Elementary Icons - Update icons

Elementary icons has been updated and here is a few of it found in application and status folder

Might be used when deleting / canceling

Might be used when update manager is syncing cache

Might be used when update manager is downloading

This is the default Update Manager icon as for now

There is still no news on how these status icons will be used

Stay tune !

Gala - Alt+Tab update

Sorry for the delay between two videos, internet maintenance 

The new alt+tab animation/transition is way better than the Unity style window switcher

Looks like Gala is on the right track 

Gala Window Manager

Here is the video of the new Mutter based window manager which at the moment called Gala 

This window manager has been rolled out in the bzr branch which you can see from here:

lp:~tombeckmann/+junk/gala

However, it is still not stable enough to be tested as it crashes when you switch workspace

Would elementary use this window manager in replace of Compiz ?

Stay tune 

What would happen if it is Mutter ?

And yes, it has been proposed in the elementary's blueprint to use Mutter in replace of Compiz

On the other hand, Muffin, Cinnamon Shell Window Manager is being proposed as well. 

From here, a few perspective is being viewed:

Pros:

Multi-theme support (dark themes)

More stable

Smoother performance

Antialiased corners

Cons:

More testing is needed

Not much customization as compared to compiz

Less animation possible

No blur effect

Inconsistency with Metacity as fallback

As discussion is being held, what would you think of the switch over Compiz ?

Read the blueprint here