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Thread: Where are the cool themes?

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    Where are the cool themes?

    I may be showing my age age, but as an old user of sawfish, I had access to some really cool window manager themes. I don't mean airbrushed and spraypainted but ultimately the same themes. I mean real steampunk style or celtic-knot styles, you know "changed" windows managers. Themes that were actually different and changed the size and shape of the window manager.

    Examples from themes.freshmeat.net could be:

    hacksaw
    dirtchamber
    ebizorist
    DAE

    These were themes where the window manager was actually changed, like WinAMP skins or even Windows Media Player skins.

    I am not complaining, I am hoping I just haven't found them. I have been away from linux and gnome for quite some time, and in returning I am excited by ubuntu, but I feel something lacking in today's options where it can be themed up crazy and different like no one has ever seen type stuff.

    I loved the Sawfish window's manager.

    I hope someone knows what I am talking about and can help me find what I am looking for.

    Thanks,
    Scot McPherson

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    Re: Where are the cool themes?

    I don't know how crazy and different the themes get, but if you haven't already, I recommend you check out these two sites (assuming you're running gnome):

    http://art.gnome.org/

    http://gnome-look.org/

    I hope they help you find what you're looking for.
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    Re: Where are the cool themes?

    Ya, I have already visited these sites. There is some beautiful artwork and pictures, but I am looking to change up the look of my window manager, not just change the color of it.

    Thanks though....



    So still looking for ideas.
    Thanks,
    Scot

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    Re: Where are the cool themes?

    How about installing some window managers? Just go to: Main Menu > System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager, and search for window manager,
    like KDE or Xfce.
    After having installed one, it's just a matter of logging out, and changing the session, under options.
    Hope this helps.
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