I'd heard a while back that the Linux "eye candy" known as Beryl was going to merge back with its predecessor Compiz. A few days ago I saw they'd agreed on a name: Compiz Fusion. While not exactly the best name in the world, it got me interested in seeing what new things they might have added to arguably the coolest computer interface out there today.
Well, amazingly, they've made it even cooler.
I followed instructions similar to these, updated all the appropriate packages and then ran the new Compiz manually. Oh my stars and garters, how awesome. The rotating cube rotates much smoother (although not as fast), and the Desktop Wall option is what Apple's Spaces should have been--way cool to look at and functional to boot. I can do without "fire writing" but hey, that's fine, I just turn that off.
Although it's often dismissed as just "eye candy" I really like how it allows me to make a desktop for different functions. And the new Grouping option lets you link windows together for even more functionality. The fact that they've wrapped this functionality in a pretty package (that takes up hardly any CPU time thanks to graphic card acceleration, by the way) helps to make it fun to use, which isn't a bad thing.
I should try to make a screen recording of some of my Compiz Fusion stuff, but in the meantime, here's a YouTube video showing it off. Try to ignore the dumb scrolling titles in the beginning.
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