Re: Grid functionality needed

[Sam Illingworth <hushnecampus gmail com>]

On 16 Feb 2010, at 09:05 AM, Aurélien Naldi <aurelien naldi gmail com>  
wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Rovanion Luckey
> <rovanion luckey gmail com> wrote:
> > 2010/2/16 omer akram <om26er gmail com>
> > > I thought compiz was a window manager;)
> >
> > No, Compiz is a composition-manager. In gnome often used together  
> > with the
> > Metacity window manager.
>
> I'm pretty sure it is not the case. The compiz fusion homepage
> describes it as a "composite window manager" and even if the
> gtk-window-decorator plugin can use metacity themes it is _NOT_
> metacity.
>
> Having the composite manager and window-manager in the same process
> enables some extra effects, be it for compiz or for mutter. It also
> means that compiz plugins cannot (easilly at least) be used in mutter
> and vice-versa...

Isn't Metacity a Window Decorator?

I agree though, Grid is nice. MS's thing of linking it to a mouse  
movement to the side of the screen (Aero Snap, I think it's called) is  
an improvement too, if you don't want to drag windows to another  
workspace off the side.

Sam