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Nirmik
Asked: 2012-10-27 20:35:32 +0800 CST

Has the minimize speed been increased in 12.10?

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In Ubuntu 12.10, by default, the minimize speed had been kept considerably slow in order to let users know where the window has minimized to...

but all of a sudden i noticed that now the speed is as normal as earlier versions! has there been an update that again increased this speed?

12.10

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    The animation doesn't actually change according to the minimize-speed-threshold. Even when you change its value from 100 to 0, the animation is still normal like what you encountered, @Nirmik. What I observe though is that if the minimize-speed-threshold is set to 100 (which is the default), and the minimize-count is set to 0 (also the default), the animation is slow just like when we first run 12.10 after upgrading/installing it.

    Now, the animation will actually get faster every time you minimize a window, since the minimize-count will increase, and the larger it is the faster the animation. The increase in value of minimize-count will stop up to the value of the minimize-speed-threshold.

    If you click on the minimize-count, you will see a description that says:

    This is used to adjust the animation speed by making it progressively faster the more it is used.

    For Slow Animation, I suggest to set up the following:

    minimize-count = 0
minimize-fast-duration = 1000
minimize-slow-duration = 1000
minimize-speed-threshold = 0

    For Faster Animation, I suggest to lower down the value of minimize-fast-duration and the minimize-slow-duration.

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  2. Yes. According to OMG! Ubuntu!, the minimize animation has been made slower. They offer a solution as to how to restore old behavior, too:

    The tool we need to use to ‘edit’ the speed is called ‘dconf-editor‘ and can be be installed as part of the dconf-tools package.

    When installed launch it from the Dash by searching “dconf”

    When the Dconf-window opens expand the following sections of the sidebar:

    com > canonical

    then click on (but don’t expand) the ‘unity’ entry.

    Select the following line in the main section of the window:

    minimize-speed-threshold

    Double-click on the value field (the number) to edit it.

    Change the value from ’100′ to ’0′.

    Changes take effect immediately.

    I don't know why the animations seem to be back to normal... Maybe the animations reset themselves after the user has learned where apps go? Lemme know if your minimize-speed-threshold is somehow at zero; I'm curious.

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