Comments for Kristian’s look on things http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian Just another Dev.compiz-fusion.org weblog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:16:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on Shelf Plugin preview by thet http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/12/shelf-plugin-preview/#comment-1720 thet Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:47:14 +0000 http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/12/shelf-plugin-preview/#comment-1720 great plugin! and i support what peblin stated in post#7: it would rock even more when shelfed windows can handle mouse inputs. left clicks on shelfed windows may not move them around... that does the "Move Window" compiz plugin anyway (+Mouse Button1). i can imagine that this would be no soo easy (also need to scale down mouse positions?) but it takes keyboard events! so you can zoom in (Enhanced Zoom) and control shelfed windows with the keyboard. really cool. great plugin!
and i support what peblin stated in post#7: it would rock even more when shelfed windows can handle mouse inputs. left clicks on shelfed windows may not move them around… that does the “Move Window” compiz plugin anyway (+Mouse Button1). i can imagine that this would be no soo easy (also need to scale down mouse positions?)
but it takes keyboard events! so you can zoom in (Enhanced Zoom) and control shelfed windows with the keyboard. really cool.

]]> Comment on XFixes - the problem and the dirty workaround by SmSpillaz’ Blog http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/08/25/xfixes-the-problem-and-the-dirty-workaround/#comment-1644 SmSpillaz’ Blog Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:35:17 +0000 http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/08/25/xfixes-the-problem-and-the-dirty-workaround/#comment-1644 [...] There is, however, a solution to this and that is to use the currently inactive compiz-cursor drawing code. It’s already in compiz — if you check out the source and have a look at cursor.c, you’ll see what I mean. The only problem with the code in it’s current state IMO is that is relies on XFixesHideCursor, a function which is particularly bug-ridden as noted by Kristian Lyngstol. [...] [...] There is, however, a solution to this and that is to use the currently inactive compiz-cursor drawing code. It’s already in compiz — if you check out the source and have a look at cursor.c, you’ll see what I mean. The only problem with the code in it’s current state IMO is that is relies on XFixesHideCursor, a function which is particularly bug-ridden as noted by Kristian Lyngstol. [...]

]]> Comment on Shelf Plugin preview by kristian http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/12/shelf-plugin-preview/#comment-1635 kristian Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:36:48 +0000 http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/12/shelf-plugin-preview/#comment-1635 I do read it :) Thanks for the feedback people. There's no real acceptable way of scaling input. I know Sam is working on doing it in freewins, but frankly, it's a horribly messy way of doing things. Hopefully, we'll have SOME sort of input transformation in X at some random point in time.... I do read it :)

Thanks for the feedback people.

There’s no real acceptable way of scaling input. I know Sam is working on doing it in freewins, but frankly, it’s a horribly messy way of doing things.

Hopefully, we’ll have SOME sort of input transformation in X at some random point in time….

]]> Comment on Shelf Plugin preview by peblin http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/12/shelf-plugin-preview/#comment-1634 peblin Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:29:57 +0000 http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/12/shelf-plugin-preview/#comment-1634 Not sure if anyone reads this - but this plugin is not only a "nice to have" but almost essential when running Compiz on the EEE PC 701. Several windows in Gnome, such as the "user manager", calculator (in sci mode) and Compiz configuration, are too big for the tiny screen size of 800x480. The only thing that prevents this plugin from being a true MUST HAVE, is the fact that the window consumes left-clicks for moving the window around. If the window instead where to get the mouse events scaled - oh boy, it would rock! It would make my EEE tremendously more useful. Many thanks for a great plugin. Not sure if anyone reads this - but this plugin is not only a “nice to have” but almost essential when running Compiz on the EEE PC 701. Several windows in Gnome, such as the “user manager”, calculator (in sci mode) and Compiz configuration, are too big for the tiny screen size of 800×480.

The only thing that prevents this plugin from being a true MUST HAVE, is the fact that the window consumes left-clicks for moving the window around. If the window instead where to get the mouse events scaled - oh boy, it would rock! It would make my EEE tremendously more useful.

Many thanks for a great plugin.

