is represented The release of the desktop maxx interactive desktop 2.2.0 trying to recreate the IRIX Interactive Desktop (SGI Indigo Magic DESKTOP) using technology) using techno) th Linux. The development is carried out by an agreement with the company allowing the complete reconstruction of all IRIX intracti functions Ve Desktop For the Linux platform. Instructions for installing prepared for ubuntu, rheel, debian, manjaro and arch linux.
The source code published only partially. Some components contain a mixture of proprietary code (in accordance with the requirements of an agreement with SGI) and code under various open licenses. Such components develop in private repositories and are available at a special request. At the same time work is conducted to open all the initial texts, rewriting the remaining proprietary code and translating the project to the project to the project Development model, controlled by the community. All new code and rewritten old are published under the BSD license.
Irix Interactive Desktop was supplied at the graphic workstations of SGI, equipped with the IRIX operating system. The peak of the popularity of such systems occurred in the late 1990s, and production was carried out until 2006. The editors of the shell for linux implemented on top of the window manager 5dwm (based on Openmotif) and SGI-MOTIF libraries. The project uses modular architecture using microservices for separate execution of desktop components. The composition includes centralized monitoring systems and configuration management.
Breeding and visual effects are implemented using OpenGL. To accelerate the work and reduce the load on the CPU, multi -flow processing of operations and the removal of computing tasks to the GPU side are used. The desktop does not depend on the screen resolution and uses vector icons. The expansion of the desktop for several monitors, Hidpi, UTF-8 and Freetype fonts are supported. The file manager is used by Rox-FILER (optionally PCManfm, as well as his own file manager, the development of which has not yet been completed).
The main changes:
- Added support for the output of notifications on the desktop.
- Added switch of tasks for the key combination Alt+Tab.
- Modernized window manager 5DWMA.
- Added an option for quick switching between the classic and modern desktop design modes.
- Improved design of the modern interface mode.