David C. Rankin
2010-May-31 05:20 UTC
[compiz] Skydome suggestion for 9.0 or other future release
Guys, One thing that could be improved with skydome when it is animated is to have it 'centered' behind desktop 1 when you initiate rotation or show the desktop wall, etc. Many times when you want to take a screenshot, you naturally will want to have the central feature of your skydome in view. If you have cubecaps, then the orientation of the cubecaps gets all messed up when you rotate the cube to get to the center of the skydome. The options for 'adjust caps', clamp, etc., just don't really allow you to accomplish this without causing further scaling/orientation problems for the caps. (especially if the cap image is circular) I finally got to where I would use gimp to flip the cap vertically and then rotate CCW to have the caps orientated correctly. Centering the skydome behind desktop 1 sure seems like an easier solution. Obviously this is just something to consider. But when your product is based on coolness -- this is a bit more to throw in top :p -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com
David C. Rankin
2010-May-31 20:56 UTC
[compiz] Skydome suggestion for 9.0 or other future release
On 05/31/2010 12:20 AM, David C. Rankin wrote:> Obviously this is just something to consider. But when your product is based on > coolness -- this is a bit more to throw in top :p >As long as I'm on suggestions, another really helpful addition to compiz would be a "Global" near and far background color setting (the gradient start and end colors). Currently, you have to set the gradient start and end for nearly all plugins that zoom like Desktop Cube, Expo Reflection, Cube Reflection & Deformation, etc.. It would be great if there was a single 'global' setting for the background start/end gradient, then if you wanted a different one, you could 'override' the 'global' setting within the individual plugins. Sound reasonable? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com