Wiggly Windows in X

Mr. Analog · March 24, 2005, 08:51:32 AM

Check out the videos *boi-oi-oi-oing!*

Shayne · March 24, 2005, 09:02:50 AM

...dead.

Mr. Analog · March 24, 2005, 09:24:26 AM

Quote from: "Shayne"...dead.

still comes up for me.

Shayne · March 24, 2005, 09:30:59 AM

Quote from: "Mr. Analog"
Quote from: "Shayne"...dead.
still comes up for me.

back now

...sorta. very slow.

Mr. Analog · March 24, 2005, 09:35:46 AM

New version of Gnome came out today, also I believe it's being /.'ed

Darren Dirt · March 24, 2005, 02:40:12 PM

Okay so it looks pretty, but not nearly as useful as the "3D Windows" stuff we've seen demo'ed lately - since in those case you can actually "turn" the windows to make room etc.

Excuse me now, while I go purchase a bowl of Jello. For some reason suddenly have a craving for some.

Mr. Analog · March 24, 2005, 03:25:42 PM

Quote from: "Darren Dirt"Okay so it looks pretty, but not nearly as useful as the "3D Windows" stuff we've seen demo'ed lately - since in those case you can actually "turn" the windows to make room etc.

Excuse me now, while I go purchase a bowl of Jello. For some reason suddenly have a craving for some.

It's mostly demonstrating the power of an OpenGL desktop.

Shayne · March 24, 2005, 03:26:43 PM

Quote from: "Mr. Analog"It's mostly demonstrating the power of an OpenGL desktop.

So...an OpenGL desktop brings nothing to productivity? Glad we settled that early.

Mr. Analog · March 24, 2005, 03:40:19 PM

Quote from: "Shayne"
Quote from: "Mr. Analog"It's mostly demonstrating the power of an OpenGL desktop.
So...an OpenGL desktop brings nothing to productivity? Glad we settled that early.

Well, at least they're ahead of Microsoft in useless widgetry...

Shayne · March 24, 2005, 04:21:33 PM

Quote from: "Mr. Analog"Well, at least they're ahead of Microsoft in useless widgetry...

This is true, but with Longhorn we get the uber and equally useless sidebar.

Darren Dirt · March 24, 2005, 04:35:19 PM

Quote from: "Shayne"
Quote from: "Mr. Analog"It's mostly demonstrating the power of an OpenGL desktop.
So...an OpenGL desktop brings nothing to productivity? Glad we settled that early.

...total wicked fresh ROFL...

Mr. Analog · March 24, 2005, 04:42:46 PM

Quote from: "Shayne"
Quote from: "Mr. Analog"Well, at least they're ahead of Microsoft in useless widgetry...
This is true, but with Longhorn we get the uber and equally useless sidebar.

I hear it's going to be bundled with Duke Nukem Forever...

Shayne · March 24, 2005, 09:13:56 PM

Quote from: "Mr. Analog"I hear it's going to be bundled with Duke Nukem Forever...

In all honesty, im not all that excited for Longhorn. XP has treated me well.

Look at the flipsde to it though. My boss had the nuts to say that OSX will beocme the defacto operating system in the years to come....i simply shrugged and laughed.

Suppose its 2002 and i buy XP (im guessing the year), it cost me $299.
Suppose my evil twin buys OSX and its upgrades in the same time frame (OSX, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3) = $800~ ...add in the upcoming 10.4 and your near $1000 in Operating Systems.

An OS every 4-5 years, just like the console timeline seems fine to me.

Darren Dirt · June 23, 2006, 10:34:34 AM

"Desktop" metaphor + Physics = Bumptop! Not quite as nice a GUI interface as the 3D wiggly windows thingie, then again it would be like a builtin game when your "desk" gets messy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ODskdEPnQ

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Tom · June 23, 2006, 07:06:17 PM

Eh. the gnome demo there probably just uses Xgl, which at the moment, is using the first created backend that requires you run two X servers, one that runs on the other to provide the fancy graphics. Really quite lame. Soon though I hope the Xegl backend will be finished which is a major rewrite/port of X to GL. Which means no more crappy unaccelerated X whoopee.