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.
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brax@sh.itjust.works 11 months agoI 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 11 months ago
brax@sh.itjust.works 11 months 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 11 months ago
I can guarantee you I would again waste countless hours just spinning stuff around again if I tried using it now 😆
brax@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I was actually surprised to see some of it baked into Plasma - the jello windows, the desktop cube, the “explode the window when I close it” and a few other things.
Fenrir@lemmings.world 11 months 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.