Desktop Cube

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Compiz Cube-like animation for workspace switching

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Desktop Cube

Compiz Cube-like animation for workspace switching

Switching the current workspace using any of the below described methods will show a rotating cube animation with the workspaces on the cube faces.

It should work well under all versions of Mint21+ without having to set the CLUTTER_PAINT environment variable.

Requirements

Version 2 requires Cinnamon 5.4 (Mint 21) or better

The older Desktop Cube version (with limited features) will be used on older Cinnamon versions.

Tested on: Mint 21 / 21.1 / 21.3 / 22 and Fedora Cinnamon-Spin 40.

When is the Cube effect used?

There are a number of ways to switch the current workspace, all of following will be handled by Desktop Cube starting with version 2:

  1. The "Switch to left/right workspace" hotkeys (under Keyboard settings, Shortcuts tab, Workspace category) Default hotkey: Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right_Arrow_Keys

  2. The "Switch to workspace 1-12" hotkeys (under Keyboard settings, Shortcuts tab, Workspace/Direct Navigation category) Default hotkey: unassigned

  3. Using the "Move window to the left/right workspace" hotkeys (under Keyboard settings, Shortcuts tab, Windows/Inter-workspace category) Default hotkey: Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right_Arrow_Keys

  4. Clicking on a workspace button in the "Workspace Switcher" applet (can be disabled in the configuration)

  5. When changing the focus to a window on another workspace by using the Window-List or Alt-Tab when they are configured to show windows from other workspaces. (can be disabled in the configuration)

When switching the current workspace using Expo ("workspace selection screen" Default hotkey: Ctrl + Alt + Up_Arrow_Key) by clicking on a different workspace, the Desktop Cube effect will not be used. Since the Expo is not really a "face" on the cube it would break the Cube concept a bit, therefore I left it as is since I felt it was more logical that way.

If you know of other methods of switching the workspace where the Desktop Cube effect is not currently used, please let me know so I can see if I can find a way to enable the Desktop Cube for that path as well.

Known Issues

  1. When using Desktop Cube with two or more Monitors attached, the Cube will be placed in the middle of the overall desktop which will likely appear spit between the monitors, kind of ruining the effect.

    At some point I plan on adding options to control how the Cube is displayed on multi-monitor setups, but it might be a while before I find the time to work on that.

  2. If you enable the "Include Panels" option in the Desktop Cube configuration, the panels will disappear while the cube is turning and then reappear when it is done. This is far from ideal, so I recommend that you leave this option disabled so that the panels remain hidden, only reappearing after returning to the normal desktop.

Installation

  • Right click on the cinnamon panel and click "System Settings"
  • Click on the "Extensions" icon under the "Preferences" category
  • Click the "Download" tab and then click the "Desktop Cube" entry
  • Click the "Install" button on the right and then return to the "Manage" tab
  • Select the new "Desktop Cube" entry and then click the "+" button at the bottom of the window
  • Use the "gears" icon next to the "Desktop Cube" entry to open the setting window and setup the preferred behavior

Feedback

Please leave a comment here on cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com

To report a bug or submit a feature request, open an issue here: GitHub Spices Repo

