phunni Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Is anyone aware of a linux equivalent to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 http://desk3d.sourceforge.net/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 http://desk3d.sourceforge.net/index.php <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've seen this in my urpmi list, but unsure if it offers 3D icons, etc, or whether it's just the switching of desktops that's in 3D. It'll save you building from source at least, since it's in rpm form. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJohn Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 3ddesktop is just what it is called. It shows your virtual desktops in 3D form so you can select which one you want instead of using the Pager. It has notthing to do with 3D Icons. It is available in Contributers for Mandriva. I have it installed but rarely use it. I feel it it only has novelty value really. Cheers. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunni Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 novelty value is what I want - it's just the cool factor! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJohn Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 (edited) I admit it does look good. I think you will like it. Have fun phunni. :D Cheers. John. Your signature.......... I am with you. JB Edited July 19, 2005 by AussieJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunni Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 Having said that - I actually don;t really use virtual desktops so I'm guessing this isn't for me. :( Any other suggestions? The app I linked to is very cool on windows XP - I'd love something similar on Linux... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunni Posted July 20, 2005 Author Share Posted July 20, 2005 Might have found what I've been looking for (in your face Bono!): Project Looking Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durvish Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 I remember Tyme bringing up this project when it was in it's infancy. I haven't checked in on it since then. Let us know how well it runs for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellis Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Slightly off-topic, but I don't "get" these 3D desktops at all. As far as I can see, they offer very little over and above a traditional 2D desktop. Yes, I can stack windows behind one another, and make them smaller by pushing them into the screen, but I can do that on a 2D desktop too. And, err, what else can I do in 3D that makes sense? I think that a 3D desktop is going to have to be very different to today's desktop if it is to offer a compelling advantage. The "wow, cool" factor is OK for 5 minutes or so, but it won't keep most users using it for day-to-day tasks. There's another disadvantage, because your input devices are 2-dimensional. You have to either shell out for a spacemouse, or learn how to use the 2D mouse as a 3D tool. Perhaps (gasp, heresy) there isn't a good 3D design for desktop-like tasks? After all, we don't have people trying out 3D word processors, because there is an obvious disconnect between the two. With database-like filing systems, there may be room for 3D in the file explorer, but even that is hampered by the fact that the search space is N-dimensional (where N is the number of distinct labels in the system), and so squeezing N dimensions to 3 doesn't give you much leverage over squashing them down to 2. As usual, feel free to disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunni Posted July 20, 2005 Author Share Posted July 20, 2005 I must admit that it's largely the cool factor that's attracting me - but I will aonly really appreciate the advantage (if there is one ;) ) once I've used it for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danne Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Might have found what I've been looking for (in your face Bono!): Project Looking Glass <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OK, but how I can install Loking glass I don't understand what i must install ...Mayba a small turtorial ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 http://sourceforge.net/projects/j3de/ http://javadesktop.org/articles/LookingGlass/index.html https://lg3d.dev.java.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 OK, but how I can install Loking glass I don't understand what i must install ...Mayba a small turtorial ?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> I ran it once upon its release. All I remember is that you download>exec a command or two and it runs from your home dir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunni Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 It is really easy to install - unfortuantely it's not currently compatible with ATI cards (if you have one of the features it relies on activated in X ( I forget exactly which one) then it deactivates dri... If you follow the instructions here then it's a pretty straightforward install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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