Wayfire (was: 20.04 and Compiz?)

Ken D'Ambrosio ken at jots.org
Tue May 19 16:28:04 UTC 2020


> On 2020-05-19 10:42, Karl Auer wrote:
>> This may be a silly question but - does Ubuntu 20.04 still 
>> support/work
>> with Compiz? I have come to love spinning between workspaces with the
>> mouse.

Hmmm... this looks like it may have potential!
https://wayfire.org/
Basically, a Wayland compositor with all sorts of fun effects and 
plugins, and clearly a shared heritage with Compiz.  I've seen other 
window managers attempt to incorporate stuff akin to Compiz, but it was 
always crudely done and a clear afterthought, whereas this seems to be 
angling to be Compiz but re-imagined for Wayland.  While I'm hesitant to 
embrace Wayland just yet -- I *REALLY REALLY LIKE* network transparency, 
and don't believe Wayland cares about it at all -- it looks like Wayfire 
just might be the thing to push me over the edge.

-Ken




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