Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-29 Thread G T Smith
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d_garbage wrote:
 On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:01:11 -, Randall R Schulz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 On Sunday 28 October 2007 08:20, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Mates,

snip

 David C. Rankin


 Randall Schulz
 
 Well, it always depends on what YOU want. There are many features of CF
 that i find handy for manipulating workspaces. They include:
 
 Scale - Present all open windows on the screen in a scaled-down view
 allowing you to choose one.
 Expo - Present all workspaces in a row and allow you to switch or to
 move windows between them.
 3d transparent cube - gives a sense of space and freedom and is just
 plain fun.
 Rotate with mousewheel at screen edges - switch workspaces quickly and
 easily.
 Fast and smooth rendering of windows,
 Tile - ability to tile/un-tile windows in various ways.
 Commands - set whatever commands you like to run when moving to/and
 clicking at edges and corners.
 Just looks nice.
 
 Heh. That's some of what it does for me. Many times (such as when
 re-installing) I've tried sticking with the default kde interface but
 always in the end miss the CF features and go back: even though that (on
 ati, still) means using xgl.
 
 Bottom line - give it a try, you might be surprised that it is more than
 just good looking.
 
 Cheers,
 David


The slides are very impressive, but I am with Randall on this...

I am currently an using enlightenment 17 which gives an elegant
environment which does not make my eyes cross. (it even rather nicely
matches the colour scheme of the laptop).

I mainly work on code and rather wonder what the performance hit of this
is... I can live with the 10% to 15% performance hit I occasionally get
from e17 but it does gives me a work area which does not dominate the
work I am doing and distract me from that work... I normally minimise
the number of window sessions to those I require at time... lots open of
applications is resource using clutter... so some of these things have
no real benefit...

This strikes me as 'Las Vegas' with lots of glitter but slightly lacking
 in style or substance, which maybe is a fun place to be but not a
workspace in which to get stuff done. Depends really if you prefer
Caesars palace or the Tate ...

This is a matter of taste, of course ... and I think I had better get on
the asbestos underwear :-)




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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread David C. Rankin J.D. P.E.
David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Mates,
 
   For those that have not yet played with Compiz-fusion, I have grabbed a
 few screenshots of my laptop that show a few of the new features. I
 usually don't get that hyped up about desktops. I just want something
 that is clean, fast and that works. Compiz is something to get excited
 about. I has some new features that introduce a whole new way of doing
 things.
 
   Of course there is the cube that you rotate to select the desktop you
 want (ctrl+alt+grab desktop with mouse)
 
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate.png
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate1.png
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate3.png
 
   A very improved task-switch: (alt+tab)
 
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-tsk-switch.png
 
   Switch Select is another great feature that allows you to cycle through
 the open applications on a desktop (shift+winKey*+s)
 
 /mnt/nemesis-cfg/srv/www/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-switchSelect.png

sorry about the bum link, it's here:

http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-switchSelect.png

 
   Another very cool feature shows all open applications tiled across the
 desktop just by moving the mouse to the top-right corner of the desktop.
 Notice the active application is white opaque while the inactive widows
 are semi-transparent. You can select any window or click on the desktop
 to minimize all apps and show the desktop:
 
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-view3.png
 
 
 * compiz uses super to denote the windows key, winKey makes more sense
 to me.
 


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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread Rajko M.
On Sunday 28 October 2007 10:36:05 am David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
  Mates,
 
  For those that have not yet played with Compiz-fusion, I have grabbed a
  few screenshots of my laptop that show a few of the new features. I
  usually don't get that hyped up about desktops. I just want something
  that is clean, fast and that works. Compiz is something to get excited
  about. I has some new features that introduce a whole new way of doing
  things.
 
  Of course there is the cube that you rotate to select the desktop you
  want (ctrl+alt+grab desktop with mouse)
 
  http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate.png
  http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate1.png
  http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate3.png
...

Maybe to use .jpg. It would load faster. 

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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread Ken Schneider
David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Mates,
 
   For those that have not yet played with Compiz-fusion, I have grabbed a
 few screenshots of my laptop that show a few of the new features. I
 usually don't get that hyped up about desktops. I just want something
 that is clean, fast and that works. Compiz is something to get excited
 about. I has some new features that introduce a whole new way of doing
 things.
 
