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profiling a window manager - glXSwapBuffers performance

I examine a Compiz performance when it draws desktops using expo plugin. VSync in Compiz and nvidia-settings is enabled. I measure a time this way: paint() { //get time //all opengl commands glFlush(); glFinish(); //get time …
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - can't install necessary libs

I want to build Compiz so first I have to install all dependencies listed here: link I can't install libgnome-window-settings-dev (sudo apt-get install libgnome-window-settings-dev), apt doesn't find that package. So when I run cmake without that…
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Python setup does not find correctly installed module using pkg-config

First off, I do not know python. I think that's why I am having a problem. I am trying to build compiz from source but am stuck at building the simple-ccsm. The setup of simple-ccsm is using python and a setup.py. While installing, it complains…
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Slow fade in and out in Qt applications

Did someone else experience slow fading in Qt applications, for example when opening a new dialog from a main window? I'm running Ubuntu 12.04. LTS and Qt 4.8.1. The application where I noticed that does some opengl rendering in a qglwidget. When…
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Debian shows only a blank desktop when using compiz

I have a Debian (squeeze) guest on virtualbox on a Windows 8 host. I have given it 128 MB video memory (the max allowed by vb) and 3 GB RAM. I am trying to run Compiz on it, but every time I switch to Compiz from GNOME my mouse, icons, top bar, and…
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Take a screenshot of specific application

I'm running compiz under Linux. I know compiz is able to keep all workspaces running at the same time, so if I want to take a screenshot of an application, regardless of which workspace it is on, what should I do? (Any language.)
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Transparent windows with Linux

I am trying to find a cross linux distribution solution to the problem of making a program have transparent windows. I now there is some methods out there, that take screen shots of the windows underneath and then print them as the background of…
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Setting up Compiz Fusion on Ubuntu 11.10

I am a fairly new Linux user. I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my computer. Since i do not know much about the kind of applications that are available on Ubuntu i usually surf the web to find them. While surfing i came across this application…
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dbus cannot find compiz service through python

Ok, just so you know, I haven't worked with dbus or perl much, so I might say some things that are off. I'm trying to use dbus to work with compiz programmatically. And looking at compiz wiki http://wiki.compiz.org/Plugins/Dbus, I see that python…
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Would be possible for Compiz to work on Windows?

I obviously don't think it would work as it is. Its more like, does Windows internal architecture allows for some third party SW to integrate in between? From what I read about Compiz, I believe it creates its own window, and somehow mixes graphics…
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How can I improve my programming experience on my Linux Desktop?

How can I improve the look and feel of my Linux desktop to suit my programming needs? I found Compiz and it makes switching between my workspaces (which is something I do all the time to make the most of my 13.3" screen laptop) easy and look great -…
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Unable to install Compiz on linux

I am following the installation guide given in https://forums.kali.org/showthread.php?18570-how-to-install-compiz-on-Kali-1-0-4-No-sid-repo!..while I am trying to get through,I stuck at step 11.I am getting this error Reading package lists...…
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Shadows under windows in Ubuntu: How are they accomplished?

There are shadows under all the windows in Ubuntu. My question is, is this done through X11, Compiz, GTK+, or otherwise? Thanks!
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Controlling Linux Compiz Brightness Programmatically with Python or Vala

Several laptops on the market have problems with Linux for brightness controls. However, recently I found out that you can use CompizConfig settings to dim at least a particular window. Many people, however, want to dim all windows. I know Compiz…
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Sending an event using XSendEvent when a pointer is grabbed

I develop a plugin for compiz window manager. I want to draw a transformed window texture and send an event to that window. When a transformed window is renderer I grab pointer to take control off all xevents, the main part of compiz function which…
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