My Flames

[Admin-Amir]

Jeahavee

way you did not use my post?
any way here is what there is on that screen shot.

compiz

[Jeahavee]

why would I not do your post...
It said I already had emerald

but right there "Animation add-ons" that's what's missing not sure where it went to but that GONE I need that back in order for flames and such to work.

[Admin-Amir]

Jeahavee
That will make Comiz to default,and will reset the software:

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gconftool-2 --recursive-unset -a /apps/compiz

[Jeahavee]

FAIL that app is still missing despite the reset.
Can I undo the reset?

[Admin-Amir]

Jeahavee

OK go with this post that fix jai compiz,
it will fix yours hope the same.

here is something to try :

Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal for GNOME users or KMenu -> System -> Konsole for KDE users) and type:

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sudo apt-get -y remove compiz-core desktop-effects

Leave the terminal open and go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources, click on the second tab (Third-Party Software), then click on the "Add" button and paste the following code:

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deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy

Click the "Add Source" button after you pasted the above code and do the same for the following code:

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deb-src http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy

Don't close the Software Sources window yet!

In the terminal window, type:

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wget http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb/DD800CD9.gpg

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sudo apt-key add DD800CD9.gpg

Now click the "Close" button on the Software Sources window and you will be asked if you want to reload the information about available software, so click the "Reload" button and wait for the window to disappear.

Copy/Paste the following lines in the terminal window:

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sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get -y upgrade

FOR GNOME USERS:

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sudo apt-get -y install compiz compiz-gnome compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig-backend-gconf

FOR KDE USERS:

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sudo apt-get -y install compiz compiz-kde compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig-backend-kconfig

Now, if everything was correctly installed and you didn't encounter errors, press ALT+F2 and type:

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compiz --replace

bro tell me what happen after that please.

Some quick tricks:

- Hold CTRL + ALT keys and with the left mouse button rotate the cube
- Super + E activates the Expo plugin
- Hold Super + Shift and with your mouse paint fire on your desktop
- Super + Shift + C will erase the fire paint
- Super + Tab activates the Ring Switcher plugin

And some more help for ALL users on the site:

STEP 1: Install/Enable nVidia drivers
spaGo to System->Administration->Restricted Drivers Manager and enable the nvidia driver.

STEP 2: Lets Go!
spaGo to System->Preferences->Desktop Effects, click the 'Enable Desktop Effects' button.

To get the cube to work do this:

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gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/compiz/general/screen0/options/hsize 4
gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/compiz/general/screen0/options/number_of_desktops 1

STEP 1: Install/Enable ATI drivers
spaGo to System->Administration->Restricted Drivers Manager and enable the ATI driver.

STEP 2: Lets Go!
spaGo to System->Preferences->Desktop Effects, click the 'Enable Desktop Effects' button.

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gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/compiz/general/screen0/options/hsize 4
gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/compiz/general/screen0/options/number_of_desktops 1

Help Guides for you in the links here:

http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/UbuntuPackages

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu

http://forlong.blogage.de/entries/2007/ ... ntu-Feisty

[Jeahavee]

nope
that one thing still ain't there

[Jeahavee]

I don't see anything "advanced" for compiz I got the compiz....
You need to be more clear on that download I believe I got that already.

[Jeahavee]

If you go up in this thread some you'll see the item that I talk about that's missing since it's gone I been unable to select flame and other setting like it.

[Admin-Amir]

Jeahavee

compiz-1

compiz-2

[Jeahavee]

Animations Add-ons is missing yes How do I add it?