May 2006 Desktop Thread WARNING content may offend

[fuscia]

c'mon, now!

[DoeRayMe]

Heres mine, desktop is pretty plain, jus how i like it :)

[fuscia]

forgot something...

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8227/maytime21if.th.jpg (http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=maytime21if.jpg)

[gingermark]

Mine is also pretty plain - will be changing it soon no doubt.

[derjames]

Mine, very standard indeed...

[lazyd2]

OK, here's the first for this month:mrgreen:

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/2281/snapshot29li.th.png (http://img460.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot29li.png)

[mostwanted]

Dapper with the wonderful Tangerine icon set and Muine playing some music. Window border is Shiny Tango.

http://monkeyblog.org/img/screens/maj1_2006.jpg

[therunnyman]

Happy May Day, Comrades! I shall call this one "Atomic Fireball - Anarcho-Syndicalist Sputnik Variant".

therunnyman

[testube_babies]

Dapper/Compiz. Here's May:

http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/4034/screenshot7sl.th.jpg (http://img437.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot7sl.jpg) http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/9197/screenshot17rv.th.jpg (http://img437.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot17rv.jpg)

[GazzaK]

Here is mine for today!

[fuscia]

my backyard, kde with OS-L icons and a bunch of superkaramba silliness...

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/191/mayish1rb.th.jpg (http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayish1rb.jpg)

[GazzaK]

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/191/mayish1rb.th.jpg (http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayish1rb.jpg)
that hut looks scarily like a outside loo :)

nice sysinfo stuff :)

[Piggah]

Trying to go for a more sleek and smooth look this month. :P

http://img348.imageshack.us/img348/5268/desktopmay8tw.th.jpg (http://img348.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktopmay8tw.jpg)

[Orunitia]

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/467/screenshot2va.png

[WoodyMahan]

OK, here's the first for this month:mrgreen:

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/2281/snapshot29li.th.png (http://img460.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot29li.png)


I love the transparency on your Menus. How did ya do that?

[Orunitia]

Actually I already changed it. I was just outside with my tortoise and took a few pictures.
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/8698/hefty5sx.jpg

[biarritz]

http://xs100.xs.to/xs100/06182/zuz.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs100&d=06182&f=zuz.jpg)

[YourSurrogateGod]

forgot something...

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8227/maytime21if.th.jpg (http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=maytime21if.jpg)
Heh, a Kimpossible icon. Nice touch.

[openmind]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/3/7/2/1/0/sshot_original.png

[matthinckley]

here's mine running Dapper with XGL/compiz

Clicky (http://www.morningwoodapartments.com/downloads/mayscreenshot1.png)

I have since stopped using XGL and compiz, my wife and I use the same computer and XGL doesn't seem to work with multiple sessions, plus for some reason firefox windows would randomly be hidden when launched.. where I would have to close them and re-open them to make them useable... strange...

[Orunitia]

Actually I already changed it. I was just outside with my tortoise and took a few pictures. Thanks to a friend of mine for messing with the picture to make it look like this.
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/8698/hefty5sx.jpg

[fuscia]

Heh, a Kimpossible icon. Nice touch.

is that who that is? there wasn't an icon for dillo, so i used something labeled 'kim punching'. (my wife's name is kim. hopefully, it won't give her any ideas.)


Okay last time tonight I post here, I swear. :P I decided to reinstall KDE after a couple months.

i wonder which one will be moving faster.

[YourSurrogateGod]

is that who that is? there wasn't an icon for dillo, so i used something labeled 'kim punching'. (my wife's name is kim. hopefully, it won't give her any ideas.)
It's a cartoon about a girl that does secret agent stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimpossible

[fuscia]

It's a cartoon about a girl that does secret agent stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimpossible

oh, that explains it. there are a bunch of icons from that show in the OS-L theme. i'd heard of her, but knew nothing of the show. i saw all those character icons and thought "what's this silly ****?" i wonder who the model for kim was.

[Orunitia]

i wonder which one will be moving faster.


KDE runs just fine as long as you don't have a POS computer. :P

[YourSurrogateGod]

oh, that explains it. there are a bunch of icons from that show in the OS-L theme. i'd heard of her, but knew nothing of the show. i saw all those character icons and thought "what's this silly ****?" i wonder who the model for kim was.
Probably some anorexic 14 year old with large eyes.

[alphaomega]

shot from my crappy camera phone of the empire state from the 86 flr.
http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/4025/screenshot9gx.png (http://imageshack.us)

[Rhapsody]

Clicky (http://home.graffiti.net/lillymon:graffiti.net/images/desktop2.png)

I tend to leave my wallpapers in place for months and I've pretty much stopped using icons now, so this'll probably stay the same for a while now.

[fuscia]

KDE runs just fine as long as you don't have a POS computer. :P

i'll have to try that someday.

[awakatanka]

Kubuntu dapper beta 1
Background : installed with background installer of kde
KBFX theme : http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=35615
SuperKaramba theme : http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=24626
Icon theme : http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=38098
Deco theme : kubuntu crystal with gentoo color scheme

[MenZa]

Dapper with the wonderful Tangerine icon set and Muine playing some music. Window border is Shiny Tango.

http://monkeyblog.org/img/screens/maj1_2006.jpg

I'm glad I'm not using the Danish translation, it's terrible :\.. "Hjemmemappe"? "Maskine"?

Anyway, here's mine:

http://menza.org/random/desk_april29_2006.thumb.png (http://menza.org/random/desk_april29_2006.png)

Click for full (1600x1200)

[paul.maddox]

My desktop, running the latest version of Dapper on my work laptop...


http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6679/desktop7jg.th.png (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktop7jg.png)

[mostwanted]

I'm glad I'm not using the Danish translation, it's terrible :\.. "Hjemmemappe"? "Maskine"?

