Desktop Cube

[JacobRogers]

I can't figure out how to use the Desktop Cube, or at least I don't think it's being used right.

When I press ctrl + alt + left or right it will "flip" over to the left or right. But I can't see a "cube" like the name implies. This feature is really confusing me.

[NikoC]

And if you press ctrl + alt and hold the left mouse button thereby moving your mouse?

[useResa]

You can see the "cube" if you keep <ctrl> and <alt> pressed and move your mouse (forward to zoom out, backward to zoom in, left and right to rotate).

Success and enjoy

[JacobRogers]

Is the fact that I'm using a laptop somehow stopping me from doing this? Because I'm using a laptop.

[eentonig]

No, I have it running with a laptop.

As said. Normally <ctrl>+<Alt>+ <Left mousebutton> should show you the cube. Does that doesn't work for you?

If that doesn't work, are the other beryl effects working? Did you verify if the keyboard shortcuts in beryl-manager are still assigned to this effect?

[JacobRogers]

I tried pluggin in a real mouse and trying the ctrl alt thing, that didn't work either. darn. Any help guys?

[useResa]

Originally Posted by JacobRogers I tried pluggin in a real mouse and trying the ctrl alt thing, that didn't work either. darn. Any help guys?

Oops, sorry
I indeed forgot to indicate that you have to also keep your left mouse button pressed in order for the cube to appear.

Whether or not you are using a laptop should not make a difference, I also use a laptop (Dell Latitude D620) and it works fine.
Where have you indicated that you would like to have the cube?
In System --> Preferences --> Desktop Effects?

[JacobRogers]

Originally Posted by useResa Oops, sorry I indeed forgot to indicate that you have to also keep your left mouse button pressed in order for the cube to appear. Whether or not you are using a laptop should not make a difference, I also use a laptop (Dell Latitude D620) and it works fine. Where have you indicated that you would like to have the cube? In System --> Preferences --> Desktop Effects?

Yes. At first I could get it to "flip" in a kind of 2d way, but now it won't even do that. Lol computers.
I'm gonna keep playing with it.


Does the thing in the panel that says how many desktops you have, have anything to do with this? Should I set it to a certain number or delete it or something?

The wobbly windows will work for me, but I think they're stupid.

[JacobRogers]

That got it working for me too.

I'll play with this for a while, but I think I'm going to wind up turning it off, it's kind of hooky and doesn't seem to serve any real practical purpose. I'm used to have having two desktops and clicking on them to switch back and forth, This new things involves all this finger acrobatics!

[useResa]

Originally Posted by JacobRogers That got it working for me too.

Glad that it solved it for you too

Originally Posted by JacobRogers I'll play with this for a while, but I think I'm going to wind up turning it off, it's kind of hooky and doesn't seem to serve any real practical purpose. I'm used to have having two desktops and clicking on them to switch back and forth, This new things involves all this finger acrobatics!