puzzling compiz fusion problem

[amisus]

So I managed to install the Linux Novell Groupwise 7 client, and it works fine...unless compiz fusion is running. If compiz is running, then Groupwise opens, but I can't see anything. It's just a gray window. But looks can be deceiving. If I click blindly, then I can hit "address book" or whatever else, and it seems responsive, I just can't see what is going on.

Also, if I start Groupwise *first*, and then run compiz fusion, then it works fine. Unless I close Groupwise and try to run it again. That messes it up again.

Can anyone help me to get these two play nice together in Feisty?

[Death_Sargent]

insert this in your compiz startup skript

export AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit

asumming that novell groupwise is java based this should solve your problem

[amisus]

Thanks for the suggestion. Groupwise does require Java, but unfortunately when I started compiz from the console

compiz --replace export AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit

groupwise was unaffected. It's still all gray.

[steinpt]

try AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit compiz --replace or export AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit; compiz --replace instead

[amisus]

no dice. Maybe I'll have to be content with metacity....

[Death_Sargent]

im sorry i was not clear

i mean something like this

#!/bin/bash
#
# Start compiz within gnome-session
#
if (( `ps -A -o comm | grep -c '^Xgl$'` == "1" )); then
DISPLAY=:1 compiz
else echo "${0}: Error: compiz not launched. Xgl not running?"
fi
export AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit

or if not on xgl then this

#!/bin/bash
#start aigxl compiz
compiz --replace
export AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit

or
compiz --replace && export AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit

[WinterWeaver]

I'm soooo happy I stumbled uppon this thread !!! I was having the same problem, and have been searching for a solution for about 5 hours straight now!! XD

I'm gonna try your suggestions here :)

Thanks! :guitar:

WW

[WinterWeaver]

I tried this:
compiz --replace && export AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit[/QUOTE]

.. but unfortunately it's not working. I still have the gray window. T_T

[amisus]

Tried all three without effect. Stubborn groupwise :mad:

[WinterWeaver]

It's not GroupWize... I'm trying to run different applications, which I need, both are Java... so it's a problem with Java and Compiz.

[WinterWeaver]

Right, someone just mentioned in my Thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3061702#post3061702), that the solutions posted here only works for JRE5.... I'm going to uninstall 6 and revert to 5 to see if that works.

[WinterWeaver]

Found a solution that worked for me!!

WinterWeaver - To show Java screens in Compiz:

Edit the environment file in the etc directory by typing the following in a terminal session:
gksudo gedit /etc/environment

Then add the following line below the path line:
AWT_TOOLKIT=”MToolkit”

Save the file and exit. You may have to restart Linux, I don't remember.

YAY !! I now have Compiz Fusion and JRE6

Thanks to Possessedskier!!

WW

[Weazl2000]

I just tried this today and got that grey screen. I put AWT_TOOLKIT=”MToolkit”in the startup script for groupwise /opt/novell/groupwise/client/bin/groupwise
Everything is working properly now.:guitar: