As reported in the linked thread, compiz now needs different options to start than compiz-0.3.4; the script was # Start compiz LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 compiz --replace --use-cow --indirect-rendering --strict-binding gconf move resize minimize place decoration wobbly fade cube rotate scale switcher zoom screenshot water dbus now it should be LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 compiz --replace gconf move resize minimize place decoration wobbly fade cube rotate scale switcher zoom screenshot water dbus without the options --use-cow, --indirect-rendering and --strict-binding. I use only compiz-aiglx but I suppose also compiz-xgl and compiz-nvidia need to be edited. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Upgrade compiz from 0.3.4 to 0.3.6 2. Start compiz-aiglx 3. Actual Results: Window decorations don't work anymore.
Created attachment 105959 [details] compiz-aiglx This is what works for me at least. I used that for a week now and had no problems so far. For the --fast-filter option, I do not know exactly why I had to turn it on anymore. My video is a radeon driver on GNOME, if that matters at all.
I forgot to say I'm using nvidia-drivers-1.0.9746.
if you take a look at my post here: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-3832824.html#3832824 you will notice that it's not exactly window decorations not working, but rather the first plugin after gconf being mistakenly removed from gconf list. usually, this is decoration. that is certainly an upstream bug. but anyway, this bug (updating 3.4 switches to 3.6) has to be fixed.
may I suggest the title to be changed to something like 'x11-wm/compiz-0.3.6 needs to modify compiz starting wrappers (compiz-aiglx, compiz-nvidia...)' also, compiz-0.3.6 now supports kde-window-decorator and absence of gconf (in case of kde desktop), but the scripts start gtk-window-deocrator by default. I suggest having support for this new decorator by detecting if either kwin or metacity is started, and starting the correct one accordingly. an example startup script I use for pure kde compiz is: kde-window-decorator --replace & plugins="move resize minimize place decoration wobbly fade \ cube rotate switcher dbus" __GL_YIELD="NOTHING" /usr/bin/compiz --replace ${plugins}
A short note, compiz-aiglx/xgl/nvidia should be deprecated anyway, I'll re-commit an ebuild that leaves them out. compiz-start should handle all situations now. Please report bugs if compiz-start doesn't work for you.
I now no longer install those scripts, switch to compiz-start
