September 2005 Post Your Desktop Thread

[poofyhairguy]

Due to popular demand, we will now have a monthly desktop thread. Please don't put pics here or attach them to your post. Instead, post them in the Gallery- here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/browseimages.php?c=7

And link to the thumbnail.

Let the party begin!

No nudity, racial slurs, super graphic violence, drug use, or something offensive please.

[John.Michael.Kane]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=813&original=1&c=member&imageuser=36501

[matthew]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=814&c=7

Theme Details:

Controls: Smoked Glass
Window Border: Smoked Glass
Icons: Dropline Etiquette
(All available at http://www.gnome-look.org)

Using gKrellm for monitors at lower left and gDesklets for toolbar, clocks, and time bar.

Background is from the web somewhere...sorry, don't remember exactly...and is a picture lookng in the back of a high-power electron tube driven guitar amplifier.

Feel free to ask about any other details as you wish.

[Strangerdave]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=814&c=7

Theme Details:

Controls: Smoked Glass
Window Border: Smoked Glass
Icons: Dropline Etiquette
(All available at http://www.gnome-look.org)

Using gKrellm for monitors at lower left and gDesklets for toolbar, clocks, and time bar.

Background is from the web somewhere...sorry, don't remember exactly...and is a picture lookng in the back of a high-power electron tube driven guitar amplifier.

Feel free to ask about any other details as you wish.

Kind of a newbie here, but it looks as if you have a bar up top, then one underneath with all the icons on it. Then you have a bar at the bottom of the page. How did you get that? Did you get all that at gnome-look.org? Also what do you mean by controls and window border?

-SD-

[matthew]

Kind of a newbie here, but it looks as if you have a bar up top, then one underneath with all the icons on it. Then you have a bar at the bottom of the page. How did you get that?

This is done using two different things. For the extra "menu bar" and icons I am using Gnome Applets. You right click on an existing menu bar (called a panel) and you can make a new panel or add applets, which are small programs which do specific things like monitor the weather, your processor activity and lots of other cool stuff. Play with it a bit and you will have some fun.

The floating bar near, but not at the very top is a desklet from gDesklets called "starterbar." I got it along with the latest version of gDesklets from their web site at http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/ Look around there, lots of eye candy and resource-using unnecessary fun available. The icons are links I made to various programs I use often.

Oh! I also made a transparent png that I use for the background on the panels and for the starter bar. I'll attach it at the end of this post for anyone that wants to use it. Nothing special, it will just save you the time of firing up gimp for yourself.

Did you get all that at gnome-look.org? Also what do you mean by controls and window border?

Go to System->Preferences->Theme and click theme details. There are three tabs there allowing you to mix and match parts of themes. I used the controls and border from one theme and chose icons from another. I will often change and use the window borders from one theme and the controls from another. Play with it and you will see what it does.

[benplaut]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/1/2/9/6/0/Screenshot_970997_thumb.png (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=816&c=7)

Metacity: MetaBox
Icons: NuoveXT 1.5
Controls: Whiteplate (highly recomended)


Gnome 2.12 [2.11.92] is teh r0XxOr5! :grin:

[Mishura]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=817&c=7

Ubuntu Hoary + various backports
KDE 3.4.2
Lipstik theme
Plastik Windeco
Superkaramba 0.37rc2
Background comes from Mac OS X Tiger, I think.

[psychicdragon]

Here's mine:

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=818&c=7

Xfce...
Window Borders: Milk-Blue
Gtk Theme: Clearlooks-Milk
Icons: Dropline Neu

[Luggy]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/3/0/2/8/1/Screenshot_thumb.png (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/3/0/2/8/1/Screenshot_original.png)

Controls: Grand Canyon
Window Boarder: Creme
Icons: Gartoon!
Background: Ubuntu Original (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/2/4/2/3/6/ubuntu_original.jpg)

My system monitor is Conky (http://conky.sourceforge.net/)

[wondering_jew]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=820&c=7

[tonymoyoy]

From Tijuana B.C Mexico

my hoary with xfce

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/2/5/5/9/3/xfce_ubuntu_thumb.png

view (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=824&original=1&c=7)

simple

[benplaut]

i was inspired, and remade everything :roll:

