Compiz 0.60 RELEASED!

[Joe]

Compiz everyones favorite eyecandy on GNU systems has just release its 0.60 increment

WHAT'S NEW SINCE 0.4.0

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Better support for multiple X-screens.

XML-based meta-data system for handling of various kinds

for meta-data like plugin descriptions, default option

values, etc.

Major improvements to option initialization based on the

new meta-data system.

Extensible logging framework.

Plugin plugins that make it possible to adjust and extend

the behavior of existing plugins through new plugins.

More dynamic handling of output devices, which allows the

output device configuration used when rendering to be

changed between frames.

Cube plugin additions:

* Transparency support.

* Basic background support.

* Support for non-power-of-two skydome textures.

Introspection support in dbus plugin.

Multiple modes of resize drawing in resize plugin.

Multiple placement modes in place plugin.

New Plugins:

* Glib plugin that allows plugins that use the glib main loop to integrate properly with the compiz main loop without waking up periodically to check for pending events.

* Ini plugin: Flat file configuration backend.

* Fs plugin: FUSE plugin that maps compiz options to a file-system and allow efficient manipulation of options by reading and writing files.

* Video plugin: Plugin that provides a composited video interface for efficient video playback.

gtk-window-decorator:

* Support for configurable button layout in metacity themes.

* Support for configuration of middle and right mouse button actions.

* Support for mouse wheel scroll actions (currently window shading is supported)

kde-window-decorator:

* Added UTF-8 support for window titles.

* Fixed display of maximized windows.

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[Nagaru]

Very nice I believe they merged Beryl into this right?

When they get it to where I don't need XGL with ATI I am going to use this woot.

 

[Joe]

Very nice I believe they merged Beryl into this right?

When they get it to where I don't need XGL with ATI I am going to use this woot.

Yhea --- Its called Compiz-Fusion

AIGLX will be compatible with Ati Binary Drivers From the 8.42 Release (under a month to go) as well as giant performance increases

(Let them eat cake and rebel sir! )

 

[Nagaru]

Yhea --- Its called Compiz-Fusion

AIGLX will be compatible with Ati Binary Drivers From the 8.42 Release (under a month to go) as well as giant performance increases

(Let them eat cake and rebel sir! )

Thanks for the info sounds exciting I always enjoyed Beryl I was just annoyed by XGL and its use of resources.

 

[MikeEnIke]

Meh, when compiz-fusion is stable I'll use it; unfortunately, it really just isnt' stable for me at all.

 

[Joe]

Meh, when compiz-fusion is stable I'll use it; unfortunately, it really just isnt' stable for me at all.

I find it V stable -- do u have an esoteric hardware config?

please remember an opensource app @ .5 is as stable as a M$ app + a service pack

 

[MikeEnIke]

Yea, normally I agree whole-heartedly with beta's being nice and stable. I'm running old hardware, 6600GT, Athlon XP-M 2600+ Barton, 1 gig of mem, nothing that isn't completely supported, and compiz simply crashes when i try certain things, and it causes some programs to crash randomly. Too bad cause I like it. This is when I ran it on ubuntu btw.

 

[Joe]

This is when I ran it on ubuntu btw.

try again on slack ,the soft in slack generally tends to be much more 'pure' than Ubuntu (ie less forked /modded by Ubuntu/deb dependencies).

unusual tho Ubuntu post 6.10 with a nice supported NV card shd have run it beautifully (I am currently relegated to running it with XGL --- such a PITA)

NOTE FOR THOSE NOT IN THE KNOW:: (abridged + simplified version)

XGL and AIGLX are OpenGl accelerated X-window compositing systems -- Basically it allows the X Window System (the primitive of all GNU window managers) to enable Beryl/Compiz to create pretty effects. XGl uses a magnitude more resources than AIGLX, but certain Video cards do not currently support AIGLX only XGL

 

[MikeEnIke]

I may, for now I'm running slackware on a purist agenda

 

[Joe]

I may, for now I'm running slackware on a purist agenda

As are most slack users .....

their slogan shd be: please dont fork my package

 

[MikeEnIke]

Lol, if it makes you feel better I tried to install gentoo and yea I installed it this time again because a friend of mine's repeated bugging, so yea i'm going with his word for the time being. Slackware, givin me the right to slack

 

[Joe]

Lol, if it makes you feel better I tried to install gentoo and yea I installed it this time again because a friend of mine's repeated bugging, so yea i'm going with his word for the time being. Slackware, givin me the right to slack

damn u and ur church of subgenius !!! there goes my Orwellian dream

if u want a Gentoo without the pain (plus compiz-fusion enabled by default) try |Sabayon Linux|