   Of course there is the cube that you rotate to select the desktop you
 want (ctrl+alt+grab desktop with mouse)
 
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate.png
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate1.png
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate3.png
 
   A very improved task-switch: (alt+tab)
 
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-tsk-switch.png
 
   Switch Select is another great feature that allows you to cycle through
 the open applications on a desktop (shift+winKey*+s)
 
 /mnt/nemesis-cfg/srv/www/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-switchSelect.png
 
   Another very cool feature shows all open applications tiled across the
 desktop just by moving the mouse to the top-right corner of the desktop.
 Notice the active application is white opaque while the inactive widows
 are semi-transparent. You can select any window or click on the desktop
 to minimize all apps and show the desktop:
 
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-view3.png
 
 
 * compiz uses super to denote the windows key, winKey makes more sense
 to me.
 

I have a question regarding compiz-fusion, is it possible to have more
then 4 virtual desktops? I did the _one click_ install from
http://en.opensuse.org/Compiz-Fusion#openSUSE_10.

On another PC and it reduced the number of defined desktops from 8 to 4.
On my main desktop I usually have something open on at least 5 desktops
and prefer to have more than 4 available.

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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread David C. Rankin J.D. P.E.
Rajko M. wrote:
 On Sunday 28 October 2007 10:36:05 am David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Mates,

 For those that have not yet played with Compiz-fusion, I have grabbed a
 few screenshots of my laptop that show a few of the new features. I
 usually don't get that hyped up about desktops. I just want something
 that is clean, fast and that works. Compiz is something to get excited
 about. I has some new features that introduce a whole new way of doing
 things.

 Of course there is the cube that you rotate to select the desktop you
 want (ctrl+alt+grab desktop with mouse)

 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate.png
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate1.png
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate3.png
 ...
 
 Maybe to use .jpg. It would load faster. 
 

Good idea, I was just taking the default from ksnapshot. It would also
help if I have more that 128k upstream too ;-)

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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread David C. Rankin J.D. P.E.
Ken Schneider wrote:
 David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Mates,

  For those that have not yet played with Compiz-fusion, I have grabbed a
 few screenshots of my laptop that show a few of the new features. I
 usually don't get that hyped up about desktops. I just want something
 that is clean, fast and that works. Compiz is something to get excited
 about. I has some new features that introduce a whole new way of doing
 things.

  Of course there is the cube that you rotate to select the desktop you
 want (ctrl+alt+grab desktop with mouse)

 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate.png
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate1.png
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate3.png

  A very improved task-switch: (alt+tab)

 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-tsk-switch.png

  Switch Select is another great feature that allows you to cycle through
 the open applications on a desktop (shift+winKey*+s)

 /mnt/nemesis-cfg/srv/www/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-switchSelect.png

  Another very cool feature shows all open applications tiled across the
 desktop just by moving the mouse to the top-right corner of the desktop.
 Notice the active application is white opaque while the inactive widows
 are semi-transparent. You can select any window or click on the desktop
 to minimize all apps and show the desktop:

 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-view3.png


 * compiz uses super to denote the windows key, winKey makes more sense
 to me.

 
 I have a question regarding compiz-fusion, is it possible to have more
 then 4 virtual desktops? I did the _one click_ install from
 http://en.opensuse.org/Compiz-Fusion#openSUSE_10.
 
 On another PC and it reduced the number of defined desktops from 8 to 4.
 On my main desktop I usually have something open on at least 5 desktops
 and prefer to have more than 4 available.
 
 Ken

Ken,

I'm sure you can. Under compiz - settings-manager - General Options
- Desktop Size You can set as many horizontal sides as you want and as
many desktops as you want. I have also seen the option to have multiple
cubes as well.

For fun, while writing this response, I set horizontal virtual size to
6 and I ended up with a six-sided hexagon shaped cube. Really cool. See:

http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate4.jpg

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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread Don Raboud
On Sunday 28 October 2007 14:02, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 I ended up with a six-sided hexagon shaped cube

Not to be too pedantic but... oh never mind  ;-)

Nice looking screen shots, BTW.

