To each his own, but I love eye candy. When I heard that you could get the 3D Xgl and Compiz environment running on Ubuntu/Kubuntu dapper (my default distribution), I immediately searched the web for ...

Given the rapid pace of software development in the Linux world, it is inevitable that some topics that are bleeding-edge as this book goes into production will be mainstream technology by the time ...

I've set up a new tablet PC (Toshiba M200) with Ubuntu Dapper + XGL/Compiz, and I can't seem to find any information about getting RANDR screen rotation going.<BR><BR>I've enabled RandRRotation in my ...

The window turns into a window, the desktop itself turns into three dimensions and turn round and round. You can zoom in and out freely, and arranging windows is easy and dramatic. It is "Xgl" that ...

I have XGL and compiz up and running... it's working exactly like I want it to, except for the fact that gnome-terminal is still showing it's fake transparency. <BR><BR>I can use transset-df to change ...

When I made the switch to Ubuntu Linux on my desktop computer (that is, if you can call triple-booting Windows XP, Vista, and Ubuntu a "switch"), I was a little worried about finding the applications ...

Novell this week unveiled what it calls “significant enhancements” to the Xgl (X over OpenGL) graphics subsystem. Xgl is new core rendering technology for theLinux desktop that takes advantage of now ...