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That's a pretty interesting idea; do you have links to the "root weave" image? I googled but the search didn't turn anything up. I'm not sure it's quite the di
by yurivish 16y ago
That's a pretty interesting idea; do you have links to the "root weave" image? I googled but the search didn't turn anything up.
I'm not sure it's quite the direction I want to take Silk, but thanks for sharing -- I never thought about using desktop images for a pragmatic purpose such as that.
- bradleyland 16y agoRoot weave is a rendering definition, rather than a bitmap image, so that's probably why you're having a hard time finding it. Someone could probably grab a screenshot for you though.
- hyperbovine 16y agoThis is the only picture I could find: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/3621951455_9632ff862f.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/3621951455_9632ff862f.jp... Apparently root weave was done away with in X11R7.5, who knew? (Can still be enabled with the -retro flag.) Congrats on a very slick web app, btw. Often when I see a project posted here I think to myself, "I could have done that, but am too lazy." :-) However, your idea is highly original and superbly executed. Well beyond my ken, not that that means anything.
- jcr 16y agoThe various test images, including the rootweave, can be found in Xorg/XFree CVS: http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/xorg/data/bitmaps/ http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/xorg/data/bitmaps/ In the past I've read analysis/explanation regarding the various test images, why they were created and how they should be used, but that was a very long time ago. You'll probably need to do a bit of digging to find such information. Pure beauty is commendable as well as commonly desirable. Pure function is also commendable but far less commonly desirable. A blend of both is often superior to either. I think would be unwise to cater function solely towards people doing debugging since it would severely limit the market, but making something both gorgeous and useful will have a stronger appeal than just gorgeous.
- sbierwagen 16y agoAlso, lagrom.nl has a bunch of LCD test images, one of them being a clock/phase image that serves much the same purpose. http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/clock_phase.php http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/clock_phase.php
- callahad 16y agoIt's probably this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Twm_en.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Twm_en.pn... The "probably" up there makes me sad; I miss my Linux desktops.