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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread David C. Rankin J.D. P.E.
Don Raboud wrote:
 On Sunday 28 October 2007 14:02, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 I ended up with a six-sided hexagon shaped cube
 
 Not to be too pedantic but... oh never mind  ;-)
 
 Nice looking screen shots, BTW.
 

Yes, I know, I thought about the proper label for the extruded hexagonal
shape as well. (circle/cylinder) But I couldn't come up with it at the
time. (Looks like it got you as well) So cube it stayed.

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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread Don Raboud
On Sunday 28 October 2007 15:12, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Don Raboud wrote:
  On Sunday 28 October 2007 14:02, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
  I ended up with a six-sided hexagon shaped cube
 
  Not to be too pedantic but... oh never mind  ;-)
 
  Nice looking screen shots, BTW.

 Yes, I know, I thought about the proper label for the extruded hexagonal
 shape as well. (circle/cylinder) But I couldn't come up with it at the
 time. (Looks like it got you as well) So cube it stayed.

Hexagonal prism?

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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread Randall R Schulz
On Sunday 28 October 2007 08:20, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Mates,

Are you in Texas or Australia?


   For those that have not yet played with Compiz-fusion, I have
 grabbed a few screenshots of my laptop that show a few of the new
 features. I usually don't get that hyped up about desktops. I just
 want something that is clean, fast and that works. Compiz is
 something to get excited about. I has some new features that
 introduce a whole new way of doing things.

That's very spiffy and all, but other than eye candy, does it do 
anything that simple KDE multiple desktops don't?


 ...

 --
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Randall Schulz
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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread James Knott
David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Don Raboud wrote:
   
 On Sunday 28 October 2007 14:02, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 
 I ended up with a six-sided hexagon shaped cube
   
 Not to be too pedantic but... oh never mind  ;-)

 Nice looking screen shots, BTW.

 

 Yes, I know, I thought about the proper label for the extruded hexagonal
 shape as well. (circle/cylinder) But I couldn't come up with it at the
 time. (Looks like it got you as well) So cube it stayed.

   
Also, most hexagons tend to have six sides.  ;-)


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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread Ken Schneider
David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Ken Schneider wrote:
 David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Mates,

 For those that have not yet played with Compiz-fusion, I have grabbed a
 few screenshots of my laptop that show a few of the new features. I
 usually don't get that hyped up about desktops. I just want something
 that is clean, fast and that works. Compiz is something to get excited
 about. I has some new features that introduce a whole new way of doing
 things.

 Of course there is the cube that you rotate to select the desktop you
 want (ctrl+alt+grab desktop with mouse)

 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate.png
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate1.png
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate3.png

 A very improved task-switch: (alt+tab)

 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-tsk-switch.png

 Switch Select is another great feature that allows you to cycle through
 the open applications on a desktop (shift+winKey*+s)

 /mnt/nemesis-cfg/srv/www/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-switchSelect.png

 Another very cool feature shows all open applications tiled across the
 desktop just by moving the mouse to the top-right corner of the desktop.
 Notice the active application is white opaque while the inactive widows
 are semi-transparent. You can select any window or click on the desktop
 to minimize all apps and show the desktop:

 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-view3.png


 * compiz uses super to denote the windows key, winKey makes more sense
 to me.

 I have a question regarding compiz-fusion, is it possible to have more
 then 4 virtual desktops? I did the _one click_ install from
 http://en.opensuse.org/Compiz-Fusion#openSUSE_10.

 On another PC and it reduced the number of defined desktops from 8 to 4.
 On my main desktop I usually have something open on at least 5 desktops
 and prefer to have more than 4 available.

 Ken
 
 Ken,
 
   I'm sure you can. Under compiz - settings-manager - General Options
 - Desktop Size You can set as many horizontal sides as you want and as
 many desktops as you want. I have also seen the option to have multiple
 cubes as well.
 
   For fun, while writing this response, I set horizontal virtual size to
 6 and I ended up with a six-sided hexagon shaped cube. Really cool. See:
 
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate4.jpg
 

Thanks for the info, I'm adding this info here for others that might not
want to try compiz thinking it may be to complex. After testing on my
test machine I took the plunge and installed Compiz Fusion on my main
PC. What a breeze it was.

