NAME
3ddesk - activates 3D-Desktop, a 3D desktop switcher.
SYNOPSIS
3ddesk [ OPTIONS ]
DESCRIPTION
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
AUTHOR
Brad Wasson bard at wassonartistry.com