XGL is the shiznit.

Airencracken · 05-27-2006, 09:56 PM

http://www.novell.com/linux/xglrelease/

Running it in SuSE 10.1 right now. OMFG it is so much more attractive than Mac OS X. It's really rockin' my socks;. I'll post some screen shots later.

Airencracken · 05-29-2006, 10:49 PM

can't seem to get any screenshots of the desktop cube but here are some of the water effect

725kb! http://www.raymondkwan.com/uploader2...creenshot2.png

745kb! http://www.raymondkwan.com/uploader2...reenshot-1.png

redcolours · 05-29-2006, 11:11 PM

wow, that organization demo is real nifty! does OSX have that already? or will vista have that function?
either way, i like it!

Airencracken · 05-30-2006, 08:51 AM

Yeah OSX has the organization thingy, but no desktop cube. (so useful)

Airencracken · 05-30-2006, 09:35 AM

InfiniteNothing · 05-30-2006, 09:42 AM

It has a cube transition effect but it's for switching between users. I think the F10 organize key is about as good of a feature for expanding your desktop. Less mouse motion involved.

SnowSurfer · 05-30-2006, 09:45 AM

there is an xgl live cd floating around if u want to see it for yourself...

link...

http://kororaa.org/static.php?page=static060318-181203

Airencracken · 05-30-2006, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InfiniteNothing

It has a cube transition effect but it's for switching between users. I think the F10 organize key is about as good of a feature for expanding your desktop. Less mouse motion involved.

Yeah the desktop organization on linux is about the same as the OSX one, but I really dig the virtual desktops, makes organizing work a lot easier.

Hoser · 05-30-2006, 09:57 PM

Airencracken, what are the specs on the computer (processor, memory, video card) that is running SuSE 10.1? I have an AMD XP 2800 with 1GB of memory. The video card in it now (Radeon 8500) can't run XGL I have a P4 2.8GHZ also with 1GB of memory and a Radeon 9800 Pro. I may try and see if this will run it better.

hapoo · 05-30-2006, 10:04 PM

I tried running it on my laptop (PM 1.73ghz, 1GB, mobility radeon x300) and it really crawls unless my resolution is at VGA.

Airencracken · 05-30-2006, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoser

Airencracken, what are the specs on the computer (processor, memory, video card) that is running SuSE 10.1? I have an AMD XP 2800 with 1GB of memory. The video card in it now (Radeon 8500) can't run XGL I have a P4 2.8GHZ also with 1GB of memory and a Radeon 9800 Pro. I may try and see if this will run it better.

Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 1808MHz
Display Card NVIDIA GeForce 6150
Memory 2048MB
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
Free Disk Space 68.76GB
Display Card Memory 256MB
Display Driver Version 8.4.2.1
DirectX Version 9.0c
Optical Drive CD/DVD
Sound Card SoundMAX HD Audio O

XGL <3's Nvidia and AMD. Well, so does all of open source actually. Not to mention that the verison of SuSE that I'm running is natively 64-bit.

zero2dash · 05-31-2006, 08:31 AM

Ok...(I feel stupid for asking this)
What's the cube good for?
Is it supposed to be like a "more flashy" version of Exposé?

InfiniteNothing · 05-31-2006, 10:40 AM

Kinda. It's just extra screen/desktop space.

Airencracken · 05-31-2006, 05:33 PM

Yeah, it's virtual desktops.

05-27-2006, 09:56 PM	#1
Airencracken Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,681	XGL is the shiznit. http://www.novell.com/linux/xglrelease/ Running it in SuSE 10.1 right now. OMFG it is so much more attractive than Mac OS X. It's really rockin' my socks;. I'll post some screen shots later. __________________ "I remember my first orgasm, I just wish someone was there to share it with me..."11-05-2003 05:33 AM - Topane They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, & the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opiate of the masses. - Karl Marx Hell is other people - Jean-Paul Sartre

05-29-2006, 11:11 PM	#3
redcolours in living colour Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: above a raging c Posts: 1,739	wow, that organization demo is real nifty! does OSX have that already? or will vista have that function? either way, i like it! __________________ there are pictures, but no,nothing happens on my site.

05-30-2006, 08:51 AM	#4
Airencracken Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,681	Yeah OSX has the organization thingy, but no desktop cube. (so useful) Last edited by Airencracken : 05-30-2006 at 09:18 AM.

05-30-2006, 09:45 AM	#7
SnowSurfer Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,616	there is an xgl live cd floating around if u want to see it for yourself... link... http://kororaa.org/static.php?page=static060318-181203 __________________ I have an athlon xp 2500+ ... aren't you glad you know that?

05-30-2006, 10:04 PM	#10
hapoo Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield USA Posts: 9,276	I tried running it on my laptop (PM 1.73ghz, 1GB, mobility radeon x300) and it really crawls unless my resolution is at VGA. __________________

05-29-2006, 10:49 PM	#2
Airencracken Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,681	can't seem to get any screenshots of the desktop cube but here are some of the water effect 725kb! http://www.raymondkwan.com/uploader2...creenshot2.png 745kb! http://www.raymondkwan.com/uploader2...reenshot-1.png

05-30-2006, 09:35 AM	#5
Airencracken Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,681

05-30-2006, 09:42 AM	#6
InfiniteNothing Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 10,086	It has a cube transition effect but it's for switching between users. I think the F10 organize key is about as good of a feature for expanding your desktop. Less mouse motion involved.

05-30-2006, 09:57 PM	#9
Hoser Commander Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, NE, United States Posts: 1,275	Airencracken, what are the specs on the computer (processor, memory, video card) that is running SuSE 10.1? I have an AMD XP 2800 with 1GB of memory. The video card in it now (Radeon 8500) can't run XGL I have a P4 2.8GHZ also with 1GB of memory and a Radeon 9800 Pro. I may try and see if this will run it better.

05-31-2006, 08:31 AM	#12
zero2dash Commander Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fenton, MO - but I wish I was at the beach. ANY beach. Posts: 1,367	Ok...(I feel stupid for asking this) What's the cube good for? Is it supposed to be like a "more flashy" version of Exposé?

05-31-2006, 10:40 AM	#13
InfiniteNothing Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 10,086	Kinda. It's just extra screen/desktop space.

05-31-2006, 05:33 PM	#14
Airencracken Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,681	Yeah, it's virtual desktops.

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