Compiz, window position and decoration

Hi all,
I was kind of "forced" to install Compiz on my XFCE desktop, due to the video playback tearing caused by the buggy Sandy Bridge Linux support.
So, everything runs fine. Except for two things:
1-Window decorations. Is there any way for Compiz to use XFCE window decorations instead of Emerald? I use "gtk-window-decorator", but it weirdly use a WD theme which isn't even the Emerald or the XFCE one.
2-Every window I open goes to the top-left corner of the screen. Is there any way for opening on center, or, even better, on the last position they were? XFCE does this by default.
Thanks for any help.
R.

You might try setting compiz to use XFCE decorations in ccsm. Open the Window Decoration plugin and in the "command" field:
xfwm --replace
If this doesn't work or if windows are still being placed in the corner, you can enable the Place Windows plugin and set placement mode to centered. I don't think compiz can remember the last placement of each window, but I like using Smart placement. You can also go to the Fixed Placement tab and set any windows that you always want placed in a certain location.

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