Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: compiz
Compiz uses the term "Desktop Cube" to refer to a particular arrangement
of virtual desktops in 3 dimensions composed of each screen on a lateral
face of a polyhedron, and user-defined static caps on the bases.
This term is geometrically inaccurate. In fact, the desktop is NEVER a
"cube" unless the screen resolution is in a 1:1 ratio, which tends to
rarely be the case.
The most common arrangement of the desktop cube, with four identical
faces, each with a lenth != height, can be generalized as a rectangular
prism (informally), or more properly, a cuboid.
More generally, with number of workspaces n != 4, the desktop can best
be generalized as a right prism.
The current naming scheme propagates ignorance towards proper geometry
terminology to the entire Linux desktop market, which is highly
undesirable.
** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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"Desktop Cube" is geometrically inaccurate
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/155666
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