more xgl effects

[random guy]

hey i was looking at some xgl demos on google video (ya i already have xgl but i was with a friend out of the house)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 03&q=linux

at like 3:00 he types something in the terminal and then he gets matrix lines down his screen. looks cool. does anyone know how to do this and where i can get some better animations other than a matrix thing (maybe some realistic snow or rain drops that really look like real life, anything cool)

thanks.

by the way i in beryl with gnome.

[kennylog]

good video but there are more recent ones who are more impressive, if you want to convert people to linux

nice find

[random guy]

ya in hindsight i should be prepared at a moments notice to convert others. does anyone know aboutthe effects? seems there is more to xgl than i had known of or where in my shortcut list.

[invar9]

That is pretty impressive can't wait for those effects to come out.

[johnnyhay]

Amazing!!! His computer never missed a beat. He must be running a dual core with recent video card.

[lowboyblue]

Want to do it on your pc...type this into youre Konsole and watch.

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xwinwrap -ni -argb -fs -s -st -sp -a -nf -- /usr/lib/misc/xscreensaver/glmatrix -root -window-id WID

Movies playing on your desktop?

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xwinwrap -ni -o 0.6 -fs -s -st -sp -b -nf -- mplayer -wid WID -quiet movie.mpg


have fun


Want to learn more, go to theGentoo Wiki under tips and tricks.
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_XGL/Tips_and_Tricks

P.S. To stop it just close the Konsole session.

[j7uy5]

The effect is awesome. Getting it to stop, however, can be a pain. In fact, I can't get it to stop. It starts in my KDE session and takes over, hiding all other windows, and the panels.

I started a gnome session to post this comment.

[lowboyblue]

The effect is awesome. Getting it to stop, however, can be a pain. In fact, I can't get it to stop. It starts in my KDE session and takes over, hiding all other windows, and the panels.

I started a gnome session to post this comment.

To stop it just end the Konsole session.

I had an issue like yours with the atlantis screensaver (don't use atlantis), I eventually just rebooted the computer. Now that I have time to think about it I could have killed it via the command line.

Another ill effect I noticed, is after turning xwinwrap off, my regular KDE screensaver (the clock) gets a little transparent.

I suggest looking for a sollution at the gentoo wiki.
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_XGL/Tips_and_Tricks

[cvill64]

should this work under aiglx or is this just xgl specific ?

[lowboyblue]

should this work under aiglx or is this just xgl specific ?

Its xgl specific as far as I know.
Got it from some nice people at http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_XGL/Tips_and_Tricks