Disabling desktop visual effects

[SilverNexus]

I was wondering what I would have to do to disable visual effects for the MATE desktop on Linux Mint 14.1. I'm sure there's a way, I just have no idea where it would be.

I don't exactly have a need for the visual effects, since my computer is on the older side and they aren't that noticable anyway (some fade-ins here, a pan-in there, nothing I won't miss).

[MintGuru]

Hi SilverNexus,

I think in Mate it is the compiz manages desktop effects.

In Cinnamon, it's under the Cinnomon settings (highlighted in the screenshot).

CinnamonSettings_Effects.jpeg (26.72 KiB) Viewed 545 times

I hope this helps.

[SilverNexus]

I think I found where it was. I went into the configuration editor and disabled "enable_animations" for desktop/mate/session.
Your post did set me down the path to coming up a solution, and for that I thank you.

[SilverNexus]

Hmm... I still see visual effects. Clearly I did not find the right thing.

[MintGuru]

Try this - it's not mine, but it looks like the right process:

http://looselytyped.blogspot.in/2012/06/enabledisable-unitycompiz-window.html

Let me know how it goes.

[thegreatgazoo]

If you turn off compositing, this turns off the effects.
In mate, find the " desktop settings" menu item.
In there find the check box for enabling compositing in the interface tab. Un-check the box.
I'm not in front of my computer right now so I'm going from memory. I found this pic in Google showing the settings window.

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[SilverNexus]

Oddly enough, all that stuff is already disabled.

Yet, when I boot up my computer, the desktop background fades in and the menu bar pans in, both unneccessarily in my eyes.

Sorry about taking so long to reply... I hadn't checked the forum in a little while.