Dashboard "Ripple" effect?

What is this famous "Ripple" effect that Dashboard has that everyone says is so cool. I don't see any ripple effect when using Dashboard or moving widgets around.

-Tim

Spaceboy88 said:

What is this famous "Ripple" effect that Dashboard has that everyone says is so cool. I don't see any ripple effect when using Dashboard or moving widgets around.

-Tim

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The Ripple effect is only available on Video Cards that support Core Image. Your Mac Mini's Video Card (ATI 9200) is not in the list of supported video cards.

You need an ATI 9600 or Higher or an Nvidia 5200 or higher.

jamin said:

The Ripple effect is only available on Video Cards that support Core Image. Your Mac Mini's Video Card (ATI 9200) is not in the list of supported video cards.

You need an ATI 9600 or Higher or an Nvidia 5200 or higher.

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Well, that explains it!

Thanks

Yeah, don't worry about it. The novelty wears off, I promise.

-Chris

Yep, a bit like when you first switch and sit there watching the genie effect

(Homer Simpson voice)
Ooooo!
Window goes down...
Window goes up!!
Window goes down...
Window goes up!!
Window goes down...
Window goes up!!

Eventually the fascination does wear off a bit

dont worry, its not even that cool. it makes it run slower

menace3054 said:

dont worry, its not even that cool. it makes it run slower

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It looks cool tough

Cheer yourself up by clicking on the shrink in dock yellow button in a window item whilst holding the shift key pressed in, just as cool.

Mr Bobbins said:

Cheer yourself up by clicking on the shrink in dock yellow button in a window item whilst holding the shift key pressed in, just as cool.

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Woah!!!!! Thats pretty neat!

Yes, it's a good thing to use when a windows users are around and then you can say at the same time 'Yes, I don't know why I like Macs so much' he, he.

The shift-key trick works also with Exposé and Dashboard...making everything in slow motion... useless, but cool

Somebody ought to post a screen shot of this.

Not overly exciting.

a big step up from konfabulator though. i think its pretty cool

toddwj@comcast. said:

Somebody ought to post a screen shot of this.

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A screen shot can't really show an animation...not even if it's in slow-motion...

Just do loads then! Any idea if my iBook will be good enough for it? G4 1.33 GHz.

Nope none of the iBooks support core image

Hmmmm my powermac dual 1.8 has a nvidia 5200 (the lowest GFX card that supports core image) but it won't do it for me

Hmmm, LOL, I guess its pretty hard to capture the ripple effect in a screenshot, I tried. You can see the sticky has the ripple moving over it (deformed) -- the second shot is my normal desktop (without the Dashboard over it).