Ted wrote: > John Taylor wrote: > >> Ted wrote: >> >> >>> John Taylor wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Andrew Oakley wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Ted wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> John Taylor wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Can get the screen to pivot centrally, screen to wobble etc, but no >>>>>>> **??!! cube >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> In General Settings do you have number of desktops set to 2...I have >>>>>> Horizontal size 4, vert size 1 and number of desktops 2 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Correct answer. >>>>> >>>>> The geometry of the "pivoting" (rotating) desktop virtualiser in Compiz >>>>> is related directly to the number of horizontal sides. In Ubuntu this >>>>> defaults to 2, which gives you a geometric plane with a front and back. >>>>> >>>>> A cube has 4 workspaces (horizontal sides) plus a top cap and bottom cap. >>>>> >>>>> An easy way of setting this whilst Compiz is running, is to right-click >>>>> the Workspace Switcher on your Gnome panel, select Preferences and >>>>> change the number of Columns (to 4, for a cube; total 6 sides when you >>>>> include the top cap and bottom cap). >>>>> >>>>> There are other possibilities, such as an extruded triangle (3 >>>>> workspaces), extruded pentangle (5 workspaces), extruded hexagon (6 >>>>> workspaces) and so forth. I got up to at least 12 workspaces (extruded >>>>> dodecagon) before I got bored, and both the Intel i965 and Nvidia >>>>> GeForce2 graphics cards coped fine with that. If there is an upper >>>>> limit, it must be a pretty silly one. >>>>> >>>>> For ease of use, I typically set my number of virtual desktops to the >>>>> same as the number of workspaces of my "cube". In that way, if I ever >>>>> switch Compiz Fusion off (or it crashes - which rarely happens these >>>>> days), I still have the same number of desktops. >>>>> >>>>> I am entirely uncertain what effect the Rows preference has in the >>>>> Compiz Workspace Switcher. I can't see that it does anything at all, or >>>>> at least not with the Compiz "Cube". >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Thanks Chaps, simple when you know how, will play for hours! >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> John.. >>> The sphere looks good... >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Where are these "round objects" can't see them >> >> John >> >> >> > Settings manager cube reflection & deformation deformation.. > > Help have lost control of Seamonkey the top of its header disappears under the top icon bar of screen and I can't shift it in any direction.....doesn't happen to any other programme
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