[contest] Make your computer look like another OS

[sandyd]

How close can you make your computer seem like its another OS?
Please provide screenshots & things you used in the display.
and no bashing please.

So here goes...

Mine
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/1589/0windowsclone.th.png (http://dolphinaura.com/pictures?album=1&gallery=4&pid=13)

Used:
Icons
Vistar 7 (Only Icons) [Ripped from vistar 7 install package] : http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/V...?content=104232

Theme
Vinspired KDE Theme : http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Vinspired?content=117709

Desktop Shortcut Circle thingmajiggy
Daisy: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Daisy?content=102077

Window Decorator
Aurorae Theme Engine: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Aurorae+Theme+Engine?content=107158

Window Decorator Theme
Seven Aurorae: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/seven+aurorae?content=120296

Wallpaper
Windows-7-Original.png: http://www.wallpaperseek.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/windows-7-original.png

Taskbar
Smooth Tasks: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Smooth+Tasks?content=101586
oh, and have an awesome victoria day!

[NightwishFan]

This is Ubuntu Karmic running Gnome.

[sandyd]

This is Ubuntu Karmic running Gnome.
I actually tried that exact theme before, when I first used ubuntu :D

for anyone whos interested, http://ubuntu.online02.com/node/14

[Legendary_Bibo]

Here's mine, it's on xubuntu 9.10 on an old crappy computer. My other computer has the normal Gnome desktop. How do I make the image a thumbnail?
[IMG]http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x296/legendary_bibo/CustomWin7-VistaHybrid.png

[NightwishFan]

I made the start menu button myself.

[sandyd]

Here's mine, it's on xubuntu 9.10 on an old crappy computer. My other computer has the normal Gnome desktop. How do I make the image a thumbnail?
[IMG]http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x296/legendary_bibo/CustomWin7-VistaHybrid.png
I always wanted that menu lol.
However, its not avalible on KDE, which I use...

and for the image size, just upload your image as an attachment to the post

[sandyd]

I made the start menu button myself.
oh wait... THATS why it looked a bit different lol.

I was too lazy to make my own :D. I just grabbed one from the interwebs, made it transparent, and slapped it on :P

[Timmer1240]

Heres mine kinda like the OSX look!Its gnome on Karmic 9.10 and it rocks!I luv Ubuntu!:guitar:

[NightwishFan]

Yeah timmer, that is really nice looking! :D

[sandyd]

Heres mine kinda like the OSX look!Its gnome on Karmic 9.10 and it rocks!I luv Ubuntu!:guitar:
mac4lin eh?

I bet I can name all the transformation packs!

[Timmer1240]

Yeah timmer, that is really nice looking! :D
Thanks! its so darn much fun customizing it to whatever you want never enjoyed windows like im enjoying Linux its a free world!

[NightwishFan]

Here is my Mac theme, except I do not have the global menu installed. I did before I reinstalled.
http://sites.google.com/site/wayfarergroup22/mina_theme.png?attredirects=0

Image thumbnail below is OSX top panel image.

[witeshark17]

Those are all very cool! :guitar:

[Legendary_Bibo]

I always wanted that menu lol.
However, its not avalible on KDE, which I use...

and for the image size, just upload your image as an attachment to the post

Ah! It wasn't supposed to work on XFCE either. I had to install Gnomenu and get other things that I can't recall. It's pretty broken though such as the shutdown button doesn't do anything.

[Timmer1240]

mac4lin eh?

I bet I can name all the transformation packs!

Yeah your right!luv the look though I got emerald window manager with aero type window borders so its kind of a mixed look!Yours looks nice too great job!

[Timmer1240]

This is Ubuntu Karmic running Gnome.
Nightwish my other computer is themed like xp its Karmic also that one isnt on the internet so sorry no screenshots like windows look too!

[NightwishFan]

I had it look like Windows as a prank but the theme is pretty close. :D

[3rdalbum]

So far this contest is fairly lame. Anybody can make their computer look like Windows 7, Windows XP or Mac OS X.

Let's see someone make their system look like Solaris running CDE, or Mac OS 9, or the Atari ST's operating system.

[Legendary_Bibo]

So far this contest is fairly lame. Anybody can make their computer look like Windows 7, Windows XP or Mac OS X.

Let's see someone make their system look like Solaris running CDE, or Mac OS 9, or the Atari ST's operating system.

I can make my desktop look like the coolest version of Windows.

[NightwishFan]

Aww, I had some Mac Os 9 XFCE screenshots but I deleted them. XFCE can look like beos/haiku CDE quite easily.