Not that bad, "Hjem" or "Hjemmefolder" would sound worse in my opinion.

"Maskine" is a bit strange but what should it be called otherwise, "Datamat"? What does the English label say (I presume that's what you use)?

[MenZa]

Not that bad, "Hjem" or "Hjemmefolder" would sound worse in my opinion.

"Maskine" is a bit strange but what should it be called otherwise, "Datamat"? What does the English label say (I presume that's what you use)?

"Datamat".. hah -- nah, perhaps "Computer", like the English one.

Though I'd go for "Hjem" on "Hjemmemappe".

[WoodyMahan]

May Desktop at the Office

[commodore]

If you people don't like the Danish translation then why don't you help making it better?

It's my first time posting a desktop here because I haven't had anything interesting yet. Now I installed wmii (Window manager improved 2). It might look very wierd to some people.

http://commodore.gran.ee/images/screenshot_thumb.png (http://commodore.gran.ee/images/screenshot.png)

You can read about wmii in my blog too:
http://commodore.gran.ee/blog/

[BoyOfDestiny]

Well, added a gdesklet (uptime), changed wallpaper to some traced svg of winry (from full metal alchemist).

Stuff running:
Scummvm with monkey island 2
gnome-terminal after doing a dist-upgrade

[mcduck]

I just found a nice version of human icons from gnome-look.org, and the colors happen to work pretty well with my new GTK theme.

Not to mention that Compiz finally got configurable drop shadows and transparent menus.. :D

[Global Havok]

http://www.cslab.uky.edu/~ctbull2/images/2006-05-02-thumb.png (http://www.cslab.uky.edu/~ctbull2/images/2006-05-02.png)
openbox patched with the splitgradient patch.

[jc87]

If you people don't like the Danish translation then why don't you help making it better?

It's my first time posting a desktop here because I haven't had anything interesting yet. Now I installed wmii (Window manager improved 2). It might look very wierd to some people.

http://commodore.gran.ee/images/screenshot_thumb.png (http://commodore.gran.ee/images/screenshot.png)

You can read about wmii in my blog too:
http://commodore.gran.ee/blog/

By your screenshot it looks like you are using the default kernel 386 , check out this Thread (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=85917&highlight=kernel+picking)

[mrazster]

Well...I'm pretty happy the the one I've been using last couple of monts...so here goes again.

[testube_babies]

Made a few slight changes:
http://img438.imageshack.us/img438/3123/screenshot9qe.th.jpg (http://img438.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot9qe.jpg)

PS. Does anyone know how to make the Amarok tray icon work with XGL/Compiz in GNOME?

[PatrickMay16]

I noticed a lot of guys posting screenshots showing off ATTRACTIVE WOMEN as their wallpapers, so I decided to do this to be the opposite.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/39/muscleguyscreenshot23wm.png

Heh! Heh! Heh! Oh man! I'm experiencing some pow0r right now.

[xXx 0wn3d xXx]

My new desktop:

[dmacdonald111]

This is my current desktop. Still haven't found a theme I like yet though.

http://www.foxgamer.net/snapshot4.png

[Sheinar]

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/6394/200605030125491280x1024scrot2k.th.png (http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?image=200605030125491280x1024scrot2k.png)

Basically the same as last months, but with a different wallpaper.

[Super King]

Here's mine.

[ice60]

here's mine, i copied it from this mock-up screenshot, i'll probably change it straight away. i do like it though.
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=35198&PHPSESSID=fb79518d8af5c9f2b1d5646f88f8cd33

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9048/screenshot6uj.th.png (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot6uj.png)

[aysiu]

Not very imaginative, but I call it home.

[MenZa]

If you people don't like the Danish translation then why don't you help making it better?

I contribute once in a while :)

[Stormy Eyes]

http://xs100.xs.to/xs100/06182/zuz.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs100&d=06182&f=zuz.jpg)

Cute girl.

[fuscia]

oh, look! dutch tile (nyuk, nyuk)!

http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/2839/coortescrsm8qd.th.jpg (http://img394.imageshack.us/my.php?image=coortescrsm8qd.jpg)

[graabein]

Dapper/Compiz. Here's May:

http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/4034/screenshot7sl.th.jpg (http://img437.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot7sl.jpg) http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/9197/screenshot17rv.th.jpg (http://img437.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot17rv.jpg)

Can you post a link to your wallpaper? I actually like the polished blue steel look you've got going there. I usually go for nature pictures and I feel like a change.

[mstlyevil]

There seems to be a double standard when it comes to Men posting women in bikinis but women get railed if they post men in swim suits. I believe in equality for women and they should not be afraid to show their "sexy male" desktops.

I am going to counter this by posting one for the ladies. They should feel free to be able to have the same rights and liberties to show men as sex objects as we do women. As much as this picture disgust me, here is one for the ladies.

9006

9007

Ladies, feel free to post your semi nude male desktops in the future. Us men should not be the only ones allowed to do this.

[Sheinar]

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4357/20060503181028scrot4tj.th.png (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20060503181028scrot4tj.png)

Too naked?

[truthfatal]

Not so racy this time :P

[testube_babies]

Can you post a link to your wallpaper? I actually like the polished blue steel look you've got going there. I usually go for nature pictures and I feel like a change.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/31102910/

[kassetra]

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4357/20060503181028scrot4tj.th.png (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20060503181028scrot4tj.png)

Too naked?

no... if it were any lower it would be a no-no, but the photo is cropped.

[John.Michael.Kane]

WTF has happen to this thread lol:-k

[therunnyman]

Does anyone roll their own desktop, I mean, typing up the metacity and gtkrc files? I'd be most curious to see those.

therunnyman

P.S. Take my code, please. If'n' you want it, that is.

[pulver]

ubuntu.. is.. brown
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/3233/scr0kq.th.png (http://img194.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scr0kq.png)

[YourSurrogateGod]

Not so racy this time :P
Too much clothing.

[YourSurrogateGod]

ubuntu.. is.. brown
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/3233/scr0kq.th.png (http://img194.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scr0kq.png)
Very impressive on that apple motif.

[pulver]

Very impressive on that apple motif.
thanks

[GoldBuggie]

;)

[bilange]

Heres my screenshot, using xfce and Dapper beta. I tried to trim down the size of the jpg file for the server's sake :)

[MasonM]

Not much different than last month's :)

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c50/mason61/screen1.jpg

[mcduck]

Does anyone roll their own desktop, I mean, typing up the metacity and gtkrc files? I'd be most curious to see those.

Yes, or at least I'm trying to do that. Altough I don't have a clue about metacity, but I'm using XGL/Compiz so making metacity themes would be a bit useless..

There's a screenshot couple of pages back :)

[fuscia]

the town of bangkok is a little safer now...

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3026/spigscrsm6ij.th.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spigscrsm6ij.jpg)

[rez]

love dual display. still trying to get applications that are open on the dual display to be displayed on the second displays taskbar ...

[therunnyman]

Yes, or at least I'm trying to do that. Altough I don't have a clue about metacity, but I'm using XGL/Compiz so making metacity themes would be a bit useless..

There's a screenshot couple of pages back :)

Hey mcduck, that's excellent work. Forget I said anything about metacity.

Out this way, I've got this monster machine - it was a gift from a large recognizable corporation for some stuff I did - with a couple P4s, heatsink taller than the Eiffel Tower, all the RAM a guy could want or need for the next 7 years, flat-duo silent fans, 2 smokin' ATA drives, one rippin' SATA drive, any optics I want...and a 4mb onboard ATI card. I may be stuck with metacity for awhile, at least until I can justify the purchase of a video card I don't really need.

therunnyman

therunnyman

[fuscia]

love dual display. still trying to get applications that are open on the dual display to be displayed on the second displays taskbar ...

nice wallpaper.

[Onyros]

Here's mine...

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4609/snappy3bn.th.jpg (http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snappy3bn.jpg)

This is what I call Fubuntu ;)

Desktop Environment: Fluxbox
Theme: Twice, with Courier 9 as font
Icons: iDesk and iDesktool (with transparency, Opera's icon is highlighted so you can see the difference)
System monitor: Torsmo
Filer: PCManFM (which replaced Rox-Filer, that I was using before)
Volume Knob: volume.app
Wallpaper: "Dark Tower", by John Howe (LoTR)

It's downright snappy, very responsive, takes less than 5 seconds to boot, and memory consumption is quite low (compared to GNOME and KDE).

[cwalk]

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4254/mayscreenshot5he.th.png (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayscreenshot5he.png)
first post! ~1 year on Ubuntu and loving every moment of it.

[NeoChaosX]

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2604&original=1

Something a little more abstract this time around.

[DaMasta]

Screeny attached

[vyruss]

here's mine:

9068

[graabein]

Screeny attached
Can you post a link to the wallpaper please? I like it like it like it.

[DaMasta]

Can you post a link to the wallpaper please? I like it like it like it.
I think I got it from art.gnome.org. But I'll attach it to save from searching.

[PowerWCRulez]

here's mine:

9068

Whoa, where u get the wallpaper? I like it :)

[Orunitia]

Decided to reinstall Dapper on a seperate partition. Hopefully it doesn't break like last time, because I love xgl.

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/9814/yaydapper0aj.jpg

[fuscia]

if there's life after death, i hope it has a black background...

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/1807/basicblacksm3vb.th.jpg (http://img57.imageshack.us/my.php?image=basicblacksm3vb.jpg)

openbox, pypanel, conky, tabbed dillo, mrxvt, plenty of #000000

[Onyros]

if there's life after death, i hope it has a black background...

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/1807/basicblacksm3vb.th.jpg (http://img57.imageshack.us/my.php?image=basicblacksm3vb.jpg)

openbox, pypanel, conky, tabbed dillo, mrxvt, plenty of #000000Fuscia, that's brilliant! I love it... Looks a bit like my skinned Opera (with Meguiddo theme).

I have to ask you this... I've "aliened" an rpm version of the patched dillo, but can't get it to work. I love dillo as it is, but where did you get that version? Are there any Ubuntu debs available, anywhere? I've tried Debian's repositories, but stumbled upon dependency problems.

I also tried an older version of the patched dillo, but it didn't display a whole lot of characters very well. I want tabs and frames on my dillo!! Can you help me there? ;)

[fuscia]

I have to ask you this... I've "aliened" an rpm version of the patched dillo, but can't get it to work. I love dillo as it is, but where did you get that version? Are there any Ubuntu debs available, anywhere? I've tried Debian's repositories, but stumbled upon dependency problems.

I also tried an older version of the patched dillo, but it didn't display a whole lot of characters very well. I want tabs and frames on my dillo!! Can you help me there? ;)

here's a link to the one i used - http://teki.jpn.ph/pc/software/index-e.shtml

here's the thread in which it was discussed - http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=144234

i just noticed that they have a patched version of dillo 8.6. the new version of dillo is still based on GTK, not FLTK, so you may want to stick with one of the 8.5 versions.

[Onyros]

checking for glib-config... no
checking for GLIB - version >= 1.2.0... no
*** The glib-config script installed by GLIB could not be found
*** If GLIB was installed in PREFIX, make sure PREFIX/bin is in
*** your path, or set the GLIB_CONFIG environment variable to the
*** full path to glib-config.
configure: error: Unable to find glib with a version >= 1.2.0. Dillo NEEDS glib

From what I was able to see I do have a libglib version installed, so what am I doing wrong here? :|

[fuscia]

checking for glib-config... no
checking for GLIB - version >= 1.2.0... no
*** The glib-config script installed by GLIB could not be found
*** If GLIB was installed in PREFIX, make sure PREFIX/bin is in
*** your path, or set the GLIB_CONFIG environment variable to the
*** full path to glib-config.
configure: error: Unable to find glib with a version >= 1.2.0. Dillo NEEDS glib

From what I was able to see I do have a libglib version installed, so what am I doing wrong here? :|

sudo apt-get install libglib1.2-dev

that should do it.

