On Tue, 7 Feb 2017 10:58:33 +0100 Ksamak <ksa...@riseup.net> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 03:35:21PM +0000, Hugh Morris wrote: > > Subject: compiz: Window Decoration Problem > > Package: compiz > > Version: 1:0.9.13.0+16.10.20160818.2-4 > > Severity: normal > > > > Dear Maintainer, > > > > I, too, was surprised and pleased to see Compiz back in the Debian repositories. > > I have installed it on a Debian Unstable installation with MATE on a fairly old > > AMD64 desktop system with a nvidia GeForce 6200 video card with the nvidia driver. > > > > The problem I am having is with the window decorations. Decorations do appear, > > but they are not the normal ones for the theme I am using (BlackMATE). > > It's the same with any other theme. > > > > The error messages I am getting are: > > compiz (decor) - Warn: failed to bind pixmap to texture > > compiz (decor) - Warn: No default decoration found, placement will not be correct > > > > gtk-window-decorator is running. > > > > I used Compiz for years in the past, so I am quite familiar with it and CCSM. > > > > Can you give me a clue to help me fix this? I would be very grateful. > > > I think it's got something to do with the metacity themes (build flag > USE_METACITY), which are dependent on a old version of gnome-desktop, > which has not been updated or ported since mate.
It does not depend on old version of gnome-desktop... > the cmake of compiz says so: > No package 'gnome-window-settings-2.0' found > No package 'gnome-desktop-2.0' found > > and in the summary: > "metacity theme support : No" Metacity support was disabled, because gtk-window-decorator does not support libmetacity 3.22 in current compiz version available in debian: https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/compiz/compiz.git/commit/?h=1_0.9.13.0%2b16.10.20160818.2-5&id=c36fa3cf661eb363f75ca54fe642bad0f0377f40 > I guess it could be updated/ported like every other mate package, > although it's not confirmed it would fix the problem. There is no need to port anything, compiz should be updated to newer version. > thanks for your interest! > -- > Ksamak > Free software hacktivist
