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== Configuring X ==

== Compiz Setup ==

After you've configured X Properly, you can start setting up Compiz's configuration files.
These configuration files are generated automatically by Compiz, given 2 conditions.

1. The existance of a .compiz directory in home

mkdir ~/.compiz

2. Running Compiz, calling to read configuration files (although not present, yet)

compiz --replace ini decoration & kde-window-decorator &

This loads compiz up, creating default configuration files in "~/.compiz/options/", while enabling
two plugins "ini" and "decoration". Ini to allow read/write of configuration files, and "decoration"
to use window decorations (the title bar of programs).

== Configuring Compiz ==

Once you've successfully loaded compiz and created config files in, you can now configure plugins.
Open up ~/.compiz/options/general-allscreens.conf for editing.

pico ~/.compiz/options/general-allscreens.conf

Edit the first line to include Plugins you will want to use. Plugins are stored in /usr/lib/compiz/ as
lib* files.
My plugins line:
active_plugins=ini,decoration,svg,png,wobbly,fade,minimize,cube,move,place,resize,rotate,scale,switcher,water,zoom,screenshot
Save this file, now edit ~/.compiz/options/decoration-allscreens.conf
and alter the line "command=" to look like this:
command=kde-window-decorator
Save and exit.
Test your work, (and also create more config files) like this:
killall -9 kde-window-decorator ; killall -9 compiz ; compiz --replace ini & 
You'll notice ~/.compiz/options/ is now populated with more configuration files. Filled with keybindings and behavior definitions.
I'll leave figuring these out to you.

Anytime you change and save a configuration file. Restart compiz to test.
compiz --replace ini &

Here are a few interesting config options.

In general-screen0.conf
hsize=4
Change 4 to anything from 1 to 10 to change the number of sides of the "cube".
In cube-screen0.conf image files are read from /usr/share/compiz/:
images=picture
This loads "picture.png" on the top of the cube, while :
skydome_image=picture
Loads "picture.png" as the background image behind the cube.

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