[Onyros]

I also had to sudo apt-get install libgtk1.2-dev, but then it worked :D
I'm a happy camper ;)

Many thanks, fuscia!

[fuscia]

I also had to sudo apt-get install libgtk1.2-dev, but then it worked :D
I'm a happy camper ;)

Many thanks, fuscia!

my pleasure.

[dmacdonald111]

Decided to reinstall Dapper on a seperate partition. Hopefully it doesn't break like last time, because I love xgl.

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/9814/yaydapper0aj.jpg

Your desktop is really cool. Doesn't it give you headaches though? Everytime I come up with something really cool, I end up having to change it cos of eye strain

[Orunitia]

Your desktop is really cool. Doesn't it give you headaches though? Everytime I come up with something really cool, I end up having to change it cos of eye strain

Oh I don't keep the transparency on haha. I only made firefox transparent for the screenshot, to look cool. :p

[matthew]

Sit, don't stand on the toilet. This is either absolutely hysterical or horrendously offensive. The guy on the right is smiling, so I think it must be funny.

[nelson2006]

Hello everybody! Nice desktops :-P ! Here's my contribution for this month:

[jc87]

Hello everybody! Nice desktops :-P ! Here's my contribution for this month:

Another kernel 386 found:rolleyes: , check out this Thread (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=85917&highlight=kernel+picking)
(probable cpu performance increase)

EDIT : I made a sugestion at Idea pool (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IdeaPool) in Hardware Detection and Handling » General about , so users would be told that a optimized kernel would be better , anyone who liked the tip about the right kernel should show their support and that way help others users to have a better use of their hardware :KS

[PatrickMay16]

Another kernel 386 found:rolleyes: , check out this Thread (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=85917&highlight=kernel+picking)
(probable cpu performance increase)
Woaough!!! I've been on a roll lately with improving my system's setup, and let me tell you. This is helpful to me. Thanks for pointing me in the direction of this information, and of course thanks to poofyhairguy for actually writing this information.

EDIT: Yes! New kernel installed and working great. Thanks very much!

[nelson2006]

Another kernel 386 found:rolleyes: , check out this Thread (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=85917&highlight=kernel+picking)
(probable cpu performance increase)


OK, jc87, look at my kernel now!!! Thanks for the advice ;) .

[ChrisNTR]

Better late than never :D

Oh yeah, that reminds me - The GAIM2 beta logo is not transparant like the other one is :(

[K2712]

Quick question:

My screen resolution is 1600x1200 and when I take a screenshot it saves in .png format and is about 1.4 MB in size, but the upload limit is ~975 KB.

Is there a quick way around this?

[testube_babies]

My ever-changing desktop (sorry for the huge filesize, I did what I could):

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3629/screenshot6sd.th.jpg (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot6sd.jpg)

[repawn]

Sit, don't stand on the toilet. This is either absolutely hysterical or horrendously offensive. The guy on the right is smiling, so I think it must be funny.

I have seen these before - they are supposed to be useful for people who come from an area that uses turkish toilets (parts of Asia) the signs were needed to prevent people from standing on the toilet - Turkish toilets require you to stand over them (essentially a hole in the floor)

[Global Havok]

http://www.cslab.uky.edu/~ctbull2/images/2006-05-06-thumb.png (http://www.cslab.uky.edu/~ctbull2/images/2006-05-06.png)

[kabus]

Another kernel 386 found:rolleyes

I never noticed a difference between the standard and optimised kernels, to be honest. I don't doubt there's a measurable one, but if it doesn't lead to performance increases you can actually feel in everyday use it isn't all that important to use the 'right' kernel, I think.

And just to stay on topic :

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/116/scr0605068hv.th.png (http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scr0605068hv.png)

[mcduck]

Quick question:

My screen resolution is 1600x1200 and when I take a screenshot it saves in .png format and is about 1.4 MB in size, but the upload limit is ~975 KB.

Is there a quick way around this?
sure. Here's one way to convert them easily to smaller jpg files.

First, you need to install Imagemagick:

Open terminal and run 'sudo apt-get install imagemagick'

Now, take a screenshot with 'Prt Scrn'-button (or 'Take Screenshot' from gnome's menu), save it to desktop and now you have a file called Screenshot.png sitting on your desktop. Open a terminal and run this command:

'convert ~/Desktop/Screenshot*.png -quality 86 ~/Desktop/Screenshot.jpg'

..and you'll get jpg image on your desktop, same resolution but smaller file size. :)

You can also save that command to a text file (something like ~/.screenshots2jpg.sh), then make the file executable and make a shortcut for it in your panel.. then you only have to click a button in your panel, and all screenshots on your desktop would be converted to jpg files..

[fuscia]

Quick question:

My screen resolution is 1600x1200 and when I take a screenshot it saves in .png format and is about 1.4 MB in size, but the upload limit is ~975 KB.

Is there a quick way around this?

in addition to imagemagick, you could always open the file in gimp, go to image, scale image, save as a .jpg.

[matthew]

I have seen these before - they are supposed to be useful for people who come from an area that uses turkish toilets (parts of Asia) the signs were needed to prevent people from standing on the toilet - Turkish toilets require you to stand over them (essentially a hole in the floor)Precisely. Here about 75% of the toilets are turkish style.

[red_Marvin]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/3/5/1/6/0/Skrmdump.png (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2612&original=1&c=2)

Can anyone guess how I made the background?

