“Compositing file manager.”

There, I did it.

A file manager (e.g., Finder, Windows Explorer, Nautilus) combined with a compositing manager, resulting in graphically-nifty visual effects for browsing and viewing files.

Think Nautilus, but with Compiz Fusion-like visual effects for navigating between the Theora movies in your…erm…private stash.

You heard it here first, even though folks have wanted CF-like effects in other applications for years, without understanding that CF can only do windows and everything outside the windows (e.g., screenlets and launcher docks).

This would be especially useful for the multitouch interaction that we’ll probably see with Compiz before the year is out.

I could imagine something like the following, but with multitouch interactivity: