HOW TO: Switch desktops in 3D view! Cool!

[jr.gotti]

thanks a million for this post...

no problem, just trying to help. :]
-jason

[arnieboy]

When running 3ddeskd you may want to include --acquire=30. This will tell 3ddesktop to collect an image of each workspace. This way none of the screens come up gray.

any idea how to have a different background for each workspace on Gnome? I have heard about devilspie doing it but any more trivial method?

[cutOff]

any idea how to have a different background for each workspace on Gnome? I have heard about devilspie doing it but any more trivial method?

Do you know Wallpapoz??

[arnieboy]

Do you know Wallpapoz??

Nopes I didnt know about it but looks good and will give it a try. thanks.

[javaTard]

Installed fine, reading up on installing my driver for my video card.
Does anyone use this on the 64 bit version of 5.10? That is what I am running now

[zenwhen]

This thing is actually pretty cool.

[jerome bettis]

excellent, works great over here. i started 3ddeskd in the sessions thing as suggested above, that made it work a lot better. i had to change the texture to 256 in the config file for a little more speed (intel i915 32mb = SLOW)

but this is awesome and it actually works! thanks

[Subbu.exe]

I Installed it, But I Cant Make it to Run!

subbu@Subbu:~$ 3ddesk
Attempting to start 3ddesktop server.
Daemon started. Run 3ddesk to activate.
3ddeskd: glXIsDirect failed, no Direct Rendering possible!
3ddeskd: Please configure hardware acceleration. Exiting.
Server not found after waiting 5 seconds.
Could not find server.
Try starting manually (3ddeskd)

subbu@Subbu:~$

I Use Nvidia 6800 Vanilla 128MB, I Have Installed the Drivers from nvidia.com,
All Opengl Games Work! (Quake3, Doom3, PPracer).

Whats the Problem?

[happyponcho42]

How did you take a screenshot while in the 3d desktop mode? The printscreen which works when a desktop is selected doesn't seem to work while in the 3d desktop mode -- I'm trying to take a screenshot of what it looks like on my computer.

EDIT - ksnapshot (sudo apt-get install ksnapshot) did the trick

[endersshadow]

For fun, try:

3ddesk --view=bigmoney

It's Price Is Right style!

Great HowTo!