3ddesk1

Usage

Overview

3D Desktop is an OpenGL program for switching virtual desktops in a seamless 3-dimensional manner. The default "visualization" maps your screen onto an N-sided "carousel" which is rotated to select the next screen. When activated the current desktop appears to zoom out so as to make your desktop appear to be actually in a 3d environment with your other desktops.

Options

Activates the 3D Desktop. 3ddeskd daemon must be running. Where OPTIONS are:

--view=xxx

Uses the options from the view in 3ddesktop.conf

--mode=xxx

Sets the arrangement mode (one of carousel (default), cylinder, linear, viewmaster, priceisright, flip, or random).

--acquire[=#]

Grab images for all the desktops by cycling thru (sleep for x millisecs at each screen for refresh)

--acquirecurrent

Grab image for current desktop

--nozoom

Disable the zoom out

--changespeed

How fast the rotation or sliding of faces takes. Default is 40, must be between 1 and 300.

--zoomspeed

How fast it zooms in an out. Default is 45, must be between 1 and 300.

--gotoright

Goto the desktop to the right

--gotoleft

Goto the desktop to the left

--gotoup

Goto the desktop to the up

--gotodown

Goto the desktop to the down

--goto=#

Goto specified column (deprecated, use --gotocolumn)

--gotocolumn=#

Goto specified column

--gotorow=#

Goto specified row

--dontexit

Don't exit after a goto

--stop

Stop 3ddesktop (kill 3ddeskd daemon)

--reload

Force a reload of 3ddesktop.conf

--noautofun

Disable Fun Mode

--revmousewheel

Reverse the mousewheel

--swapmousebuttons

Swap left and right buttons on the mouse

--altmousebuttons

Use alternate mousebuttons scheme: Button 1 activates, 2 goes back and exits, 3 goes back, 6 goes left, 7 goes right.

--version

Output version information and exit

Setup

3ddesk --acquire

This starts the 3ddeskd server and acquires an image of each of your virtual desktops. It will cycle through each desktop and return to your current.

Usage

Bind a key combination to /usr/bin/3ddesk and press the bound key. This will bring you into a 3d environment where you choose your next desktop. If the server hasn't been started it will try to start it.

Files

/etc/3ddesktop/3ddesktop.conf