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sonusikka
August 15th, 2009, 03:20 PM
hi...
how to install motion blur plugins, when i go configure i see only 2plugins namely dbus and gnome integration and also i want to remove that ugly black background when i point to dock, how is it possible.
the theme I'm using for cairo is tux n tosh!!

sonusikka
August 15th, 2009, 04:07 PM
hey....ny1 in this community has ny idea ....how to fix this problem especially that black ugly background

sonusikka
August 16th, 2009, 08:15 AM
here is detailed config... ##post 673
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...61#post7793761
compiz was running smoothly in hardy heron version, but is having hard time in jaunty!!

toiletpaper14
August 16th, 2009, 08:49 AM
To remove the Background, you have to enable desktop (visual) effects, and you have to be using "Cairo-Dock (no openGL)". It has only 4 or 5 plugins less but it's a 100 times more stable AND there's no black background.

sonusikka
August 16th, 2009, 02:05 PM
I,m not able to enable that normal or extra desktop effects!!

toiletpaper14
August 16th, 2009, 03:32 PM
Have you installed the 3D acceleration driver?
You can probably find it in System-Administration-Hardware Drivers.

AlanR8
August 16th, 2009, 04:00 PM
You don't have to run Compiz to use Cairo Dock but in my experience you get the ugly black box/border around the dock. I'm running Karmic A4 and all is well but I found on this Sony laptop that when I enabled effects the cpu load increased. Also, glxgears shows a CONSIDERABLE reduction in performance.

The answer for me was to run metacity instead:

http://xwinman.org/metacity.php

Metacity is a light weight compositor and once running the black border goes. To enable metacity, from a terminal:


sudo metacity -c

and off you go!