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compiz package

Effects on UBUNTU 8

Asked by WestinLohne

I dont know how to get the desktop cube thing working. it says to push button1 and control and alt but i dont know what button 1 is. also, what should i change th numbers too for verital, horazontle and desktops in general settings. Im running ubuntu 8

westin

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bp (badpazzword) said : 		#1

You need to install the compizconfig-settings-manager package; that will add a new item will appear in System/Preferences.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

Please keep pressed CTRL+ALT and the right button of mouse
or click with middle button of mouse

Hope this helps

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WestinLohne (westinlohne) said : 		#3

ok but what settings do i have to enable? also i have to set numbers to the desktop settings in side- general settings

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Best bp (badpazzword) said : 		#4

You need to enable Desktop Cube and Rotate Cube. You will be asked if you want to disable Desktop Plane; answer "Disable Desktop Plane".

After you do that hold Ctrl-Alt and move your mouse to change your desktop. You can also use Ctrl-Alt-left and Ctrl-Alt-right to do that.

To move windows between faces, hold Ctrl-Alt-Shift and use left and right, or press Win+E (if you have the Expo plugin enabled) and drag and drop.

Note that Desktop Cube does not support multiple rows of desktops.

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WestinLohne (westinlohne) said : 		#5

Thanks badpazzword, that solved my question.

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Eruan (eruan-abdulrazak) said : 		#6

I just installed Ubuntu 8.04 Beta. Installed Nvidia driver. I am using GeForce6600GT.
Also installed is compizconfig-settings-manager. But when I go to System->preference->appearance
there is no custom option in the visual effects tab. So how do I enable the compiz?

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Badza (brucegrobler) said : 		#7

got into a terminal and type compiz-manager,