Compiz all the way for one big like: Enhanced Zoom Desktop
I’d give up the rest of compiz if there was anything comparable for my aging eyes. I do enable the cube but turn off most other extra effects. Perhaps this prevents a lot of instability others see.
EDIT: Ok, I found some other reasons. The panel weather applet got broken somewhere along the way and does not remember its window size. No problem with compiz with what it calls “Windows Rules”. I would really hate changing window size every time I look at weather!