[vyruss]

Whoa, where u get the wallpaper? I like it :)

Thanks, I made it :)

You can find it in the Gallery here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2001&original=1

[somuchfortheafter]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/3/5/1/6/0/Skrmdump.png (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2612&original=1&c=2)

Can anyone guess how I made the background?

a sparkler and gimp?

[GazzaK]

here is my background for today :)

[matthew]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/3/5/1/6/0/Skrmdump.png (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2612&original=1&c=2)

Can anyone guess how I made the background?Waving a flashlight/torch around in a dark room in front of your camera?

Tossing your camera in the air while taking a picture?

[red_Marvin]

Somuchfortheafter and Matthew: Nope.:p

[lazyd2]

This is my new desktop(since I borked my system yesterday):mrgreen:

[/URL][URL="http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot27qa.jpg"]http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8726/snapshot27qa.th.jpg (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/%5BURL=http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot27qa.jpg%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8726/snapshot27qa.th.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D)

[krusbjorn]

here is my background for today :)
I like the wallpaper. Care to post a link?

[GazzaK]

I like the wallpaper. Care to post a link?

I got it from here http://www.devvv.de/gnome_stuff/bg_ubuntu.png
via a link here http://art.gnome.org/backgrounds/abstract/1668

it's nice isn't it :)

[Stormy Eyes]

http://www.starbreaker.net/gallery/screens/225x166/Compiz-6May2006.jpeg (http://starbreaker.net/gallery/screens/Compiz-6May2006.jpeg)

Compiz/GNOME on Dapper Drake.

Get the wallpaper here. (http://art.gnome.org/backgrounds/other/1415)
Get the theme here. (http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=34250)

The right-hand panel just shows the system monitor applet, which I expected to show memory, swap, network, load, and disk I/O. The left-hand panel has a few frequently used launchers for a terminal, Vim, Firefox, Sylpheed (a fast little mail program), LyX, and Amarok.

The clock is Mac-Slow's Cairo Clock.

[Perfect Storm]

http://www.imageviper.com/displayimage/37204/0/PreDesktop-6-may-2006.jpg (http://www.imageviper.com/displayimage/37203/0/Desktop-6-may-2006.jpg)
Click the screenshot to enlarge

Dapper Drake.

[kpolice]

http://img315.imageshack.us/img315/6069/dtop0605065px.th.jpg (http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dtop0605065px.jpg)

[aysiu]

May 2006 Desktop Thread WARNING content may offend
Shouldn't offensive screenshots just be in the Backyard...?

[Stormy Eyes]

Shouldn't offensive screenshots just be in the Backyard...?

I think the "content may offend" warning refers to the screenshot that uses a "Sit, don't stand, on the toilet" poster as wallpaper.

[eMuNiX]

http://www.gstapleybo.dsl.pipex.com/april4-thumb.jpg (http://www.gstapleybo.dsl.pipex.com/april4.jpg)

Gone for blue and black for this month.

[bonzodog]

Here's mine for this month (also posted in the gallery!)

That is my take on Xubuntu Dapper 64 bit. I removed the greater majority of the panels, and left one with a clock and the system tray - it has Quod Libet playing in the background. I am using the Rhapsody IRC client there, and if you look closely, you will see that there are drop shadows behind the terminal windows. I am using the 'Glass' xfwm theme. I altered my terminal setup so it did the green screen thing.

[matthew]

I think the "content may offend" warning refers to the screenshot that uses a "Sit, don't stand, on the toilet" poster as wallpaper.Actually I posted that after the title was edited.

The title edit was made for the time being while the staff are discussing guidelines for content in these threads--a topic brought on by varying amounts of skin being shown and whether we want these to be a part of a forum that really exists for technical support (and that we want to remain accessible to business people, families, safe for work and school and so on).

Being the rabblerousing muckraker that I sometimes can be I put my picture in the mix just to add to the conversation (and because I thought it was funny).

[fuscia]

any possibility of removing my name in association with the current title? not a big issue. it just tastes funny.

[K2712]

Thanks mcduck and fuscia for the info...

Here is my desktop, I like it ok, but still tinker with it all the time.

[fuscia]

Thanks mcduck and fuscia for the info...

you're welcome. one little tip though: when you resize a pic, you often have to adjust the sharpness (in gimp, it's found in filters>enhance).

[KiwiNZ]

I think the "content may offend" warning refers to the screenshot that uses a "Sit, don't stand, on the toilet" poster as wallpaper.

I added the warning given some of the content in this thread

[fuscia]

hissy-fit cancelled.

[Rikostan]

Mine for may... although my wallpaper rotates every 2 minutes.

[j_baer]

Here a screen shot of the Ubuntu Serengeti version of the Human theme ...

:)

- Scaled down the res for better viewing ...

[capt_cope]

Made it today with The Gimp. Still has that new os smell :D

[nelson2006]

I made a little changes:

[YourSurrogateGod]

http://www.imageviper.com/displayimage/37204/0/PreDesktop-6-may-2006.jpg (http://www.imageviper.com/displayimage/37203/0/Desktop-6-may-2006.jpg)
Click the screenshot to enlarge

Dapper Drake.
You have Guild Wars running on that? I'm jealous (just need to find the funds to buy it.) I think that game is great. How does it run? Any lag?

BTW, slick desktop setup.

[Perfect Storm]

Only 1-3 secs lag when entering new area. I can run it with res 1600x1200 full screen with normal settings.

[benplaut]

Fluxbox, pypanel, idesk, conky, xchat, urxvt, a couple of dockapps

background modified from this one:
http://www.deviantart.com/view/32843894/

clean:
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/1/2/9/6/0/Screenshot-clean_thumb.png (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2615&original=1)

dirty:
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/1/2/9/6/0/Screenshot-1_320290_thumb.png (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2614&original=1)

[K.Mandla]

You have Guild Wars running on that? I'm jealous. ...
Same here. I didn't think Guild Wars would run under Wine yet (I'm assuming that's with Wine). I must pay closer attention in the future. ... ;)

[Perfect Storm]

It's with Cedega.

