Beryl

[[#Installing Beryl|Installing Beryl]]

[[#Auto Starting Beryl|Auto Starting Beryl]]

[[#Beryl Performance Tweak|Beryl Performance Tweak]]

===Installing Beryl===
Open a terminal and as root or using sudo type
yum install beryl beryl-manager emerald
This will install everything you need to get Beryl up and running on your Gnome desktop. Once everything is installed there will be a menu entry under

'''Applications > System Tools > Beryl Manager'''. Click on that item and the Beryl icon will appear on the top panel. From there you can configure Beryl to your liking.

=====Auto Starting Beryl=====
If you want Beryl to start automatically when you log in to your Gnome desktop add it to the sessions manager. Click on '''System > Preferences > Personal > Sessions'''. The sessions manager opens.

[[Image:sessions1.png]]

Click the '''new''' tab and the '''New Startup Program''' window opens.

[[Image:sessions2.png]]

Under '''name''' enter a name for the program. Beryl would be the logical choice, although you can call it whatever you like. Under '''Command''' enter '''beryl-manager'''. Click '''OK''' and click '''Close'''. Now whenever you log in to your '''Gnome''' desktop Beryl will start automatically.
=====Beryl Performance Tweak=====
It's been suggested that you can improve Beryl's performance with a few changes to the settings. Right click the Beryl icon on the top panel and select '''Beryl Settings Manager'''.

[[Image:berylmanager1.png]]

Uncheck '''Detect Refresh Rate''', set '''Refresh Rate''' to '''200''' and unckeck '''Sync To VBlank'''. I did this on one of my systems but the performance gains were not too noticeable , at least in my case. Your results may vary and you can always undo the changes.

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