Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-20 Thread Tsu-Fan Cheng
yeah, i conquer. I tried to start beryl in .xinitrc just like some window manager (e.g. fluxbox), all I got is some background and no further action. so I guess its good to couple beryl to something else. Can anyone suggest some desktop manager that is not so bloated? thank you!! TFC On

Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-19 Thread Andy Harrison
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 6/18/07, Jason Hills wrote: Hello, I would like to try adding a 3D Desktop feel to my laptop, but I am new to this thing, and was not able to find how to install xgl or aiglx. I installed Beryl and it complains about not finding AIGLX

Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-19 Thread Khairil Yusof
On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 20:17 -0300, Jason Hills wrote: Hello, I would like to try adding a 3D Desktop feel to my laptop, but I am new to this thing, and was not able to find how to install xgl or aiglx. I installed Beryl and it complains about not finding AIGLX display.

Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-19 Thread Tsu-Fan Cheng
hi, i have a silly question about beryl/compiz.. what is the relationship between beryl and say, gnome?? thanks TFC On 6/19/07, Khairil Yusof [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 20:17 -0300, Jason Hills wrote: Hello, I would like to try adding a 3D Desktop feel to my laptop,

Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-19 Thread Andy Harrison
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 6/19/07, Tsu-Fan Cheng wrote: hi, i have a silly question about beryl/compiz.. what is the relationship between beryl and say, gnome?? thanks TFC In a gnome environment, beryl is a replacement for metacity, the default gnome window

Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-19 Thread Tsu-Fan Cheng
then can I install beryl without gnome?? TFC On 6/19/07, Andy Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 6/19/07, Tsu-Fan Cheng wrote: hi, i have a silly question about beryl/compiz.. what is the relationship between beryl and say, gnome??

Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-19 Thread Andy Harrison
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Answer: Yes. Question: Is top posting bad? On 6/19/07, Tsu-Fan Cheng wrote: then can I install beryl without gnome?? TFC Probably, but beryl would not work. metacity and beryl are just window managers, they do not provide the rest of the

Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-19 Thread Tsu-Fan Cheng
so are there any alternatives I can choose besides gnome?? just feel that gnome/kde is bloated, xfce4?? thanks!! TFC On 6/19/07, Andy Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Answer: Yes. Question: Is top posting bad? On 6/19/07, Tsu-Fan Cheng wrote:

Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-19 Thread youshi10
On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Tsu-Fan Cheng wrote: so are there any alternatives I can choose besides gnome?? just feel that gnome/kde is bloated, xfce4?? thanks!! TFC On 6/19/07, Andy Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Answer: Yes. Question: Is top

Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-19 Thread Tore Lund
Andy Harrison wrote: Probably, but beryl would not work. metacity and beryl are just window managers, they do not provide the rest of the desktop environment. Uh, correct me if I am wrong. I have not tried Beryl myself. However, as I understand it, Beryl would work, as a window manager.

Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-19 Thread Andy Harrison
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 6/19/07, Tore Lund wrote: Uh, correct me if I am wrong. I have not tried Beryl myself. However, as I understand it, Beryl would work, as a window manager. Not everyone needs or wants a desktop. Yes, you could. X will do whatever it's

Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-19 Thread Khairil Yusof
On Tue, 2007-06-19 at 12:03 -0400, Tsu-Fan Cheng wrote: hi, i have a silly question about beryl/compiz.. what is the relationship between beryl and say, gnome?? thanks Beryl/Compiz are window managers. They control position, size, minimised, maximised, virtual desktops etc. Window

FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-18 Thread Jason Hills
Hello, I would like to try adding a 3D Desktop feel to my laptop, but I am new to this thing, and was not able to find how to install xgl or aiglx. I installed Beryl and it complains about not finding AIGLX display. How should I start? What will I need to have installed and running, and how to

Re: FreeBSD 3D Desktop (XGL/AIGLX/...) how to start?

2007-06-18 Thread Duane Hill
On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, Jason Hills wrote: Hello, I would like to try adding a 3D Desktop feel to my laptop, but I am new to this thing, and was not able to find how to install xgl or aiglx. I installed Beryl and it complains about not finding AIGLX display. How should I start? What will I need