From Compiz

Gconf-editor is a configuration tool for GNOME.

Running

To be able to use it, you must enable gconf plugin. You must append "gconf" to the compiz command, like this:

compiz --use-cow --strict-binding --replace gconf

Gconf-editor is usually in GNOME's menu: Applications>System Tools>Configuration Editor. You can also just run gconf-editor command.

Navigation

You'll see a window like this one:

On the left side there's a tree. Now browse to /apps/compiz

There are two sections: general and plugins. Plugins contains plugins sections. Each one contains allscreens and some of them also screen0. To see what's in one, click on it. You see the contents in the browser on the right side of the window. There are some keys.

To edit a key, double click it. There are 5 types of keys: Integer, Boolean, String, Float and List. List contains a list of strings. To see documentation about a key, click on it and some text about it will show up below the key list.

There's an important key: /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins.

It's a list of active plugins. When adding or removing plugins, you must take care of plugin dependencies. Some plugins require other plugins. If plugin A requires plugin B, you must put A in the list after B. To see dependencies between plugins, click on them in the tree.

Note that options load_before and requires should not be edited!

When changing key shortcuts, note that <Alt>, <Control>, <Super> and <Shift> are the Alt, Ctrl, Windows and Shift keys.

Examples:

Initiate_button is used for mouse shortcuts and initiate_key for key shortcuts. Button1, Button2, Button3, Button4 and Button 5 are left button, middle button (wheel click), right button, scroll up and scroll down.