Consider Switching to Mutter
To quote Max, "Mutter just seems more polished and stable on my machine, and provides antialiased window decorations and different themes depending on the GTK+ theme, which I think is exactly what we're looking for."
Basically, we should look into using Mutter rather than Compiz. Compiz has proven to be buggy lately (in my experience) and Mutter has really matured. Plus the multi-theme support and greater attention to detail really line up with elementary's goals.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- None
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- None
- Definition:
- Discussion
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
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Implemented
- Milestone target:
-
luna-beta1
- Started by
- Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
- Completed by
- Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
Related branches
Sprints
Whiteboard
# Pros:
- Mutli-theme support (dark themes).
- More stable?
- Smoother (prooflink?)
- Antialiased corners already
# Cons:
- A lot of testing required.
- Not as customizable?
- Little animation possible, things like https:/
- No blur support
- Not consistent with Metacity fallback
Gnome-shell runs as amutter plugin, so one solution might be to heavily modify gnome-shell(it's all javascript) to:
1.get rid of the panel
2.get rid of dock and applications from the overview.
3.get rid of notifications.
Thus we get all effects+window tiling+ plugin system from gnome-shell with an overview like expose(and workspaces integrated) and a smooth and fast system.-- grvrulz
Latest Muffin looks similar to what we need: http://
But please note that we now have a new compiz profile. Its very basic, and looks easy, but there are very specific features that are used. Muffin does not seem to have these features (eg alr + tab window switch) -- gotwig
Gnome-shell doesn't work at all in my computer (ATI Radeon X1200), and Compiz works better for me. Even if I filed a bug in Xorg, I don't know if it's now corrected or it's still a problem. So, before making a big change, please keep in mind that a 2D alternative is needed and Pantheon should work with other WM as well. --gandreoliva
Initially I thought Mutter was too restricted in terms of effects but after seeing Muffin and http://
IF ONLY, they could add the wobbly windows and the Magic lamp effect and allow for customization of effects and behaviors such as how to switch desktops, it would be almost perfect for me.
The plugin nature of Muffin would go along with the modular nature of pantheon as well as Switchboard which would make it more elementary-like - Yaseen Noorani
We're switching to libmutter-based Gala. Marking implemented. ~shnatsel
