Compositing

[Riki]

Is anyone out there using this feature and what exactly for? I'm curious because I started reading a tutorial and I just can't imagine masses of users. But then again I might be missing something.

[Riki]

it all depends on which desktop environment you are using .... each environment has it's own features ...

Hmmm...Sproggy, your comment doesn't enlighten me very much. Can you elaborate a bit more and give me some simple example(s). Thanks.

[Hootiegibbon]

Riki,

For more of an overview of what compositing is, at least in reference to a window manager  read this wikipedia overview

Jase

[Riki]

One question: if I remove Compositing from Synaptic, will it affect my system? Although I've disabled it several times in Desktop Effects it keeps enabling itself.  From what I've read I can't see using it myself on this machine.

[Riki]

Impatient me, gone ahead and removed Compositing from Synaptic. Some effects have gone but wow the system has gained speed never experienced before. Everything responds like a flash.