Ubuntu 3D desktop applications

First, click "system"> "Preferences"> "appearance"> "visual effects" and select "NONE" at the top ".
Then, choose system> System Management> New Software Package Manager ",
Click "Search" in the menu bar. In the search window that appears, enter compiz in the search field and click search,
In the search list, make sure that the following options have been installed. If not, select (right-click and select "mark for installation ").
Python-compizconfig
Compizconfig-settings-Manager
Compiz-plugins
Compiz-wrapper
Compiz-core
Compiz-gnome
Libemeraldengine0
Emerald
Libdecoration0
Compiz-fusion-plugins-extra
Fusion-icon
Compizconfig-backend-gconf
Click "application" to install the SDK.

After the installation is complete, click "application"> "System Tools"> "compiz fusion icon ",
Then, in the upper-right corner of the desktop, you can see a blue cube icon.
In this case, a new window is opened by default, and the mouse is dragged by the title bar of the window. You will find that the window can shake as elastically.
This indicates that some special effects of 3D desktop have been successfully enabled.

Click "System"-> "Preferences"-> "compizconfig settings manager"

You can see that a new window "compizconfig settings manager" is opened, and then you can try to set various 3D desktop effects.

Set to enable 3D desktop automatically upon startup:
Click "System"-> "Preferences"-> "Start Program"
In the pop-up "Startup Program Preferences" window, click "Add button" and enter
Name: "Give a name as needed"; command "Fusion-icon"; comment "whatever you want"; click "add.

(1) set the number of desktops and rotate the 3D cube Desktop
To rotate a 3D cube desktop, the number of desktops must be greater than or equal to 3.
It requires at least three sides to form a columnar cube (the top and bottom of the column are empty ).

Method A. Right-click the "current Workspace: desktop" in the lower right corner of the screen, and select "Preferences" in the pop-up menu ",
In the displayed workspace switch preferences window, adjust the number in the workspace column to 4.
Method B. Choose "ccsm"> "general"> "general options"> "desktop size"> "Horizontal virtual size"> "4"
If it is adjusted to 6, a 6-side cube desktop is obtained.

To see the effect of rotating a 3D cube desktop, you also need to enable the corresponding special effects option in ccsm.
Open "ccsm"-> "desktop" and select "desktop cube" (You may be prompted to disable "desktop wall" and click "OK ");
Choose "ccsm"> "desktop" and select "rotate cube ".
Now, place the mouse in the blank area of the desktop, press the scroll wheel (middle), and drag the mouse, and the 3D effect is displayed.
Tip: Go to the "rotate cube" option, and you can also adjust the desktop "zoom" size ratio and other detailed parameters.
In addition, click "Current Workspace: desktop" in the lower-right corner of the screen, or scroll the scroll wheel in the blank area of the desktop,
Or press CTRL + ALT + left and right keys to view the rotation effect of the 3D desktop.
Tip: "bindings" is available in almost every ccsm special effect. You can set or change the keyboard and mouse trigger mode bound to this special effect.
To restore the default settings of this parameter, you only need to click the "broom" button next to this parameter.

(2) float the 3D Window on the cube surface
The first few windows are opened. By default, When you rotate the 3D cube desktop, all windows are "close" on the desktop.
Open "ccsm"-> "special effect", and select "3D window". Rotating 3D cube desktop again?
Several windows opened previously have been separated layer by layer and floated onto the cube surface.

(3) N Cool 3D Window switching Methods
Open several windows and place them on the desktop, such as the browser window, ccsm setting window, terminal window, and main folder window.

Method A: Open "ccsm"-> "Window Management", select "static Application Switch", press the "Alt" key, and press the "tab ", you can see that there is a rectangular window thumbnail in the center of the screen during switching.

Method B. Open "ccsm"-> "additional function", check "window preview", and place the cursor on the opened window button in the "Taskbar" under the screen, the thumbnail of the window appears above it.
Note: The thumbnail is not displayed on top of the minimized window in the taskbar.

Method C. Open "ccsm"-> "tool", select "Scale Extension", open "ccsm"-> "window management", and select "zoom, there may be a combination of buttons
Click "ignore conflict" and press "Alt +"
Shift: press the up key. The visible window is tiled out. you can press the arrow key of the keyboard to select the window you want, or use the mouse to select.

Method d. Open "ccsm"-> "Window Management", select "switch ring", press the "super" key, and press the "tab ", it can be seen that several windows are switched in a circular order with the center of the desktop as the center.
Tip: the "super" is the "Windows key" on the keyboard, which is located between the "Ctrl" and "Alt" keys.

Method E: Open "ccsm"-> "Window Management" and check "rotation switch". Then, the "button combination conflict" prompt may appear, you can click "ignore conflict" and press
"Shirt + super +
S "key. Several windows are arranged in an upright manner in the" left-right "mode. You can switch the window by pressing the" Left, bottom, right "arrow key on the keyboard and press enter to confirm, you can also switch with the scroll wheel and click OK.

Method F: Choose "ccsm"> "Window Management"> "rotation switch"> "appearance"> "switch mode". In the drop-down menu, overwrite the default "overwrite"
"Switch to" flip style ", and press" shirt + super +"
S. Several windows are arranged from the front left to the back right like queuing. This is what Microsoft's "vista" system uses as well.
3D "special effect window switch mode. You can press the keyboard's "Up, down, left, right" arrow key to switch the window, press enter to confirm, or use the mouse wheel to switch, click OK.

(4) set different wallpaper backgrounds for each desktop
Choose "ccsm"> "Window Management"> "Tools", select "Wallpaper", click the "Wallpaper" option, and click "new, in the new window that appears, you can select
You can select the placement method and fill type of the wallpaper and set the fill color of the remaining area. You can create several wallpapers on several desktops and adjust the location.
After setting all the wallpapers, you will find that the desktop still looks like the original one, and the wallpaper hasn't changed,
Now, click "application"> "attachment"> "terminal" and enter the command

Gconf-Editor
On the left side of the new window "configuration Editor", expand the following items in sequence (Click triangle): "/"-> "apps"-> "Nautilus", click the "Preferences" item. Many configuration keys are listed on the right of the window, which is not like the "Registry" in the "Windows" system?
In the configuration Key List on the right of the window, find the "show_desktop" configuration key, and deselect the "check" on the right of it, or double-click the "show_desktop" configuration key, in the pop-up "edit" window, click the button next to "value" to change to "false ".
You can see that the wallpaper on the desktop is changed to the image you set when the "Hook" is canceled.
Note: canceling the "show_desktop" configuration key will cause a small problem:
The original desktop icons are gone, but you can retrieve your desktop icons in the "location"> "Main folder"> "desktop" folder. In addition, if you right-click a dish on the desktop
Single, now this function also disappears. The fish and the bear's paw cannot have both sides. If you really need the desktop icon, just re-check the "show_desktop" configuration key.

(5) set cylindrical, spherical, and drum cubes
Method A: Open "ccsm"-> "special effect" and select "cube reflection and deformation". Then, the "button combination conflict" prompt may appear, you can click "ignore conflict". Now you can rotate the 3D desktop cube and you can see that the 3D desktop cube has become a cylinder.

Method B. Choose "ccsm"> "special effect"> "cube reflection and deformation"> "deformation". In the "deformation" drop-down menu, the default value is "cylindrical", which is a cylindrical
If you change the shape of the 3D desktop cube to "NONE", it will be restored to the prism-shaped 3D desktop cube. Now you can change it to "sphere" to get the spherical 3D desktop cube.

Method C. Open "ccsm"-> "special effect"-> "cube reflection and deformation"-> "deformation", and click the triangle expansion option next to "sphere, deselect the default "Change lid" check box. Now you can rotate the 3D desktop cube to see the bulging 3D desktop cube.

(6) set the wallpaper on the top and bottom of the cube and rotate the sky on the background
Method A: Open "ccsm"-> "special effect", select "cube reflection and deformation", and click "cube reflection and deformation" to enter the option. In this case, there may be a conflict between key combinations.
Click "ignore Conflict", under the "cube cover" tab, click the "appearance" Left triangle expansion option, and click an existing file in "Top image file, click "edit,
You can select your favorite image. Similarly, click an existing file in the "bottom image file" and click the "edit" button to select your favorite image. Rotate the 3D desktop cube again.
To the top and bottom of the cube.

