• Registered: 2009-05-13
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Topic: New Cairo-compmgr is out for Debian!

As the post said a new cairo compmger is out!
It works well with Squeeze.

http://cairo-compmgr.tuxfamily.org/

To add the gpg key.

gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys CBF6E0B8483170E9

gpg --armor --export  CBF6E0B8483170E9 | sudo apt-key add -
  • benj1
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  • From: Yorkshire, England
  • Registered: 2009-09-05
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Re: New Cairo-compmgr is out for Debian!

how does it compare to xcompmgr?
both in terms of 'weight' and eye candy

- - - - - - - - Wiki Pages - - - - - - -
#! install guide           *autostart programs, modify the menu & keybindings
configuring Conky       *installing scripts
  • Registered: 2009-05-13
  • Posts: 161

Re: New Cairo-compmgr is out for Debian!

As far as eye candy gos it makes xcompmger look like crap!
I think it may be just a little heavier but not enough to matter.
it also has a gui for setting it up the way you like
just right click on the icon in the taskbar and clike preferences.

  • Registered: 2009-11-14
  • Posts: 4

Re: New Cairo-compmgr is out for Debian!

I'm only testing it in VirtualBox, so not really a fair test, but it seems really buggy.  Using the XFCE release of Statler and tried it with compiz as well.  Compiz seems heaps smoother (except for a bug where I can't see the mouse pointer).  Cairo-compmgr also seemed to prevent conky from displaying.

  • Registered: 2009-05-13
  • Posts: 161

Re: New Cairo-compmgr is out for Debian!

Hmmm . never had any trouble out of conky
im running openbox i686

  • Registered: 2009-02-09
  • Posts: 89

Re: New Cairo-compmgr is out for Debian!

Installed and using cairo-compmgr on a RealBox.  Have not had any issues yet.  It keeps Statler just as snappy as without it.  It's remarkable how good this distro is.

  • Registered: 2009-02-09
  • Posts: 89

Re: New Cairo-compmgr is out for Debian!

I'm finding that right-click on pcmanfm file items is screwy with cairo-compmgr.  It tends to simply open the item instead of bringing up the menu.  Doesn't appear to be the case with thunar.

  • Registered: 2008-12-13
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Re: New Cairo-compmgr is out for Debian!

it's works pretty well here, I did notice the right click bug though, it works fine if you hold down the right button then release on what you want to select.

I say never be complete, I say stop being perfect, I say lets evolve, let the chips fall where they may.
  • Registered: 2010-03-05
  • Posts: 69

Re: New Cairo-compmgr is out for Debian!

Erm... Any chance of a PPA for Ubuntu? :shifty:

  • Registered: 2010-03-05
  • Posts: 69

Re: New Cairo-compmgr is out for Debian!

Well. I've managed to install it and it works marvellously well with LXDE and quite well with ROX. Teams up nicely with Trans-Follow.

Are there any other similar projects out there to bring desktop eye candy to those of us who can't seem to get our proprietory video drivers working?