Re: [g-a-devel] D-BUS based magnification API

["Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues Diógenes" <cerdiogenes yahoo com br>]

2007/9/5, Kristian Lyngstøl <kristian bohemians org>:
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> I've been following this thread closely, and I think it's a bit of
> overkill to start working on a magnifier inside Metacity or doing
> major work to Metacity at this point to improve gnome-mag. Compiz does
> require GL, and it is not without problems with regards to drivers,
> but I do believe that the desktop is moving in the direction of a
> composited window manager with GL effects, be it Compiz or something
> else.
>
> As such, Metacity should either be turned into something that can
> provide the same level of effects that Compiz does, or it should be
> left as-is, as a great window manager in maintenance mode. Otherwise
> all I see is a lot of work being poured into Metacity that'll be
> mostly forgotten in a few years, or considered a fall back for the
> people who still don't have a GL card.
>

Just FYI, Metacity can do the same effects as Compiz and it's
Compositor is based upon GL. The biggest problem with Metacity
Compositor is that it still have bugs to be delivered to the user.
Although some effects are quite stable.

Please, take a loot at
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2006-December/msg00146.html

Best regards,
Carlos.