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I've often tried to use those X-windows type multiple desktop thingies but always give up because I'm essentially lazy and stupid and usually end up forgetting I've even installed it; let alone where all my files have gone.
But how about having one that rotates; you can spin it using your mouse and
the files spin round into view like dishes at a chinese restaurant.
You could even have a network version providing a neat way of file locking - You can't open the file because your co-worker has just wizzed it round onto their desktop to open it. - okay that bit might not be so practical but sounds like devious fun.
Tactile 3D interface
http://www.tactile3d.com/ 3D desktop interface [apocalyps956, Oct 03 2006]
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im into it. lazy susans are just plain cool. |
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The one in the link looks very advanced; and 3D.
Maybe I explained it badly, but mines just a simple 2D jobby. Imagine the cartridges for one of those old binocular slide viewer things that kids had in the 70s. |
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So, the desktop is a strip of desktops, and can be shared and/or locked by other users on the network? |
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So if you go from mechine A to mechine B, you can just spin the desktops ' round to yours? Or is it like the OsX strip for programmes? |
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That's that horrid thing they used in "Jurassic Park", isn't it? |
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liam, that's correct, it is a strip, but a circular strip. |
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Enlightenment on *nix has this. Requires a scrolling mouse. Configure multiple desktops. Scroll mouse on background image to switch desktops. |
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I think you want a cube-shaped monitor where each of the four vertical sides is itself a monitor. Each monitor shows a different windowl. Simply spin it by hand so the proper screen is facing you and that's the window you're working in. |
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You mean like a "ViewMaster" disc? Neat! Can work AND have a retro-moment at the same time. I like it. |
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So, this has nothing to do with spinning baskets? |
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Would be fun. I love spinning post-card stands and pretending to look at them, when there is obviously someone on the otherside intent on viewing a particular card. |
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where can i get the download? |
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I love the idea of the 3-D desktop you can interact with. I'm not sure if I'd use this specific interface because I don't have that many desktop icons. Maybe for browsing files? |
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[waugs], the thing from Jurassic Park was one of the GL demos that Silicon Graphics used to ship with their workstations. |
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The original poster seems confused. Beginning with some talk about multiple-desktop setups, the idea goes forward to talk about some roladex abstraction for looking through your files. |
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I don't see the relation. Is this an idea for a better way to get to your files or your desktops? I get the idea that the terms "windows" or "desktops" is getting mixed up somewhere with "files". |
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