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Juan-Lutz
Juan-Lutz-1 month ago
Thank you Kevin to revive this extension.
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-1 month ago
Glad you're enjoying it. My mission to get compiz effects back in Cinnamon is just about complete with this extension and the "Flipper" extension working again along with BurnMyWindows and MagicLamp (and of course Hermes83's already perfect Compiz window effects). I still have some minor enhancements I am hoping to do in the coming months for DesktopCube so keep checking for updates.
angelotux
angelotux-3 months ago
I can't get it to rotate
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Can you confirm that you have version 1.1.0 installed (Click the [(i) About] at the button of the Extensions app when the Desktop Cube is selected). If you do have 1.1.0, can you take a video of what you see using SimpleScreenRecoder or something like that and upload it in a place where I can access it?
angelotux
angelotux-3 months ago
it works but it doesn't rotate like the gnome extension cube
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Just making sure that your expectations are in line with what the extension is meant to do. It does NOT allow you to use the mouse to rotate the Cube as you see in this example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7pdnkv7v1A ... The applet will only rotate a cube to new Workspaces cube faces. It keeps the Cube in view while you hold the <Ctrl><Alt> keys and you can then use the arrow keys to rotate between the cube faces until you release all the keys. If you don't see an Cube rotation when you press the <Ctrl><Alt>+left/right arrow keys then yes, that would be a problem, if you were expecting to use the mouse to freely rotate the cube then that's something this extension is not designed to do.
angelotux
angelotux-3 months ago
extension works I thought it was like gnome extension
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Maybe one day I will attempt to port https://github.com/Schneegans/Desktop-Cube when I find some time.
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
With version 1.1.0 I fixed the poor animation issue so there is no need to use CLUTTER_PAINT environment variable anymore. Let me know if you see any other issues, but at this point I believe it's working 100% now! Enjoy!!
Janne-d-Arc
Janne-d-Arc-3 months ago
I can't even remember the last time I saw this extension working properly, thank you very much for fixing it! Although if I enable the option to include the panel it still shows a weird effect, so I just left it disabled. I'm using Linux Mint 21.3.
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Ya, maybe I jumped the gun a bit saying it's working 100%. I actually added the panels option because it was behaving oddly for me as well. Personally I like it better without the panels anyhow. Maybe one day I will try again to improve the panels when the option is enabled.
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
To get this extension to animate correctly in newer versions of Mint you need to: 1. Open "/etc/environment" in an editor (vim or whatever) 2. Add a new line "CLUTTER_PAINT=continuous-redraw" to the end of the file 3. Save and reboot! I am not sure what other side effects this setting might have but I have not noticed any as of yet. Enjoy!
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
There is a small but constant CPU load by cinnamon when using this option.
Lani2882
Lani2882-3 months ago
I love this desktop cube. But didnt worked on my Intel i5-8650u integrated graphics like you said. Tried on AMD Ryzen 5 4500U with Radeon Graphics, still didnt worked. I am using Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon.
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Please see the post I just added above. Let me know if it works for you.
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Ya.. This extension is very 'hit or miss' with newer versions of Mint. Not sure why. I have had more success with the "Flipper" extension. Flipper's Cube option has a tendency to "flash" a bit, but it's mostly OK. Personally I like Flipper's "Stack" effect the best and it works 100% for me on both an AMD GPU and a integrated Intel GPU. It's odd because the code in Flipper and DesktopCube are very similar, but one works better than the other. I'll be working on it again soon to see if I can find some way to improve things. Crossing my fingers! The other thing I was thinking was to attempt a port of another Gnome Cube extension and see how that go, but that's a bit of a shot in the dark for me.
angelotux
angelotux-3 months ago
I have a Ryzen 7 5700G GPU integrated
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Please see the post I just added above. Let me know if it works for you.
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
