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Support for xrdesktop (Virtual Reality) in elementary

Rendering elementary desktop windows in VR

Built For

Users who’d love to interact with the beautiful linux desktop of elementary in Virtual/Augmented Reality (XR).

Contributions

This project has three parts which work together to create the elementary XR experience:

Gala Plugin (Window Manager plugin)

A plugin for the elementary OS Window Manager which enables us to mirror the desktop windows to XR: elementary/gala#1095

Wingpanel Indicator (Top panel plugin)

An indicator for the elementary OS top panel which provides a possibility to enable or disable window mirroring to XR: https://github.com/marbetschar/wingpanel-indicator-xrdesktop

Switchboard Plug (System settings plugin)

A plugin for the elementary OS system settings to enable the user to configure where and how desktop windows should be mirrored to XR: Development not started yet.

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