LOL, I’m back on XGL, but THIS time, I’m using KDE. The few issues that I had with KDE have been resolved (except for one).
1. To fix the “no windows in the taskbar” issue, go into “Control Center -> Desktop -> Taskbar -> Show Windows from all Desktops. (you have to do this before you enable Compiz. Afterwards, it will disappear.
2. To fix a problem that I had with wobbly windows kind of freezing a little, run the System Monitor applet and set the refresh rate to 50 msec. I know, it’s annoying, but it works. In Gnome, you can fix this issue by editing the Compiz gconf entry and changing the refresh rate to 60.
Any new apps that are started that normally sit in the systray, disappear. There is a patch for this somewhere on the Ubuntu forums, but it requires recompiling the entire kdelibs. It’s not a big deal to me. As long as you start the program before Compiz, it will stay in the systray.
Desktop Pager does not show more than one desktop, but that’s kind of a non-issue since you can switch desktops with ctrl-alt-arrow key. The only time it would be an issue is if you totally forget what is on the other desktops, but it’s more fun to spin the cube to find them anyway.
I’ll post screenshots tomorrow, insha’Allah.
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