Glass Effects in linux

By RokN
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kingpunk

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i've done it before, ..ages ago ;)

most window managers support the Xcomposite and Xdamage extensions now.

but about a year ago, it was a rare sight.

its in the current X.org release, you might want to look into getting the patch for KDE that allows this..

or use a real mans window manager, like fluxbox (pictured), or the new and shiny e.17 which supports it natively as well i hear.

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Arckon

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fvwm looks pretty neat. I've been using KDE for a while and was wondering how would I be able to get fvwm to have a taskbar at the bottom of the screen and have a menu for my programs. Some window managers have multiple bars for launching programs and currently running programs. I tried xfce4, and kinda liked it, but at the same time, couldn't stand all those bars on my screen.

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RokN

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All of these look like simple transparencies, i'm sure he wanted some pixel-shaded effects like in Avalon.

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Yes I do.

Anyone know about this screenshot, the post said he was using kde - look at the gimp...thats close to glass.

http://2sdw.com/images/8-03-dirty.jpg

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markwolfe Veteran

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^^^ All that most "glass" effects are, is a simple transparency with some light-colored highlighting to make it seem the surface is shiny and refelective.

A true glass effect would also shift pixel positions to simulate the refraction that real glass has.

But I have never been one for the eye-candy of transparent windows of any sort.

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Barney T. Administrators

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Tried FVWM2.... didn't get anything like what is pictured in this thread. I was also not able to modify it, despite downloading and installing the themes..............

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A true glass effect would also shift pixel positions to simulate the refraction that real glass has.

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How about this:

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Wow.

Yup. That uses OpenGL to do the nice refraction and other visual effects. (Y)

Looks like it uses faked transparency (only the wallpaper is used, not other desktop objects). :(

But nice hardware-rendered pixel-moves and shading!

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theotherdave

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I can top that -

http://img312.imageshack.us/img312/4636/tr...arentkde1ci.jpg

Transparent konsole with transparent Window Decorations :D

It could almost tempt back to using KDE full time... ;)

-edit- DOH!! this was meant to be in the "Glass effects in linux" thread, could some nice mod please move it for me?

Must've hit reply in the wrong tab... :p:p

* Sorry, no "nice" mods online at the moment, so I moved your post for you. * ;)

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n3urotic

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fvwm has been able to do this for a long time. Here is an example:

http://fvwm-themes.sourceforge.net/screens...transparent.png

You can round off the edges like vista by adding corner images to the window like this:

http://oceanic.wsisiz.edu.pl/~slabosz/word...fvwmmilk2ny.jpg

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Wow, your monitor runs at 60 MEGAhertz

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