1. Went to http://en.opensuse.org/Compiz-Fusion#openSUSE_10.3 and used
the one-click-install to install the required packages and also the
Compiz Manager.

2. Went to a terminal window and ran the following as root:

gnome-xgl-switch --enable-xgl

3. Reboot and login and it works.

I think it might be an easy thing to add to the install DVD for 11.0 as
a one check box item to install the software and the enable command.

AS to Randall's comment, true it doesn't add to the multiple desktops
that KDE has, just a different way of getting from one to another. As
you said eye candy

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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread d_garbage
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:01:11 -, Randall R Schulz [EMAIL PROTECTED]  
wrote:



On Sunday 28 October 2007 08:20, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:

Mates,


Are you in Texas or Australia?



For those that have not yet played with Compiz-fusion, I have
grabbed a few screenshots of my laptop that show a few of the new
features. I usually don't get that hyped up about desktops. I just
want something that is clean, fast and that works. Compiz is
something to get excited about. I has some new features that
introduce a whole new way of doing things.


That's very spiffy and all, but other than eye candy, does it do
anything that simple KDE multiple desktops don't?



...

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Randall Schulz


Well, it always depends on what YOU want. There are many features of CF  
that i find handy for manipulating workspaces. They include:


Scale - Present all open windows on the screen in a scaled-down view  
allowing you to choose one.
Expo - Present all workspaces in a row and allow you to switch or to move  
windows between them.
3d transparent cube - gives a sense of space and freedom and is just plain  
fun.
Rotate with mousewheel at screen edges - switch workspaces quickly and  
easily.

Fast and smooth rendering of windows,
Tile - ability to tile/un-tile windows in various ways.
Commands - set whatever commands you like to run when moving to/and  
clicking at edges and corners.

Just looks nice.

Heh. That's some of what it does for me. Many times (such as when  
re-installing) I've tried sticking with the default kde interface but  
always in the end miss the CF features and go back: even though that (on  
ati, still) means using xgl.


Bottom line - give it a try, you might be surprised that it is more than  
just good looking.


Cheers,
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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread David C. Rankin J.D. P.E.
Ken Schneider wrote:
 David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Ken Schneider wrote:
 David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Mates,

For those that have not yet played with Compiz-fusion, I have grabbed a
 few screenshots of my laptop that show a few of the new features. I
 usually don't get that hyped up about desktops. I just want something
 that is clean, fast and that works. Compiz is something to get excited
 about. I has some new features that introduce a whole new way of doing
 things.

Of course there is the cube that you rotate to select the desktop you
 want (ctrl+alt+grab desktop with mouse)

 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate.png
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate1.png
 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate3.png

A very improved task-switch: (alt+tab)

 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-tsk-switch.png

Switch Select is another great feature that allows you to cycle through
 the open applications on a desktop (shift+winKey*+s)

 /mnt/nemesis-cfg/srv/www/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-switchSelect.png

Another very cool feature shows all open applications tiled across the
 desktop just by moving the mouse to the top-right corner of the desktop.
 Notice the active application is white opaque while the inactive widows
 are semi-transparent. You can select any window or click on the desktop
 to minimize all apps and show the desktop:

 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-view3.png


 * compiz uses super to denote the windows key, winKey makes more sense
 to me.

 I have a question regarding compiz-fusion, is it possible to have more
 then 4 virtual desktops? I did the _one click_ install from
 http://en.opensuse.org/Compiz-Fusion#openSUSE_10.

 On another PC and it reduced the number of defined desktops from 8 to 4.
 On my main desktop I usually have something open on at least 5 desktops
 and prefer to have more than 4 available.

 Ken
 Ken,

  I'm sure you can. Under compiz - settings-manager - General Options
 - Desktop Size You can set as many horizontal sides as you want and as
 many desktops as you want. I have also seen the option to have multiple
 cubes as well.

  For fun, while writing this response, I set horizontal virtual size to
 6 and I ended up with a six-sided hexagon shaped cube. Really cool. See:

 http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/compiz/compiz-rotate4.jpg

 
 Thanks for the info, I'm adding this info here for others that might not
 want to try compiz thinking it may be to complex. After testing on my
 test machine I took the plunge and installed Compiz Fusion on my main
 PC. What a breeze it was.
 
