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Sep 18 2006

New Compiz, new desktop

Posted by: bigbolshevik in Ubuntu

I updated my Compiz to the latest version from Quinn’s repository. It has much better performance, and there are a number of new animations. The theming engine, a new settings program, and a system tray menu to let you enable and disable Compiz, are all included with the new version.

An annoyingly-high number of included themes are ripoffs of the Windows Vista Aero theme, and there are a couple of OS X themes included too, but a couple of the others are original and quite nice. There’s even a Compiz version of the Human Metacity theme from Ubuntu.

However, I went the whole hog and gave my desktop a complete facelift. I went onto Gnome-look and downloaded a set of Wii themes (you know, named after the Nintendo Wii). There’s a Compiz theme, a Metacity theme, a GTK theme and an Ubuntu wallpaper (I substituted the wallpaper for a dark, letterboxed one of the sea and a jetty). It uses the Tango icon theme.

I was never a fan of dark themes, but this one is really cool. Lots of black and cyan, and the drop shadows are blue too!

I highly recommend upgrading to the latest version of Compiz. It’ll wipe out your existing settings unfortunately, but it’s worth it (besides, the default settings for the wobbly windows are much more sane than they used to be). Who can resist a great theming engine?

Wii_screenshot This is a screenshot of the Wii theme running on ordinary Gnome, i.e. Metacity. On the Compiz one, you get blue shadows and more interesting titlebars. Click to enlarge.

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