> 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...)
On my mac (native GUI), I have terminal windows set to a slightly translucent black, which lets just enough through that I can see what's happening beneath ,but not be distracted by it. That is indeed handy in making best use of screen space sometimes. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
