Do you use 3ddesktop ?

Titeuf · Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 10:10 am Post subject: Do you use 3ddesktop ?

Yesterday, I've installed 3ddesktop (http://desk3d.sourceforge.net/index.php, and it's really cool (and useless

)
You can see some screenshots here: http://desk3d.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php
If you use kde, there is a new pager for it at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/k3ddesktop/
Now I was wondering who all uses 3ddesktop.

placeholder · Advocate Joined: 07 Feb 2004 Posts: 2500

I used to use it. It was what go me to use multiple workspaces in the first place. I used to not use them (I didn't want the pager in the GNOME panel) but then I learned how awesome it was. However, Fluxbox gave me the option of desktop wheeling so I dropped it like a bad habit. lol

gnuageux · Veteran Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 1201

I use Flux w/ virtual desktops and love it too!
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John5788 · Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 7:44 am Post subject:

i use 3ddesktop

i rebound my fluxbox keys so when i press alt + f# itll switch me to my # desktop

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KingPunk · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 8:35 am Post subject:

Stormy Eyes · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:52 pm Post subject:

I use it, but I'm thinking of chucking it; I use Openbox because it's fast, and 3ddesk detracts from that even on a good nVidia card.

will_in_wi · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 117

I liked it, but it reduced any opengl games to a crawl. If the game ran fast then 3ddesk ran at a crawl.

adastra · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 16 Oct 2002 Posts: 106

Tried it for a while. Too slow even on my GeForce4 MX440. Seemed to defeat the purpose of "fast desktop switching" which I use very very often.

Titeuf · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 6:15 pm Post subject:

I don't use this anymore. It worked pretty well, but I don't need all those animations when I switch my desktop

And I also almost never use virtual desktops :lol:

nrl · Guru Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 446 Location: Glasgow, UK

I have been aware of it for sometime but it just looks like useless eye candy to me. :roll:

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KingPunk · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:24 pm Post subject:

everything is useless eyecandy. if you don't like "eye candy" then use twm..
no bloat, no uselessness, pure efficency!

no gtk/gtk2 themes, no styles, no wallpaper, no nothing, pure twm..
oh tasty.

/end rant
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fernandotcl · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:51 pm Post subject:

nrl · Guru Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 446 Location: Glasgow, UK

There are more usable (and, except in extreme cases, usability is far more important than how much resources a program consumes these days anyway) alternatives to TWM and since I have a pretty fast system I am happy to use them (IIRC TWM isn't as efficient as you might expect for something so ugly anyway). This program adds nothing in terms of usability, in fact it will increase the time it takes to switch desktops, and all I get in return is "eye candy" -- and by the looks of it it's a flavour of eye candy that I don't even like the taste of.

I would equate this with pseudo-transparent terminal windows which make the text less readable for the return of something that some people consider visually appealing.

PS. This is just my personal reasons for not using this program myself; I won't hold it against you if you like it. We all have different tastes after all.

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KingPunk · Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:09 am Post subject:

all of the points are very well taken,
however.. if you don't like it, dont use it. its that simple

but other than that, im just interested, in trying to bind my mouse wheel
or my alt+f# keys, to the 3ddesk application.

i use fluxbox, and having the 3ddesk program configured the way i like it,
is quite nice. now, its totally useless, until i can bind my mouse wheel or
my function keys to it. so if i could get pointed in the right direction,
ie. to a howto or guide on this specific issue, or tips/tircks .. i'd greatly
appreciate it. thanks much!

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Wi1d · Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 1:23 am Post subject:

I like the idea of binding my mouse wheel to the prog. I might even use it. At the moment I've got it binded to win+q and I rarely use it because because I habitually switch w/ alt+f* or a spin of the mouse wheel. Either way it's nice eye candy.

KingPunk · Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 8:09 pm Post subject:

agreed, it is quite nice. but im even clueless on how to bind it.
regaurdless to whatever key combo.. i don't know where to begin.
nor what to specify regaurding the wheel mouse, or the alt+f# keys.
so bleh..
any input would be nice!
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ap viper · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 14 Feb 2004 Posts: 95

Nope. I use openbox, so I use either the mouse wheel, ctrl+alt+left/right, or the pager on pypanel.
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miqorz · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:20 am Post subject:

3dDesktop isn't JUST useless eye candy..

It's just plain useless... It's the worst kind of pager I've found..

It's slow and never refreshes the snapshot for each desktop (or so I've found HERE.)

I really wish fbpager worked in OB3.

Wi1d · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:42 am Post subject:

errrr. I can't get the binding to work either. my .fluxbox/keys looks like:

Mod1 F1 :ExecCommand 3ddesk --goto=1
Mod1 F2 :ExecCommand 3ddesk --goto=2

*edit*
geez. That works. I edited keys.bak intead of keys. :oops:

Stormy Eyes · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:36 am Post subject:

miqorz · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:32 am Post subject:

charlieg · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:58 pm Post subject:

If you like this, what about Sun's 3D desktop (as opposed to desktop switcher) called Project Looking Glass.

Now that's Eye Candy!
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adastra · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 16 Oct 2002 Posts: 106

Can't wait for that to be done? Try Metisse.

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RedDawn · Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 3:38 am Post subject:

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For some reason, all this stuff looks like it would be extremely annoying. No offense to people who like this "eye candy", but I personally couldn't live with project looking glass or metisse.