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/1/2/9/6/0/Screenshot_236764_thumb.png (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=823&c=7)

Metacity: custom Metabox

GTK: still whiteplate

Background: volvoguy, you totally rock :grin: http://www.volvoguy.net/ubuntu/

check in the art section, i made/modded a gdm and splash to fit :) (the splash looks really nice, check it out :-# )

[paul cooke]

rather boring KDE desktop... but one of my favourite images... pity it's scaled up badly for 1280x1024

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=830&original=1&c=7

[Stormy Eyes]

rather boring KDE desktop... but one of my favourite images... pity it's scaled up badly for 1280x1024

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=830&original=1&c=7

Doesn't the font color on the icons give you a headache? White text with a black outline against a white wallpaper would drive me nuts.

[LaserJock]

Yeah, I agree StormyEyes. I have been fighting this problem. I have yet to find a way to change the desktop font color. I tried editing .gtkrc.mine but haven't had any success :? Anyway, I have had to just go back to a dark background (probably easier on the eyes anyway). I do miss some of the configureability of KDE (former Gentoo and SuSe user ;-) ).

-LaserJock

[paul cooke]

Doesn't the font color on the icons give you a headache? White text with a black outline against a white wallpaper would drive me nuts.
no, but I find it stands out a lot when my backgrounds are regularly and randomly changed...

[Stormy Eyes]

Yeah, I agree StormyEyes. I have been fighting this problem. I have yet to find a way to change the desktop font color. I tried editing .gtkrc.mine but haven't had any success :?

Hmm... I get around the problem by not having desktop icons. I never liked 'em, anyway. Just give me a nice menu.

/uses Blackbox

[qalimas]

Mine: http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=831&c=7'

Theme Details:
Controls - Dogmastik
Window Border - Clearlooks
Icons - Dropline Neu

[bored2k]

The Pale v5.09

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3490/screenshot5vk.th.png (http://img96.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot5vk.png)

Default Clearlooks.
Black Graphite Wallpaper.
Black Nautilus.

[drizek]

w00t,

this windeco is one of the reasons why i use kde(i tried using kwin under gnome before, huge mess).

anyway, its still not too nice overall, i dont have superkaramba or anything installed. im just waiting for tomorrow to download suse 10.0 RC1 :)

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=834&original=1&c=3

[EnderTheThird]

Wow, thanks for reminding me that I need to work on my desktop. Mine's naked and ugly. :( Oh well, now I have a project for the night... one that isn't studying for my physics quiz. Hurray!

[ssck]

my latest screenshot ...

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=828

[XDevHald]

Here you ladies go ;)

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=839&c=7

[benplaut]

Here you ladies go ;)

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=839&c=7

i really don't see why anyone can stand having thick panels... IE inbetween double-row windows and the minimum (23)

[poofyhairguy]

Here is mine:

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=840&original=1&c=2

I'm a big Eye Candier. Gnome 2.12 with modified Gnome-panel, gdesklets, xcompmgr turned on, Metabox theme, and the best wallpaper ever- "The Test of Time." Gdesklets include: the Dock-like thing, calender, floating task bar (great for dual head), fancy weather thing, fancy clock, CPU monitor (my favorite), and a Rhythmbox desklet that I mostly added to show off the transparant Firefox window.

Please ignore the IE icon...thats the most ugly part!!! :)

[xmastree]

Here's mine, nothing too fancy.
I like dark backgrounds. This one is RA, from vladstudio (http://www.vladstudio.com/wallpaper/?299), FTB desklets for cpu and network, personal one for my webcam. There's a few folders which shouldn't be there, but that's work in progress and I like them where I can get to them easily.

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=841

[benplaut]

From Tijuana B.C Mexico

my hoary with xfce

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/2/5/5/9/3/xfce_ubuntu_thumb.png

view (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=824&original=1&c=7)

simple

what icon theme is that? looks very slick :)

[aussiedini]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=842&c=7

[jerome bettis]

here's mine

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=846&original=1&c=4

i think it's going to stay this way for a loong time, i really like it

[hard_i]

here's my desktop for september
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=844&c=7

[Stormy Eyes]

Here's mine. (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=849&c=7) It's dark and minimalistic, the way an elitist's True Unix Desktop ought to be. \\:D/

[matthew]

Here's mine. (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=849&c=7) It's dark and minimalistic, the way an elitist's True Unix Desktop ought to be. \\:D/
Nice. Is your name Matthew as well?

