Comments on: Switching from Compiz to the KDE Native Composite Engine http://www.freetechie.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/ In the world of linux your boundaries are free Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:47:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ben.kevan http://www.freetechie.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-8976 ben.kevan Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:11:00 +0000 http://www.benkevan.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-8976 <a href="#comment-8975" rel="nofollow">@Livio </a> Check out Oxygen on KDE 4.4, or Nitrogen on KDE 4.3, you'll not be disappointed. @Livio

Check out Oxygen on KDE 4.4, or Nitrogen on KDE 4.3, you’ll not be disappointed.

]]> By: Livio http://www.freetechie.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-8975 Livio Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:36:31 +0000 http://www.benkevan.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-8975 <a href="#comment-8896" rel="nofollow">@Will Stephenson </a> Take a look at GTK themes like Sonar, Human, Shiki. I miss such variety on KDE. Now QtCurve and Bespin seem to bring such functionality but it's still a drop in a sea. @Will Stephenson

Take a look at GTK themes like Sonar, Human, Shiki.

I miss such variety on KDE. Now QtCurve and Bespin seem to bring such functionality but it’s still a drop in a sea.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.freetechie.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-8932 Elizabeth Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:19:26 +0000 http://www.benkevan.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-8932 Nice article. I thought to let you know that you website isn't gettting displayed properly on s60 web browser on my mobile phone. Have a nice time...sorry for typing mistake Nice article. I thought to let you know that you website isn’t gettting displayed properly on s60 web browser on my mobile phone.

Have a nice time…sorry for typing mistake

]]> By: laith http://www.freetechie.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-8926 laith Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:26:33 +0000 http://www.benkevan.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-8926 overall i miss emerald and the smoothness of some effects such as the cube and the window switchers look a bit dodgy to me compared to compiz also, gnome has a more thorough and simple theming procedure, ever try doing that in kde....sure, plasma is a bit easier, but many themes still require cmake just would like to say that KDE is very "delicious" and i love using it overall i miss emerald and the smoothness of some effects such as the cube and the window switchers look a bit dodgy to me compared to compiz

also, gnome has a more thorough and simple theming procedure, ever try doing that in kde….sure, plasma is a bit easier, but many themes still require cmake

just would like to say that KDE is very “delicious” and i love using it

]]> By: s5h.net » Blog Archive » KDE’s Founder Becomes National Hero, Other KDE Tidbits http://www.freetechie.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-8903 s5h.net » Blog Archive » KDE’s Founder Becomes National Hero, Other KDE Tidbits Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:26:32 +0000 http://www.benkevan.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-8903 [...] http://www.benkevan.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/ [...] [...] http://www.benkevan.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/ [...]

]]> By: Will Stephenson http://www.freetechie.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-8896 Will Stephenson Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:46:41 +0000 http://www.benkevan.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-8896 <a href="#comment-8888" rel="nofollow">@Livio </a> What themeability do you miss exactly? @Livio
What themeability do you miss exactly?

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz (schestowitz) 's status on Friday, 06-Nov-09 01:30:00 UTC - Identi.ca http://www.freetechie.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-8892 Roy Schestowitz (schestowitz) 's status on Friday, 06-Nov-09 01:30:00 UTC - Identi.ca Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:29:39 +0000 http://www.benkevan.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-8892 [...] http://www.benkevan.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/ [...] [...] http://www.benkevan.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/ [...]

]]> By: Links 05/11/2009: KDevelop Beta 6, ApacheCon Coverage | Boycott Novell http://www.freetechie.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-8891 Links 05/11/2009: KDevelop Beta 6, ApacheCon Coverage | Boycott Novell Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:58:10 +0000 http://www.benkevan.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-8891 [...] Switching from Compiz to the KDE Native Composite Engine Originally when I switched from GNOME to KDE 4, I kept using Compiz. But with the unknown state of Compiz++ / Compiz-Fusion, I opted to give the KDE 4 native compositing engine an honest shot. [...] [...] Switching from Compiz to the KDE Native Composite Engine Originally when I switched from GNOME to KDE 4, I kept using Compiz. But with the unknown state of Compiz++ / Compiz-Fusion, I opted to give the KDE 4 native compositing engine an honest shot. [...]

]]> By: Roy (linuxcanuck) 's status on Thursday, 05-Nov-09 14:29:25 UTC - Identi.ca http://www.freetechie.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-8889 Roy (linuxcanuck) 's status on Thursday, 05-Nov-09 14:29:25 UTC - Identi.ca Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:29:08 +0000 http://www.benkevan.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-8889 [...] http://www.benkevan.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/ a few seconds ago from web [...] [...] http://www.benkevan.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/ a few seconds ago from web [...]

]]> By: Livio http://www.freetechie.com/blog/switching-from-compiz-to-the-kde-native-composite-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-8888 Livio Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:35:31 +0000 http://www.benkevan.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-8888 KWin is very solid these days. Misses plugins but overall is usable, fast and pleases our eyes ;) . And KDE... Delicious. But they miss such themeability like GNOME has. KWin is very solid these days. Misses plugins but overall is usable, fast and pleases our eyes ;) .

And KDE… Delicious. But they miss such themeability like GNOME has.

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