Guide: Re-enabling "Genie Effect" using "Magic Lamp"

[FunkyRider]

Version 0.5.5~git20070921+3v1ubuntu0 (or maybe the ones used in Gutsy?) Compiz update disabled the ability for "Magic Lamp" minimization effect to mimic the infamously "Genie Effect from Mac OSX" by limiting the "Magic Lamp Max Waves" from 0 to 3, for, probably patent issues. Some one has come with a solution to re-enable it by downloading source code, recompiling, risking breaking dependencies and such.

But there is a better/quicker way:

What you need: Compiz 0.5.5~git20070921+3v1ubuntu0 installed into your system, unsatisfied soul , gedit, ghex2

* You have to be root to modify the following files:

1. Use Hex editor to open "/usr/lib/compiz/libanimation.so"

2. Find "magic_lamp_max_waves", look for following "<min>3</min>", change "3" to "0"

3. Save, Close

4. Use Text Editor to open "/usr/share/compiz/animation.xml"

5. Find "magic_lamp_max_waves", look for following "<min>3</min>", change "3" to "0"

6. Save, Close

7. Restart GDM if the 3D desktop is currently running.

8. Set Minimization effect to "Magic Lamp", change Max Waves to "0"

Enjoy!



*Without any major architectural changes to the Compiz effects, this patch will almost be guaranteed to work in any future versions. So if it breaks in next upgrade, fix it!