I have just enabled desktop effects on Gnome in F7. ( Well, prior to that, I have to add that Composite extension and add the line to omit xfree86-dga in xorg.conf ... then install the various berly packages ).
I can see the wobbling effects on the windows in Gnome ... but I could not figure out how to actually have the cube workspaces ( I have both wobbling effects and cube workspace checkboxes enabled ). Do I need to do something else ?
If I use KDE instead, I don't get the wobbling effects, but I do recognise that menus are somewhat animated ( drawn from small, then bigger and bigger until it reaches its normal size ), or a sliding effect. All of this is actual fast, so perhaps the only reason I noticed it was because I was conscious that I enabled desktop effects in Gnome.
Looking at KDE Control Center, there is now a Beryl option under "Appearance and Themes". This option shows Opacity and Shadows. Under the "Style" option in Control Panel and then the "Effects" toolbar, I also see "Enable GUI Effects" which is checked, and they all have the "Animate" option selected, except for the "Menu tear-off handles" which has "Application Level".
So my questions are:
1) How do I get cube workspaces in Gnome ? ( The option is checked in "Desktop Effects" ). 2) How do I have wobbling windows in KDE ? 3) How do I have cube workspaces in KDE ?
What other "effects" could I do ?
On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 19:47 +1000, Jesus Jr M Salvo wrote:
I have just enabled desktop effects on Gnome in F7. (Well, prior to that, I have to add that Composite extension and add the line to omit xfree86-dga in xorg.conf ... then install the various berly packages).
I can see the wobbling effects on the windows in Gnome ... but I could not figure out how to actually have the cube workspaces ( I have both wobbling effects and cube workspace checkboxes enabled ). Do I need to do something else ?
If you try to drag a window off the left or right of the screen, does the screen whiz around to put it on another pane?
I get variable results with it. Sometimes each desktop seems to get a cube each, sometimes dragging things over the edge puts it onto the next desktop (the cube's four sides are the four desktops).
If I use KDE instead, I don't get the wobbling effects, but I do recognise that menus are somewhat animated ( drawn from small, then bigger and bigger until it reaches its normal size ), or a sliding effect. All of this is actual fast, so perhaps the only reason I noticed it was because I was conscious that I enabled desktop effects in Gnome.
I haven't tried it in KDE. In Gnome, I did see a slowness of menus fading up and a bit of a wobble too them. I dislike this sort of thing. I want to use a menu *immediately*, not click and wait, hover over and wait.
I'll have to see if I can disable that, yet still keep the windows thumbnailing feature.
Surprisingly the wobbling windows as you move them actually seems easier on the eyes than rapidly dragging a window across the screen (big chunky jumps rather than a motion blur).
What other "effects" could I do ?
I was advised to look through gconf earlier today (inside it, look through /apps/compiz/). That's chiefly for Gnome, though.
On 28/06/07, Tim ignored_mailbox@yahoo.com.au wrote:
On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 19:47 +1000, Jesus Jr M Salvo wrote:
I have just enabled desktop effects on Gnome in F7. (Well, prior to that, I have to add that Composite extension and add the line to omit xfree86-dga in xorg.conf ... then install the various berly packages).
I can see the wobbling effects on the windows in Gnome ... but I could not figure out how to actually have the cube workspaces ( I have both wobbling effects and cube workspace checkboxes enabled ). Do I need to do something else ?
If you try to drag a window off the left or right of the screen, does the screen whiz around to put it on another pane?
Ah.. yes.
Thanks.
On 6/29/07, Jesus Jr M Salvo jesus.m.salvo@gmail.com wrote:
Ah.. yes.
A couple more fun ones: with a window in focus, hold CTRL-ALT-SHIFT and press right or left. Also CTRL-ALT click and drag will let you see the top and bottom of the cube
Chris
On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:47:42 +1000 Jesus Jr M Salvo jesus.m.salvo@gmail.com wrote:
but I could not figure out how to actually have the cube workspaces
Install the Workspace Switcher app on your panel.