Hardware support is still needed for XComposite unfortunately.
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 1:49 PM, marianochavero
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> Could "Metacity Compositing_Manager" be setup as default for Unity-2d and Ubuntu Classic?
> The borderless windows look beautiful with shadows, and most PC's and Netbooks that meet the recommended minimum requirements shouldn't have any problems running it.
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements
>
> It's just an idea.. I hope it helps ;)
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/733431
>
> Title:
> Windows lack borders: visually unpleasant and leaves only one option
> to resize
>
> Status in Ayatana Design:
> Incomplete
> Status in Light Themes:
> Fix Released
> Status in Unity:
> Invalid
> Status in Unity 2D:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> The latest change in light-themes (bug #733233) to drop the window
> borders lowers the visual quality and the usability of the desktop for
> Metacity users. Unity 2D users are all affected as well as Classic
> desktop users with 'No Effects'.
>
> Visually there is no frontier any more between application which just
> looks odd. I do not know of any other OS that does that. The main
> difference with Compiz is that Metacity does not have shadows.
>
> Usability wise, the border was also use has a handle (probably too
> thin) to let the user resize the window. Without that border the user
> can only resize the window using the bottom right handle.
>
Hardware support is still needed for XComposite unfortunately.
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 1:49 PM, marianochavero Manager" be setup as default for Unity-2d and Ubuntu Classic? /help.ubuntu. com/community/ Installation/ SystemRequireme nts /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 733431
<email address hidden> wrote:
> Could "Metacity Compositing_
> The borderless windows look beautiful with shadows, and most PC's and Netbooks that meet the recommended minimum requirements shouldn't have any problems running it.
>
> https:/
>
> It's just an idea.. I hope it helps ;)
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Unity
> Bugs, which is subscribed to unity.
> https:/
>
> Title:
> Windows lack borders: visually unpleasant and leaves only one option
> to resize
>
> Status in Ayatana Design:
> Incomplete
> Status in Light Themes:
> Fix Released
> Status in Unity:
> Invalid
> Status in Unity 2D:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> The latest change in light-themes (bug #733233) to drop the window
> borders lowers the visual quality and the usability of the desktop for
> Metacity users. Unity 2D users are all affected as well as Classic
> desktop users with 'No Effects'.
>
> Visually there is no frontier any more between application which just
> looks odd. I do not know of any other OS that does that. The main
> difference with Compiz is that Metacity does not have shadows.
>
> Usability wise, the border was also use has a handle (probably too
> thin) to let the user resize the window. Without that border the user
> can only resize the window using the bottom right handle.
>
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