[Paulus]

http://img315.imageshack.us/img315/6069/dtop0605065px.th.jpg (http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dtop0605065px.jpg)
woah! Very nice indeedy, a million questions for you lol;
is that a CVS version of VLC? the skin looks fantastic, can you tell me what themes your using. finally what firefox theme is that, once again it looks very good.

thanks in advance, thats a great looking desktop :)

[Randomskk]

http://randomskk.net/RANDOM/screenies/

[Mr.Auer]

Here is my sweet desktop, after updating to vanilla XGL and Compiz from reggaemanu today..Compiz ver. 0.0.10..Looks sweet, works sweet, is sweet fast...Sweet!

Icon theme is Neu2, gtk controls are from GlossyP (best controls ive seen)..
Audacious player with plastique skin (basic winamp skin, one of the few I can stand)
Background Gnome-Tileado from GnomeArt or GnomeLook..

Not shown in the pic is all the supercool Compiz and XGL stuff, except of course the truly transparent windows..but there are enough screenies of the Cube, alttab switcher and all ;)

[xXx 0wn3d xXx]

My new desktop running XGL :)

[gonçalo]

my offensive May Desktop screenshot
9188

[Stormy Eyes]

my offensive May Desktop screenshot
9188

Kitties!

[MenZa]

Kitties!

Impossible!

[kpolice]

woah! Very nice indeedy, a million questions for you lol;
is that a CVS version of VLC? the skin looks fantastic, can you tell me what themes your using. finally what firefox theme is that, once again it looks very good.

thanks in advance, thats a great looking desktop :)


No, it's not the CVS version.

GTK: Clearlooks-cairo
Metacity: Aqua-advanced (modded)
Firefox: From takebacktheweb.org ,it says only for OSX but it works in Linux (with some glitches but I don't mind)
VLC: It's included here -> http://www.deviantart.com/view/31399317/

[mucha]

Here is my desktop for may :)

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/626/screenshot200605072za.th.png (http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot200605072za.png)

[bvc]

No, it's not the CVS version.
Metacity: Aqua-advanced (modded)

What is the mod? I'm always up for improvments.

[kpolice]

What is the mod? I'm always up for improvments.

Mainly the borders because I like a flat border on the title bar and the gradient just a little bit.

I wish I could get something like this http://download.m0k.org/transmission/images/Transmission-200602111757.png , the gradient includes the toolbar not just the menubar but I don't know how to do it :P

[Seaman]

I can see that alot of you have some panel that you have made transparent (just like OS X's dock). Which panel is it and how did you do that?

[bvc]

That's impossible with gtk because it doesn't know when to use what gradient. In other words, the menubar and toolbar would each need 2 gradients. One each for when the menubar and toolbar are shown, and one each for when just the menubar, or just the toolbar is shown. Gtk would have to know about this and show the correct gradient. Would be nice!

[Perfect Storm]

That's impossible with gtk because it doesn't know when to use what gradient. In other words, the menubar and toolbar would each need 2 gradients. One each for when the menubar and toolbar are shown, and one each for when just the menubar, or just the toolbar is shown. Gtk would have to know about this and show the correct gradient. Would be nice!

Sounds like a job for you, bvc :mrgreen:

[kpolice]

That's impossible with gtk because it doesn't know when to use what gradient. In other words, the menubar and toolbar would each need 2 gradients. One each for when the menubar and toolbar are shown, and one each for when just the menubar, or just the toolbar is shown. Gtk would have to know about this and show the correct gradient. Would be nice!

Well I saw a screenshot with something like that in Linux, unfortunately I the download link for the theme is broken:

http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=33112

[bvc]

AI, nope..that's a gtk devel/api job!. Not a hack job for me.

The PlatinUm theme, if I remember right, is a good example of why it doesn't work as I explained above, but I only used it for a few minutes and deleted it. Looks great as long as you have a meubar and toolbar present, but what happens when the menubar is removed and the toolbar is against the titlebar? Is it smooth? How could it be without 2 images. To be honest it has been 3 or 4 gnome/gtk versions since I've looked at this situation.

roberto's site is down, moving, being updated
http://www.users.monornet.hu/linux/Good%20By/By....html
His email is at the bottom of the page if you are impatient like me.

[fuscia]

it appears i've have left my faithful openbox for the fake breasts (metaphorically speaking) that are kde and superkaramba...

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/8473/uns21rz.th.jpg (http://img196.imageshack.us/my.php?image=uns21rz.jpg)

at least i didn't buy a mac.

[hezral]

No, it's not the CVS version.

GTK: Clearlooks-cairo
Metacity: Aqua-advanced (modded)
Firefox: From takebacktheweb.org ,it says only for OSX but it works in Linux (with some glitches but I don't mind)
VLC: It's included here -> http://www.deviantart.com/view/31399317/

i've gone to gnomelook but the theme link was broken. any chance you can give it here?

[darkmatter]

Mine for the month:

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/2/8/2/9/1/Screenshot_572870_thumb.jpg (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2626&original=1&c=2)

[kpolice]

i've gone to gnomelook but the theme link was broken. any chance you can give it here?

http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/wp/?p=12

[hezral]

http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/wp/?p=12

thank you very much

[YourSurrogateGod]

Mine for the month:

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/2/8/2/9/1/Screenshot_572870_thumb.jpg (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2626&original=1&c=2)
Here's my contribution to this particular topic that just happened to develop. Feel free to edit it if you think it's too much.


http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/screenshots/ScreenshotNew(small).png (http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/screenshots/ScreenshotNew.png)

[YourSurrogateGod]

And here is a less riske one.


http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/screenshots/ScreenshotSmall2.png (http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/screenshots/Screenshot2.png)

[fuscia]

Here's my contribution to this particular topic that just happened to develop. Feel free to edit it if you think it's too much.


http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/screenshots/ScreenshotNew(small).png (http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/screenshots/ScreenshotNew.png)

who is that girl?

