Desktop effect on all computers! A call for G3D support of Compiz Fusion

[Shu Hung (Koala)]

On 11/6/07, Vincent Trouilliez <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> wrote:
>
> > Right now, the entire Compiz Fusion is built on OpenGL
> > Since OpenGL works on limited hardware, we cannot have desktop effect on
> majority
> > ofmachines out there.
> > However, another 3D library, the G3D cpp library,
> > works even if you don't have a 3D acceleration card. I think its a good
> idea
> > to provide G3D support when
> > OpenGL hardware is not present. It may provide less desktop effect than
> > OpenGL
>
> Hi,
>
> I ma not sure I understand everything, it's confusing.
> You say that OpenGl provides desktop effects, which it doens't, as it's
> "just" a graphics library, as I undestand it.
> Also, OpenGL doesn't require any 3D H/W to operate, as far as I know.
> If you have a 3D graphics card that can accelerate the rendering then
> great, but if not, well it will just use software emulation and that's
> it, just like this G3D thing probably does.
>
> Whatever this G3D stuff is, I do'nt see any (good, or any really) reason
> to use it over OpenGL, which widely used and mature and tested and
> and and and...
>
> --
> Vince



Fact: seems Compiz Fusion only support computers with OpenGL supported
graphic card and linux driver.

I have an old Sony notebook that have no OpenGL graphic card at all. Thus,
it does not have any desktop effect with Ubuntu. I tried U
buntu on some older machines, too. Compiz Fusion doesn't work at all. At the
same age of those computers, Mac OS on PowerPC G4 was already providing some
good desktop effect far better than Windows XP. And even PowerPC G3 does a
good job on this. I wondered why. And I wonder linux cound do the same as
Mac does.

Right now, desktop effect is provided by Compiz Fusion, which built on
OpenGL library. So, in other word, OpenGL does provide desktop effect. Maybe
OpenGL could do software emulation, but (1) seems it is very slow and (2)
Compiz Fusion doesn't support that. That makes our desktop effect only
support computers with OpenGL supported graphic card and linux driver.

G3D is a mature library, too. It is not as good for industrial 3D movie
rendering. But we don't need that, do we? We know that OpenGL software
emulation is a lot slower than DirectX's direct 3d. And I know that G3D can
do software emulation as good as DirectX does. I have no doubt that G3D
could do a better job than OpenGL on older PCs. So I think: if Compiz Fusion
can use G3D to render effect on older PCs, we can have better desktop effect
on older PCs, too.


Koala Yeung

P.S. You may want to see their website first:
http://g3d-cpp.sourceforge.net/
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