Metacity does have compositing, and I've read that Docky works with metacity compositing. That could do it, if we need a dock-like interface imitating Unity, but I also think that the classic two gnome-panels is a really good fallback, for legacy users and users who don't like nor the Gnome Shell neither Unity. There still are some of these...
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:00 PM, Alin-Andrei <nilarimog...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 19:18, frederik.nn...@gmail.com < > frederik.nn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> oooopss >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 17:45, frederik.nn...@gmail.com < >> frederik.nn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Mark, >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 17:35, Mark Curtis <merkin...@hotmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Unity requires 3d compositing. For those without adequate hardware, it >>>> falls back to the GNOME Panels. While I understand for this cycle effort >>>> should be put into getting Unity functioning, I think for the future a >>>> better fallback should be created. For one the GNOME Panels won't be >>>> supported forever so it's not a viable alternative in the long run. Two, >>>> the UI change from Unity/Panels is drastic. Look at Windows 7, if the user >>>> can't enable the compositing, the UI is still similar, it doesn't reset to >>>> an XP style of UI. >>>> >>> >>> i agree. >>> It used to be X or CLI. Now we're a bit better than that i guess. >>> Docky is an excellent alternative, if only it could use Compiz' Scale >>> plugin when you click an app icon for the second time.. >>> That would make it consistent with the Unity Launcher, and overall more >>> comfortable. >>> Minimizing can still be done via Window Decoration, or via right-click >>> context menu. >>> >>> The default for Workspaces should also be 2 rows and 2 columns, that way >>> we'd have the same Wall. >>> >>> These are small fixes, i think, which would make the two desktops more >>> alike.. >>> >> >> all of that would require compositing.. so i was OT all along.. sorry! >> > > > Actually I believe Cairo Dock doesn't necessarily needs compositing. > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana<https://launchpad.net/%7Eayatana> > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana<https://launchpad.net/%7Eayatana> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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