-offset for drop shadows (can be negative for opposite direction) ||<:> -16 to +16 ||<:> 1 || || shadow_opacity || Opacity level of drop shadows ||<:> 0.01 to 6 ||<:> 0.5 || || shadow_radius || Radius value for drop shadows ||<:> 0.0 to 48 ||<:> 8 ||
Dock
This plugin creates a Mac OS X-style 'Dock' for apps or windows.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default || || animation_time || Speed of window animations ||<:> 0 to 2000 ||<:> || || close_window_key || Key binding to close a docked window's parent ||<:> ||<:> Button3 || || dock_color || Color of the Dock ||<:> 0 to 16777215 ||<:> 11526384 || || dock_font || Font used by Dock ||<:> ||<:> courier || || dock_hidden_size || Size of the Dock when hidden ||<:> 1 to 256 ||<:> 6 || || dock_hide_on_click || Hide the Dock with a left-click ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || dock_opacity || Opacity of the Dock ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 60 || || dock_position || Dock's position on the desktop ||<:> 0=bottom, 1=right, 2=top, 3=left ||<:> 0 || || dock_size || Size of the Dock ||<:> 0 to 256 ||<:> 42 || || dock_spacing || Space between docked windows and the taskbar ||<:> -20 to 512 ||<:> 40 || || from_all_workspaces || Show docked windows from all workspaces/'viewports' ||<:> boolean ||<:> false || || group_timeout || Hide a group of docked windows after a specified amount of time (in ms) ||<:> 100 to 50000 ||<:> 1500 || || highlight_time || Highlight a window after a specified amount of time (in ms) ||<:> 100 to 5000 ||<:> 500 || || icon_opacity || Opacity for all docked icons ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 75 || || icon_opacity_on_hover || Opacity of docked icons while hovering ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 95 || || icon_scale_on_hover_factor || Scale docked icons while hovering ||<:> 0.90 to 10.00 ||<:> 1.25 || || icon_width || Standard width of docked icons ||<:> 20 to 512 ||<:> 64 || || runs_on_aiglx || Enables dock functionality under AIGLX ||<:> boolean ||<:> false || || show_maximized_windows || Show docked windows even when they are maximized ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || uniconify_key || Key binding for uniconifying a window ||<:> ||<:> Button1 || || window_type || Window types that can be docked ||<:> Desktop, Dock, Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Splash, Dialog, Modal'Dialog, Normal, Fullscreen, Unknown ||<:> Splash, Normal, Dialog, Modal'Dialog ||
Fade
The 'fade' plugin makes windows, menus or tooltips fade in or out.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default || || fade_speed || How fast the windows fade in and out ||<:> 0.1 to 10 ||<:> 5 || || fullscreen_visual_bell || Fullscreen fade effect on system beep ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || urgent || Flashing fade effect on urgent windows ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || urgent_center || Center brightness while urgent flashing ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 70 || || urgent_count || Number of flashes for urgent flashing ||<:> 0 to 15 (0=forever) ||<:> 5 || || urgent_speed || Flash speed for urgent flashing ||<:> 5 to 50 ||<:> 15 || || urgent_swing || Maximum swing percentage for urgent flashing ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 20 || || visual_bell || Fade effect on system beep ||<:> boolean ||<:> false || || window_types || Define the window types that should be affected by the 'fade' plugin ||<:> Desktop, Dock, Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Splash, Dialog, Modal'Dialog, Normal, Fullscreen, Unknown ||<:> Dock, Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Splash, Dialog, Modal'Dialog, Normal, Unknown ||
(!) Tip: Remove Splash from window_types to allow the switcher to terminate. See this compiz forum topic for details.
Minimize
The 'minimize' plugin makes windows "zoom in" when created and "zoom out" when closed or minimized.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default || || speed || The speed of the minimize effect ||<:> 0.1 to 50 ||<:> 1.5 || || timestep || Minimize timestep ||<:> 0.1 to 50 ||<:> 0.5 || || window_types' || Window types that should be affected by the 'minimize' plugin ||<:> Desktop, Dock, Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Splash, Dialog, Modal'Dialog, Normal, Fullscreen, Unknown ||<:> Toolbar, Utility, Dialog, Normal || || zoom_created_windows || Zoom windows in and out from/to the mouse pointer. Note: This takes priority over wobbly creation (the map_effect key in the wobbly plugin) ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || zoom_created_windows_from_center || Zoom windows in and out from/to their center, not the mouse pointer ||<:> boolean ||<:> false ||
Enable Zooming Menus
(!) To make menus zoom on creation, ensure that Unknown is included in the window_types key.
