compiz skydome image too big cant see all of it

princejpc · 04-13-2008, 01:10 PM

i have an image for the skydome and i can only see a portion of it tried smaller images and different formats but still same look too big how do i scale the skydome image

Simon Bridge · 04-15-2008, 12:32 AM

IIRC: Each side needs to be a whole power of two wide.

eg 1024x512 is OK (2^10 x 2^9) but 1024x768 (2^10 x 2^9+2^8) isn't. I use 512x512 made seamless. Some people get good results from 2048x512 (2^11 x 2^9)

If this dosn't work, try to diagnose exactly how the size is wrong. You can do this by making a skydome image with regular squares on it.

princejpc · 04-16-2008, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon Bridge

IIRC: Each side needs to be a whole power of two wide.

eg 1024x512 is OK (2^10 x 2^9) but 1024x768 (2^10 x 2^9+2^8) isn't. I use 512x512 made seamless. Some people get good results from 2048x512 (2^11 x 2^9)

If this dosn't work, try to diagnose exactly how the size is wrong. You can do this by making a skydome image with regular squares on it.

i will try this with the squares it seems like a good idea i have tried many different resolutions 2048 x 512 being one of them
but on a different note do you know where the settings for the image or where the settings for the enlargement of the skydome animated?

Simon Bridge · 04-16-2008, 10:12 PM

I understand that the skydome scaling is something not intended for user modification. Which means you'd have to recompile.

Note: it's not just another wallpaper effect. The image is also distorted to give a concave appearance. Choose an abstract image like everyone else. Or you can put the picture you want central in a larger canvass.