On the way to perfect computing

Almost everyone posted news on Ubuntu Gutsy. New enhanced desktop, flash support in firefox and etc.
I decided to give it a try, and… spent a lot of time playing with cube, visual effects and so on. Yeah, it’s fancy but eventually I’ll switch it off and get back to work . IMHO the most useful thing is native nvidia-glx out-of-the-box support and wireless networking(the same restricted drivers as on 7.04). I didn’t try it on 7.04 since I had handmade kernel and drivers
to try this tasy thing you need to install config utility first:

apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

See nice demo on youtube

you can also read this detailed tutorial Rotate the cube
Usage: CTRL + ALT + LEFT ARROW (or RIGHT ARROW)
or press CTRL + ALT + drag LEFT-mouse pointer on the taskbar or desktop surface.

Task switcher
I like the “Ring Switch” plugin a lot. It’s under the “Window Management” category (see picture_10e).
Usage: Super + TAB to activate ring task switcher. I believe that the Super key is also called Window key. The ordinary task switcher is still ALT + TAB.Task overview
Usage: Move the mouse pointer sharply beyond upper, right corner of the screen.
I usually make a rapid mouse movement towards (and slightly beyond) the upper, right corner of screen.

Flat desktop overview
Usage: CTRL + ALT + ARROW DOWN.
Move from desktop to desktop by pressing ARROW LEFT / RIGHT.Change opacity / transparency of a window
Usage: ALT + roll the MOUSE WHEEL on the window’s title bar.
I usually point at the titlebar and roll with the middle mouse button (which is a wheel button). My keyboard has also a wheel button which works similarly.

Maginify (zoom)
Usage: Super key + roll the MOUSE WHEEL on a window or desktop.
Again, in my case the mouse wheel is the middle mouse button.Window preview on the taskbar
If you want to see a small window preview in the taskbar, select the “Window Previews” option under “Extras” category in ccsm. See picture_10ee...

Move a window (actually this is an ordinary GNOME thing)
Press ALT + drag LEFT mouse button on the window (eg. middle of the window) to move it.

Some fancy effects with basic elements; fire and water !
Start the ccsm and browse to “Effects” category.
Activate eg. the “Cube Gears”, “Water Effects” and “Paint fire on the screen” effects.

“Cube Gears” is visible inside when you rotate the cube. The cube must be partly transparent (ref. step 10d).

“Water Effects” starts and stops by pressing SHIFT + F9 keys.