Is there a GUI environment that will turn my desktop into the stupid, goofy virtual reality space a lot of movies in the 90s showed off as being “the future of computing?” 🤔
I want to build a computer that just mimics the stupid hollywood vision of computers from that time because it would be fun and make me laugh.
I haven’t had any issues. Are you conflating the switch from X11 to Wayland with Workspaces, or do you have a problem with the multi-monitor support in 6.6?
I have no idea. I just dipped my toes into KDE again this weekend. This isn’t going to sound good for Gnome but a gdm3 update on debian sid broke it. Needed a desktop so i tried KDE again. Everything i can find seems to indicate I should be able to switch desktops by holding super and scrolling or hitting a number but i can’t. I can get to workspaces if i move cursor to top left. Though those might be something called “activites” since they are sandboxes from each other.
Other than that I have KDE on steamdeck and “steam machine” connected to tv and its fine because i rarely use it for anything other than web browsing anything else I need to do on those are more easily done via ssh. I’ve never attempted to use workspaces on either since they are more gaming/video devices for me.
Oh! The setting you are looking for is called “Virtual Desktops.” They aren’t created dynamically, but are meant to be created and configured for different workflows so they are always there. You just need to add some!
Add new ones from System Settings / Virtual Desktops. Once you have some created, you will have a grid of desktops you can switch between using Super + Ctrl + Arrows or by using the Pager widget.
I have no idea, all i know is gnome i can scroll through by holding super and scrolling or swiping with 3 fingers i can’t. Sway i can press super and a number and get to a workspace. KDE i can only get to by approaching the corner. Which would be fine if it didn’t sandbox apps to the workspace. I like being able to click terminal and go to terminal workspace or firefox and go to firefox workspace but that doesn’t seem to be how things work in KDE. I’m sure theres a setting but I can’t be arsed to deal with it.
Iirc back in the nineties there were 3d desktop environments, where the virtual ‘you’ had to walk from one place to another to switch apps. All a continuation of ‘novice-friendly’ environments emulating actual offices, like Microsoft Bob.
Is there a GUI environment that will turn my desktop into the stupid, goofy virtual reality space a lot of movies in the 90s showed off as being “the future of computing?” 🤔
I want to build a computer that just mimics the stupid hollywood vision of computers from that time because it would be fun and make me laugh.
KDE can probably do this with enough time and effort.
Dex-UI and Edex-UI?
Gotdamnit, even terminals are electron apps now
Ooo yes I feel more terminal LARPing in my future. This is gorgeous, thank you for sharing this! :D
I thought CoolRetroTerm was as rad as I could feel doing terminal things. :D
Check out the shaders in ghostty. https://youtu.be/yJDn__NhOqI&t=6m32s
Not exactly the same but just saw this in another thread: https://a.hollywood.computer/
lmao
I wanna run this on a laptop while in a public place.
For me KDE6 has broken workspaces and thag is unacceptable. Gnome just works (after installing 20 extensions)
I haven’t had any issues. Are you conflating the switch from X11 to Wayland with Workspaces, or do you have a problem with the multi-monitor support in 6.6?
I have no idea. I just dipped my toes into KDE again this weekend. This isn’t going to sound good for Gnome but a gdm3 update on debian sid broke it. Needed a desktop so i tried KDE again. Everything i can find seems to indicate I should be able to switch desktops by holding super and scrolling or hitting a number but i can’t. I can get to workspaces if i move cursor to top left. Though those might be something called “activites” since they are sandboxes from each other.
Other than that I have KDE on steamdeck and “steam machine” connected to tv and its fine because i rarely use it for anything other than web browsing anything else I need to do on those are more easily done via ssh. I’ve never attempted to use workspaces on either since they are more gaming/video devices for me.
Oh! The setting you are looking for is called “Virtual Desktops.” They aren’t created dynamically, but are meant to be created and configured for different workflows so they are always there. You just need to add some!
Add new ones from System Settings / Virtual Desktops. Once you have some created, you will have a grid of desktops you can switch between using Super + Ctrl + Arrows or by using the Pager widget.
Thanks!
I’ve only just switched to KDE in the last 6 months or so, how did workspaces used to work?
I have no idea, all i know is gnome i can scroll through by holding super and scrolling or swiping with 3 fingers i can’t. Sway i can press super and a number and get to a workspace. KDE i can only get to by approaching the corner. Which would be fine if it didn’t sandbox apps to the workspace. I like being able to click terminal and go to terminal workspace or firefox and go to firefox workspace but that doesn’t seem to be how things work in KDE. I’m sure theres a setting but I can’t be arsed to deal with it.
there’s a few 3d file browsers. i remember there was one like Doom where you could walk around rooms (dirs) and shoot files to delete them
That sounds fun and extremely dangerous. Lol
(Cat steps on mouse button and BFG’s /home)
“…well, crap!”
Iirc back in the nineties there were 3d desktop environments, where the virtual ‘you’ had to walk from one place to another to switch apps. All a continuation of ‘novice-friendly’ environments emulating actual offices, like Microsoft Bob.
It’s a UNIX system, I know this!
I’ve always dreamed of silly but cool interfaces like this! Awesome!
… Now link it to HomeAssistant and you really can use it to toggle door locks! :p
Not quite what you’re asking, but xfce has a Chicago 95 mod to make it look like win95.