On Fri, 21 Dec 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I see... > > this is a really nice piece and I think that we may be able to use it > for an up and coming project continuation. > > what about being able to select a cube face with a mouse, or possibly > selecting one of the application buttons by using the mouse? Cube3d is just intended as a demo showing the power of GGI. But you're welcome improving it. Ask Andreas Beck, what he will accept, because he is the original author. > Is this functionality in the works? > > Cheers and have a Merry Christmas, TNX. 2U2. > Quoting Christoph Egger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > I am new to this list and have recently come accross it at: > > > > > > http://www.ggi-project.org/ > > > > > > I have also seen the 3dcube screenshot and think that this could be > > directly in > > > line with something that we are working on as well. > > > > > > We have been looking at 3dwm in the past but the development is not > > stable > > > enough for what we are trying to do. > > > > > > I was wondering if the user can actually navigate around the cube, and > > also if > > > the user selects one of the cube-sides then can they interface with > > the running > > > application? > > > > That is exaclty the case. > > > > When cube3d is started, it creates six _shared_ memory areas with the > > size > > of the resolution of each cube side. > > > > Then you start the GGI applications and redirect their output to one > > of > > the 6th shared memory areas. > > > > cube3d does nothing, but rendering the output of the programs as a > > texture. > > > > At the beginning the cube has the input control, so you can move it > > around > > using the cursor keys. The numbers '0'-'5' on the keyboard selects a > > certain cube side. '#' redirects the input to the application running > > on > > the selected cube side. Another '#' returns the input back to the > > cube. > > > > Anything else you want to know? > > > > > > > > CU, > > > > Christoph Egger > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > CU, Christoph Egger E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
