The "Burn-My-Windows" extension for GNOME is *glorious*
Shattering glass. Star Trek transporter. The "Thanos" Snap. Bring back the glory days of Compiz style effects to your Linux desktop... and then some.
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Watch this video and tell me you don’t won’t be rushing to install the “Burn-My-Windows” GNOME extension:
Heck. I don’t even use modern GNOME (I’ve been spending more time living in XFCE lately), but these effects make me want to get GNOME back on my laptop!
I’m not gonna lie… I miss the days of 3D desktop effects. Compiz, Beryl, AIGLX… all of it. 3D spinning cubes for virtual desktops. Windows that catch on fire when you close them.
I would posit that these sorts of visual effects are far from pointless. They helped to make our computers just a little more fun. And a little more personal. I love it.
You can check out the code, contribute your own effects, or file bugs over at the “Burn-My-Windows” GitHub page, and grab it from the GNOME extensions page.
More. We need more of this sort of thing. Because it is awesome.
Oh, and I would be remiss if I did not mention that the same intrepid developer that brought this extension to life also created a GNOME extension to bring back the 3D Desktop Cube.
And it is just as fun as awesome as you remember it:
Huge high five to Simon Schneegans for making all of this happen. You are the man.
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