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[demo] 30 Beryl effects on Linux Ubuntu Edgy Eft (pt.1)

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http://i486.net – Demonstration of the 3D desktop under Linux Ubuntu Edgy Eft 6.1.0. The demo features a total of 30 effects, but there are plenty more! Part 1: Translucent windows Switching between windows from current workspace Switching between windows from all workspaces Scaling all workspaces Scaling current workspace Switching to desktop of current cube face Switching desktops on cube Sending the active window to the left/right workspace Rotating the cube manually Rotating the cube manually with 3D effects Zooming in/out Moving windows (without resizing first) Resizing windows Mous (General)

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Hi there,

I was wondering, on older versions of KDE, I was able to drag a window to the edge of the desktop to have my Cube Rotate and then place the window on the following desktop space.

However, with the new Windows 7-esque resizing features of KDE 4.4, I can't seem to do this.

Does anyone know of a way around this?

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I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu, and had customized some keyboard shortcuts before installing compiz settings manager. I enabled the cube setting, and followed the directions as per here: http://www.noobslab.com/2011/10/enable-compiz-desktop-cube-in-ubuntu.html

However, I come to find that I can't use my keyboard shortcuts to navigate with it for some reason.

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I don't want windows piled up in a same desktop(workspace).

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Hi forum,

Is there any way to see all open windows for a particular application across ALL workspaces? If I use ALT-TAB and select an application I can see all instances of the application in the CURRENT workspace.

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