Compiz Fusion Spherical Desktop

[russellwarner1]

LAGGG!

[KleurNeon]

2 fps?

[karli34]

@edgozer9999 I guess the OP made a screencast of the whole desktop with too small frame rate for this purpose. In real life on a somewhat current computer this thing spins without any delay or gaps.

[Gruffington31]

Cheers for the feedback guys, I have installed Windows 7 Ultimate, maybe when I buy I new desktop I look into this more as my laptop only have a 75gb HD.

[Gruffington31]

You seem to know your stuff mate, so I am really interested in changing to Linux but what would be the best one to use? I am a pro photographer and have heard that its not possible to use photoshop, is this true? Also would need lightroom to work also.I am running it on a dell 1520 laptop with 4gb Ram and a Nvidia 8400mgs 256mb.......would it be fast enough? Or would it be better to go from vista to windows 7 as I have a disk here for windows 7 pro. Any advice would be much appreciated

[Gruffington31]

I need Opera to work also as I have just started using it and I love it.

[groopcd]

@Gruffington31 Hey, well opera is supported in linux, so just go to opera.com and get a .deb (for ubuntu and such). for your photography needs just see the article link://isDOTgdSLASHduRPR , there a plenty of open source and closed ones for linux (lightroom is available for linux), bible5 also. digikam is a very powerful photography proggie also. just look around. but as i always say, linux is for who can do it, not for who want to do it.

[Gruffington31]

@groopcd Thanks for the reply mate, I done some checking around and I dont want all the problems of looking for ways to get my fav prog to work.... cant work without photoshop and creative suite. I have decided to install window 7 ultimate. Maybe in the future if there is a more complete version on Linux, maybe a photographers version? where you just install it and thats it...... it will work with everything..... but until then staying with windows.

[bluephreakr]

@Gruffington31 Eh, buddy, you can simply run Windows as a virtual machine and dedicate one of your workspaces to the Windows working environment.

Hell, same for Mac, run Mac in a VM, run the VM maximized in it's own space.

Though, I suggest before you do that you check if your BIOS is better optimised for virtualization before you try this, otherwise your experience might me less-than-pleasant.

[bluephreakr]

@Gruffington31 Might also want to do this in WIndows before you dedicate your life to the *nix for the rest of your life. Remember, with technology, a worl of possibilities open for you. Don't let FUD get in the way of experimenting with things 'til they work. ;)

[toodietoodieomg]

Is that conky on the right, if it is please tell me where I can get the config, its awesome!

[sp4mtard]

no it's screenlets.

[gfyhdhbyhgj]

My computer runs shit slowy with it, i prefer the cilinder...

[zoovroo]

I've been working with CompizFusion for months now and I cant get this to work =/

But I have done a few other neat things, but the 3D desktop effect is just amazing.

[theinstantramen]

this... is amazing.

i love how they totally don't care that this is not functional at all.

haha i love it

[Lorak090]

It's not lag, it's low fps.

[chull2k7]

LAG

[TheLatinProdigy]

It's just the recorder.

[CloudChris100]

your a nub. lag is with internet.. this is fps

[arinlares]

is the lag your computer or the recorder? and, when is the next Ubuntu release? I heard october.

[groopcd]

The lag is the video recorder software's fault. Compiz is actually quitte fast :D

And yes, should be in october.

[arinlares]

is the new compiz available for all, or is it an Ubuntu exclusive? don't have ubuntu (or any linux), yet, but will soon.

[groopcd]

It depends of the distro you choose, ubuntu, suse and fedora, all have compiz. just check the distro features before downloading the iso.

[arinlares]

well, i've got an Ubuntu 8.04 live CD... (saving up for the computer now).

[nickrohn93]

@arinlares On fluxbox i have to use fucking xwinmgr :(

Are they any alternatives while staying on a wm?

(i realize it seems hypocritical to want that on a minimalist system but tbh i just use it because i can work faster)

[arinlares]

@nickrohn93 Depending on the distribution (unless you want to make install some stuff), you can get a decent, lightweight setup with Compiz running as the window manager, and some sort of taskbar, with a right-click menu with all of your applications using compiz-deskmenu or mygtkmenu. I've done this with compiz-deskmenu, and it behaved rather like Fluxbox, without tabbing, with great looks, and remained light.

[reavencorp]

where with himself those gadget of state of the CPU?

[groopcd]

You can get the "gadgets", from screenlets org site.

enjoy

[gouris7]

Helo

Very nice effects , can you tell me how can i find the to istall on my notebook please ?!!

Thanks

[groopcd]

These new plugins reside in the compiz svn, you'll have to wait for next ubuntu (intrepid) or compile it yourself.

regards

[williamslettuce]

Totally RAD BETCH. Linux is the best.

[CreativeC0mm0n]

Can somebody tell me what those widgets are.. Superkaramba ?

[DarknessssenkraD]

screenlets, google gives you the home page of screenlets in the first link, you can find more information on the Compiz Fusion forum

[DarknessssenkraD]

Very nice 5 stars haha,

I figured out that if you record half width and height the video is better (tough I don't know what tool you are using to record) and if you use the jumpy reflection you can see better the sphere, I love your wallpaper ;)