On Wed, 2006-10-04 at 09:44 +0200, Jan de Groot wrote: > The problem is that 17" TFT screens with 1280x1024 in dualhead setups > are also becoming quite common. Given the limitation of ATI R200 and > R300 cards, which have a maximum 3D framebuffer of 2048x0248, it's > impossible to use dualhead in combination with XGL or AIGLX in > fullscreen, which means GL compositing is impossible.
AFAIK that point will be moot with Xorg's new way of doing multiscreen (see Xorg's ml archive about RandR 1.2, discussion between Alex Deucher and Keith Packard about MergeFB). When I started using compiz it was just for the fun of it, but believe me now I can't go back to Metacity. Having windows slightly wobble when you move them, having your virtual desktops mapped on cube faces, and all the sorts of other details make the desktop experience much much more concrete. With compiz your windows feel like *real* entities. Whatever. All distros adopt compiz (heck, even on debian it's one aptitude install away), and all users I know who touched it won't go back to something else. Its development community is alive and kicking. Either metacity adapts itself to the new needs, quick, or it will be a new sawfish. Xav _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list