[escape]

I have yet to change it for May. Mostly modded stuff - the window border is a modded Vista-Gray, the gtk theme is a modded Glossy-P and modded GT4 hybrid, custom "start menu", had to change sunbird icon to get a ROYGBIV rainbow thing going on on the bottom. Need XGL to work (stopped after an update in April) and a proper modification of my gtk theme to get a custom panel would be nice, nothing seems to work though :-({|=

[aysiu]

I added the warning given some of the content in this thread Might it make sense to have two desktop threads, then--one for the Ubuntu Cafe and one for the Backyard? The Backyard can have all the nude women and skimpily attired anime characters.

[Reshin]

who is that girl?
Natsuki Kuga from Mai Hime.

[YourSurrogateGod]

Might it make sense to have two desktop threads, then--one for the Ubuntu Cafe and one for the Backyard? The Backyard can have all the nude women and skimpily attired anime characters.
That's a civil compromise. I'd support it for the next month's edition.

[aysiu]

That's a civil compromise. I'd support it for the next month's edition. Great. I think that'd make more sense that labeling the entire thread "WARNING content may offend," as that essentially means you either have to see potentially offensive screenshots or no screenshots at all.

[Dr_Deadmeat]

After I had seen through all these screenshots, i still haven't found any default desktops, so I thought I could be the first (Default desktop with breezy x86 instalation):p
http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/7826/desk0ax.th.png (http://img434.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desk0ax.png)

[hezral]

http://static.flickr.com/55/143115324_70a9a33340.jpg?v=0 (http://flickr.com/photos/adihezral/143115324/)

[omp]

I don't use Ubuntu, but I though I would post it anyways.

http://www.ompty.org/files/2006-05-07-211444_2048x768_scrot.png

Openbox (with patches)
Gilouche GTK+ Theme
My Own OB3 Theme

[BoyOfDestiny]

http://static.flickr.com/55/143115324_70a9a33340.jpg?v=0 (http://flickr.com/photos/adihezral/143115324/)

Where did you get that great wallpaper? Reminds of some art from the amiga scene... Too bad back2roots.org is down...

[ThirdWorld]

mine

[hezral]

Where did you get that great wallpaper? Reminds of some art from the amiga scene... Too bad back2roots.org is down...

here http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/29790082/

[Samuli]

Here's my freshly installed Dapper:

http://www.freewebs.com/arpakyna/dapper.jpg

[fuscia]

isn't nightshade edible? (think i read that somewhere.)

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1848/nightshadescnsm1fw.th.jpg (http://img190.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nightshadescnsm1fw.jpg)

[Tinuz]

Potatoes and tomatoes are nightshades, and are ofcourse edible. Only the fruits and tubers of the tomatoe and the potatoe are edible, by the way.
To my knowledge all other nightshades are highly toxic, as far as I'm aware.

Have you heard of the pomatoe by the way? It's a plant which has the fruits of a tomatoe and the tubers of a potatoe. It never gained any popularity because it was very difgicult to harvest.

[fuscia]

To my knowledge all other nightshades are highly toxic, as far as I'm aware.

can you hallucinate from eating them?


Have you heard of the pomatoe by the way? It's a plant which has the fruits of a tomatoe and the tubers of a potatoe. It never gained any popularity because it was very difgicult to harvest.

"you say 'pomatoe' and i say 'totatoe'..."

[JamesNorris]

can you hallucinate from eating them?


No, I believe they can kill you, though

[PrimoTurbo]

Pretty simple, still working on it. But I love Streamtuner. :)

[PrimoTurbo]

I don't use Ubuntu, but I though I would post it anyways.

http://www.ompty.org/files/2006-05-07-211444_2048x768_scrot.png

Openbox (with patches)
Gilouche GTK+ Theme
My Own OB3 Theme

Openbox looks really cool but how do you switch between windows, I don't see any task bar/panel?..

[fuscia]

when we got there, this guy was sitting way on the other side of his area, looking the other way, so we sat on the edge of the window, facing the other way too. a minute later, he came up behind us, banging on the glass (they don't like to be ignored). then, he sat down and pretended he was being cool. gorillas rock.

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7743/nicehatscrsm8ql.th.jpg (http://img189.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nicehatscrsm8ql.jpg)

[jc87]

One (http://clientes.netvisao.pt/xw166644/ss26.jpg)

Two (http://clientes.netvisao.pt/xw166644/ss27.jpg)

Dapper Drake at it´s best.

[fuscia]

One (http://clientes.netvisao.pt/xw166644/ss26.jpg)

Two (http://clientes.netvisao.pt/xw166644/ss27.jpg)

Dapper Drake at it´s best.

is that the new default icon set?

[jc87]

is that the new default icon set?

Tangerine icons , don´t know if is the default or not (think so).

[YourSurrogateGod]

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7743/nicehatscrsm8ql.th.jpg (http://img189.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nicehatscrsm8ql.jpg)
Uncle Phil??????????

[mostwanted]

Tangerine icons , don´t know if is the default or not (think so).

It's not. Human is the default.

[Seaman]

What you see is Openbox with fbpanel. The system monitor is conky with my own theme.

[YourSurrogateGod]

Seems like a nice place to retire. Nice and quiet. I just hope the ceiling is high enough off the ground for me...


http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/screenshots/ScreenshotSmall3.png (http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/screenshots/Screenshot3.png)

[malcolmb]

heres mine

[benplaut]

here's my nice and shiny openbox, with a new gtk theme (i modded it from Lockheed's Tempura, but he won't let me release the mod :( )

[mips]

mine

Hehe, I have the same wall paper.

