Why Linux is cool

wjstarck · Post by **wjstarck** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:06 pm

Linux is so cool

Here I have OD and VixWin Pro on different faces of a 3D cube in Ubuntu. I can freely rotate the cube to select a face of the cube as the active desktop, at which time it will maximize to fill the screen.

I can even have a video playing in the background *as* the desktop wallpaper (not in a window). Wow!

It's even cooler when you see it in action--- I have made a video of my desktop - if I can ever figure out how to get it in the right format I'll upload it to YouTube or Google so you can have a look...

Bill Starck, DDS

wjstarck · Post by **wjstarck** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:29 pm

OK, got it here's the link:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... &plindex=0

Bill Starck, DDS

drtech · Post by **drtech** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:03 pm

cool! i have been working on getting a few linux workstations up and running lately...the 3D effects are really cool (esp with transparency enabled) and actually, they are useful!

wjstarck · Post by **wjstarck** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:48 am

Agreed.

Here's another screenshot with 3D windows, transparency, and the backsides of the windows painted.

The 3D desktop should be an interesting paradigm shift for PMS software as it represents a revolutionary new way of organizing information and presenting it to patients.

Stay tuned....

Bill Starck, DDS[/img]

abelaguilar · Post by **abelaguilar** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:54 pm

This is awesome. I'm a big linux believer, but what about other windows applications that are running on the workstations?

wjstarck · Post by **wjstarck** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:02 pm

This would only be for Linux clients - for now

I'm sure something similar will be coming to Windows before too long.

Cheers.

Bill Starck, DDS

wjstarck · Post by **wjstarck** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:05 am

Here's a link for something similar on Windows:

http://lifehacker.com/software/virtual- ... 255448.php