compiz - May 2006 - compiz without a desktop window

Running compiz without a desktop window has some unexpected behavior.

It is not possible to grab the cube with the mouse.  The pointer needs to be
over a window for it to work.
In display.c the XSelectInput call in addDisplay is missing ButtonPressMask and
ButtonReleaseMask, so it makes sense why this doesn't work.
Is there a reason why they have been left out?

Lower window with Button2 on the title bar doesn't work at all.
Using the binding for lower window does lower the window, though not always to
the bottom.
There are occasions where it does lower it to the bottom, but it's not clear
what causes this.

I start Xgl/compiz like this:

xinit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.compiz -- /usr/bin/Xgl -ac -accel xv:fbo -accel
glx:pbuffer -ac -br -deferglyphs 16

where x/etc/X11/xinit/initrc.compiz contains:
gnome-window-decorator &
compiz gconf

This is on a pure vanilla fdo cvs build.

Obviously, using a desktop window removes this behavior.  
That is something I'd prefer not to be forced to do.

On Thu, 2006-05-11 at 16:47 +0000, moppsy@comcast.net
wrote:
> Running compiz without a desktop window has some unexpected behavior.
> 
> It is not possible to grab the cube with the mouse.  The pointer needs to
be over a window for it to work.
> In display.c the XSelectInput call in addDisplay is missing ButtonPressMask
and ButtonReleaseMask, so it makes sense why this doesn't work.
> Is there a reason why they have been left out?
No, thanks for pointing it out. Fixed in CVS.
> 
> Lower window with Button2 on the title bar doesn't work at all.
> Using the binding for lower window does lower the window, though not always
to the bottom.
> There are occasions where it does lower it to the bottom, but it's not
clear what causes this.
OK, I'll have a look at this when I have time.
> 
> I start Xgl/compiz like this:
> 
> xinit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.compiz -- /usr/bin/Xgl -ac -accel xv:fbo
-accel glx:pbuffer -ac -br -deferglyphs 16
> 
> where x/etc/X11/xinit/initrc.compiz contains:
> gnome-window-decorator &
> compiz gconf
> 
> This is on a pure vanilla fdo cvs build.
> 
> Obviously, using a desktop window removes this behavior.  
> That is something I'd prefer not to be forced to do. 
I agree.

-David