hmmm... yes, we still need some applications for "joe average" to make his/her birthday-card dream come true. windows users have lots of options. linux users need to work with scribus, inkscape and similar apps. none of them are for the noob.
i found that a simple way to make my desktop-experience more enjoyable is to push all apps, pagers etc to the top taskbar and shrink it to 20 pixels, thus freeing more desktop space for my design-work.
another thing is creating a desktop theme that you actually like for months (colors, wallpaper, icons) and create a gdm theme that matches the desktop theme. having a consistent looking desktop is way better than having a mix of themes (which will frustrate you sooner or later).
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