On Saturday 20 December 2008 20:14:35 Steven W. Orr wrote: > On Saturday 20 December 2008 18:28:25 Steven W. Orr wrote: > > I'm interested in trying it but I have no idea how to activate it. It > > looks cool. Where do I start? > > > The answer is simple, you just don't want compiz, you want something > nicer. Have a look at " System Settings -> Desktop -> Desktop Effects " or > to be lazy, press <Alt>+<F2> and enter "effects", click on the desktop > effects icon. > > There's a nice little checkbox "Enable desktop effects" and a lot of > options > too :-) > -- > Sascha Peilicke > http://saschpe.wordpress.com > > Thanks Sasha. I know about that already. But *why* do I not want it? I > assume that if someone knows how to activate compiz, I can still give it a > try? Ok sorry, the question is why should you want to use Compiz instead of a perfectly integrated solution (KWin)? Does Compiz has some effects not yet shipped with KWin? KWin's advantage is that is stable, a word that never came into my mind back in those days I used Compiz. All your keybindings and general window manager behavior stays the same (Compiz has to emulate your WM, and it does a real bad job at this). Or the handy shortcut <Alt>+<Meta>+<F12> which lets you toggle compositing (saves the days when you want some OpenGL games). Both help scratching the same itch but one of them is legacy :-) -- Sascha Peilicke http://saschpe.wordpress.com
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