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Is there a way to see which file CCSM modifies when we make a change?

Asked by Utku

CompizConfig Settings Manager is an awesome must have tool. It would be even more awesome if there was a way to see what exactly CCSM changes when we make a change to a particular setting.

To elaborate, let's say that I have made a change at: Window Management -> Move Window. I am guessing that all these options that we see through the GUI of CCSM are stored somewhere in the computer, probably in a text file.

Now if CCSM was showing the directory of file being modified (or whatever else is being modified) for the changes that we make through a GUI, it would be also an educative tool.

So, is there a way to see this? If not, where should I look to understand what CCSM changes and where are these changes made?

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BryanFRitt (bryanfritt) said : 		#1

Maybe this answer is close enough for what you might be looking for?
https://answers.launchpad.net/compiz/+question/263801

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Stephen M. Webb (bregma) said : 		#2

They're stored "somewhere."

Where they're stored depends on which CompizConfig back end has been chosen at runtime. That means it could be a text file somwhere in a directory, or it could be a dconf value in the Gnome configuration "cloud" (which may be backed up in a relational database somwhere).

Your best bet is probably the export command outlined in the answer linked above. You can diff the exported values.

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Utku (ugultopu) said : 		#3

@bryanfritt The method in the answer is definitely nice but not exactly what I ask of. Let me clarify:

I have exported the profile and started looking at its contents with the "less" command. In the file, I see the tag [switcher]. Looking at its contents and comparing it with the GUI in CCSM, I realize that it contains the settings for "Application Switcher". Awesome.

Now my question is the following: I was able to switch applications before installing CCSM as well. That means actually the values I see under [switcher] must be being written to somewhere in my computer to apply the changes I make.

My question is, is it possible to see in which directory CCSM writes the value of, say; "s0_next_key".

In other words: I want to be able change the binding for "s0_next_key" even if I don't have CCSM in my computer. In which file in my computer should I make a change?

I want to learn the answer of this question for all fields in the profile file.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#4

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