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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/userconfiguration.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/userconfiguration.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7c6540caf3a --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/userconfiguration.xml @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> + +<title>Configuration in home directory</title> + + +<!--===============================================================--> + +<section> +<title>Compiz Fusion</title> +<para> + Compiz Fusion is just a set of plugins for Compiz. Your best interest is to have + them found both by Compiz and by Compiz Configuration Settings (also in Compiz Fusion + distribution). By default they look in Compiz installation path and in home directory. + You do not need to track /nix/store manually - everything is already in + /run/current-system/sw/share. + + <orderedlist> + <listitem><para><filename>$HOME/.compiz/plugins</filename> + should contain plugins you want to load. All the installed + plugins are available in + <filename>/run/current-system/sw/share/compiz-plugins/compiz/</filename>, + so you can use symlinks to this directory. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para><filename>$HOME/.compiz/metadata</filename> + should contain metadata (definition of configuration options) for plugins + you want to load. All the installed metadata is available in + <filename>/run/current-system/sw/share/compiz/</filename>, + so you can use symlinks to this directory. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Probably a way to load <literal>GConf</literal> configuration backend by default + should be found, but if you run <literal>Compiz</literal> with + <literal>GConf</literal> configuration (default for <literal>X server</literal> job + for now), you have to link + <filename>/run/current-system/sw/share/compizconfig/backends/</filename> + into <filename>$HOME/.compizconfig/backends</filename> directory. + </para></listitem> + + </orderedlist> + + To summarize the above, these are the commands you have to execute + <command>ln -s /run/current-system/sw/share/compiz/ $HOME/.compiz/metadata</command> + <command>ln -s /run/current-system/sw/share/compiz-plugins/compiz/ $HOME/.compiz/plugins</command> + <command>ln -s /run/current-system/sw/share/compizconfig/backends/ $HOME/.compizconfig/backends</command> + + Now you can launch <literal>ccsm</literal> and configure everything. You should select + GConf as a backend in the preferences menu of <literal>ccsm</literal> +</para> +</section> + +<section> +<title>Pidgin-LaTeX</title> +<para> + To have pidgin-latex plugin working after installation, you need the following: + <orderedlist> + <listitem><para> + Symlink <filename>/run/current-system/sw/share/pidgin-latex/pidgin-latex.so</filename> + to <filename>$HOME/.purple/plugins/pidgin-latex.so</filename> + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + Enable smileys. If you do not want to, you can create + <filename>$HOME/.purple/smileys/empty/theme</filename> with the following contents: + <programlisting> + Name=Empty + Description=No predefined smileys + Author=Nobody + </programlisting> + Enabling this theme will enable smileys, but define none. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + Enable the plugin. + </para></listitem> + </orderedlist> + </para> + </section> + +</chapter> |