Brian Cameron wrote: > Bernard: > > Are there any plans for LookingGlass to support accessibility or > work in a SunRay environment? I'd think for SunRay it would be > necessary to turn off the flashier features that would cause > performance issues on that platform. Just curious. As Paul mentioned getting LG3D on a SunRay will require both hardware and software enhancements. None of them are planned at this stage.
Thanks again for your interest in Looking Glass. B. http://blogs.sun.com/tra > > Brian > > >> Sun is pleased to offer the next wave of Solaris 10 desktop innovation >> by announcing the release and general availability of Project Looking >> Glass 1.0, an innovative Java 3D windowing system that delivers a full >> 3D experimental desktop environment. Project Looking Glass runs on >> Solaris 10 x86, but also on Linux and Windows operating systems (MAC >> OS support is in the work). This release is the culmination of over >> three years of hard work by the Project Looking Glass community. Not >> only does it support the full range of innovative Project Looking >> Glass features, such as slanted parked windows, sticky notes on the >> back of windows, 3D desktop applications, and integrated X11 >> applications, but it now also has the industrial strength stability >> and performance for every day use. Take it out for a test drive and >> see the new dimension Project Looking Glass >> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpc7kplYyT0&mode=related&search=) >> can add to your desktop experience! >> >> The Project Looking Glass 1.0 GA release can be downloaded from >> http://lg3d-core.dev.java.net/binary-builds.html >> >> Project Looking Glass takes advantage of the new JDK 1.6 release and >> offers many ground-breaking features such as: >> >> + Slanted parked windows - keep an eye on background windows which >> take up less screen space because they are slanted backward. >> >> + Live icons - View the output of web browsers and media players even >> when these applications are iconified. >> >> + Virtual overview of multiple virtual screens - Manage your >> applications more effectively by "zooming out" to see all screens at >> once. >> >> + Full integration of X11 windows in the 3D environment. >> >> + Run Project Looking Glass within GNOME/KDE or as a standalone desktop. >> >> + Support for the latest Java 3D 1.5 release >> >> + Full 3D environment and native desktop application support on >> Solaris and Linux. The full 3D environment is also supported on >> Windows, but without native desktop application integration at this time. >> >> Also available concurrently with this release is Plethora 1.0, a >> NetBeans <http://www.netbeans.org> module suite, which streamlines >> Project Looking Glass application development. Plethora allows >> developers to create 3D interfaces that combine utility and visual >> appeal. The developer is given control over a wide range of Project >> Looking Glass GUI features by means of an easy-to-use direct >> manipulation interface. Plethora 1.0 can be downloaded from >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/auc-plethora >> >> Project Looking Glass 1.0 is yet another example of Sun's continued >> commitment and contributions to the open source community. Haven't >> seen Project Looking Glass in action yet? Go see one of the most >> successful commercial products built on Project Looking Glass - >> GoMonkey - with their gesture recognition demo at www.gomonkey.at >> <http://www.gomonkey.at>. Also be sure to check out a Project Looking >> Glass 3D music player demo at >> http://blogs.sun.com/thaniwa/resource/trumplayer_low.swf. For more >> information on Project Looking Glass and the LG3D community, go to: >> http://lg3d-core.dev.java.net. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> desktop-discuss mailing list >> desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >
