That's by design. If you want to make changes and have them stick install the 'simple-ccsm' package so the Custom option appears in the Visual Effects tab. That one will not change your settings when you switch back and forth.
** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- compiz settings manager lose configuration when disabling/enabling effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415646 You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~compiz Post to : compiz@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~compiz More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp