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Idea #23424: It's not easy enough to install a desktop cube in Ubuntu

Written by dragoon76 the 23 Jan 10 at 14:32. Related project: Compiz Advanced Settings (ccsm). Status: New
Rationale
Many people want to try linux and ubuntu because they've heard of it and one thing people often hear about linux is the desktop cube which (seems so exiting).

It is currently not that easy to get a desktop cube in ubuntu if you don't know the systeme. You need to install a specific package (compiz-config) and in the first place search the internet to actually know this is the thing to do.

We should make desktop cube easily accessible in ubuntu beacause it atracts people.

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Solution #1: Install simple compiz config manager by default.
Written by dragoon76 the 23 Jan 10 at 14:32.
Simple compiz config manager is a very simple and user-friendly tool to configure compiz. It gathers the most important options. None will feel lost with this tool.



On top of that let's not add an icon in the menu (in order not to overload it). The user can acces it throw Appearance prefencres if he wants more options.
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Solution #2: When SCCSM is installed make a tab in "Apperance Preferences" for it
Written by Andaril the 7 Feb 10 at 17:39.
integrate it in main Appearance window. If it is installed and optionaly ofcourse.
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Solution #3: include the cube in extra
Written by danielt998 the 17 Feb 10 at 22:54.
replace the desktop wall with the cube when the user selects 'extra'
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Solution #4: Also provide an option to install the full config manager
Written by cos the 20 Feb 10 at 10:08.
The compizconfig-settings-manager package is what you want if you like experimenting with plugins and effects.
Most coming to Ubuntu to see compiz will prefer this manager to the simple one, though not many people know about it: there needs to be a quick and easy way to install it.

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winniemiel05 wrote on the 23 Jan 10 at 16:18
I don't realy know if it's a good idea to develop a new GUI for compiz settings when Gnome 3 is not compatible with, but I find the idea to put a Custom settings in Visual effects very good!

DrG (Idea reviewer) wrote on the 23 Jan 10 at 17:50
should have gone to package requests .

jeypeyy wrote on the 24 Jan 10 at 14:54
I think it was like this in 7.10. Can anyone confirm that?

dragoon76 wrote on the 24 Jan 10 at 18:39
@winniemiel05: I'm not talking about develloping a new GUI it's already develloped, all we need to do is install the package by default. However I do agree that this idea will get obsolete as soon as gnome 3 will get used (that is to say maybe for the 10.10)

@jeypeyy: I've used 7.10 I don't remember any of that, however I may have forgoten.

tntricker wrote on the 26 Jan 10 at 02:06
Am I the only one who thinks the cube is crap? There is some plugins I love with compiz, like the expo or thumbnail task switcher but the wobbly windows and similar effects are just crap.

ssam wrote on the 26 Jan 10 at 10:54
my complaint would be that it is possible to crash X by turning on too many effects in compiz.

if there are buttons in the default gui that can cause a crash then people will be sad.

motlavivek wrote on the 8 Feb 10 at 17:12
You should also be able to put a picture as your background

jeypeyy wrote on the 10 Feb 10 at 20:18
motlavivek:
What? Are you proposing making this possible from the "visual effects" tab? Sounds dumb.

Have you tried doing that in the background tab?

jamesisin wrote on the 16 Feb 10 at 02:33
dragoon76 - Great idea. I voted for your solution. However, please remove that large image and replace it with a thumbnail/link. It is borking the page layout.

cos wrote on the 21 Feb 10 at 10:45
This was in 8.10 and 9.04 for sure.

jeypeyy wrote on the 21 Feb 10 at 23:05
cos:
Not in 9.04. I remember noticing that back then.

subkid wrote on the 22 Feb 10 at 01:31
Think Kubuntu 8.04 Desktop Effects window.


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