XGL/Compiz commands

[The Pinny Parlour]

I couldn't find much on these forums easily, so I went searching.
Here is what I found and hope it helps others.

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Some commands to get you started, rember you can edit a lot through the gconf-editor.

o Switch windows = Alt+Tab
o Arrange and view all windows = Moving the pointer to the top right screen corner turns on or off; clicking a window will zoom it to the front
o Switch desktops on cube = Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right Arrow (or moving your mouse to the edge of your screen and rolling your mouse wheel)
o Switch desktops on cube with the active window following = Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left/Right Arrow
o Rotate cube manually = Ctrl+Alt+Left-click and grab an empty desktop space.
o Make window translucent/opaque = Either with the “transset” utility or Alt+Mouse wheel (or right clicking on a window’s title bar, and selecting the settings from ‘Appearance’)
o Zoom in once = Super-key+Right-click
o Zoom in manually = Super-key+Mouse wheel up
o Zoom out manually = Super-key+Mouse wheel down
o Move window = Alt+Left-click
o Snap move window (will stick to borders) = Ctrl+Shift+Left-click
o Resize window = Alt+Right-click
o Bring up the window below the top window = Alt+Middle-click
o Slow-motion = Shift+F10
o Water = Hold Ctrl+Super key, and move mouse
o Rain = Shift-F9

Known Bug - Shift+Backspace equals logout
When you press shift and backspace, XGL will be terminated and you will be logged out, a temporary fix for this problem is entering the following in a terminal.

# xmodmap /usr/share/xmodmap/xmodmap.us (or your country code)

[flodis]

Rotate cube manually = Ctrl+Alt+Left-click and grab an empty desktop space

This doesn't work for my Ubuntu 7.04 anyway.
Other commands work. I have a fresh default install. Cube-thing is activated though under desktop effects.

[exidez]

im the same as above...
i dont know what the rain one did either..

That desktop effect thing, is that the xgl/compiz or is it ubuntu's own design?

[flodis]

Ubuntu's default desktop effects

I got the cube to rotate, BUT only sometimes and if I did that....well then some of the windows got white. for example I couldn't go in and try to disable the Desktop effects cause the window got all white.

I have an Ati Radeon 7500 chip and the computer is a Compaq Evo N610C

[bobbymcsteels]

sorry to sound like a complete Fidiot but what is the superkey?

[andrewsomething]

Originally Posted by bobbymcsteels sorry to sound like a complete Fidiot but what is the superkey?

The windows key...

[ahchong]

em.. mind using ATi X600 express. i do have crash in the compiz. remember because compiz is Alpha. then is u using AMD 64-bit, there will be crash on the button. the white screen is because of Xgl file problem. i donno how to repaire it. then this happen to me. when i insatlled the ATi restricted driver, my Compiz cannot work!!! failed to start. remove the ATi driver then its ok...

[irvken]

Arrange and view all windows = Moving the pointer to the top right screen corner turns on or off; clicking a window will zoom it to the front

Anyone know how I enable this one in Gutsy Gibbon? doesn't appear to be in the options.