How to autostart Compiz?

[brottman]

I have Compiz 0.3.4 installed from Gandalfn's repo, and want to set it up so that it starts when I log in. I tried putting 'compiz-tray-icon' in my gnome sessions Startup Programs, but it seems like whenever I click on the icon, it removes the entry from Sessions --> Startup Programs for some reason??

Am I doing it wrong?

[mikedee]

The man himself answered this question on the mailing list, here is his response below (edited for copy-paste ease)
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you can make as default wm for gnome. Sorry it's for now a little hack
between gnome-wm launch script will support compiz. sorry at all for
this recipe :P

create in your ~/.gnome2 directory a little script which call openbox,
this wm had same sm-client option than compiz.
in this add this line :
compiz $@ <your compiz options>
for example:

echo "compiz $@ --use-cow gconf" >> ~/.gnome2/openbox
chmod +x ~/.gnome2/openbox

then:

echo "export WINDOW_MANAGER=~/.gnome2/openbox" >> ~/.gnomerc

and to finish add gtk-window-decorator in decoration/allscreens/option/command gconf compiz key

that's all

[brottman]

Thank you for the reply. I am still confused as to why clicking on the icon and choosing Preferences removes 'compiz-tray-icon' from my startup programs.

Open System --> Preferences --> Sessions, and add 'compiz-tray-icon' to startup programs.

Right click on the icon, choose Preferences

'compiz-tray-icon' has now disappeared from Systems --> Preferences --> Sessions --> startup programs.

:?: