Metacity theme speed test

Interesting post. Here are mine:

Mist: 0.4ms
Atlanta: 0.6ms
Metabox: 0.7ms
Bright: 0.7ms
AgingGorilla: 0.8ms
Simple: 0.8ms
Esco: 0.8ms
Dust: 1.2ms
DarkRoom: 1.5ms
NewWave: 1.5ms
Crux: 1.7ms
Unity: 1.9ms
Glider: 1.9ms
Clearlooks: 2.3ms
ClearlooksClassic: 2.4ms
Glossy: 2.4ms
Kin: 2.4ms
Inverted: 2.5ms
Human: 2.6ms
MurrineRoundedLessFramedIcon: 3.2ms
MurrineRoundedIcon: 3.3ms
MurrineRounded: 4ms
UbuntuStudio: 5.8ms
 
It makes quite a difference on low end machines. Even on better machines the small boosts are noticeable, even under compiz (+gtk decorator).

A good thing with Mist is you can colour the elements yourself, so you're not stuck with the sick making pale blue.
 
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