Project Looking Glass

***bob*** · #1 5th January 2007, 02:27 AM

Sun has just released a Live CD of Slax-based Project Looking Glass. http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=21538 Got to tell you, if you've got one extra blank CD hanging around and want to see something pretty awesome, this is one to boot. We are going to see some amazing stuff in the next year or two and it isn't Vista/Aero!

#2 5th January 2007, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by bob

Sun has just released a Live CD of Slax-based Project Looking Glass. http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=21538 Got to tell you, if you've got one extra blank CD hanging around and want to see something pretty awesome, this is one to boot. We are going to see some amazing stuff in the next year or two and it isn't Vista/Aero!

Even with my ancient hardware I'm going to give it a go. Thanks for the heads-up.

Wayne

Dies · #3 5th January 2007, 02:51 AM

It's pretty lame at this early stage, it's slow and buggy, I think they should just take what Beryl has done and add some of their ideas to the mix, that would probably be better and quicker.
You can add this as a session to FC if you wanted to, pretty easy, but you'll probably only use it once.

ryptyde · #4 5th January 2007, 03:23 AM

It's not new and i've tried all the releases and they were rather disappointing. I was hoping this latest release would be a bit more useable but it would unexpectedly crash on three different computers I tried it on.

I know that a lot of hard work has gone into "lg3d" but you can try it yourself to see what results you may get and report your experience.

***bob*** · #5 5th January 2007, 03:35 AM

Interesting! It worked very well on my aging Geforce4 MX420 graphics and Sempron 2600/Asus K8-MX mobo. There was a real sense of overall 3D as well as the carousel pictures and spinning files all within a single desktop. I know beryl has many great effects but these were a bit different. Funny that I can't run at least half the beryl effects with the old card but this works? But you're probably right - eye candy - just a different version.

***bob*** · #6 5th January 2007, 03:51 AM

Well, Nick has just posted this in the Gallery: http://www.fedoraforum.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2808 Gives you some idea of one aspect of it.

#7 5th January 2007, 03:56 AM

Unfortunately, even on my son's better PC it doesn't run at all. A load of errors about missing font paths show up and it shuts itself down.

Wayne

Dies · #8 5th January 2007, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by bob

Interesting! It worked very well on my aging Geforce4 MX420 graphics and Sempron 2600/Asus K8-MX mobo. There was a real sense of overall 3D as well as the carousel pictures and spinning files all within a single desktop. I know beryl has many great effects but these were a bit different. Funny that I can't run at least half the beryl effects with the old card but this works? But you're probably right - eye candy - just a different version.

Wow, that's wierd, maybe it has better support for older more established hardware, Beryl doesn't even strain one of my graphics cards but for some reason Looking Glass ran slow.

nick.stumpos · #9 5th January 2007, 04:09 AM

wow you guys are fast, yeah just installed it on fedora, not ready for everyday use, but very intuative

el_ricardo · #10 5th January 2007, 02:20 PM

I tried this a while ago, and it was appalling! I think java is the wrong way to handle this, I'll give it another try though seen as though theres a new release

rappermas · #11 5th January 2007, 07:48 PM

Why can't Looking glass, compiz, and beryl all come together and make one thing that is fast and good and usable.

Dies · #12 5th January 2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rappermas

Why can't Looking glass, compiz, and beryl all come together and make one thing that is fast and good and usable.

Oh sure just steal my idea, change it a little and call it your own.