Hi,
> how can I enable a plugin from the command line?
>
> I know how to *activate* it from dbus, i.e. do the equivalent of
> pressing "Ctrl-F9" or whatever the hotkey is.
>
> But I don't know how to *enable* it, i.e. do the equivalent of clicking
> the "enabled" checkbox in compizconfig settings manager.
The 'core' plugin has an 'active_plugins' display option, which
essentially is a string list. You need to set that to include the plugin
you want to load. You need to take care of plugin load order etc.
though, which is done by libcompizconfig if you enable/disable plugins
via ccsm.
Regards,
Danny