Toggle Compiz On & Off

I use the following bash script to toggle on & off the compiz effects.

#!/bin/bash
#
# Checks to see if process "compiz.real" is running.

pid=`ps --no-heading -C compiz.real | cut -d "?" -f1`;
if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
zenity --info --text="Turning off XGL Compiz effects. Replacing window thememanager with Metacity.";
kill -9 $pid
metacity --replace &
else
zenity --info --text="Turning on XGL Compiz wibbly wobbly windows effects";
gnome-window-decorator &
compiz --replace gconf transset decoration wobbly fade minimize cube rotate zoom scale move resize place switcher &
fi

I've enhanced the original script by using zenity to display an information window depending on whether compiz effects are turned on or off.

















On the bottom Gnome panel on my desktop I have an XGL icon (red & yellow icon with a white 'X'), which launches the script.