3D Desktop on Windows similar to XGL+Compiz
Linux offers some great stuff to the desktop user. Especially with new desktop environments like Dapper, Edgy and Breezy. However many people are still shackled to their Windows operating systems for various reasons. One of my favorite eye candy apps for Linux is XGL+Compiz which allows you to have multiple desktops mapped to a 3D cube which you can rotate in 3D space to find the desktop you want. XGL doesn’t stop there it also supports window wobble and other great visual effects but all that is another post. I wanted to find some software that could at least come close to XGL and was please to find Yod’m 3D. Yod’m 3D offers the virtual desktop system with all the desktops mapped to a 3D cube similar to XGL but with less features. You can easily rotate the cube horizontally not vertically as with XGL. Yod’m 3D is free and is a great application, so check it out.
Software summary:
The default shortcut keys (which are customizable) are Ctr+Alt [ARROW LEFT] or [ARROW RIGHT] to rotate the cube. You can also Ctrl+Alt and drag with the mouse to rotate the desktops around. There is a zoom feature and customizable background images also.