UPDATE 2004-09-25
Thanks to Oyvind Saether, here is more extended version of HOWTO. Here is my favorite screenshot. 
3d-Desktop is an OpenGL program for switching virtual desktops in a seamless 3-dimensional manner on Linux. The current desktop is mapped into a fullscreen 3D environment where you may choose other screens. Several different visualization modes are available.
In this article, I'll be using 3ddesktop version 0.2.7 on Fedora Core 1 as an example but I've made pre-compiled RPM packages for FC1 and FC2 available at the bottom this article.
BTW, in order to this OpenGL application to work, your system needs 3D supported video cards with OpenGL driver such as nvidia driver.
Before you can build 3ddesktokp RPM package, you will need to install imlib2 and imlib2-devel packages first. I would recommend to download them from Fedora Extra Repository:
[tchung@localhost 3ddesktop]$ ls imlib2*.rpm imlib2-1.0.6-0.fdr.3.1.i386.rpm imlib2-devel-1.0.6-0.fdr.3.1.i386.rpm [tchung@localhost 3ddesktop]$ sudo rpm -Uvh imlib2*.rpm warning: imlib2-1.0.6-0.fdr.3.1.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 8df56d05 Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:imlib2 ########################################### [ 50%] 2:imlib2-devel ########################################### [100%] [tchung@localhost 3ddesktop]$Now, to build 3ddesktop RPM package, you'll need:
Let's begin:
(Make sure you have created rpmbuild directory in your own home.)
[tchung@localhost 3ddesktop]$ ls 3ddesktop-0.2.7.tar.gz 3ddesktop.desktop 3ddesktop.png 3ddesktop.spec [tchung@localhost 3ddesktop]$ cp *.gz *.desktop *.png ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/ [tchung@localhost 3ddesktop]$ cp *.spec ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/ [tchung@localhost 3ddesktop]$ rpmbuild -ba ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/3ddesktop.spec Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.46119 + umask 022 + cd /home/tchung/rpmbuild/BUILD + LANG=C + export LANG + unset DISPLAY + rm -rf /var/tmp/3ddesktop-0.2.7-buildroot + cd /home/tchung/rpmbuild/BUILD + rm -rf 3ddesktop-0.2.7 + /usr/bin/gzip -dc /home/tchung/rpmbuild/SOURCES/3ddesktop-0.2.7.tar.gz + tar -xf - + STATUS=0 + '[' 0 -ne 0 ']' + cd 3ddesktop-0.2.7 ++ /usr/bin/id -u + '[' 500 = 0 ']' ++ /usr/bin/id -u + '[' 500 = 0 ']' + /bin/chmod -Rf a+rX,g-w,o-w . + exit 0 Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.46119 + umask 022 + cd /home/tchung/rpmbuild/BUILD + cd 3ddesktop-0.2.7 + LANG=C + export LANG + unset DISPLAY + CFLAGS= + ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --datadir=/usr/share checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c ... omitted ... Checking for unpackaged file(s): /usr/lib/rpm/check-files /var/tmp/3ddesktop-0.2.7-buildroot Wrote: /home/tchung/rpmbuild/SRPMS/3ddesktop-0.2.7-1.src.rpm Wrote: /home/tchung/rpmbuild/RPMS/i386/3ddesktop-0.2.7-1.i386.rpm Wrote: /home/tchung/rpmbuild/RPMS/i386/3ddesktop-debuginfo-0.2.7-1.i386.rpm Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.40069 + umask 022 + cd /home/tchung/rpmbuild/BUILD + cd 3ddesktop-0.2.7 + rm -rf /var/tmp/3ddesktop-0.2.7-buildroot + exit 0 [tchung@localhost 3ddesktop]$
To install 3ddesktop RPM package,
[tchung@localhost 3ddesktop]$ sudo rpm -Uvh /home/tchung/rpmbuild/RPMS/i386/3ddesktop-0.2.7-1.i386.rpm Password: Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:3ddesktop ########################################### [100%] [tchung@localhost 3ddesktop]$To launch 3ddesktop, either you can type:
[tchung@localhost 3ddesktop]$ 3ddeskOR, you can launch it from following menu:
Here are some screenshots from the official site: http://desk3d.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php
Here are some screenshots from my own desktop: http://fedoranews.org/tchung/3ddesktop/myown
Here are the pre-compiled RPMs for 3ddesktop version 0.2.7 for FC1 and FC2.
To see a list of supported mode and other command line options:
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[tchung@localhost 3ddesktop]$ 3ddesk --help
usage: 3ddesk [ OPTIONS ]
Activates the 3d Desktop. 3ddeskd daemon must be running.
Where OPTIONS are:
--view=xxx Uses the options from the view in 3ddesktop.conf
--mode=xxx Sets the arrangement mode
(one of carousel, cylinder, linear, viewmaster,
priceisright, flip, or random)
--acquire[=#] Grab images for all the desktops by cycling thru
(sleep for x millisecs at each screen for refresh)
--acquirecurrent Grab image for current desktop
--nozoom Disable the zoom out
--gotoright Goto the desktop to the right
--gotoleft Goto the desktop to the left
--gotoup Goto the desktop to the up
--gotodown Goto the desktop to the down
--goto=# Goto specified column (deprecated)
--gotocolumn=# Goto specified column
--gotorow=# Goto specified row
--dontexit Don't exit after a goto
--stop Stop 3ddesktop (kill 3ddeskd daemon)
--reload Force a reload of 3ddesktop.conf
--noautofun Don't Automatically turn on Fun Mode
--revmousewheel Reverse the mousewheel
--swapmousebuttons Swap the mousebuttons
--altmousebuttons Use alternate mousebuttons scheme