It doesn't seem to animate every well on my work laptop using Intel integrated GPU. I'll play around with it to see if I can find a way to improve it, but graphics is not my thing so it's a bit outside my wheel house.
angelotux
angelotux-3 months ago
on linux mint 22 it doesn't work it doesn't rotate
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
If you go to the DesktopCube settings and change "Pullaway proportion from screen" to 0.3 or higher, does that allow the cube to rotate? It does for me, just wondering if it's the same for you?
angelotux
angelotux-3 months ago
I changed the cube setting but I don't see the animation
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
I tested on a Mint22 virtual machine and it did not animate well there. I thought it was just because of the virtual machine's virtual GPU. Maybe it's more then just a slow GPU after all? It animates well on my Fedora (AMD GPU, Cinnamon 6.0.4) setup but I do see some artifacts during the animation. What is your GPU setup?
angelotux
angelotux-3 months ago
Is it possible to have compiz effects like magic lamp?
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
I have a Magic Lamp extension that I am testing now. I'll push it to Cinnamon Spices soon (within the week). If you want to test it you can find it here: https://github.com/klangman/CinnamonMagicLamp
angelotux
angelotux-3 months ago
I installed magic lamp it works thanks for reporting compiz
JorgeAT227
JorgeAT227-3 months ago
16 ago 2024 LMDE 6 I have the effect working, the view is a little odd maybe for double screen configuration or can change the background but go in the rigth track , thanks
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
My work config is a dual-monitor config, I'll try it there and see if I can recreate what you reported. I really don't know the code that well but I will see if I can figure out how to allow changing the background as well. No promises.
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Yep... It tries to show across two displays. Very odd. I'll see if I can figure out how to fix that when I have some time. Again, no promises.
JorgeAT227
JorgeAT227-4 months ago
Jul 24, 2024 Dont work LMDE 6, Cinnamon 6.2.7 :-( May someone cant make it work, thanks ctrl+alt+arrow (Lo R) suppose to activate
drewsus
drewsus-5 months ago
The thing is, I simply have no idea how to use this. There are no instructions what so ever. How is this activated?
emx518
emx518-6 months ago
It does not work on LM 21.3 X86_64
JorgeAT227
JorgeAT227-3 months ago
maybe the latest version can work for you
wick422
wick422-8 months ago
Yeah, completely broken in LM 21.3 and Cinnamon 6.0.4 Same with Transparent Panels, both vanilla and reloaded. What's the point of extensions if none of them work. Wobbly Windows does but nothing else? Compiz was the main reason I even tried Linux in the first place. It's not only about function over form. Linux is good enough to have both. You'd be surprised how forgiving users can be over the little things as long as they can justify through style. People using Windows do it all the time. They overlook heaps of shortcomings on that OS simply because it looks good. Linux is capable of so much more. Get a team to maintain these experiences and you'll see Linux market share in not just mere double digits but competitive with the other two big names.
JorgeAT227
JorgeAT227-3 months ago
try the latest
angelotux
angelotux-8 months ago
you are definitely right
Karl Pearson
Karl Pearson-10 months ago
I finally completed the upgrade to Virginia, or Linux Mint 21.3. I'd not heard of this extension before now, and have to admit, was excited to again have a cube to check my other desktops because without it, I completely forget I have windows open on any but my primary desktop. But, am I a disappointed IT person today. If an extension is available, it better work, or the entire Cinnamon Spices environment seems suspect. I'm relieved to learn, thanks to another comment, that this extension isn't dangerous... That's small consolation for the disappointment I'm feeling. I'll just be happy to have wobbly windows for now, and hopefully the developer hasn't become unable to work for any reason. If that's not the case, PLEASE FIX THIS ONE Thank you
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Try it now.. I attempted to fix it for Mint 21+
angelotux
angelotux-8 months ago
the team seems not to be interested in these extensions. in this period linux distributions are coming back into fashion compiz as a magic lamp, closing windows with cube effects.. linux mint is not interested. I switched to Linux also thanks to compiz.
Man with No Name
Man with No Name-10 months ago
doesnt work at all!
Juan-Lutz
Juan-Lutz-1 year ago
Please remove this broken Cube extension or repair it. ¡¡¡¡This should also apply to other addons!!!!. Thank you all.
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Try it now.. I attempted to fix it for Mint 21+
angelotux
