Beryl (software)
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 Cube view of the desktops |
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| Current version | 0.2.1 (March 17, 2007) |
| operating system | Unix derivatives , Linux |
| programming language | C. |
| category | Window manager |
| License | GPL ( Free Software ) |
| German speaking | Yes |
| beryl-project.org | |
Beryl was a open source - compositing and window manager , which the through OpenGL accelerated X server Xgl or OpenGL accelerated X extension AIGLX used. It was a spin-off from Compiz , which arose because some developers were dissatisfied with its development. It offers Linux users a desktop environment with elaborate 3D effects. The official Beryl distribution was Sabayon Linux . At the beginning of 2007 the project was abandoned because the Compiz and Beryl developers agreed to merge their projects again. The Beryl core has been completely abandoned and replaced by the Compiz core. The Beryl plugins were ported to Compiz and now form a project called Compiz Fusion , which added additional effects and functions.
history
After the release of Compiz by Novell , some developers opened their own development branch called compiz-quinn , which included ever larger changes that can no longer be returned to the original Compiz without considerable effort. Beryl relies on beryl-settings (formerly csm ) to manage its settings, Compiz, on the other hand, relies on the Gnome tool GConf . In addition, from the Beryl developers' point of view, Compiz is largely developed behind closed doors, which the Beryl developers did not like.
The first public version of Beryl was 0.1.0 and was released in September 2006.
On April 6, 2007 the reunification of Compiz and Beryl was announced. The merger came about because the two development branches Compiz-Extra and Beryl pursued almost identical goals and were structured similarly . In addition, both projects use an almost identical program core and the same plug-ins . The name of this reunited project is " Compiz Fusion ".
Special visual effects
- Scale
- Shows all open windows of the current session at once
- Switchers
- If you switch back and forth between different windows with a key combination, you get a small preview of these
- Wobbly
- If you move windows or reduce them manually, they are displayed curved (as if they were made of jelly or the like)
- Cube
- You have a 3D cube with four desktops by default, all of which can be used independently of one another
- rain
- With key combinations you can either create permanent rain effects or create a mouse trail
- When minimizing windows, they are animated and dragged into the panel
- Snow
- With a key combination you can switch on a snow effect permanently
- 3D window
- When the cube is rotated, all open windows stand out slightly from the surface
- Blur Effects
- The title bar or, alternatively, the entire window becomes milky
- Fading Windows
- The windows can be displayed continuously and transparently
- Thumbnails
- When moving over a window in the panel, a reduced preview is displayed
- Burn
- For example, windows burn down when they are closed.
Screenshots
Beryl desktop in Fedora
Scale: window overview
Switcher: switch between programs
Wobbly: Distorted, "wobbling" windows when moving
Real transparency
Single drop of water
Web links
- official website
- Wiki article about Beryl with installation instructions for Ubuntu
- Reunification of Beryl and Compiz Extras (Compiz Fusion)
swell
- ↑ http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2007/11053.html - Article on Pro-Linux.de
- ↑ http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/compiz/2007-June/002401.html - Announcement of the new name