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Most interesting plugins for Compiz

Posted by: gf4e on: May 1, 2008

I finally found a free minute to configure Compiz, so now I am all happy, because it is just amazing. I have lost any desire to go back to Vista. Anyways, here are some of them (in the order they appear in CompizConfig Settings Manager):
ADD Helper simply darkens all inactive windows letting you concentrate on [...]

Compiz and suspend mode

Posted by: gf4e on: April 29, 2008

Suddenly, I got it working by turning off Sync to VBlank option in General Options -> Display Settings. That is really weird because I tried so many times this option… Anyways, now it logouts, sleeps and restores without any problems.

Compiz, nVidia and Ubuntu

Posted by: gf4e on: April 28, 2008

As I found out yesterday, compiz is by default in Hardy (Ubuntu 8.04), so I did not have to install it. However it causes problems with suspend and hibernate modes. The thing is that I see a blank white screen with a mouse pointer that I can move, everytime I return from sleep, for example. [...]