Speaking of Desktops

Philip Dorr tagno25 at gmail.com
Wed Oct 3 14:54:19 CDT 2007


> Jack wrote:
>
> It seems a bit flaky, it thinks all my apps are in
> Desktop 1. I'm not sure why it is using that naming
> convention. I may be missing something. I dragged
> several now very rubbery apps (that's kinda creepy),
> into different desktops. I then moved one app to a
> different desktop via the menu, now I can't get it
> back. Also all the rubbery motion effects have give
> me a headache, so I don't think I'll be using Beryl
> much. But then Quake makes me nauseous to watch,
> motion sickness and all that. So YMMV.

In "Beryl settings manager", make sure your "Number of Desktops" is 1,
and your "Horizontal Virtual Size" is how many sides to the cube you
want

you can disable the "Wobbly Windows" via Beryl settings manager
I followed the guide at http://liquidweather.net/howto/index.php?id=92
to make beryl bearable

I receive around 60 fps using beryl but not using its "enhancements",
and I receive from 15 to 30 fps when using the "enhancements"; the
thing is i do not notice the change (except for using certain
features)

I get
> I'll be glad to test out Beryl, on this PC for anyone
> who want me to.
>
> Specs:
> Compaq Presario V6000,
> Intel Centrino Core2 Duo T5300 1.73GHz,
> 2GB RAM,
> Intel 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated video,
> rest of the Intel chipset,
> other Bells and Whistles.

the laptop I am using with beryl
Specs:
Dell Inspiron 1501
AMD Turion 64 x2 TL-60 (2.0 GHz),
2GB RAM,
ATI RADEON(r) Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemory,
Fedora 7


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