3D Desktop for Windows XP

Posted by Martin in Operating Systems, Tools, Windows  Tags: , , , ,

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Most versions of Windows Vista ship with Windows Aero which offers a function called Windows Flip 3D which makes it possible to organize and use Windows in a 3D environment. The main advantage of this method is that it is possible to display more content on the same amount of desktop space which makes it much easier to keep an overview over all windows that are currently open and not minimized.

The program that offers a similar function for older Windows versions is called Madotate. It adds another icon to every window next to the icons on the top right corner. If the new icon is pressed the window will be changed from 2d into 3d. Every window has a short tab that displays the title of the window. Left-clicking a 3D window changes it again from 3d into 2D mode, you can move it around by keeping the left mouse button pressed. Right-clicking the window makes it possible to change the point of view for that window which means that you can give it more space or less space on your desktop.

3d desktop

The most important aspect of the application is that it uses only a few megabytes of system memory will the feature in Windows Vista requires a lot.


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gnome says:

Brilliant. Who needs Vista now?

Oh, DX 10. I see… :)

BioBoi says:

got a blue screen of death after 2 minutes of trying it out.

/promptly uninstalling

Martin says:

I did not experience something like this and use it for a couple of days now.

Khalil says:

This is not quite like Vista. With Vista, the 3D windows are stacked up for a nice taskswitcher preview effect, enabling you to see all of your windows and to choose amongst them.

Madotate simply is another way to minimize a screen.

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John says:
Suntory says:

Madotate is an old version of this function.
There is a more up to date version of Madotate in circulation on the net, and it’s a lot more secure than Madotate.
Madotate is not stable in Windows 2000 and can cause your computer to crash if you are using that system! Also, Madotate causes background process problems too, and is known to freeze a computer or its functions without warning!

.NET says:

better than better ;) vista and xp

tash says:

I think I’ve used those fancy 3d features of Aero once or twice.. They’re cool and all, but I did the same thing in linux with 3ddesktop and compiz and other than showing off something pretty I didn’t have much actual use for them

iamforgiven says:

The easiest and best way to get a 3D window manager with virtual desktops is to run Beryl on Linux. It is beautiful, elegant, it works and … it is free!

I run Beryl on Ubuntu Linux 7.04 with either KDE or Gnome window managers (I have a choice) and it works great with my GEForce 6600 video card on a AMD64 HP computer.

I get as many desktops as I want on a rotating cube. If I have Gnome set for 4 virtual desktops I actually get 16 workspaces (4 times 4 because the cube multiplies the number of desktops). If I want I can have the cube turn into an octagon. I get wobbly windows and blur effects. I can have the screen rain or snow with a keypress.

Not bad for a free OS. Why pay big $$ for Vista when you can have it for free?

Incidentally, I run Windows XP inside of Linux on a VMWare virtual machine, but I rarely need it. Linux meets all of my needs.

My computer came with XP MCE pre-installed. At boot up I choose to boot into XP or Linux. I hate going into XP after using Linux. I often go for months without re-booting my computer.

:)

geo says:

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mauri says:

wow, but we could already do that wit linux, Is Micro$oft stealing ideas from all linux distros????

Super_Sonic says:

I used this program twice, and my computer crashed… twice. Got an alternate program like this that is freeware?

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gkgjayasooriya says:

this is the best 3d desktop application

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g says:

yodm 3d

mikey123 says:

is there any way for me to get all the wobbling windows and blur effects that linux has to offer on a windows xp computer

akamaru says:

yeah, i want that too!!!wobbling window, wave, water, kiba look-like, and all other effect that linux has!!!

Wrathchilde says:

Dudes…what a jerk madotate…who need to flip the windows……!!!!tak bagus la ini macam kan brader…just kick bill gates OS…start your new machine with LINUX ubuntu Beryl….its nice and powerful

Hiko says:

Debian, Powerful and safe running compiz-fusion
who needs windows and its aero. aero does not even come close to the linux 3d effects

jomama says:

“Not bad for a free OS. Why pay big $$ for Vista when you can have it for free?”

“Debian, Powerful and safe running compiz-fusion
who needs windows and its aero. aero does not even come close to the linux 3d effects”

Because regular people want an OS that just works, and not have to search forums for answers. Oh, and did I mention compatibility? And games? And Photoshop? And the latest drivers? And the latest everything? (except wobbly windows - but I can live without that.

David says:

“Because regular people want an OS that just works”

Ubuntu “just works” far better than Vista on my brand new, top-of-the-line Vaio laptop. Sony have even started to offer XP downgrade CDs.

“Oh, and did I mention compatibility?”

Linux supports more hardware than windows these days.

“And games?”

A lot can be played on Wine, though you should check before purchase.

“And Photoshop?”

Known to work well under wine. GIMP is a free alternative but not your only choice on Linux.

“And the latest drivers?”

For what? nVidia release Linux drivers and ATI have released their card specs so the community can do it. most other things don’t seem to require driver updates on such a regular basis.

“And the latest everything?”

Such as? I thought we’d covered most things. Linux is way ahead of Windows in a lot of ways because there’s no multi-year wait for the release cycle. Media players and encoders, for instance, tend to be much better in the open source world.

“(except wobbly windows - but I can live without that.”

I can’t live without multiple desktops, and the rotating cube really helps that metaphor.

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Paul says:

Cool That Is Amazing It Is Better In Ubuntu 8

Stupid says:

It doesn’t update any of the windows while they’re 3d-ed so it’s worthless.

Raven Lee says:

“Linux supports more hardware than windows these days.”

lol Maybe Ubuntu has better driver support than Windows Vista. Definitely, crap support compared to Windows XP.

“A lot can be played on Wine, though you should check before purchase.”

Again lol. If you want to play older games like Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction or Linux only games like TuxRacer. Sure. Try playing LOTRO or WoW. Even if you manage to get anything running, godawfully slow of course, the next monthly or weekly update will have you scrambling to fix things.

Not something an average computer user will be capable of setting up or fixing.

And I do tech support, have debian/redhat/xubuntu/slack linux experience, windows and Mac OS and Mac OS X expertise. I deal with most windows users who barely know what a browser is, where to find Tools –> Internet Options, doesn’t know when to use a right mouse click or a left mouse click, etc. And you are trying to tell me Linux is easy and newer Windows games will just automagically run? Btw, I am the maintainer for Wine AppDB’s Goldmine 5 CRM applist.

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=8332&iTestingId=13126

Levan says:

“Try playing LOTRO or WoW. Even if you manage to get anything running, godawfully slow of course” actually, i think WoW is supported… dont know about LOTRO as i dont know what it stands for but yeah. Im pretty certain WoW works on linux.

Anthony Tietjen says:

See a list of 3D Cubed Desktop Managers at TechTipStation.

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