On Saturday 26 December 2009 09:49 AM, William Case wrote:
Hi; I just want to get some user thoughts and points on using Compiz. I tried it a couple of Fedora versions ago. It was kind of cute using the spinning cube for workspaces and wobbly windows for a short while but I soon returned to using Metacity. Now that Compiz is more mature and more people are using it, is there any advantages to trying it again. Any preferred modes etc. I do include a 'fun' desktop amongst the possible advantages.
I think compiz provides us with a very intuitive graphical way to manage our workspaces and windows along with some completely useless just for fun stuff.
I personally don't use it because I use the proprietary drivers for 3D and compiz is not very stable with them. However I do play around with stuff sometimes. I would suggest you try the Expo plugin and the shift-switcher for windows across all workspaces. You can also try the zoom desktop plugin. I have also seen on youtube people grouping windows, and then switching through groups to manage them but I 'm yet to figure it out for myself.
If it were _just eye-candy_, so many developers wouldn't have spent so much of their time on the project.
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