<!> Note: This option takes priority over wobbly_menus wobbly menus.
MiniWin
This is an experimental plugin. It allows the user to create an icon of a mini-window, or even 'mindow', that shows a picture of the main window and can be clicked on to return the main window. It is a possible replacement for the minimize funtionality. More information and up-to-date links to the source can be found here on the compiz blog and in the compiz forum.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:80%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> always_on_top || Toggles mindows being on top of other programs || || bring_back_centered || deprecated? || || deiconify_key || deprecated? Key binding to maximize a mini-window || || demindow_key || || || dock_opacity || opacity of the dock || || hide_dock_on_click || || || iconify_key || deprecated? Key binding to create a window || || iconify_on_minimize || deprecated? Toggles miniwin as default behavior for minimize || || mindow_key || || || mindow_opacity || Opacity of mini-window (0 - 100) || || mindow_width || Width of mini-window || || move_key || deprecated? Key binding to move mini-window || || on_all_workspaces || Toggles mindows to be on all workspaces || || only_move_up || || || opacity_on_hover || Opacity of mini-window while hovering (0 - 100) || || runs_on_aiglx || || || scale_on_hover_factor || || || scale_on_hover_size || deprecated? || || set_dock_background_key || || || show_dock || Toggles the dock feature || || taskbar_hide_on_click || deprecated? || || taskbar_opacity || deprecated? || || taskbar_spacing || || || terminate_move_key || deprecated? Key binding to terminate moving of mini-window || || use_as_taskbar || || || window_types || Valid window types for mini-windows. For Available windows see window_types window_types ||
Move
The 'move' plugin allows you to move your windows by dragging anywhere on its body.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default || || constrain_y || Constrains the y-coordinate of windows to the workspace area (Prevents the window from being moved above the top of the screen) ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || initiate || Set the key combination for dragging a window by clicking anywhere on its body ||<:> ||<:> <Alt>Button1 || || opacify_min_opacity || Only change opacity of windows whose opacity is higher than this value ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 80 || || opacity || Set opacity/translucency of windows while they are being moved (0 is fully translucent, 100 is opaque) ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 80 || || snapoff_maximized || De-maximize and don't snap to egdes while moving windows ||<:> boolean ||<:> true ||
Place
Places new windows in logical positions that will usually not overlap with other windows or toolbars.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default || || center_initiate || Center window ||<:> ||<:> Button0 || || workarounds || Window placement workarounds ||<:> boolean ||<:> true ||
Resize
The 'resize' plugin controls the resizing of windows by key combinations or mouse clicks.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default|| || initiate || Key binding which initiates the resizing of windows ||<:> ||<:> <Alt>Button2 || || opacify_min_opacity || Only make windows translucent that have a higher opacity than this value ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 80 || || opacity || Opacity level while resizing a window ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 100 ||
Rotate
The 'rotate' plugin sets the parameters for the cube/prism's rotation.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default||
|| acceleration || Set the acceleration of the cube/prism's rotation. ||<:> 1 to 20 ||<:> 4 ||
|| edge_flip_dnd || Flip to next viewport when dragging obejct to screen edge ||<:> boolean ||<:> true ||
|| edge_flip_move || Flip to next viewport when moving window to screen edge ||<:> boolean ||<:> true ||
|| edge_flip_pointer || Flip to next viewport when you bump the pointer against the edge of the screen ||<:> boolean ||<:> false ||
|| flip_time || Time taken to flip between viewports ||<:> 0 to 1000 ||<:> 182 ||
|| initiate || Set key combination to rotate the cube/prism while clicking on the desktop ||<:> ||<:> <Control><Alt>Button1 ||
|| invert_x || Invert x axis while rotating the cube/prism ||<:> boolean ||<:> false ||
|| invert_y || Invert y axis while rotating the cube/prism ||<:> boolean ||<:> false ||
|| rotate_left || Set key combination for rotating to the next viewport to the left ||<:> ||<:> <Control><Alt>Left ||
|| rotate_left_window || Set key combination to take the active window with you while rotating to the next viewport to the left ||<:> ||<:> <Shift><Control><Alt>Left ||
|| rotate_right || Set key combination to rotate to the next viewport to the right ||<:> ||<:> <Control><Alt>Right ||
|| rotate_right_window || Set the key combination to take the active window with you while rotating to the next viewport to the right ||<:> ||<:> <Shift><Control><Alt>Right ||