angelotux-1 year ago
delete the old and broken extensions on cinnamon spices and quesa del cubo is not the only one
Butterfliege99
Butterfliege99-1 year ago
Doesnt Work with LM 21.1, Cinnamon 5.6.8, Kernel: 5.15.0-73-generic It would be great if it you could make it work again - or delete it from the addons
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Try it now.. I attempted to fix it for Mint 21+
Andrew Oakley
Andrew Oakley-1 year ago
Does not work with Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon. Not actively dangerous, desktop remains working, but CTRL-ALT-LEFT and CTRL-ALT-RIGHT do nothing. You have to disable the extension to return to normal workspace switching. System: Kernel: 5.15.0-70-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.6.8 tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 21.1 Vera base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy Machine: Type: Desktop System: RM plc product: RM EXPERT 3040 v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 13 v: RM ONE HDA serial: <superuser required> Mobo: Intel model: DQ45CB v: AAE51804-201 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: Intel v: CBQ4510H.86A.0073.2009.0122.1353 date: 01/22/2009 CPU: Info: quad core model: Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Core Yorkfield rev: A cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 12 MiB Speed (MHz): avg: 2402 high: 2833 min/max: 1998/2830 cores: 1: 2833 2: 2777 3: 2000 4: 2000 bogomips: 22662 Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx Graphics: Device-1: Intel 4 Series Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-2, VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:2e12 Device-2: ARC Camera type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid,uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-5.2:12 chip-ID: 05a3:9331 Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 Monitor-1: HDMI-1 mapped: HDMI-A-1 model: LG (GoldStar) IPS224 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 102 diag: 547mm (21.5") OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel Q45/Q43 (ELK) v: 2.1 Mesa 22.2.5 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Intel 82801JD/DO HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:3a6e Device-2: ARC Camera type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid,uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-5.2:12 chip-ID: 05a3:9331 Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-70-generic running: yes Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes Network: Device-1: Intel 82567LM-3 Gigabit Network driver: e1000e v: kernel port: f100 bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:10de IF: enp0s25 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> Drives: Local Storage: total: 232.89 GiB used: 9.51 GiB (4.1%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Crucial model: CT250MX500SSD1 size: 232.89 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> Partition: ID-1: / size: 21.83 GiB used: 9.08 GiB (41.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 ID-2: /boot/efi size: 486 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 ID-3: /home size: 195.86 GiB used: 433.3 MiB (0.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3 Swap: ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 10 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda4 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0 C mobo: N/A Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A Repos: Packages: apt: 2193 No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/m-grant-prg-utils-jammy.list 1: deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/m-grant-prg-utils-jammy.gpg] https: //ppa.launchpadcontent.net/m-grant-prg/utils/ubuntu jammy main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 1: deb https: //mirrors.ukfast.co.uk/sites/linuxmint.com/packages vera main upstream import backport 2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy main restricted universe multiverse 3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse 4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse 5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse Info: Processes: 269 Uptime: 1d 11h 2m Memory: 7.66 GiB used: 2.31 GiB (30.2%) Init: systemd v: 249 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.3.0 alt: 11/12 Client: Cinnamon v: 5.6.8 inxi: 3.3.13
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Try it now.. I attempted to fix it for Mint 21+
angelotux
angelotux-1 year ago
cinnamon is allergic to compiz. there is only wobbly windows but the rest is not received. I team mint doesn't know that many users have switched to linux also thanks to compiz in that way you could see the absolute superiority and lightness of windows.
Juan-Lutz
Juan-Lutz-1 year ago
It is broken also in LM 21.1
Remco Boerma
Remco Boerma-2 years ago
Broken when upgraded from Ubuntu 22.04 to 22.10
