On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 6:18 PM, David Brodbeck <bro...@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > > Is there any real reason to run compiz, other than so you can watch your > windows go up in flames or break into little tiny cubes when you close them? > That stuff sold Vista but I'm not convinced of its value on a *nix desktop, > other than the wow factor when doing demos.
Well, one feature that definitely sells me is true transparency, so you can see through a terminal window to what's underneath. This means you can leave stuff running and can get visual feedback on its progress, while working on something else, all transparently. (As it were...) -- -Peter Tribble http://www.petertribble.co.uk/ - http://ptribble.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