|| rotate_to_x & rotate_to_x_window etc.. || Set key combinations to rotate directly to viewport x (or to rotate while taking the active window with you). Note: Only available for the first 12 viewports ||<:> ||<:> Not Set ||
|| sensitivity || Changes the sensitivity of pointer movements while rotating the cube/prism. ||<:> 0.01 to 100.00 ||<:> 1 ||
|| snap_bottom || Enable snapping to the bottom face of the cube. Can be used for slideshows of images listed under cube_svgs images_bottom ||<:> boolean ||<:> false ||
|| snap_top || Enable snapping to the top face of the cube. Can be used for slideshows of images listed under cube_svgs images_top ||<:> boolean ||<:> false ||
|| speed || Set the speed of the cube/prism's rotation. (Does not apply to rotating with the mouse pointer) ||<:> 0.1 to 50 ||<:> 1.5 ||
|| terminate || Set key combination to terminate the function described in "initiate" ||
|| timestep || Sets the delay before rotating ||<:> 0.1 to 50 ||<:> approx. 1.2 ||
Scale
This plugin scales all your active windows so that you can see them all at once, similar to the 'Exposé' feature in Mac OS X. Clicking on any window will activate it and cause all the windows to return to their original size. By default, F12 scales all windows; F11 scales all the windows from any specific application.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default|| || all_screen_corners' || Define a screen corner that will trigger the scale feature for all currently active windows on all desktops. For example, Top'Left will initiate scaled mode for all active windows from all desktops when moving the mouse to the top left corner. ||<:> Top'Left, Top'Right, Bottom'Left, Bottom'Right ||<:> Not Set || || corners || Define a screen corner that will trigger the scale feature for all active windows on the current workspace. ||<:> Top'Left, Top'Right, Bottom'Left, Bottom'Right ||<:> Not Set || || current_corners || Define a screen corner that will trigger the scale feature for windows that belong to the currently active application only. ||<:> Top'Left, Top'Right, Bottom'Left, Bottom'Right ||<:> Not Set || || darken_back || Darkens the surrounding desktop and makes the scaled windows stand out more ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || darken_back_factor || Set the percentage of the darkening effect ||<:> 0.00 to 1.00 ||<:> approx. 0.67 || || head || Head on which windows are scaled ||<:> 0 to 10 ||<:> 1 || || initiate || Key combination which triggers scaled mode for all active windows on the current workspace. See corners for a screen corner definition with the same effect ||<:> ||<:> F12 || || initiate_all_screens || Key combination which triggers scaled mode for all active windows on all workspaces. See corners_all for a screen corner definition with the same effect ||<:> ||<:> F10 || || initiate_current || Key combination which triggers scaled mode for windows of the active application only. Note: If this does not work as you expect it to, try to change use_class "use_class". See current_corners for a screen corner definition with the same effect. ||<:> ||<:> F11 || || opacity || Opacity percentage of unfocused windows in scaled mode ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 75 || || overlay_icon || Overlay an application icon on windows when hovering over them in scaled mode ||<:> None, Emblem, Big ||<:> Emblem || || show_desktop || Show the desktop when clicking between windows in scaled mode ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || sloppy_focus || Enable 'Focus follows mouse pointer' behaviour in scaled mode ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || spacing || Space between scaled windows ||<:> 0 to 250 ||<:> 25 || || speed || Regulate how fast windows move to their scaled size/position ||<:> 0.1 to 50.0 ||<:> 1.5 || || terminate || Key to stop scaling and move windows back to their original size and position. Used if scaling was started with the key set in initiate. Left-click on a window also terminates scaled mode ||<:> ||<:> F12|| || terminate_all_screens || Key to stop scaling and move windows back to their original size/position. Used if scaling was started with the key set in initiate_all_screens. Left-click on a window also terminates scaled mode ||<:> ||<:> F10 || || terminate_current || Key to stop scaling and move windows back to their original size/position. Used if scaling was started with the key set in initiate_current. Left-click on a window also terminates scaled mode ||<:> ||<:> F11 || || timestep || Delay before entering into scaled mode ||<:> 0.5 to 50.0 ||<:> approx. 1.2 || || use_class || Use the window type (WM_CLASS) when scaling (For scaling current application windows only) ||<:> boolean ||<:> false || || window_types' || Define the window types to include in scaled mode ||<:> Desktop, Dock, Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Splash, Dialog, Modal'Dialog, Normal, Fullscreen, Unknown ||<:> Toolbar, Utility, Dialog, Normal ||
State
Use the 'state' plugin to set various window attributes according to window type, window class, window title or owning program.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default||
||<-4> List windows by type, class, title or by the application that controls them and adjust their translucency states.
For example, to set the opacity of all menus to 80, enter w':'Menu':'80'.
w == window_types window type (Dock, Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Splash, Normal, Dialog, Modal'Dialog, Unknown)
c == window class
t == window title (set translucency by specific window title. For example, try t':'About the GNOME Desktop':'80
and navigate to "System">"About GNOME")
p == window by owning program set translucency by program name as it appears in $PATH). ||
|| brightness |||||| Set window brightness according to type, class, or owning process ||
|| opacity |||||| Set window opacity according to type, class, or owning process ||
|| saturation |||||| Set window saturation according to type, class, or owning process ||
|| viewport |||||| Set initial viewport for windows according to type, class, or owning process ||
|| widget |||||| (A Hack) Set to 2 to set widget state, 1 to clear. ||
Switcher
The 'switcher' plugin allows easy switching between applications or sets of windows on your desktop.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default|| || all_desktops || Include all windows from all desktops in the switcher ||<:> boolean ||<:> false || || brightness || Brightness of the desktop behind the switcher bezel ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 67 || || bring_to_front || Bring the selected window to the front ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || icon || Show application icon on the selected window ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || icon_placement || Placement of the application icon on the selected window ||<:> 0=Bottom'Right, 1=Bottom'Left, 2=Top'Right, 3=Top'Left, 4=Center ||<:> 0 || || initiate || Key binding for switching between windows on the current workspace. ||<:> ||<:> Alt + Tab || || initiate_all || Key binding for switching between windows from all workspaces/'viewports' (not just the current one). ||<:> ||<:> Control + Alt + Tab || || max_icon_size || Maximum icon size for use with non-minimized windows ||<:> 4 to 128 ||<:> 64 || || minimized || Show minimzed windows in switcher ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || mipmap || Generate mipmaps when possible for better scaling ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || next_window || Key binding to move to the next window in the switcher || || opacity || Opacity of the windows in the switcher bezel ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 60 || || prev_window || Key binding for 'going backwards' in the switcher bezel. ||<:> ||<:> <Shift> || || reverse_initiate || Reverse the order in which the windows are being switched || || saturation || Saturation of the windows in the bezel ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 100 || || speed || Controlling the switcher speed ||<:> 0.1 to 50.0 ||<:> 1.5 || || timestep || Switcher delay ||<:> 0.1 to 50.0 ||<:> approx. 1.2 || || window_types' || Define the window types to include in switcher mode ||<:> Desktop, Dock, Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Splash, Dialog, Modal'Dialog, Normal, Fullscreen, Unknown ||<:> Toolbar, Utility, Dialog, Fullscreen, Normal || || zoom || Distance to zoom away from the workspace while switching ||<:> 0.0 to 50.0 (0=none) ||<:> 0 ||
Opaquefocus (deprecated)
(!) Note: The 'opaquefocus' plugin is deprecated as of version 0.0.7-0ubuntu10 (and, in fact, is not contained in any later releases). It should not be used as it causes some bugs with window drawing. You can emulate its behaviour with the trailfocus 'trailfocus' plugin.
(!) To make 'trailfocus' behave like 'opaquefocus', set maximum_trail_count to 2 and adjust the values for the maximum_* and minimum_* keys to your liking. The currently focused window will have the maximum_* values, all other windows will have the minimum_* values.
(./) To remove 'opaquefocus' keys from previous installations from your gconf database, run the following command from a terminalgconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz/plugins/opaquefocus
Trailfocus
The 'trailfocus' plugin adss a 'visual trail' to window focus (It changes brightness, saturation and opacity of your windows depending on how long you have not used them).
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default|| || exclude || WM_CLASSES which will not be affected by 'trailfocus'. See xprop WM_CLASSES. ||<:> ||<:> || || maximum_trail_count || Number of recently used windows to keep track of. ||<:> 1 to 64 ||<:> 6 || || maximum_window_brightness_level || Brightness of the most recently focused window ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 100 || || maximum_window_opacity_level || Opacity level of the most recently focused window ||<:> 25 to 100 ||<:> 100 || || maximum_window_saturation_level || Saturation of the most recently focused window ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 100 || || minimum_window_brightness_level || Brightness of the least recently focused window. ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 50 || || minimum_window_opacity_level || Opacity level of the least recently focused window ||<:> 25 to 100 ||<:> 100 || || minimum_window_saturation_level || Saturation of the least recently focused window ||<:> 0 to 100 ||<:> 90 ||
Water
This plugin adds water effects to differen desktop actions.