[drizek]

heres my breezy. im trying to get KDE as minimalistic as possible. i like it so far, but i need to work on lipstik a lot. too bad its so hard to make my own qt style :(

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=851&original=1&c=3

[drizek]

well that wasnt too hard. Thanks to metatheme, i can now import msstyles into KDE. so here it is:

\\:D/ \\:D/ \\:D/ \\:D/ \\:D/

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7528/snapshot52ba.th.png (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot52ba.png)

This is so awesome, i now have a million more themes to choose from. i can even use teh windows version of clearlooks under KDE ;-)

[Stormy Eyes]

Nice. Is your name Matthew as well?

Yeah. My parents named me after the wrong apostle.

[matthew]

Yeah. My parents named me after the wrong apostle.
Which one would you have preferred?

[Stormy Eyes]

Which one would you have preferred?

Given that I'm a doubting Thomas, well...

[majikstreet]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=857&c=7

I'm upgrading to Breezy there....

Also, see my reply to it, I linked the wallpaper :)

[YourSurrogateGod]

Here (http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/desktop.png) is mine. If anyone wants the wallpaper, then say so and I'll put it up as well.

Kinda off-topic...
How does everyone trick their desktops out? Do you use some apps or something?

[matthew]

Given that I'm a doubting Thomas, well...
I'm not completely sure I believe that... ;)

In any case, anyone named Matthew must be a great guy.

[poofyhairguy]

Here (http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/desktop.png) is mine. If anyone wants the wallpaper, then say so and I'll put it up as well.

What city is that?


Kinda off-topic...
How does everyone trick their desktops out? Do you use some apps or something?

Gdesklets.

[YourSurrogateGod]

What city is that?
City?
Gdesklets.
Will it work in XFCE?

[poofyhairguy]

City?

Nevermind, I messed up there.


Will it work in XFCE?

Yep. Even KDE.

[manicka]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/2/0/3/6/4/Screenshot_182021_thumb.jpg
Here's mine (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=858&c=7)

[majikstreet]

Here (http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/desktop.png) is mine. If anyone wants the wallpaper, then say so and I'll put it up as well.

Kinda off-topic...
How does everyone trick their desktops out? Do you use some apps or something?
I don't really trick my desktops out.... I used to use gdesklets... Don't anymore...

I recommend gdeskcal if you want a calendar (get it from synaptic)

[majikstreet]

What city is that?



Gdesklets.
Poofyhairguy:
what desklets do you use?

[poofyhairguy]

Poofyhairguy:
what desklets do you use?

Starter bar

http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/categories.php?func=gd_show_app&gd_app_id=210

Task list

http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/categories.php?func=gd_show_app&gd_app_id=80

Pager desklet

http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/categories.php?func=gd_show_app&gd_app_id=96

Eject (actually just found that looking for links, but I will use it):

http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/categories.php?func=gd_show_app&gd_app_id=249

IWeather:

http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/categories.php?func=gd_show_app&gd_app_id=165

Calender:

http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/categories.php?func=gd_show_app&gd_app_id=213

And a clock one.

Install gdesklets and gdesklets-data package to get most of them. For the rest download them and drag and drop the tar files onto the gdesklets program.

[majikstreet]

Starter bar

http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/categories.php?func=gd_show_app&gd_app_id=210

Task list

http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/categories.php?func=gd_show_app&gd_app_id=80

Pager desklet

http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/categories.php?func=gd_show_app&gd_app_id=96

Eject (actually just found that looking for links, but I will use it):

http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/categories.php?func=gd_show_app&gd_app_id=249

IWeather:

http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/categories.php?func=gd_show_app&gd_app_id=165

Calender:

http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/categories.php?func=gd_show_app&gd_app_id=213

And a clock one.

Install gdesklets and gdesklets-data package to get most of them. For the rest download them and drag and drop the tar files onto the gdesklets program.
/me will download (been on IRC too much!)

