This should be easily possible, even with Unity. It isn't a magic trick to find out if an instance of Unity is running. It should be possible to do things that worked before. Logging out to deacivate desktop-effects is not really a solution that promises comfort.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/721717 Title: [Natty] No possibility to deactivate Compiz in appearance-properties -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs