Enlightenment's EFL Gets Its Own Physics Library

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Enlightenment's EFL Gets Its Own Physics Library

The Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL) that power the Enlightenment window manager now has a physics component...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTEyNzY

[asdx]

Cool. Does it work with Wayland?

[birdie]

Cool. Does it work with Wayland?

http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/wiki/Wayland

[asdx]

http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/wiki/Wayland

Very cool. Thanks!

[bug!]

The EFL already had a physics component called ephys or something, but I guess this is deprecated now

[BO$$]

What is the point of having bullet physics in a window manager?? Eating more cpu cycles??

[Teho]

What is the point of having bullet physics in a window manager?? Eating more cpu cycles??

It's part of the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries not the Enlightenment widow manager.

[XorEaxEax]

What is the point of having bullet physics in a window manager?? Eating more cpu cycles??

Angry birds DIRECTLY in your DE !!!

You can grab a window and knock around other windows with it and they will react in a physically correct manner and even the window contents will react accordingly (hey! that actually sounds fun, gimme!)

[schmidtbag]

You can grab a window and knock around other windows with it and they will react in a physically correct manner and even the window contents will react accordingly (hey! that actually sounds fun, gimme!)

I thought the same thing - this would be an excellent addition to compiz. While it may be a little gimmicky, if implemented properly it could actually add functionality to the UI.

[BO$$]

Because why should we fix the bugs that already exist when we can add some cool features like a doom 4 engine right into your desktop! Because why the fuck would you want to open a folder in the open dialog when you can play a Left 4 Dead campaign and if you win then you get the menu!

Yeah good idea! Everything should be fun! Including pressing the shutdown button! Add some cool physics mini game there! Those idiots there have just fade in and out effects with water and other shit! We can be cooler! Lets add a first person shooter right after login!

Sometimes i fell that these idiots running these projects just try to show of their shitty programming skills so instead fixing stupid bugs and listening to their users they add pile upon pile of useless halfworking shit that nobody needs, but hell! It looks cool!

I feel like sometimes programmers actually need managers no matter how bad they hate them. It's just better for them to be told what to do then to be left at their own devices. At least then we might get something that works and maybe some coherency.