cube with multiple vertical virtual size

[VSG]

just wondering...is that possible? i have 2 vertical virtual size and the only way i can go from one vertical to another is by using the expo plugin. so it makes me wonder that doing a cube to work with multiple vertical size. like each cube is a vertical virtual and to go up or down it would just do a cool animation changing it like the top cube drops down kicking the old one down or the cube in a cube idea so that you dont need to render all the vertical cubes when you go into the zoom out mode, just need one still =D

thanks

[mfolnovic]

+1
we need that :D

[delfick]

agreed, that'd be nice...

almost like my multiple cubes idea http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=1449&highlight=cube

would like to hear a dev's thoughts on this....

[Oasisgames]

Same thing I asked for (http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=5446).

[Kristian]

This has to be one of the most ancient requests we have.

We've discussed this several times, and there's a whole set of suggestions as for how to achieve this:

- Multiple cubes, this makes it difficult to naturally switch between them with windows and is generally not very usable.
- Hyper cube, looks fancy, pain in the lower back to use actively.
- Matroska, Funny name, not at all funny to use if you want to switch from "row 1" to "row 4" and at the same time switch vertically. Not to mention the lack of an overview.
- "Donut"-idea (err, can't remember the name, MacSlow's idea) - Scales fairly well, probably easier to use than hypercube for instance, but it is probably still difficult to get a proper overview just by grabbing.
- One tall cube, This is my favorite, though it only scales so much. This would essentially just stick multiple cubes on top of each other. It makes it fairly easy to get an overview, and isn't too hard to navigate.

All in all, these are just ways to re-invent what expo does so extraordinary well. A cube as a desktop simply isn't suited for more than a limited amount of workspaces. Then there's the fact that someone has to actually write it, and hacking on cube has not always been a fun experience.