[Hardy 8.04 alpha-2 compiz (or compiz-fusion) compizconfig-settings-manager] Extra level of effects does not work but Normal does, no Custom option, default Extra effects are not set, and some effect tooltips are useless.

Binary package hint: compiz

I enabled "Normal" visual effects (System>Preferences>Appearance>Visual_Effects) which worked ok. I tried to enable "Extra" effects, but after it executes this seems to turn off effects completely: scroll wheel does not change workspace and no shadows around windows. Reselected "Normal" and it gave normal effects again. (As I reported in bug #177141 https://bugs.launchpad.net/restricted-manager/+bug/177141/comments/4 , restricted-manager was not installed by default so I installed it with Synaptic.)

I went back to my 7.10 installation to compare. This made me aware that the System>Preferences>Advanced_Desktop_Effect_Settings item is missing from the 8.04 alpha-2 menu and that "Custom" option is missing from Appearance_Preferences>Visual_Effects tab. I installed package compizconfig-settings-manager using Synaptic. Now Custom was added to Visual Effects options and Advanced Desktop Effect Settings is in the System>Preferences menu. I selected it and noticed that all of the default settings are off except Shift Switcher. That's probably why the Extra effects selection didn't seem to be doing anything. It probably was active but almost everything is turned off by default. Extra effects should include a reasonable set of effects, as it did in Gutsy 7.10 release.

Working with the default effects as set by "Extra" visual effects selection, I notice that windows open without a title bar or other normal decorations, can't be moved or resized, etc. Some windows open under (behind) the top panel so that their top portion is not visible. After I activated custom selection to enable moving windows using alt key to grab them with the mouse, I noticed that windows wiggle when I move them but I didn't activate that feature. Returning to Normal settings, windows do open with title bar and controls.

One other comment: the tooltip hints that pop up when the mouse pointer dwells on a custom feature setting are not very instructive. For example, hovering on Shift Switcher pops up "Shift Switcher Plugin". Hovering on "Put" pops up "Put window". That's redundant and doesn't help the user decide whether he/she wants that effect. Each effect should have a reasonably clear description of what it does without repeated the title of the effect. This is a usability problem.

So it seems that these two packages (restricted-manager and compizconfig-settings-manager) which should be installed by default in 8.04 alpha-2 are not installed, and the compiz default settings are not set correctly.