From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 25 18:51:23 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37E2B16A4CF for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:51:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from lakemtao07.cox.net (lakemtao07.cox.net [68.1.17.114]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81D3C43FBD for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:51:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from mezz.mezzweb.com ([68.103.32.11]) by lakemtao07.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031126025119.EAYY4890.lakemtao07.cox.net@mezz.mezzweb.com>; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 21:51:19 -0500 Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 20:50:18 -0600 To: Sean Welch References: <12736983.1069812514644.JavaMail.root@louie.psp.pas.earthlink.net> From: Jeremy Messenger Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <12736983.1069812514644.JavaMail.root@louie.psp.pas.earthlink.net> User-Agent: Opera7.23/Linux M2 build 518 cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Metacity with Expocity X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 02:51:23 -0000 X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 02:51:23 -0000 On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 20:08:34 -0600 (GMT-06:00), Sean Welch wrote: > Thanks! It does work as advertised -- and now I can see > what the people on slashdot meant by "S-L-O-W" Umm, strange.. It doesn't slow down in my case, it's hard to notice on AthlonXP 2000+ w/ 512mb ram. Also, near everything in my machine have been compiled with the debug and it seems normal to me. :-) Cheers, Mezz > I'd like to see this cleaned up and the speed increased. > This is a *cool* effect. > > For others who would like to try this, it slows down all > window manager functions to an unbearable crawl -- that > means moving windows, switching virtual desktops, and > creation of new windows. The feature also shifts windows > slightly from their original positions after the expose like > effect (I'd like to try this on Panther to see what it looks > liek full speed). > > Sean > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremy Messenger > Sent: Nov 25, 2003 6:21 PM > To: Sean Welch > Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Metacity with Expocity > > On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:18:30 -0600 (GMT-06:00), Sean Welch > wrote: > >> I just saw this article: >> >> http://slashdot.org/articles/03/11/25/0330208.shtml?tid=131&tid=179&tid=185&tid=189&tid=190 >> >> an took a look at the patch here: >> >> http://www.pycage.de/download/expocity-11-24-03.diff >> >> Figuring to give it a try, I got it to compile and install but the >> keystroke that is supposed to >> activate it (Alt-Tab) doesn't do anything now. Perhaps someone else >> might have a better >> idea what to do with it and how to track the problem down??? It did >> compile cleanly... > > > Because, it never has been patch clean if you read the messages of patch. > Looks like the diff was created against the CVS or development version of > Metacity. Or maybe older version of Metacity, I dunno. > > That got me curious, I don't understand what's advantage of it. So, I > cleaned the patch and make it easier for other users. You should be able > to use this attach and put it in the x11-wm/metacity/files/ and do the > 'make -DFORCE_PKG_REGISTER install', then restart Metacity. I just played > with it and it works, but I don't really like it thought. Maybe, I will > like it if they make it more smaller and can stay in the background when > I > am doing with vim, browser or whatever. :-) > > BTW: Be sure to your Metacity version is 2.6.3 if you want to use an > attach of patch-expocity. > > Cheers, > Mezz -- bsdforums.org 's moderator, mezz.