 1. Went to http://en.opensuse.org/Compiz-Fusion#openSUSE_10.3 and used
 the one-click-install to install the required packages and also the
 Compiz Manager.
 
 2. Went to a terminal window and ran the following as root:
 
 gnome-xgl-switch --enable-xgl
 
 3. Reboot and login and it works.
 
 I think it might be an easy thing to add to the install DVD for 11.0 as
 a one check box item to install the software and the enable command.
 
 AS to Randall's comment, true it doesn't add to the multiple desktops
 that KDE has, just a different way of getting from one to another. As
 you said eye candy
 
 Ken Schneider

Ken,

I keep looking for things I can't do in compiz that would give me
reason to argue a negative. But, damn, I haven't found any. Yes the
desktop / workspace concept had to sink in, but there isn't a damn
bit of difference when you stop and think about it. Just a different
name and concept to accomplish the same thing. Now the multiple (insert
your geometrical definition here) 5, 6, 7 , 8 sided (mmn huh mnnn CUBES)
really show promise.

If you don't like the cube, (ctrl+alt+downarrow) unfolds the cube and
left arrow/right arrow scrolls each desktop of the unfolded (whatever)
right in front of your eyes.

Like I said, I'll still looking for the pitfalls and shortcomings, but
none to share right now.

We will delve into the rather (new) shortcut key combinations later
because that has nothing to do with capabilities, only preference and style.

The cool feature that scales all windows and arranges them on a
workspace for you, that I couldn't recall the name, is obviously scale
for which there is no replacement in kwin.

Keep tinkering/kicking the tires and I bet you will still be looking
for pitfalls, as opposed to finding them, as well.

This is dynamite stuff.


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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread David C. Rankin J.D. P.E.
Randall R Schulz wrote:
 On Sunday 28 October 2007 08:20, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Mates,
 
 Are you in Texas or Australia?
 
 
  For those that have not yet played with Compiz-fusion, I have
 grabbed a few screenshots of my laptop that show a few of the new
 features. I usually don't get that hyped up about desktops. I just
 want something that is clean, fast and that works. Compiz is
 something to get excited about. I has some new features that
 introduce a whole new way of doing things.
 
 That's very spiffy and all, but other than eye candy, does it do 
 anything that simple KDE multiple desktops don't?
 
 
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 Randall Schulz

Texas Randall,

Y'all just doesn't seem right for the opening. Listmates works, but
when you shorten it, you better be prepared to tell them it's fair
dinkum right! (or however you spell it)


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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread David C. Rankin J.D. P.E.
Don Raboud wrote:
 On Sunday 28 October 2007 15:12, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 Don Raboud wrote:
 On Sunday 28 October 2007 14:02, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
 I ended up with a six-sided hexagon shaped cube
 Not to be too pedantic but... oh never mind  ;-)

 Nice looking screen shots, BTW.
 Yes, I know, I thought about the proper label for the extruded hexagonal
 shape as well. (circle/cylinder) But I couldn't come up with it at the
 time. (Looks like it got you as well) So cube it stayed.
 
 Hexagonal prism?
 
Verses a hexagonal cylinder seem to the the two proper offerings out
there. Prism denotes its light scattering properties by default and a 3D
hexagon by implication. But, it doesn't strike me as totally non faux
pas. After looking at the dearth of information on the subject, I'm
going to make an executive decision, which may be a faux pas on my part,
but I'm amending my prior designation of six-sided hexagon shaped cube
to hexagonal cylinder.

Through all the undergrad math, 3 calculus, linear algebra, diff. e.g.,
, partial diff. e.q. Fourier  and Laplase transforms, perturbation
theory, strained coordidnates and strained time,  and Poincare--Linstead
analysis, I still don't ever recall giving the thing a name. So
hexagonal cylinder it shall stay. ;-)
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Re: [opensuse] Compiz - Features Screenshots

2007-10-28 Thread CyberOrg
On 10/29/07, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Don Raboud wrote:
  On Sunday 28 October 2007 15:12, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
  Don Raboud wrote:
  On Sunday 28 October 2007 14:02, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote:
  I ended up with a six-sided hexagon shaped cube
  Not to be too pedantic but... oh never mind  ;-)
 

We must insist on calling it right prism.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/155666

Ciao

-J
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