Gnome 2.16 enters 3D world
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| Metacity, Gnome's default window manager, makes its first steps into
| the world of 3D accelerated desktop computing. Many extensions to its
| compositor engine let your windows wobble, shrink, explode, fade in and
| out, bounce on window focus, and show other interesting, unusual or funny
| effects such as having different transparency for different window types
| like menus, dialogs, and main windows, says the team.
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| But, warns Vincent Untz, member of the Gnome release team, "it's an
| ongoing work and more will come in 2.18."
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| Once Metacity is compiled with the correct option, the effects can be
| turned on and off without a restart or new login, and applications can
| take advantage of this. For example, the Gnome terminal can now offer
| real transparency.
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