Ubuntu 8.04 Cool Effects

[ubuntuweeklynews]

good vid 8.04 3 years ago

[irishgandalf757]

@ubuntuweeklynews thanks, I use my youtube account for viewing and commenting for the past few years as you can see, i've lacked the ideas and motivation to keep making videos.

[Bawer71]

the visual effects of ubuntu is great but omg i cant even watch videos or music or evevn yahoo messenger all that stuff

[irishgandalf757]

watching videos is easy, there's an inbuilt video player and u can download vlc from the "add/remove" tab. Yahoo is handled by pidgin.

[hermitcrab88]

how did you do the thing at 0:37 when you were switching between different windows and they were all small and in a circle

[ikey786]

im new to linux, and i advanced desktop effects is on but when i try to add effects nothing happens. help?

[irishgandalf757]

hmm, i shall investigate later today (i'm in work)

[irishgandalf757]

ok sorry it took me so long but the steps are as follows:

*make sure you have extra enabled in system->preferences->appearanc­e->visual effects

*then bring up the settings manager->effects->animations

*select where u want the effect eg close, minimise

*in animation selection click edit and pick which one u want and how long u want it for (u can tweak this a bit)

*in window match click the + beside it then click grab

*then single click on the top of the window u are in and click add

[irishgandalf757]

it should work now

[Tu23ZS1V]

Dude how do you get the flams and so on , cuz i got alla that shit copiz and so on xD , but i dont now how to be flames when i clos somthing

[irishgandalf757]

You need to install the compizconfig settings manager (search in Synaptic Package Manager for it), which will appear in your System->Preferences menu as "Advanced Desktop Effects Settings".

Click "Animations" from there, and select "Burn" as the Close Animation.

[imthepod]

will you do a video on how to get the effects?

[irishgandalf757]

there's a prob with my laptop at the mo, when i get that fixed i'll post a vid show how to do it. In the mean time follow the instructions in the description and in my comment below. If you've any more problems please feel free to ask for more detailed instructions

[imthepod]

ok np:P

il sub 2 u

[ossclub]

how do you get the manager? Please Reply. THANKS

[irishgandalf757]

Compiz comes as standard with ubuntu but to tweek it using you need the manager. To get the manager you go to applications -> add/remove then serch for compiz, you should see something called the compiz fusion icon and the Advanced Desktop Effects Settings, downlaod and install them both. It'll install the compiz icon in system tools, open it (i like to have a shortcut in the taskbar) u should see an icon apear on the upper right (near the sound and wifi icons) right click it, click settings mgr