KDE screenshots: KWin for the win!

I wasn’t much of a KDE fan especially since Gnome’s release has been really awesome for me. Though I have to admit that I really love the idea Kompose. In any case, I saw screenshots from Sebastian Kugler on the upcoming release of KDE. It’s KWin that got me excited. As he said on the blog entry:

KWin has new compositing features. The handy expose effect can be accessed by putting the mouse cursor in the upper left corner. The just click on the window you want to select.

Kwin, KDE’s window manager has learned some cool compositing tricks … while typing text, kwin will filter and show only those windows that match. If you’re down to one match, press enter and get your window of choice in front of your nose.

Kwin, KDE’s window manager has learned some cool compositing tricks Since virtual desktops are there to stay, KWin also has their handling improved. Press Control+F8 and see the Desktopgrid effect. Klik on one of those desktop to choose it, or drag applications from one virtual desktop to the other.

Sounds great, doesn’t it? It’s great to have a good view of the virtual desktops you have and the apps running on them. Wish I could try a live cd with a distro using KDE as a default desktop environment!