Ubuntu XGL - eye candy test
So I've been meaning to try XGL since I upgraded to Ubuntu 6.06, I recently saw a video which shows it in action and thought it was time to give it a whirl.
I followed this simple guide to set it up, and in minutes (More information here), I was ready to test it.
Get your dramamine out because the default settings can leave you dizzy quickly, bouncing and wobbling is pretty cool, but I found the default setting anoying, this can be configured with gconf-editor
Even though the graphics are stunning, I'm a bit annoyed by some of the minor quirks. I'll give it a try for a few days and see how it goes.
There are sites everywhere with info about XGL, one of the things I did not find right away was what the controls are to fully utilize XGL features. Here is a list of some things to try:
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I followed this simple guide to set it up, and in minutes (More information here), I was ready to test it.
Get your dramamine out because the default settings can leave you dizzy quickly, bouncing and wobbling is pretty cool, but I found the default setting anoying, this can be configured with gconf-editor
Even though the graphics are stunning, I'm a bit annoyed by some of the minor quirks. I'll give it a try for a few days and see how it goes.
There are sites everywhere with info about XGL, one of the things I did not find right away was what the controls are to fully utilize XGL features. Here is a list of some things to try:
- Switch windows = Alt+Tab
- Arrange and view all windows = Moving the pointer to the top right screen corner turns on or off; clicking a window will zoom it to the front
- Switch desktops on cube = Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right Arrow (or moving your mouse to the edge of your screen and rolling your mouse wheel)
- Switch desktops on cube with the active window following = Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left/Right Arrow
- Rotate cube manually = Ctrl+Alt+Left-click and grab an empty desktop space.
- Make window translucent/opaque = Either with the "transset" utility or Alt+Mouse wheel (or right clicking on a window's title bar, and selecting the settings from 'Appearance')
- Zoom in once = Super-key+Right-click
- Zoom in manually = Super-key+Mouse wheel up
- Zoom out manually = Super-key+Mouse wheel down
- Move window = Alt+Left-click
- Snap move window (will stick to borders) = Ctrl+Shift+Left-click
- Resize window = Alt+Right-click
- Bring up the window below the top window = Alt+Middle-click
- Slow-motion = Shift+F10
- Water = Hold Ctrl+Super key, and move mouse
- Rain = Shift-F9
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