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Try it now.. I attempted to fix it for Mint 21+
angelotux
angelotux-2 years ago
https://github.com/Schneegans/Desktop-Cube unfortunately only on gnome
KAMI
KAMI-2 years ago
It is broken in Linux Mint 21.
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Try it now.. I attempted to fix it for Mint 21+
Hezhexi2002
Hezhexi2002-2 years ago
same to me,it didn't work after I enable it
keremispirli
keremispirli-2 years ago
Broken when upgrading to Mint 21 from 20.3, bringing down whole desktop switching functionality along with it - had to disable the extension to be able to switch desktops.
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Try it now.. I attempted to fix it for Mint 21+
namesakeradio
namesakeradio-2 years ago
Mint 21, no longer working. Any direction? Thank you.
Kevin Langman
Kevin Langman-3 months ago
Try it now.. I attempted to fix it for Mint 21+
Solor Vox
Solor Vox-3 years ago
Does not work well with fullscreen apps, bugs out and causes problems forcing restart of cinnamon session.
Sambiase
Sambiase-3 years ago
How to have a black backgrond when switching desktops as the pic above?
jorgebadad
jorgebadad-3 years ago
How to use the desktop extension: Hold Ctrl+Alt and press Right-arrow to change from workspace 1 to 4. Hold Ctrl+Alt and press Left-arrow to change from workspace 4 to 1.
Mario P. Cardenas
Mario P. Cardenas-3 years ago
Oh does this bring back memories. T'was one of the first mods I did after trying Linux for the first time. I loved to flip that cube around, felt so unique compared to boring ol' Windows.
Juan-Lutz
Juan-Lutz-4 years ago
Here the link of the last discussion in a Linux Mint Forum ... https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=208&t=336948&p=1933762#p1933762
claudiux
claudiux-4 years ago
How to use the Desktop Cube extension: System Settings --> Extensions --> Download tab --> download Desktop Cube. Then: System Settings --> Extensions --> Manage tab --> Click on Desktop Cube, then on the [+] button. This extension is now installed; you can open its settings. Try it using [ctrl][right-arrow] and [ctrl][left-arrow].
historyb1
historyb1-4 years ago
How do you use this? I downloaded this and would love to use it
Marc Calder
Marc Calder-4 years ago
Maybe a dumb question but... where is the user guide for this? I have installed and would like to use it, but I don't know how.
4E71-NOP
4E71-NOP-4 years ago
@ivanaponi : I never been so productive than with Compiz. It's not about the effect. On a side note. The background (behind the cube) could be darkened. So we wouldn't have a repetition which can trick the eye. And I dearly hope we will have the same type of control (with the mouse) to manipulate the cube. One day... One day Many thx.
ivanaponi
ivanaponi-4 years ago
Seriously, people want Amiga demo type effects on their desktop?
mfreeman72
mfreeman72-4 years ago
As said before, is there a way to change the background so it's not the same as the desktop image?
Assio
Assio-4 years ago
Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon 4.4.8 работает прекрасно, Спасибо за шедевр!
Robert
Robert-4 years ago
Works great in Mint 19.3, cinnamon 4.4.8 Need to enable it in preferences->extensions-> manage, click the + to enable. Don't work when you use shortcut, need to use ctrl-alt-arrows to see animation.
VobiObiVobi
VobiObiVobi-4 years ago
Great! Working fine for me. Is it possible, to blend out the orginal desktop, by rotating?
claudiux
claudiux-4 years ago
This applet is compatible with Cinnamon 4.4 (Mint 19.3).
Dragoş
Dragoş-5 years ago
Linux Mint 19.2 is now in beta and it features Cinnamon 4.2.2. Unfortunately this extension is not compatible with it. Could you please update it for compatibility with Cinnamon 4.0+? I tried to add "4.2" or "4.2**" to the list in metadata.json but it doesn't seem to work even after reloading Cinnamon (maybe needs a system reboot?)
Sean Lynch
Sean Lynch-5 years ago
Dragoş, looks like the 'bottomMonitor' code was already fixed. In your metadata.json file try putting the exact version of cinnamon you are running. for example: "cinnamon-version": [ "2.0", "2.1", "2.2", "2.4", "2.6", "2.8", "3.0", "3.2", "3.4", "3.8", "4.0", "4.2", "4.2.4" ], If you are running 4.2.4 Then do a Ctrl-Alt-Esc to restart cinnamon. See if that works
Valery Kravtsov
Valery Kravtsov-5 years ago
Doesn't work on LM 19. Cinnamon 4.0.10 And this > Replace all occurrences of the bottomMonitor word by the primaryMonitor one. from the comment below doesn't help because there is no "bottomMonitor" at all.
JanuszSpiewa
JanuszSpiewa-5 years ago
how install this plugin?
Blake Miner
Blake Miner-5 years ago
Thanks for the plugin! As other users have mentioned, it would be nice to disable the desktop background (or customize the image) while switching workspaces.
claudiux
claudiux-5 years ago
Now, in the settings of this extension, a button allows you to directly access Workspaces settings.
xzj8b3
xzj8b3-5 years ago
The Best... And finally a developer persists in updating!!!!
claudiux
claudiux-5 years ago
Yes ! It would be a pity if this fabulous extension can not be used anymore. That's why I proposed this modification of the code, rather simple finally.
claudiux
claudiux-5 years ago
To make this extension compatible with Cinnamon 4.0 (Linux Mint 19.1): * Edit the ~/.local/share/cinnamon/extensions/DesktopCube@yare/extension.js * Replace all occurrences of the bottomMonitor word by the primaryMonitor one. (Lines 236 and 237.) * Reload this extension, or restart Cinnamon (Ctrl-Alt-Esc). * Enjoy!
claudiux
claudiux-5 years ago
Modified code is now in repositories! You just have to update.
SantaFe88
SantaFe88-5 years ago
Seems like this won't work after the update to Linux Mint 19.1 and Cinnamon 4.0.8. If you use it, the screen freezes and have to press the Power Button to restart. When you remove it, Ctrl-Alt & left/right arrow works like default. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted, using the Expo applet now and see all work-spaces at once. ;)
Robert
Robert-6 years ago
Work well on mint 18.3, cinnamon 3.6.6 on single screen. When in dual screen, the effect is not as a cube, but it does flip. Effect is amazing when finding right parameters. Thanks a lot :) Robert Graphics is Radeon Sapphyre 280x on intel 12 cores.
mfreeman72
mfreeman72-6 years ago
Looks nice, except that my desktop background is also the background behind the cube, which doesn't look good at all. If this could either be black, or a user-defined background instead, it would be much better.
Ventsislav Nikolov
Ventsislav Nikolov-6 years ago
Hello, Can't get it to work on Fedora 28 with Cinnamon 3.8.2, kernel 4.16.11-300.fc28.x86_64, CPU: Intel© Core™ i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz × 4, RAM: 16GB, graphic card 1: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller, graphic card 2: NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [GeForce GT 540M]. I did all the suggestions below but no luck. Do you guys have a clue why it is not working? Much appreciated.
Nacker
Nacker-6 years ago
I use LMDE 2 Cinnamon 64-bit version 3.4.6 and It's working right for me! Remember: Ctrl+Alt+Right (arrow) to go to the next workspace or Ctrl+Alt+Left (arrow) to go to the previous workspace :-)
claudiux
claudiux-6 years ago
To make this extension working on Cinnamon 3.6 (Mint 18.3): * open ~/.local/share/cinnamon/extensions/DesktopCube@yare/metadata.json * change "3.4" by "3.4", "3.6" * save this file and reload Cinnamon (Ctrl-Alt-Esc)
claudiux
claudiux-6 years ago
To make this extension working on Cinnamon 3.6 (Mint 18.3): * open ~/.local/share/cinnamon/extensions/DesktopCube@yare/metadata.json * change "3.4" by "3.4"**, "3.6"** * save this file and reload Cinnamon (Ctrl-Alt-Esc)
gaining
gaining-6 years ago
It's broken in mint 18.3 fyi
claudiux
claudiux-6 years ago
It's working well on Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya. Remember to create two workspaces or more to get the cube display.
David Burnett
David Burnett-7 years ago
It's working good for me on Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya. Question: Is there a way to get rid of the background wallpaper when the cube is rotating, like you have in your sample picture above? In mine, the wallpaper background is still showing when the cube rotates. Thanks! :)
Fedora Tux
Fedora Tux-7 years ago
When will it be updated????
Fedora Tux
Fedora Tux-7 years ago
To update with constancy or gives problems to every update of the desktop!!! Beautiful extension!!!!
Jerry Frazee
Jerry Frazee-7 years ago
Extension is working. There is a bug of double panels while switching workspaces. It would be nice to be able to have more options on the cube backgrounds, front and behind cube.
Marc Scattolin
Marc Scattolin-7 years ago
I tried it and it does work in cinnamon 18.2. However, a glitched applet bar appears at the top of the cube while switching so it may still need more work. But great job nonetheless!
Enas Agnwstos
Enas Agnwstos-7 years ago
Hi! I saw your comment about the cube working in 18.2 so i downloaded & installed too , but i haven't yet figured how to trigger it ! Furthermore , can it be triggered with the mouse as in compiz? And, is there some kind of guide available for the damn thing at all ? thx in advance!
Craig Lillie
Craig Lillie-7 years ago
You use Ctrl+Alt+Right (arrow) to go to the next workspace or Ctrl+Alt+Left (arrow) to go to the previous workspace. It would be nice if it looked more like the Compiz cube though.
Shinglywingly
Shinglywingly-7 years ago
Sadly it no longer works on the newest versions of Cinnamon. I would really love to get this working again!
ACinnamonUserInUK
ACinnamonUserInUK-7 years ago
My system says this extension isn't compatible with the latest version of Cinnamon. A shame! (I could have tried out the extension anyway, but I didn't.)