(!) This plugin is currently quite unstable. Reports say it uses intense CPU resources, and crashes X.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default|| || initiate || Key binding to initiate the water effect ||<:> ||<:> <Control><Super> || || offset_scale || Water offset scale ||<:> 0.0 to 10.0 ||<:> 1 || || rain_delay || Delay (in milliseconds) between rain drops ||<:> 0 to 3600000 ||<:> 250 || || toggle_rain || Key binding to toggle the rain effect ||<:> ||<:> <Shift>F9 || || visual_bell || Water effect on system bell ||<:> boolean ||<:> false ||
Widget
Enables a special layer for 'widget' windows.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default|| || speed || Widget speed ||<:> 0.1 to 50.0 ||<:> 1.5 || || timestep || Widget delay ||<:> 0.1 to 50.0 ||<:> approx. 1.2 || || toggle_widget_display || Show/Hide widgets ||<:> ||<:> F9 ||
Wobbly
The 'wobbly' plugin makes windows or menus wobble while they are being moved or resized.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default||
|| default_snap || Enable window snapping by default. See the snap key below. ||<:> boolean ||<:> false ||
|| edge_distance || Edge snapping distance ||<:> 1 to 50 ||<:> 25 ||
|| edge_velocity || Edge snapping velocity ||<:> 1 to 50 ||<:> 13 ||
|| focus_effect || Makes windows wobble when they receive focus. ||<:> None, Shiver ||<:> None ||
|| focus_friction || Defines the window's 'resistance' to the wobble effect described with focus_effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 3 ||
|| focus_spring_k || Spring constant for focus_effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 8 ||
|| focus_window_types' || Window types that should wobble when focused. ||<:> Desktop, Dock, Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Splash, Dialog, Modal'Dialog, Normal, Fullscreen, Unknown ||<:> ||
|| grab_friction || 'Resistance' to grab_effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 3 ||
|| grab_spring_k || Spring constant for grab_effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 8 ||
|| grab_window_types' || Window types affected by grab_effect. ||<:> Desktop, Dock, Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Splash, Dialog, Modal'Dialog, Normal, Fullscreen, Unknown ||<:> ||
|| grid_resolution || The resolution of the grid which is wobbled ||<:> 1 to 64 ||<:> 24 ||
|| map_effect || Makes windows wobble when they first appear.
(!) Note: The zoom_created_windows key in the minimize 'minimize' plugin will take priority over this key. ||<:> None, Shiver ||<:> None ||
|| map_friction || 'Resistance' to the map_effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> approx. 0.8 ||
|| map_spring_k || Spring constant for map_effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> approx. 0.3 ||
|| map_window_types' || Window types that should wobble when they first appear. ||<:> Desktop, Dock, Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Splash, Dialog, Modal'Dialog, Normal, Fullscreen, Unknown ||<:> Splash ||
|| maximize_effect || Makes windows wobble when maximized or de-maximized ||<:> boolean ||<:> true ||
|| maximize_friction || 'Resistance' to the maximize_effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> approx. 0.8 ||
|| maximize_spring_k || Spring constant for maximize_effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> approx. 0.3 ||
|| min_grid_size || The minimum size of the grid which is wobbled ||<:> 4 to 128 ||<:> 8 ||
|| move_friction || 'Resistance' to the move_effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 3 ||
|| move_spring_k || Spring constant move effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 8 ||
|| move_window_types || Window types which should wobble when moved. ||<:> Desktop, Dock, Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Splash, Dialog, Modal'Dialog, Normal, Fullscreen, Unknown ||<:> Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Dialog, Modal'Dialog, Normal ||
|| release_effect || Enable settings for windows release ||<:> boolean ||<:> true ||
|| release_friction || 'Resistance' to the release effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 3 ||
|| release_spring_k || Spring constant for release effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 8 ||
|| snap || Key binding to toggle window snapping ||<:> ||<:> <Shift> ||
|| urgent_effect || Make urgent windows wobble ||<:> boolean ||<:> false ||
|| urgent_effect_in || Make urgent windows wobble inward ||<:> boolean ||<:> false ||
|| urgent_effect_uniform || Make urgent windows wobble uniformly ||<:> boolean ||<:> true ||
|| urgent_friction || 'Resistance' to the urgent wobble effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 3 ||
|| urgent_spring_k || Spring constant for urgent wobble effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 8 ||
|| urgent_velocity || Velocity of urgent wobble effect ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 1 ||
|| visual bell || Urgent effect on system bell ||<:> boolean ||<:> true ||
|| visual_bell_friction || 'Resistance' to urgent effect on system bell ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 3 ||
|| visual_bell_spring_k || Spring constant of the urgent effect on system bell ||<:> 0.1 to 10.0 ||<:> 8 ||
Anchor(wobbly_menus)
(!) Tip: To make menus wobble, set the map_effect key to Shiver. Also ensure that Unknown is included in the map_window_types key.
