Kde-window-decorator in compiz

Hi,
Where is the package for kde-window-decorator?
The wiki just says to type it into ccsm: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … Decoration
Ive tried installing compiz, the kde deps, rebuilding compiz after deps were installed, tried to locate kde-window-decorator using pkgfile, and looked at the pkgbuild/build options for compiz. It's almost as if this is not an option, as there is a total lack of documentation on kde-window-decorator.
Am I totally missing something obvious or does this binary not exist?

From the wiki: "The GTK Window Decorator and the KDE Window Decorator are included in the Compiz source and can be optionally compiled whilst building Compiz. Emerald, on the other hand, is a separate, standalone decorator."
You didn't say which package you were using. But for compiz or compiz-bzr change:
-DBUILD_KDE4=Off \
to
-DBUILD_KDE4=On \
Then rebuild. Then you can specify the command in the decoration plugin as per the wiki. It's not documentated because it goes pretty much unused these days. After all, it relys on Kwin (provided by kdebase-workspace, not the Kwin for Plasma 5) and as Kwin has all of the effects Compiz has, why bother with Compiz?

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# Maintainer: Joshua Rubin <[email protected]>
pkgname=kde-crystal-theme
pkgver=0.9.0
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="This is the Crystal KDE Windowdecoration Theme."
url="http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=13969"
license="none"
replaces=(crystal)
depends=('kdebase' 'x-server')
source=(http://kde-look.org/content/files/13969-crystal-$pkgver.tar.bz2)
md5sums=('052aeb7e0c665e4a2b75cf697315241f')
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Hello.
I know this is and old problem with Compiz and ArchLinux, but no matter what I do, I can't make it work.
This happens when I try to use Compiz:
$ compiz --replace ccp &
[1] 2370
[user@userlaptop ~]$ Backend : ini
Integration : true
Profile : default
Adding plugins
Initializing core options...done
Initializing decor options...done
Initializing move options...done
Initializing resize options...done
Setting Update "command"
And this, if I try to run Compiz with fusion-icon, with o without the Dbus option:
$ fusion-icon
* Detected Session: gnome
* Searching for installed applications...
Backend : ini
Integration : true
Profile : default
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/fusion-icon", line 57, in <module>
from FusionIcon.interface import choose_interface
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/FusionIcon/interface.py", line 22, in <module>
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Checking for Xgl: not present.
xset q doesn't reveal the location of the log file. Using fallback /var/log/Xorg.0.log
No whitelisted driver found
aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/metacity
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Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
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Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
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Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
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Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
Option "DRI" "true"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
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Depth 24
EndSubSection
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Gathering information about your system...
Distribution: Arch Linux
Desktop environment: GNOME
Graphics chip: ATI Technologies Inc M880G [Mobility Radeon HD 4200]
Driver in use: fglrx
Rendering method: None
Checking if it's possible to run Compiz on your system... [SKIP]
Checking for hardware/setup problems... [SKIP]
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That's not an option, I don't want to sacrifice video performance for a few effects.
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Thanks!!!
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building it yourself, may not be your ideal approach, so i would recommend trying the AUR pkgbuilds for compiz 0.9.x , but this time have a look in CCSM, after you install the new version and make sure that you have enabled all of the important stuff like move, resize, window decoration, etc.
You also might want to read through compiz' Wiki, the trouble-shooting section covers your 'no-window-decoration' problem ~ as it is quite common.
http://wiki.compiz.org/Troubleshooting
cheerz
Last edited by triplesquarednine (2012-01-14 18:57:18)

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sph wrote:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=51627
See the second posting.
Oups! I searched for 'gtk-window-decorator'. It could be nice to mention these separate packages on the wiki Compiz-Fusion page. There are probably many out there looking for them.
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