]]> Comment on Shelf Plugin preview by Phillip http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/12/shelf-plugin-preview/#comment-1329 Phillip Tue, 13 May 2008 19:39:53 +0000 http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/12/shelf-plugin-preview/#comment-1329 Are you currently working on getting mouse events scaled, so we can still click items while the item is shelved? If not, That's a feature I'd love to have, and I wouldn't mind helping with that, drop me an email later if you'd like. Are you currently working on getting mouse events scaled, so we can still click items while the item is shelved?

If not, That’s a feature I’d love to have, and I wouldn’t mind helping with that, drop me an email later if you’d like.

]]> Comment on Shelf Plugin preview by Michael White http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/12/shelf-plugin-preview/#comment-1322 Michael White Sun, 11 May 2008 00:11:06 +0000 http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/12/shelf-plugin-preview/#comment-1322 Wow. This has the potential to be the most actually useful compiz plugin. It's amazing. Wow. This has the potential to be the most actually useful compiz plugin. It’s amazing.

]]> Comment on Enhanced Zoom by tabasco http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/my-c-f-work/enhanced-zoom/#comment-1257 tabasco Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:48:45 +0000 http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/enhanced-zoom/#comment-1257 Hi, I really enjoy the enhanced zoom feature! It's very usefull in a vary of tasks. One thing I noticed recently is the change of not being able to zoom out quickly with the mouse. There used to be an option to zoom out to 1:1 with a button2, now it can only do this with 1 (keyboard only) Is there a way to bring back this feature or to bypass the settings manager to set it up? Thanks in advance, tabasco Hi,
I really enjoy the enhanced zoom feature! It’s very usefull in a vary of tasks.

One thing I noticed recently is the change of not being able to zoom out quickly with the mouse.
There used to be an option to zoom out to 1:1 with a button2, now it can only do this with 1 (keyboard only)

Is there a way to bring back this feature or to bypass the settings manager to set it up?

Thanks in advance,
tabasco

]]> Comment on The maximumize plugin by Sumpfi http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/18/the-maximumize-plugin/#comment-1217 Sumpfi Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:14:04 +0000 http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/12/18/the-maximumize-plugin/#comment-1217 This plugin could get the ONE for me ;) I would use it, for example to maximize the GIMP Window containing the picture. So in my oppionion, at least there should be an option to switch off the "find-greatest-free-space"-ability. The "shrink"-option, should also be optional. For example: You've got a nautilus-window in the back of you desktop, drag&drop a picture into your gimp mainwindow and want to "maximumize" the fresh picture-window. shrinking would be senseless here. To my mind, it would be better, if the window looked for windows it is overlapping (and the windows, under that window) and ignores them in its attempt to expand. Best wishes the "looking forward to a useful feature"-sumpfi This plugin could get the ONE for me ;)

I would use it, for example to maximize the GIMP Window containing the picture.
So in my oppionion, at least there should be an option to switch off the “find-greatest-free-space”-ability.

The “shrink”-option, should also be optional.
For example: You’ve got a nautilus-window in the back of you desktop, drag&drop a picture into your gimp mainwindow and want to “maximumize” the fresh picture-window. shrinking would be senseless here.
To my mind, it would be better, if the window looked for windows it is overlapping (and the windows, under that window) and ignores them in its attempt to expand.

Best wishes
the “looking forward to a useful feature”-sumpfi

]]> Comment on Compiz Fusion in Gutsy - Compiz Fusion on Older ATI’s by Computer Repairs http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/10/02/compiz-fusion-in-gutsy-compiz-fusion-on-older-atis/#comment-1197 Computer Repairs Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:09:22 +0000 http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2007/10/02/compiz-fusion-in-gutsy-compiz-fusion-on-older-atis/#comment-1197 Great info, thanks for the good read! Great info, thanks for the good read!

]]> Comment on Bachelor final year project to improve Totem by Fyda http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2008/01/18/bachelor-final-year-project-to-improve-totem/#comment-1189 Fyda Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:45:46 +0000 http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~kristian/2008/01/18/bachelor-final-year-project-to-improve-totem/#comment-1189 Ugh, sorry... should've known the lesser-than and greater-than symbols would result in a whole chunk of text being parsed as an invisible HTML tag. Ugh, sorry… should’ve known the lesser-than and greater-than symbols would result in a whole chunk of text being parsed as an invisible HTML tag.

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