Take a look to this blog:
CyberOrg » Compiz Fusion Git snapshot for openSUSE 11.1
That was the only way I could fix everything .. Now I'm using emerald with no single issue.
Take a look to this post (almost at the end) and check the steps I took to fix it.
Quitting KDE4 applications on GNOME desktop kills Compiz - openSUSE Forums
Good luck
Luis
NOTE: Take in mind that this is for developers ...