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RaZoR1394

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Xgl
« on: 26 February 2006, 14:48 »
Wow this Xserver is really cool. I think you should check it out.

Quote from: "Wikipedia"
Xgl is an X server architecture, started by David Reveman, layered on top of OpenGL via glitz. Nowadays, most PCs are shipped with a 3D graphics card (foremostly from NVIDIA or ATI Technologies) and Xgl allows the X server to take advantage of its 3D processing power, assuming suitable drivers are available.

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Ubuntu howto
Gentoo howto

Seems like all major desktop systems are moving towards hardware acceleration (OSX, Windows Vista and GNU/Linux). Well, I'm not entirely sure but I think that this can be a very good alternative for those with newer ATI cards who want to use real transparency as fglrx doesn't work with xcompmgr. Remember that this isn't even beta software but alpha so it might be unstable.

BTW, check out these videos:

Gnome and XGL
KDE and XGL
Another KDE and XGL video
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #1 on: 27 February 2006, 03:17 »
So ... this means more flashy desktop interface ... or something more than that ?

That GNOME vid is funny ... all the windows are wobbly ... like they're made of jello. I don't quite see a use to the wobblyness other than "oooohhhh ... neat ..."
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #2 on: 27 February 2006, 04:18 »
If you show a windoid that they will be like "leik! OMG! TEH WINDOWS ARE TEH WOBLY! ME WANTS NOW BIZATCH!"
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #3 on: 27 February 2006, 07:58 »
There's a fedora project like this right now.

I think it's cool that people are doing this, just 'cause they can.  However, I probably wouldn't use it.  

There's no point.
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #4 on: 27 February 2006, 09:18 »
It does serve a use in a Windows vs. Linux argument:

"Look, Linux can do useless effects too, just like Windows Vista and Mac OS X can!"
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #5 on: 27 February 2006, 09:39 »
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It does serve a use in a Windows vs. Linux argument:

"Look, Linux can do useless effects too, just like Windows Vista and Mac OS X can!"

You bastard.  Now I have to change MY sig.  :D
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #6 on: 27 February 2006, 11:51 »
arg what format is that first kde one...
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #7 on: 27 February 2006, 12:56 »
First is mpeg4
seconded is just mpeg
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #8 on: 27 February 2006, 12:58 »
mpeg4? I know, the creator used a weird fileextension, hehe. However it plays back fine with mPlayer. Try that (mplayer for win32 if you have Windows).

Well what I do like about this is that the whole desktop comes alive somehow. It's no longer that dead 2d desktop anymore. And not just that... I think It's possible to achieve true transparency without support in the drivers for xcompmgr like ATI.

However I just checked the howto and It seems that you need modular X.org (7.0) so the process of installing this sucker will be pretty big.
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #9 on: 27 February 2006, 20:25 »
[OFFTOPIC] Mplayer's the best, it runs everything (I have yet to find a video it won't run ... even embeded ones ... even mpeg4) [/OFFTOPIC]
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #10 on: 27 February 2006, 20:43 »
mPlayer!?! Thats an ancient version of windows media player.
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #11 on: 27 February 2006, 20:53 »
Mplayer is under GNU GPL ... so how can that be ? I don't get it.
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #12 on: 27 February 2006, 22:59 »
Methinks someone has confused MPlayer with the Windows codename for Media Player Classic.
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #13 on: 27 February 2006, 23:42 »
correct:(
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Re: Xgl
« Reply #14 on: 28 February 2006, 10:39 »
So no one except me here actually likes VideoLAN?
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