One of the big problems with Nvidia's proprietary drivers right now is that they give you no control over the power settings. As a result, the card is often at it's lowest power setting, which makes Compiz and other composited apps look terrible. One way to solve this (aside from bludgeoning the Linux driver folks at Nvidia) is to trick the card into waking up when an action requiring compositing is anticipated.

For example, to switch virtual desktops I use Ctrl + Alt + Arrow (up, down, left, right). In this case, the graphics card could be told to ramp up on detecting Ctrl + Alt. The principle can be applied to any key combination longer than one, though I can't honestly say what gains in visual performance there would be.

This would ideally be a user controllable setting, with the option to let it be controlled by current power state (battery or AC).

Current compiz default animation seems to me too slow - it force you to pay attention to animation. When it's speed is increased in 2 times, you stop to catch sight of it, but feel its smoothness.

I steak about the compiz effect that makes the windows soft.(not active by default).

I think we need to enhance this compiz plugin:

- disable (or reduce resistance) the effect that makes the windows resisting to the edges of the screen. Each time i move a window i feel like the window is resisting to me(particulary for the top and the bottom screen edge). I know we can change that in ccsm but it is not the default option.

- enhance the maximize effect: it is buggy and not smooth even with good graphic cards.

When you are using an application who uses sdl (like zsnes) in fullscreen and the screensaver activates and you're using compiz fussion, the sdl application keeps the focus on his window and you can't select anything or move your mouse or do anything in the desktop or menu until you do CTRL + ALT + Backspace to kill the Xorg process.