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mlg@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Compiz, Wayfire, and KWin all outshine both Windows and MacOS in quality and render performance.
The amount of visual magic in Compiz and Wayfire especially is both incredibly useful but also hilarious.
3D desktop cube is a great way to handle multiple desktops, but rotating your windows to any angle is just to show off to your friends lol.
scheep@lemmy.world 1 week ago
brax@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I remember fucking around with Compiz back when it was still called Beryl. It was I think just before Window Vista came out? My computer was too shit for Vista, but had no problem with Beryl - wobbly windows, app previews when you hover the taskbar icon, stackable windows, desktop cube, etc.
dryfter@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Man this is a trip I remember Beryl and when it turned to Compiz. I spent way more time than I care to admit just spinning stuff around and playing with effects than accomplishing anything of meaningful value.
brax@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Same though haha. I liked the ability to stick a window to the back of another window. I used to have Pidgin chats on one side, and the contact list on the other.
These days it could be handy to have a browser on side and an incognito on session on the other. Could also be handy if you launch a program from the terminal but you want to keep an eye on it, you could stick its terminal behind it.
dryfter@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I can guarantee you I would again waste countless hours just spinning stuff around again if I tried using it now 😆
Fenrir@lemmings.world 1 week ago
I’m old enough to tell you Compiz was there first, then Beryl came around with many more bells and whistles and then it got folded back into Compiz. My mind was v blown when I first saw the desktop cube.