https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-lucid-compiz-effects https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lucid/CompizDefaults == To test proposed settings == $ bzr branch lp:~djsiegel/+junk/compiz-settings $ cd compiz-settings $ python compiz-settings.py == Goals == - Visual consistency with Ubuntu theme - Coherent keybindings; utilizing the Super key - Increase awareness of features, really need to think about discoverability - Go back to 4 workspaces to make it worth a users while to learn the feature (???) - Improve animations, they need to be made more consistent, faster. - Focus stealing prevention is currently too aggressive - Disabling plugins to improve boot performance - Prevent window decorations from going away when the system is shut down - Make the cube discoverable in some manner - Good for catching peoples eyes - Works as a good user recruiting tool - Provide better interface for doing settings upgrades and backups == Effect Changes == - Quicker Animations for open/close windows - Menus open instantly, fade out quickly - Alt+Tab fades out all windows except "selected" one - Resize now has a white outline == Key combinations == - Scale == Super+w - Scale All == Super+a (or Super+shift+w?) - Expo == Super+e - Super key may not be the best choice if not all computers have one - Super+Arrow == Upgrade policy == - Automatically upgrade users to newest settings - Provide option of reverting to their previous settings == Performance Implications == - Reduce total number of installed plugins - Break into multiple packages, default plugins go into main, everything else into universe == Exposing the end user to the basic plugins == - Interface for settings - Popup with info when action is performed that has alternative in compiz - Hot corners - Document somewhere under "Help and Support," as without any frontend to the conf there is no place to acces a help menu - Making Extra Effects setting apply increased or more visible effects. (differenciate from Normal)