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Offline SecretShop

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XGL/Compiz
« on: May 04, 2006, 02:49:24 am »
So whos running Xgl/Compiz yet, besides me ?
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2006, 08:05:02 am »
I'm sure not.  I've been rather outspoken against 3d desktops, and I don't plan on being a hypocrite.  I really do hate 3d :)
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2006, 03:11:39 pm »
So the idea of taking grapics operations and moving them off the hardworking CPU to the better suited GPU is a bad idea? Seems like good design to me.  Thats really what Xgl and Cairo provide, hardware acceleration for all graphics operations, not just those done in games.
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2006, 05:48:48 pm »
The impression I got from a superficial look at their site was that everything is rendered in 3d.  If they make better use of the graphics card to render my same 2d desktop, then that's fine, I made a faulty assumption.
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2006, 12:24:31 am »
Quote from: iago on May 04, 2006, 05:48:48 pm
The impression I got from a superficial look at their site was that everything is rendered in 3d.  If they make better use of the graphics card to render my same 2d desktop, then that's fine, I made a faulty assumption.

Well Cairo is a vector graphics backend based on opengl that GTK and other 2d applications can use to render their content on the GPU as GL textures.  The obvious implications of this have given way to the GUI junkies to produce desktop window managers and plugins for those that can use obscene ammounts of CPU power to produce useless yet cool looking effects on the desktop.  That part is obviously questionably practical, but the ideas and reasons behind Xgl and cairo are good.  Apparently even the mozilla foundation is planning to use Cairo as a render backend for its new version of Gecko so soon we should see hardware accelerated web page displays for smoother fonts and faster scrolling using less CPU.  Anyhw I think its atleast interesting and should be looked at by all.
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2006, 02:24:45 pm »
What does this do? Link? I might have to check it out..
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2006, 02:42:29 pm »
Quote from: Joe on May 05, 2006, 02:24:45 pm
What does this do? Link? I might have to check it out..

Try reading?  Keywords: 3D and desktop.  That should give you a fairly good idea of what it's about.

http://www.schoolgrounds.net/images/ss1.png
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2006, 03:05:51 pm »
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2006, 05:14:42 pm »
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2006, 05:52:37 pm »
Quote from: Joe on May 05, 2006, 02:24:45 pm
What does this do? Link? I might have to check it out..

www.google.ca/search?q=xgl
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2006, 11:49:10 pm »
While that does look pretty neat, I don't like it.
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2006, 11:53:58 pm »
Quote from: deadly7 on May 10, 2006, 11:49:10 pm
While that does look pretty neat, I don't like it.

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" While that does taste pretty good, I don't think I'll ever eat it. "

Seems pretty analogous.
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2006, 12:09:40 am »
Quote from: Sidoh on May 10, 2006, 11:53:58 pm
Quote from: deadly7 on May 10, 2006, 11:49:10 pm
While that does look pretty neat, I don't like it.

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" While that does taste pretty good, I don't think I'll ever eat it. "

Seems pretty analogous.
Put it in terms of people... "She looks good, but I don't think I like her."
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2006, 01:19:30 am »
Actually Ergot, there're a lot of those people in the world.

Incidentally, I mean it looks neat as in I haven't ever seen anything like that, so it's neat.  I hate flashy desktop managers and stuff like that, too.
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Re: XGL/Compiz
« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2006, 01:57:52 am »
Quote from: deadly7 on May 11, 2006, 01:19:30 am
Actually Ergot, there're a lot of those people in the world.

Incidentally, I mean it looks neat as in I haven't ever seen anything like that, so it's neat.  I hate flashy desktop managers and stuff like that, too.

Stop using words out of context, then. :P
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