(!) If zooming_menus zooming menus is currently enabled, it will take priority over this option.
Zoom
The 'zoom' plugin allows you to zoom in on any part of the workspace/viewport.
||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; width:90%; background:#DEE3E7; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> Key pair ||<:> Description ||<:> Values ||<:> Default|| || filter_linear || Use linear filter when zomming in ||<:> boolean ||<:> false || || initiate || Key binding to initiate zooming ||<:> ||<:> <Super>Button3 || || invert_y || Invert mouse pointer y-axis while zooming ||<:> boolean ||<:> true || || max || How much you can zoom out. A value greater than 1 means you will be able to zoom out "outside" the cube ||<:> 0.90 to 100.00 ||<:> 0.90 || || min || How much you can zoom in. A value between 0 and 1 where 1 is no zoom at all ||<:> 0 to 1 ||<:> 0.05 || || sensitivity || Sensitivity of mouse pointer when zoomed ||<:> 0.01 to 100.0 ||<:> 1 || || speed || Speed at which zooming occurs ||<:> 0.1 to 50.0 ||<:> 1.5 || || step || Step at which zooming occurs ||<:> 1.00 to 5.00 ||<:> 1.76 || || timestep || Delay ||<:> 0.1 to 50.0 ||<:> 1.2 || || zoom_in || Key binding for zooming in ||<:> ||<:> <Super>Button4 || || zoom_out || Key binding for zooming out ||<:> ||<:> <Super>Button5 ||
General Help
Remove black border when minimizing
Gnome (or gnome-panel, to be precise) has its own animation effects for use with the metacity window manager. When minimizing windows to the panel, Gnome draws a series of black borders around thehttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager/ConfiguringCompiz?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=gconf-enable-gnome-anim.png place when using compiz. To disable these effects, open gconf-editor and uncheck enable_animations under /apps/panel/global:
attachment:gconf-enable-gnome-anim.png
Stick a window to all workspaces
Right-click on the window's titlebar and select "On All Workspaces".
Find the name of an application
Some plugins ("Trailfocus: exclude", "Transset", etc.) require you to fill in the names (to be more precise the WM_CLASS) of the applications which it will affect. To find out the name to fill in, enter this into a terminal and click on the application's window:xprop | grep WM_CLASS | cut -d \" -f 4
Window Types
The window_types key pair allows to limit the effect of compiz plugins to certain types of windows. Window types are as follows:Dock, Toolbar, Menu, Utility, Splash, Normal, Dialog, ModalDialog, Fullscreen, Unknown
Q. Are there any more window types? And what windows are part of each type?
FAQ
(!) I've got it working, but I don't know how to change a setting - where can I ask questions?
(./) Current discussion with a lot of people who can help you takes place in this thread. Please use the "Search this Thread" function before asking questions.
There is also a forum for compiz discussions at http://compiz.ed3n.com/ and also a compiz blog detailing news on new plugins and updates.
(!) I don't like the theme of Compiz, how can I change it?
(./) At present, compiz relies on 'gnome-window-decorator' to draw its window borders. It cannot use metacity's window themes but the colors used by gnome-window-decorator are those specified by your GTK-theme. Change it, and the color of your titlebar, tooltips, etc. will change, too.
(!) The shadows Compiz draws are so small and are not cast the way I want them to. Is there a way to change that?
(./) Not at the moment. The shadows are currently hardcoded and use pixmaps, but this might change in the future.
(!) My SDL apps are transparent and look strange, how can I fix this?
(./) Set the environment variable XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS to 1 and then run your SDL program. For instance, from a terminal, do this:export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 yourprogram
(!) Is there anything I can do if the water plugin freezes my desktop?
(./) It has generally been noticed that it does not lock up the system, so it can often be corrected by restarting compiz. Use<control><alt>F2 to open a terminal, and type killall compiz.real. You should now be able to come back into your desktop
<control><alt>F6 and restart compiz: compiz --replace gconf
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