[NightwishFan]

Nope found it, could be better with global menu.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8876642&postcount=1411

[Mark76]

The biggest problems I've found are

1: Finding icon sets for anything other than Windows XP/Vista/Seven and Mac OS X. Especially for any iteration of Mac OS before X and Amiga.

2: Recreating that peculiar proto-dock on OS 9. If anyone knows how please let us know.

[2cute4u]

So far this contest is fairly lame. Anybody can make their computer look like Windows 7, Windows XP or Mac OS X.

Let's see someone make their system look like Solaris running CDE, or Mac OS 9, or the Atari ST's operating system.


I think it's easier to make it look like OS 9 than OS X. as far as I know nobody has been able to really make it look like OS X. I had a theme that looked almost exactly like OS 9, but I trashed it a long time ago.

[Mark76]

Where did you get the icons from?

[2cute4u]

Where did you get the icons from?

I think I got it from gnome-look.org, but I'm not sure. it was called platinum

[Mark76]

Platinum's the window manager theme.

[Frogs Hair]

I tried

[nothingspecial]

Make your computer look like it`s not on.

So someone comes round my house and says, Can I use your computer?

Sure

How do I turn it on?

It is on

But what do I click?

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[speedwell68]

I have been working on this...

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j185/Speedwell68/th_Screenshot-4-1.png (http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j185/Speedwell68/?action=view&current=Screenshot-4-1.png)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j185/Speedwell68/th_Screenshot-3-2.png (http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j185/Speedwell68/?action=view&current=Screenshot-3-2.png)

[Hman242]

I think it would be cool if everyone that posted would also allow the theme to be downloaded.

[KStorm]

Another mac4lin shot here; I included it to ask for help in making root gui apps (see synaptic pkg manager) use the same mac theme and settings.

[amitabhishek]

^^Nice but your Synaptic doesn't integrate well with overall look. Perhaps you need to create a link to your .icons.

[KStorm]

^^Nice but your Synaptic doesn't integrate well with overall look. Perhaps you need to create a link to your .icons.I think it has something to do with copying my theme settings to the root account, but I'm not sure how to go about it.

...and this is how to go about it:

sudo rm -R /root/.themes
sudo rm -R /root/.icons
sudo ln -s /home/$USER/.themes /root
sudo ln -s /home/$USER/.icons /root

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=148325

[rmp73]

Lmao!

[mittwit]

Mine looks a bit like Chrome OS. But only if I auto hide my main panel.

[NightwishFan]

This is Debian resembling Haiku OS, which is the successor of Beos.

Here is Haiku:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Haiku_OS.png

This is full sized screenshot of Debian:
http://sites.google.com/site/wayfarergroup22/debian_haiku.png?attredirects=0

[LarsKongo]

The main problems that allows me to see if it's a good look-a-like or a bad look-a-like are the smaller details.

For example, OP's screenshot. Good try, but I spot a non-windows desktop right away. :p

1. No alpha-blur.
2. Wrong fonts. (And some wrong icons.)
3. Inconsistent tray icons.
4. Clock doesn't look right.
5. Clearly visible ripped start-orb and wrong graphics in the superbar look-a-like.

Also looking at some of the XP and OSX look-a-likes in the thread I can also tell that they're not the real deal. Real XP or OSX doesn't have an arrow on the "startbutton", nor does the panels have any seperators that screams gnome-panel. (Can be removed with custom graphics in the gtkrc.) And then the major thing that destroys all of the hard work - the application design of most apps just screams amateur. ;)

[NightwishFan]

No the applications are quite professional, but I agree they do not look authentic. Though I am not spending my time making it perfect. I was going to fix the Haiku to have the leaf menu, which would be easy.

[NightwishFan]

Unkill the thread again, last one. (I like mimicing other OS) :) This does not beat the Win7 one, but this is my take on Mac OS 9.

OS: Debian Testing
DE: XFCE

In progress to improve it:

Chicago Font
Global Menu
Apple Logo

Anything else?

[Mark76]

A triangular handle on the panel?

[NightwishFan]

I wonder, I think I will need Gnome Panel to do that. Meh.. Global Menu is being annoying as well.

[Mark76]

Are you trying to use Globalmenu for Xfce or Globalmenu for Gnome in Xfapplet?

[NightwishFan]

GM for Xfce, but it either way it needs brasero and a bunch of junk. :/

[Mark76]

Why would a globalmenu panel applet depend on Brasero? :confused:

[NightwishFan]

I do not have much of Gnome installed. So it must be the --with-recommends thing.

[Paddy Landau]

What fun to see!

How about doing it the other way? Make Windows look like Linux, or Mac look like Windows! :lol: