XGL - Why all the fuss?

[wolfden]

What do people see in XGL? I have tried it out but I really don't care for it. I can customize my KDE desktop and I have the different desktops I can just clickon instead of having to rotate around on a box to get to the desktop I want. None of the silly animation things when ever I hover or grab on to something.

Maybe I am just too plain, I dunno.

[cvill64]

Are you trying to start a little war/discourse? Shall I call you Ares from now on?

[wolfden]

no I don't think so

Just curious, I suppose it's no different than one liking KDE, Gnome or XFCE.

[cvill64]

Basically, but the subtle effects are very, very nice. Many think of linux is for just old ratty hardware, while this truely shows that linux is far superior than any OS on modern hardware as well as older hardware

[bambino_finocchio]

i like very much this 3d approach to desktop !
but civil64 how can you state that XGL is more advanced than any other project out there !?
do you think next winzoz generation player will not be able to run directfixie games in his environment ?
will XGL developers fuond a real solution for this problem?
how can get rid of it ?! i mean .. can i choose to restart a session with xgl disabled and have it baxk again in this session ?! or i need 2 install of SL ?

[win2lin]

Basically, but the subtle effects are very, very nice. Many think of linux is for just old ratty hardware, while this truely shows that linux is far superior than any OS on modern hardware as well as older hardware

He's right. When I make the desktop spin, the window wobble, or any of the other features while someone unfamiliar with linux is watching, they always go "Whoa that was cool". Or, what was that? So it is a good way to get peoples attention.

I suppose it serves no practical purpose, but then neither does, wallpaper,screensavers,themes, etc..
Nothing wrong with a little eye candy(imho)

James[/quote]

[Dio]

well said! I think most OSs have thier areas of being more advanced than another... linux is still one of the best out there in terms of scalability, reliability and flexibility, but XGL shows it can do other stuff too...it proves it's really not that far behind other OSs in an area it has classically been "lacking" in.

[cvill64]

i like very much this 3d approach to desktop !
but civil64 how can you state that XGL is more advanced than any other project out there !?
do you think next winzoz generation player will not be able to run directfixie games in his environment ?
will XGL developers fuond a real solution for this problem?
how can get rid of it ?! i mean .. can i choose to restart a session with xgl disabled and have it baxk again in this session ?! or i need 2 install of SL ?

We are currently working on a program to turn xgl on and off in gentoo (suse already has one) and you can run games under xgl, you just have to do a little hacking

and let's not even mention windows it hasn't even come out yet and already xgl is far surpassed it

[kennylog]

I sure do like XGL, especially the wobbling windows, I find myself more playing with the windows than doing anything else when it's turned on

about Suse, I've tried that, really works great to just turn it on or off, you can also tweak it in the same window. a couple of more months and every distro has it

[atrus123]

I love XGL/Compiz because, in some subtle ways, it really enhances both my productivity as well as my computing enjoyment.

For example, one really nice feature is being able to pull a corner of a maximized window so that you can see what is behind. I use this frequently. Without Compiz, you'd have to move the entire thing and them move it back. With Compiz, it snaps back into place, saving me a good five seconds of work.

XGL/Compiz is also necessary for market reasons as well, especially with the more conservative (and less interesting, I might add) effects of OSX and Aero. Linux needs to compete, and XGL/Compiz allows it to compete.

Of course, this is Linux we're talking about here, which means mass customization. If it does nothing for you, emerge --unmerge compiz.