http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/2876/
I want to be able to mark applications "Not Compiz compatible" so that Compiz shuts down when I launch a game or some other 3D-heavy application. This is something I want to improve stability and performance for such applications.

[1083 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #2876


[0 votes] Solution #2: Disable compiz automatically before using 3D apps/games


]]> en-us Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:54:02 +0000 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:02:18 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/2876/
I think I had such a problem with Google Earth - it would flicker badly until I disabled desktop effects.]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:02:50 +0000
Vote +1]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:24:48 +0000
also, your idea of manually adding programs is good too :)]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:21:43 +0000
Of course, the best solution is to update all programs so they are compatible regardless...]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:02:39 +0000
A feature like this would be great :)]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:33:00 +0000 +1]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:02:50 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:55:47 +0000
http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/26/compiz-fusion-tray-icon/]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:44:22 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:22:08 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:43:47 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:07:28 +0000 If you have problems with compiz just report them to compiz developers.]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:10:39 +0000 Sauerbraten's counter shows change correctly: 120/40 (metacity/compiz)

Blender cannot be run in windowed mode with compiz.

So yes. It is very good idea!]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:57:09 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:58:56 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:58:54 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:41:30 +0000
I think that's a good idea!]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:41:55 +0000
For now, to easily solve this, get Compiz Switch - it's a little button you can have in your gnome panel, that when you click, will toggle compiz on/off.

http://forlong.blogage.de/article/pages/Compiz-Switch]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:00:44 +0000 Natch I still have to re-launch compiz after, so a better native solution would be great.]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:36:25 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:32:59 +0000
A similar procedure could be followed with compiz if effects are enabled. Bring a notification telling the user that it was closed (be sure that it stays out of the way if it pops up behind a full-screen app though), and replace the decorator with metacity (in case they use a composite decorator such as emerald). Then when the app is closed, enable compiz again.

Great idea :)]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:40:00 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:19:17 +0000 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:45:27 +0000 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:11:43 +0000 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:16:28 +0000
However, I think that compiz should be designed to not influence other graphic applications (too much).

Also I would like to be able to task switch, even when working fullscreen. Meaning that either Compiz has to be restarted every time I switch to another application or my desktop graphics will work slow (without compiz).

Generally, I don't think this fix would be future-proof. It would be better to make improvements to Compiz, so other programs don't suffer from the hardware-accelerated desktop. ]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:14:59 +0000 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:44:21 +0000
for example: UrbanTerror fps counter shows something like 80 fps with both metacity and compiz. But actual framerate with compiz in this game is around 20 fps or even less, despite counter shows same 80 fps.

(NV 6600GT, nvidia-glx)]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:33:22 +0000
Obviously this wouldn't work for fullscreen apps.

+1 for the original idea though.]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:58:39 +0000 The script just disables compiz on startup and enables compiz when the game is finished.]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:21:30 +0000
If anyone want to alpha test jaunty current alpha release, feedbacks are still needed in launchpad bug report in order to confirm that this bug is definitively fixed :

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/96991]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:09:26 +0000 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:40:24 +0000 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:37:10 +0000 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:22:04 +0000
lotif:
There is compiz fusion icon.]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:17:38 +0000
All you need to do is run "metacity --replace" before you launch the app and "compiz --replace" afterwards.

You could either edit your launchers to run those two command before and after your main binary, or you could write a little script that you passed the game binary path (and edit your launchers to use the script).]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 09:22:06 +0000
If it's already 'so simple' to do through the command line, then it shouldn't be so hard to put it as an option under the context menu, or under a launcher's preferences either.

I personally did write a script that did exactly this, because I needed it launching some games through wine, which would otherwise perform badly, or refuse to launch with compositing. Problem was this script wasn't quite as 'simple' as I originally assumed, and it still doesn't work as I'd like it to. I already knew a bit about bash scripting, and I had to do some serious reading to get a decent cohesive script working for me...God help somebody with no scripting experience at all.]]> Thu, 21 May 2009 01:30:37 +0000
I made the script.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7548627

Enjoy. It works by disabling when a program is running. Also works by disabling on battery.]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:09:00 +0000 Selected solution (#2): Disable compiz automatically before using 3D apps/games

you have somethings to think, it can not be really like that... for example, if you begins to play gnome chess in 3D is it really necessary to turn compiz off??it just came to my mind, think about it]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:29:25 +0000 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:35:02 +0000