If you are not satisfied with the scaling size of the image at the top or bottom of the cube, you can click "action" to expand the triangle on the left under the "cube cover" tab, there are many options for you to adjust.
Tip: You can also place multiple images on the top and bottom of the cube. When you rotate the 3D desktop cube, press the Space key to switch the image.

Method B. Choose "ccsm"> "desktop"> "desktop cube"> "appearace", click "Expand triangle", and select "tianqiong ".
", Click the folder button on the right of" tianqiong image ", select the image you like, and select" Create Animation tianqiong ". Now rotate the 3D desktop cube to see not only the wallpaper of the background sky, but also
The actual wallpaper will also change the angle of view.

(7) n Cool 3D desktop switches
Method A: Open "ccsm"-> "desktop" and select "desktop cube" (You may be prompted to disable "desktop wall" and click "OK "); press CTRL + ALT and press down. Then, the desktop is displayed and the three desktops in the center are displayed, press the "Left and Right" key to switch the Desktop you need to the center.

Method B. Open "ccsm"-> "desktop", select "Exhibition" (Expo), and press "Super +
E "key, you can see that all desktops are backward expanded into a column, and there is reflection. You can press the "Left and Right" key to switch between the highlighted desktop and press the Enter key to confirm. You can also click and double-click to confirm. Open
"Ccsm"-> "desktop"-> "Exhibition"-> "behavior ", in the "exhibition Animation" drop-down menu, you can select the "scaling, fade-in and fade-out + scaling, rotating" movement mode.
Choose "ccsm"> "desktop"> "Exhibition"> "appearance". In the "deformation" drop-down menu, you can select a "tilt, bend" desktop arrangement.

(8) Let the window burst, burn, Dodge, fold ......
Turn on "ccsm"-> "special effect", check "Animation" (Aladdin lamp), and check "animations"
Add-on, choose "ccsm"> "special effect"> "Animation"> "special effect Settings", select "use random animation for all events", and enter
"Ccsm"-> "special effect"-> "Animation"-> "Focus Animation", select the existing "NONE" focusing effect in the "animation selection" box, click "edit ".
In the "edit" window, select "Dodge effect" from the drop-down menu next to "Focus effect" to extend "duration" to "500 ". Now, you can enjoy the dazzling variety of desktop effects!

(9) write on the desktop, rain, water prints, put the flame, shining the mouse
Method A: Enable "ccsm"-> "Auxiliary Function", select "annotation", and press "Super +"
ALT, press the left mouse button, you can use the mouse as a pen, draw a red line on the screen, and press "Super +
Alt. Right-click the mouse and use the mouse as an eraser to erase some of the drawn lines. Press "Super + ALT +"
K to remove all lines drawn on the screen.

Method B. Open "ccsm"-> "special effect", select "Draw flame on the screen", press the "Shift + super" key, and press the left mouse button, you can use the mouse as a pen, draw a red flame on the screen, and press the "Shift + super + C" key to eliminate all the flames painted on the screen.
Tip: You can set parameters such as the color and size of your favorite line or flame.

Method C: Enable "ccsm"-> "special effect", select "water effect", and press the "Shift + F9" key to see the effect of rain on the screen, press SHIFT + F9 again to stop the rain.
Note: In ccsm 0.8.2 of ubuntu 9.04, the default Effect of Water prints triggers the shortcut key "Ctrl +
Super "is invalid and needs to be reset. Choose "ccsm"> "special effect"> "general" and click "initialize" on the right.
<Ctrl> <super> ", click" get key combination "in the" Edit initialization "window, and then press" Alt +
Z and click OK ". In this way, the new "watermarked effect" trigger shortcut is set. Now press "Alt +
Z "key, you can see that as the mouse moves, a string of water lines appear on the screen.

Method d. Enable "ccsm"-> "Auxiliary Function", select "show mouse", and press the "super + k" key. The mouse is surrounded by three golden fireworks, you can also press the "super + k" button to cancel the operation. No matter how wide a wide-screen display you use, you are no longer afraid to find the mouse.