[majikstreet]

My breezy desktop:
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=859

[matthew]

My breezy desktop:
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=859
Very nice. I love the cow!

[Artificial Intelligence]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/1/9/UbuntuNature1600x1200_749904_original.png
My first Splash Screen ^^
By the way I found a bug in the preview engine in the art forum, perhaps an admin should take a look at it: http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=860&c=newimages

[kahping]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=861&original=1&c=7

darn... screenshot looks like crap :-P

kahping

Edit: ...or maybe not. Looked like crap right after i uploaded it, but it's fine now? strange :-?

[pinguimtux]

The Pale v5.09

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3490/screenshot5vk.th.png (http://img96.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot5vk.png)

Default Clearlooks.
Black Graphite Wallpaper.
Black Nautilus.

Looks great!

How did you managed to get your Nautilus that way?

[manicka]

Looks great!

How did you managed to get your Nautilus that way?
It's the new nautilus in gnome 2.12

[Paulus]

meee;
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=865&c=7 (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/1/9/2/8/1/snapshot1.jpg&c=7)

questions comments welcome!

[manicka]

meee;
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/1/9/2/8/1/snapshot1.jpg&c=7
questions comments welcome!
Your link seems to be broken

The requested URL /gallery/files/1/9/2/8/1/snapshot1.jpg&c=7 was not found on this server.

[Paulus]

sorry!! (strange I copied the link the autoresponce gave me)

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=865&c=7

[Orunitia]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=867&c=7

Wallpaper is a screenshot from the new sonic that's going to Xbox 360.

[tehwa]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=868&original=1&c=7

Gotta love DeviantART for wallpapers.

[YourSurrogateGod]

This is one of many reasons why I like Linux. You can trick out your desktops, do whatever you want, in Windows you're stuck with the same start menu (you can do some mods here and there, but it's largely the same) just like every other dork out there. I like being different and Ubuntu allows me to do that.

[zorba64]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=869&c=7

[mhancoc7]

I just came back to Ubuntu after a year of SimplyMepis. I left Ubuntu because I could not get Win4Lin working. I am so excited about coming back to Ubuntu. Not only do I have Win4Lin working, but I have a great OS.

Here is my latest desktop.
WWJD Shroud of Turin (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=870&original=1&c=)

God Bless, Jereme

[Tomasz]

Excuse me, can anyone give me a link to the Gnome's Crunky Feet wallpaper? The one seen on this desktop: http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=813&original=1&c=member&imageuser=36501

Call me nuts, but I *love* it :)

[AlexanRO]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=876&c=2

aesthetically yours

AlexanRO

[Orunitia]

Where did you get that xmms skin?

[photoworx]

Here is my desktop.
I didn't like the original image, so I altered it to fit my machine.

My machine is built using a Black and Silver "Premium Multimedia Computer System" case with circle cut-outs in each side. I have put in windows, as the cut-outs were originally for fans, and I am creating a custom lighting system for it. I will post photos when I get it done.

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/3/8/8/8/5/ss051409.png&c=7

Not sure why the link above doesn't work. I took it right off the page where it says Direct Link.

Here is a link to the page instead.

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=896&c=7

[AlexanRO]

Where did you get that xmms skin?


I honestly don't remember but I found a simliar one here (http://www.skinz.org/skins.phtml?category=138&offset=5&sort_order=desc&sort_by=timestamp_updated&skins_pp=5)

you might want to try the winamp 2.x link here (http://www.skinz.org/skins.phtml?category=21) , have a look around it's loaded with skins. BTW you may also want to keep any archives you download as they are updated; as to how frequently, i am not sure. That being said it may be difficult to relocate them as in this case.

cheers

AlexanRO

P.S. skins work on Beep Media Player as well

[Orunitia]

I honestly don't remember but I found a simliar one here (http://www.skinz.org/skins.phtml?category=138&offset=5&sort_order=desc&sort_by=timestamp_updated&skins_pp=5)

you might want to try the winamp 2.x link here (http://www.skinz.org/skins.phtml?category=21) , have a look around it's loaded with skins. BTW you may also want to keep any archives you download as they are updated; as to how frequently, i am not sure. That being said it may be difficult to relocate them as in this case.

cheers

AlexanRO

P.S. skins work on Beep Media Player as well

Thanks, there are a lot of nice skins there.

