Enabling desktop effects removes window titles

[Tipton, Timothy]

>>Dude...try "beryl"....it kicks arse when it comes to desktop effects.
>>Better than Vista's

Umm - didn't Compiz-Fusion take the place of Beryl? 

(No sarcasm - I'm really asking, I thought beryl was no longer supported
and it "fused" with Compiz, am I incorrect in this assumption that to
get desktop effects I am forever entangled with Compiz-Fusion?)