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Novell Makes Public Release of Xgl Code

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the walking-the-walk dept.

hamfactorial writes "Novell has announced the public availability of the Xgl code, an openGL accelerated X server layer. Available binaries ought to be coming soon for distributions running the modular X.org 7.0 release (possibly 6.9, though unconfirmed). A temporary page for Xgl information is up at the openSUSE website. This is the same code that was running in the Novell Linux Desktop 10 preview videos as seen earlier. Further information is also available at Miguel De Icaza's blog."

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  1. Re:Videos? by Organic_Info · · Score: 5, Informative

    Can't be bothered to check the article links hey? Check the Novell link.

    http://www.novell.com/linux/xglrelease/

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  2. A little preemptive. by Stalyn · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Xgl has already been checked into the public repositories, Compiz will be checked in after David Reveman's presentation at the X conference."

    Which is Feb, 8th at 10am PST.. Also the XGL code has been available for some time. Browse the CVS. I'm somewhat expecting an update of the code tomorrow too.

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  3. Re:Wow by ardor · · Score: 4, Informative

    Then again, guess I'll have to go get that high end video card just to run the next distro. :)

    No, actually not. The rendering presented in the video does not need a 7800. This is basic 3D rendering most on-board graphics chipsets can handle. This functionality has been around for a decade in consumer cards.

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  4. Re:Window manager land by nathanh · · Score: 4, Informative
    Compiz is just a compositing manager. As I understand it, it exists independently of Metacity or any other window manager you choose to use.

    You understand incorrectly. Compiz is both a window manager and a compositing manager. There were technical reasons as to why it was done this way. Metacity will also be incorporating composite code directly rather than have a separate userspace process.

  5. Re:Eye candy can make sense by Macka · · Score: 4, Informative
    OS X is fine for users trying to run two or three windows but for serious users that run ten or twenty programs at once it just is in the way
    You need to learn how to use the OS X desktop more effectively then.

    1. Map your Exposé functions to the screen corners from the "Dashboard and Exposé" option in System Preferences. I've got the following mapped: Top-Left-Application-Windows, Top-Right-All-Windows, Bottom-Left-Start-Screen-Saver, Bottom-Right-Desktop. Its way faster than having to hunt out F9-12 between mouse movements.

    2. Make better use of Command-H to hide an app and its associated windows instead of iconizing. It keeps the dock from getting cluttered up

    3. If things are getting too busy on the desktop use Option-Command-H to hide all the other apps except the one you're working on. Instant clarity.

    4. Remember that you can bring an app (and all its associated windows) to the foreground by clicking the app icon in the dock.

    As a serious user who's been using Mac OS X for 3-4 years now, full time, for both work and home I can tell you that the OSX desktop does not get in the way if you make full use of the available features. On the contrary, its a pleasure to use.