[Manny C]

Is anyone else having problems viewing any of the pictures?

[pinoyskull]

this is my desktop
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/pinoyskull/ubuntu/pinoyskullscreens-09170501.png

[pmj]

Is anyone else having problems viewing any of the pictures?
Yeah, the gallery has been broken for quite a while now.

[chimera]

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/2711/desktop1vq.th.jpg (http://img54.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktop1vq.jpg)

Minimalistic,but I like it.

chimera

[jyank]

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/47/screenshot7ip.th.png (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot7ip.png)

[dtfinch]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=929&c=7

I'm using the official BlueCurve theme, minus the hat icons. I also colored the default Ubuntu Sparkle wallpaper blue so it'd all match. BlueCurve is just easy on my eyes.

[parktownprawn]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=907&c=2
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/5/5/1/9/Screenshot_thumb.png

[primeirocrime]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=939&original=1&c=7


there my xfce

[r0nin]

voilà:

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/2/1/4/9/Screenshot.png&c=7

[netox]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=869&c=7
Cool wall. Do you have a link??
If not, could you send it to me? (netox at sourceforge dot net)

[drizek]

my kde 3.5 on hoary

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=954&original=1&c=newimages

[kassetra]

heavily customized gnome:
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=966&c=7

[NeoChaosX]

Plain but pretty:
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=967&original=1

[hjelm]

here is mine :grin:
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=970&catid=member&imageuser=38684

[tfc_generalkmk]

mine is just a standard ubuntu pic anyone have good links for backgrounds?

[parktownprawn]

mine is just a standard ubuntu pic anyone have good links for backgrounds?
http://wallpaper.deviantart.com/

[Orunitia]

New screenshot.

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=971&original=1&c=

[Ampersand]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=972&original=1&c=7

[pinoyskull]

my latest desktop
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=978&original=1&c=7

[YourSurrogateGod]

I have a question. Some of you guys are modifying your desktops, I was wondering, would you suggest an online tutorial to someone like me who's pretty much a n00b to this whole process?

[YourSurrogateGod]

mine is just a standard ubuntu pic anyone have good links for backgrounds?
Depends on what you're into. Just type "<something> wallpaper" into google and look at the results that you get. For example, anime wallpaper will yield you this (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=anime+wallpaper&btnG=Google+Search).

[matthew]

I have a question. Some of you guys are modifying your desktops, I was wondering, would you suggest an online tutorial to someone like me who's pretty much a n00b to this whole process?
I don't have a link to online tutorials, though there might be some stuff at http://www.gnome-look.org/ and that would be a good place to find some wallpapers and themes.

Wallpapers are easy to change. right click on the desktop and choose change desktop background. If the wallpaper you want hasn't been added to the list yet, click add wallpaper and browse to it and voila.

Themes can be downloaded from the site listed above. To add them, System->Preferences->Theme and drag the tar.gz file into the theme dialog box. You will be asked if you want to add the theme, select install and it will be available. Note that some themes are complete, and some only include the window frames or icons, etc. so you may find the theme in the main dialog or you may have to click "edit" and look in the various tabs to find the theme bits that exist. I suggest playing around with it and having fun...it really is the best way to get comfortable and learn how it all works.

Icons may be added in the same way and place as themes, but sometimes the icon package may not install well. In that case, just decompress the tar.gz file into /usr/share/icons and you can choose the individual icons using smeg or via a right click on the icon and selecting properties when it is on the desktop/in a folder.

Um...being entirely self-taught on this through trial and error, that's about the extent of my knowledge, but it should be enough to really get you going. Have fun!!

[cactus]

Here is mine.
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/3/8/9/7/7/08-11-2005_thumb.png (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=998)

[YourSurrogateGod]

Here is mine.
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/3/8/9/7/7/08-11-2005_thumb.png (http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=998)
Is that an anime wallpaper? If so, from which anime?

[cactus]

Samurai Champloo

[bored2k]

This thread has done its purpose.-

October thread. (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=380815#post380815)