Compiz

[Mark Greenwood]

On Tuesday 17 February 2009 17:04:31 Neil Winchurst wrote:
> Today I had a look at a few videos on the internet about compiz and 
> kubuntu. Well, I agree that there is some very clever programming 
> evident and it all looks quite pretty, but apart from all that, is there 
> really any advantage to it? Or is it just an example of what the 
> Americans call 'eye candy'?
> 
> I use Hardy Heron so I suspect it would be a bit tricky to install it 
> and get it running properly anyway. At the moment I can't see the point 
> of bothering. Would it be better to wait for the new version of Kubuntu 
> due out in April if I did decide to try it out?
> 
> Just wondering
> 
> Neil Winchurst
> 
It does have some useful features - being able to 'zoom out' so all windows (and indeed all desktops) are visible is something I used a lot. Then it has a lot of features which seem as though they ought to be useful but turn out not to be (like group and tab windows) and then it has a whole load of stuff that really is just eye candy and, for me at least, becomes annoying after a while. I'm now using KDE 4.2 and am using the equivalent useful features there. I don't miss Compiz, although it was good for showing off for a while :)

Mark