Enabling OS X Genie Effect Using Compiz
June 3, 2008
It seems Apple, in their magnificence, patented the default minimise effect on OS X so the developers over at Compiz-Fusion had to disable mimicking in the Magic Lamp plugin. If you want to enable it, but don’t want to go through the hassle of downloading source code, re-compiling and risk breaking dependencies, here’s an easy way.
You’ll need to install Ghex2 from your Distros repos, then follow these steps (you need to be root):
- Use GHex2 editor to open “/usr/lib/compiz/libanimation.so”
- Find “magic_lamp_max_waves”, look for following “3″, change “3″ to “0″
- Save, Close
- Use a Text Editor (Gedit, Kate) to open “/usr/share/compiz/animation.xml”
- Find “magic_lamp_max_waves”, look for following “3″, change “3″ to “0″
- Save, Close
- Restart GDM (CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE) if the 3D desktop is currently running
- Set Minimization effect to “Magic Lamp”, change Max Waves to “0″
This completes the task without any architectural changes so if after upgrading, this doesn’t work, simply re-apply the fix. This fix is also Distro independent.
Thanks to FunkyRider.
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