(10) Hide multiple windows and flip them over
Open several windows, choose "ccsm"> "window management", and check "window combination and tag". Then, the "button combination conflict" prompt may appear, you can click "ignore conflict ".
Click a window and press the "super + S" key. The window turns gray. Then, click the next window you want to combine and press "Super + ".
S "key, and then press it again to cancel the selection of this window, so the operation turns several windows into gray,

Method A: press the "super + G" key to implement the combination window. Then, drag any window in the combination, and you will find that other windows are also moved, not only is it moving, but the operations such as minimizing windows and restoring windows in the same group are all in the same step. Press the "super + u" key to cancel the combination.

Method B. Press the "super + T" key to implement the tag window. Then, you will find that the selected window is merged into a window with a blue halo, and press "Super +
Left and right. The window is flipped over and changed to another window. Press "Super +" again
T. The merged "tag window" is separated, just like the "Combination window. You can cancel the tag and combination by pressing the "super + u" key twice.

(11) Scale up and down desktops and windows at will
Method A: Enable "ccsm"-> "Auxiliary Function", select "enhanced desktop scaling", and press the "spuer" key to scroll the scroll wheel of the mouse. You can see that the desktop is gradually zoomed in, move and scroll down. Moving the mouse desktop is also moving, which is suitable for elderly people with poor eyes and people with disabilities.

Method B. Open "ccsm"-> "Auxiliary Function", select "magnifier", and press "Super + M" to see a rectangular magnifier in the place where the mouse is located, when the mouse moves, the magnifier also moves, and then press the "super + M" key to disappear.

Method C: Open "ccsm"-> "Window Management", select "drawer", and press the "super + L" key. You can see that the window is much smaller, and then press it, and then restore the original state. Press the "super + P" key to achieve a similar effect. The difference is that the screen ratio can be divided into three levels.

(12) N super-cool windows move 3D desktops
First, open "ccsm"-> "desktop" and select "desktop cube" (You may be prompted to disable "desktop wall" and click "OK ");
Method A: open a window, press the title bar of the window, and drag the window to the edge of the desktop. When the mouse is near the edge of the desktop, the 3D desktop will automatically rotate to the tested desktop and place the window on the new desktop.

Method B. Open a window, press the "Shift + CTRL + ALT" key, and press the "Left and Right" key. You can see that this window can go from the current desktop game to the next desktop.

Method C. Open a window and press "Ctrl +" on the left of the keyboard with the ring finger and thumb of the left hand.
Press the Alt key and press the downward button on the right hand. Then, the desktop is displayed and the three desktops in the center are displayed. Note: Do not press Ctrl + on the left.
ALT, holding out the left-hand middle finger and pressing the Shift key on the left of the keyboard, now you have simultaneously pressed SHIFT + Ctrl +
Alt "three keys, and then press the" Left and Right "key in the right hand. You can see that the window just opened and walked between the desktops in the horizontal column.

Method d. Open several windows, open "ccsm"-> "desktop", select "Exhibition" (Expo), and press "Super + E, all desktops are scaled back and arranged in a column. You can click any window and drag it to any desktop.

Method E. Right-click the window you want to move on the taskbar and select "Move to another workspace" in the pop-up menu ",
The sub-menu has a desktop list for you to choose from. Of course, you can also choose "always in the visible workspace", and then press "Super + E" to see it?

(13) Snow and fish farming
First, confirm that your compiz is running stably, and then we recommend that you install these "not fully supported" special effects.
Choose system> System Management> New Software Package Manager, and click search in the menu bar. In the search window, enter
"Compiz", click "Search", right-click "compiz-fusion-plugins-unsupported" in the search list, and select "Standard
Note for installation ". Click "application" to download and install.

After the installation is complete,
Method A: Open "ccsm"-> "special effect", check the "cube-Atlantis" (Atlantis cube, fish farming) option, and open "ccsm"-> "table
Face "->" desktop cube "->" transparent
Cube ", the default value is 100" opacity at rotation "is adjusted to 20, okay, Now rotate the 3D desktop to see it? The fish are swimming in a cube-shaped "fish tank.

Method B. Enable "ccsm"-> "additional function" and select "Snow flying ".
Then press "Super + F3" to check out? The snow falls, and even when the cube is being rotated, the surrounding area of the cube is also snowing. Go to the "Flying Snow" option, you can also adjust the size and pattern of the snowflake, and adjust the direction and speed of the snowflake.