wfarr
April 6th, 2007, 10:35 PM
Compiz 0.4 is the new stable release, and the successor to Compiz 0.2.2.
Changes since 0.2.2:
* Core
Some stencil buffer requirements have been removed.
Focus stealing prevention.
Fragment attribute interface that allow plugins
to perform more advanced fragment shading effects while
integrating properly with other plugins.
Use composite overlay window for output by default.
Add file notification API.
Support for multiple desktops.
Multi-head support.
Edge button option has been added to action options. It can
be used to require a button press for edge actions to
be triggered.
* New Plugins
Blur plugin:
Provides support for blurring windows and
contents behind translucent windows.
Inotify plugin:
Implements file notification API using inotify.
Annotate plugin:
Simple plugin that allows you to draw lines, figures
and text on top of all windows.
Clone plugin:
This plugin makes it possible to make one output
show the same view of your desktop as another output
in a very convenient way.
* GTK
Window menu icon support.
Metacity theme support.
* KDE
KDE window decorator with support for shadows and opacity.
'git log compiz-0.2.2..compiz-0.4.0 | git-shortlog' can be used to get a
complete list of changes since 0.2.2 release.
Availability
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/app/compiz-0.4.0.tar.bz2
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/app/compiz-0.4.0.tar.gz
Git tag: compiz-0.4.0 (2f47eddce24303c64d278a86df07c278020acbca)
MD5 Sums:
fc025bdfe04bd2bb0113741e4837a1e9 compiz-0.4.0.tar.gz
9d698798ae39a72142172c59b3b5be94 compiz-0.4.0.tar.bz2
SHA1 Sums:
d0a5cf84bc5e814c7d564f9cffd8a137b5e95cc5 compiz-0.4.0.tar.gz
30da5066f164825b506c6005e5f36fd96c40dc01 compiz-0.4.0.tar.bz2
Compiz 0.5 is the new developmental release, and the successor to Compiz 0.3.6.
Changes since 0.3.6:
* Core
Some stencil buffer requirements have been removed.
Focus stealing prevention.
Fragment attribute interface that allow plugins
to perform more advanced fragment shading effects while
integrating properly with other plugins.
Extensible window matching interface and new option type
that provide advanced window selection functionality. E.g.
can be used by plugins to give the user full control over
which windows an effect or window management function
should apply to.
Better occlusion detection and more efficient rendering.
* New Plugins
Ini plugin:
Flat file configuration backend.
Fs plugin:
FUSE plugin that maps compiz options to a
file-system and allow efficient manipulation
of options by reading and writing files.
Video plugin:
Plugin that provide a composited video
interface for efficient video playback.
Blur plugin:
Provides support for blurring windows and
contents behind translucent windows.
'git log compiz-0.3.6..compiz-0.5.0 | git-shortlog' can be used to get a
complete list of changes since 0.3.6 release.
Availability
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/app/compiz-0.5.0.tar.bz2
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/app/compiz-0.5.0.tar.gz
Git tag: compiz-0.5.0 (f9a9a783b437ffd719370ed77eef3f872febb703)
MD5 Sums:
c7da546fbaf521707c377720ea0b796c compiz-0.5.0.tar.gz
7a35a9f52155b945aa195f826d3d607a compiz-0.5.0.tar.bz2
SHA1 Sums:
aed365fdaf9d2e8d4ea9ff74e09572701c0f7a4a compiz-0.5.0.tar.gz
453b4e8423b39d4ec3539817f2846d7ea485749e compiz-0.5.0.tar.bz2
Changes since 0.2.2:
* Core
Some stencil buffer requirements have been removed.
Focus stealing prevention.
Fragment attribute interface that allow plugins
to perform more advanced fragment shading effects while
integrating properly with other plugins.
Use composite overlay window for output by default.
Add file notification API.
Support for multiple desktops.
Multi-head support.
Edge button option has been added to action options. It can
be used to require a button press for edge actions to
be triggered.
* New Plugins
Blur plugin:
Provides support for blurring windows and
contents behind translucent windows.
Inotify plugin:
Implements file notification API using inotify.
Annotate plugin:
Simple plugin that allows you to draw lines, figures
and text on top of all windows.
Clone plugin:
This plugin makes it possible to make one output
show the same view of your desktop as another output
in a very convenient way.
* GTK
Window menu icon support.
Metacity theme support.
* KDE
KDE window decorator with support for shadows and opacity.
'git log compiz-0.2.2..compiz-0.4.0 | git-shortlog' can be used to get a
complete list of changes since 0.2.2 release.
Availability
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/app/compiz-0.4.0.tar.bz2
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/app/compiz-0.4.0.tar.gz
Git tag: compiz-0.4.0 (2f47eddce24303c64d278a86df07c278020acbca)
MD5 Sums:
fc025bdfe04bd2bb0113741e4837a1e9 compiz-0.4.0.tar.gz
9d698798ae39a72142172c59b3b5be94 compiz-0.4.0.tar.bz2
SHA1 Sums:
d0a5cf84bc5e814c7d564f9cffd8a137b5e95cc5 compiz-0.4.0.tar.gz
30da5066f164825b506c6005e5f36fd96c40dc01 compiz-0.4.0.tar.bz2
Compiz 0.5 is the new developmental release, and the successor to Compiz 0.3.6.
Changes since 0.3.6:
* Core
Some stencil buffer requirements have been removed.
Focus stealing prevention.
Fragment attribute interface that allow plugins
to perform more advanced fragment shading effects while
integrating properly with other plugins.
Extensible window matching interface and new option type
that provide advanced window selection functionality. E.g.
can be used by plugins to give the user full control over
which windows an effect or window management function
should apply to.
Better occlusion detection and more efficient rendering.
* New Plugins
Ini plugin:
Flat file configuration backend.
Fs plugin:
FUSE plugin that maps compiz options to a
file-system and allow efficient manipulation
of options by reading and writing files.
Video plugin:
Plugin that provide a composited video
interface for efficient video playback.
Blur plugin:
Provides support for blurring windows and
contents behind translucent windows.
'git log compiz-0.3.6..compiz-0.5.0 | git-shortlog' can be used to get a
complete list of changes since 0.3.6 release.
Availability
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/app/compiz-0.5.0.tar.bz2
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/app/compiz-0.5.0.tar.gz
Git tag: compiz-0.5.0 (f9a9a783b437ffd719370ed77eef3f872febb703)
MD5 Sums:
c7da546fbaf521707c377720ea0b796c compiz-0.5.0.tar.gz
7a35a9f52155b945aa195f826d3d607a compiz-0.5.0.tar.bz2
SHA1 Sums:
aed365fdaf9d2e8d4ea9ff74e09572701c0f7a4a compiz-0.5.0.tar.gz
453b4e8423b39d4ec3539817f2846d7ea485749e compiz-0.5.0.tar.bz2