Compiz Fusion Hacks
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| Both of these are relatively simple modifications that are mainly to get
| acquainted with the Compiz code base, but even at that, the slicing effect
| still looks really good if I do say so myself.
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http://kdubois.net/?p=46
Refresher Course: The Free Unix Desktop
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| I installed Compiz and am going to try to configure X to look as sexy as the
| Sabayon system I played with, but I need to read a little more on setting up
| X first. It’s changed somewhat since the last time I had an Xwindows system.
|
| [...]
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| As much as I am impressed with how much better the X desktop has become, I am
| even more impressed that my hardware was supported so well. I figured a new
| laptop would be problematic, and it just wasn’t the case. Back in the day you
| built a box with hardware in mind if you wanted sound, 3D graphics and
| networking on a free unix, and I fully expected to make some sacrifices to
| run FreeBSD or linux on the new laptop. At least on FreeBSD that has not been
| the case, and I was able to achieve my goal: get rid of Vista and not feel
| like I was giving up any functionality or creature comforts in doing so.
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http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2008/02/26/refresher-course-the-free-unix-desktop/
Features Of A Happy Linux Desktop?
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| - Fully Composited Desktop
| - No Tearing
| - Integrated Video, 3D, 2D, APIs
| - Flicker-free Boot
| - Fast User Switching
| - Hot-plug Everywhere
| - Lower Power
| - Faster. Everywhere.
| - Reducing Root Code
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjM1Nw
Linux appears to be the prettiest operating system at the moment (when
customised suitably). It just needs promotion, marketing, demos.
Related:
Compiz-Fusion Community News for February 9, 2008: KDE 4 is in.
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| The changes have taken place due to our community and our very own onestone
| who has added a slew of KDE 4 composite features to Compiz. Some highlights
| this week are:
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| * KDE 4 Window decorator plasma integration
| * Show Mouse, and Area-Based maginification through the mag plugin
| * Wiimote integration
| * True blending of wallpapers and cubecaps
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http://smspillaz.wordpress.com/2008/02/11/compiz-fusion-community-news-for-february-9-2008-kde-4-is-in/
Ubuntu Linux Demonstration
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| In case you are interested, some of the main apps that we use are Blender 3D,
| Flash 8, Firefox@Youtube, Totem, Rhythm box, Inkscape, PiTiVi, OpenOffice,
| Nautilus, The GIMP, and more!
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http://netnewser.ne.funpic.org/?p=46
Compiz 0.7.0 Adds Multi-Display Support
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| For the Compiz user, there is now multi-display support, various fixes in
| stacking and handling, configurable middle and right click buttons through
| gtk-window-decorator, and a KDE 4 port of the kde-window-decorator.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjMyNA
Five Compiz features to boost Linux productivity
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| The cube is perhaps the most hyped feature of the 3D desktop. And,
| surprisingly, I found that once you actually start using it Cube is actually
| quite useful, and not just flashy. When cube is enabled you can use the
| Ctrl-Alt key combination together with mouse to rotate the cube and display
| all the desktops you have active. It is remarkably easy to use and actually
| makes it easier to switch through desktops rapidly.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2006
Shelf Plugin preview
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| I’ve been working on a new Compiz Fusion plugin currently known as Shelf (it
| was named miniwin2 for a brief period, more on this further down). This is a
| fairly straight forward idea, and I’m doing this as a bounty for Canonical.
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http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/12/shelf-plugin-preview/
How Beryl/XGL and Deskbar simplified my life
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| I removed the standard Gnome Window List in favor of
| Beryl's Scale plugin. Beryl's Scale functionality
| resembles OSX's Expose functionality. Because the Scale
| plugin displays all the windows currently open and
| unminimized at a keypress, I can quickly find the
| window I want visually and select it either with
| the mouse or with the arrow keys.
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http://eric.themoritzfamily.com/2006/10/25/how-berylxgl-and-deskbar-simplified-my-life/
http://tinyurl.com/u2g3d
KDE 4.0.0 - KWin Composite Showcast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrFz7IxXppU
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