[Seaman]

Where do you guys get your desktop backgrounds from? I guess you can't done all of them by yourselves.

I like caedes.net, it is a quite good resource ;)

[mips]

Where do you guys get your desktop backgrounds from? I guess you can't done all of them by yourselves.

I like caedes.net, it is a quite good resource ;)

Places like kde-look, deviant art, think there is a gnome-look as well...

[fuscia]

Where do you guys get your desktop backgrounds from? I guess you can't done all of them by yourselves.


about half of mine i do myself. the rest usually comes from google image search, and with those, i usually like to mess with them first.

[Global Havok]

http://www.cslab.uky.edu/~ctbull2/images/2006-05-11-thumb.png (http://www.cslab.uky.edu/~ctbull2/images/2006-05-11.png)

tempura openbox theme

[fuscia]

this pic says 'hollywood entourage decadence' to me...

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/4963/transprpet3jf.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=transprpet3jf.jpg)

[mcduck]

Here's one with glowing windows :)

[nocturn]

Here's one with glowing windows :)

That's cool!

[somuchfortheafter]

Here's one with glowing windows :)
how did you do that?

[krusbjorn]

how did you do that?
Looks like compiz with adjusted drop shadows. It has been possible to change colour, opacity, size and offset for drop shadows for a little while now.

[Rotarychainsaw]

Haha thats cool. I was waiting for someone to come up with a use for colored drop shadows.
Anyway. I figured I'd change from tangerine icons for a while so I changed everything else too.
http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/2/2/4/3/Screenshot-2_535782.png (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2646&original=1&c=2)

[YourSurrogateGod]

Here's one with glowing windows :)
If there was a desktop coolness contest, that would undoubtedly win.

[mcduck]

If there was a desktop coolness contest, that would undoubtedly win.
Thanks :)

Drop shadows were pretty hard to see on a dark background, so I made shadows white, with zero offset to place them directly under windows..

Using a dark wallpaper and white GTK-theme looks cool too, like if the windows were so bright that they radiate light..

[benplaut]

http://www.cslab.uky.edu/~ctbull2/images/2006-05-11-thumb.png (http://www.cslab.uky.edu/~ctbull2/images/2006-05-11.png)

tempura openbox theme

boo!!!

Lockheed (who made tempura) has really restricting liscencing, nowhere close to open source.

[Horizon]

Wow, those links to the pages at the top of threads is really missleading. Here i am sifting through the pages, clicking every thumbnail and everytime i finish a page, MORE pages appear :-k

Well, here's my Dapper + Compiz desktop:
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5016/compiz_CubeIn_Screenshot-1.th.png (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=compiz_CubeIn_Screenshot-1.png)http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/7466/Compiz_Cube_Screenshot-1.th.png (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=Compiz_Cube_Screenshot-1.png)http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6629/CompizScreenshot-2.th.png (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=CompizScreenshot-2.png)
MAN I LOVE XGL/COMPIZ

If only the nvidia drivers weren't such a b/tch ;)

[GarethMB]

Wow, those links to the pages at the top of threads is really missleading. Here i am sifting through the pages, clicking every thumbnail and everytime i finish a page, MORE pages appear :-k

Well, here's my Dapper + Compiz desktop:
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5016/compiz_CubeIn_Screenshot-1.th.png (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=compiz_CubeIn_Screenshot-1.png)http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/7466/Compiz_Cube_Screenshot-1.th.png (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=Compiz_Cube_Screenshot-1.png)http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6629/CompizScreenshot-2.th.png (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=CompizScreenshot-2.png)
MAN I LOVE XGL/COMPIZ

If only the nvidia drivers weren't such a b/tch ;)looking great. Wish i dared to use xgl compiz. Anyone know of anyone who's done it on an intel 852?

[fuscia]

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5016/compiz_CubeIn_Screenshot-1.png

this is the first one of these compiz deals that i've liked (no offense intended to the rest). very nice.

(what? no harisu?)

[YourSurrogateGod]

Horizon, that's a pretty cool inverted screen thingy that you pulled.

[yarc]

Here you go, my current desktop

http://www.acc.umu.se/~johnor/Screenshot.png

[Horizon]

(what? no harisu?)

Harisu? lol i had a folder for her and hundreds more asian celebs when i had windows...unfortunately something "unfortunate" happened to that partition. I was having a bad day and windows was being anal. Then i noticed the dapper iso had finished downloading and well...let's just say i was a little impatient and the option to use the entire drive in the dapper installer just looked too inviting :p

All i have left are mainly japanese idol photobooks, a few korean actresses misc picture folders and whatever is in the random-crap folder which were on my web server. I'm really kicking myself ](*,)

@mcduck, nice desktop. Very tasteful, you managed to pull something off that could have gone so, so wrong.

@yarc, what icon theme is that? looks pretty nice :)

[GarethMB]

Here's what im using at the minute.

Gnome in Dapper.
Human Icons
Alphacube GTK with Linsta black plastic for metacity.

The top panel is set to autohide.

[matthew]

Mine changed again. This time it is a photo of a mural in terminal 2 of Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona (USA), one of my favorites since I was a child.

[mostwanted]

Wow, those links to the pages at the top of threads is really missleading. Here i am sifting through the pages, clicking every thumbnail and everytime i finish a page, MORE pages appear :-k

Well, here's my Dapper + Compiz desktop:
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5016/compiz_CubeIn_Screenshot-1.th.png (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=compiz_CubeIn_Screenshot-1.png)http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/7466/Compiz_Cube_Screenshot-1.th.png (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=Compiz_Cube_Screenshot-1.png)http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6629/CompizScreenshot-2.th.png (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=CompizScreenshot-2.png)
MAN I LOVE XGL/COMPIZ

If only the nvidia drivers weren't such a b/tch ;)

Wohoo, Muine user! *high 5*

[Piggah]

Here's one with glowing windows :)

Damn, that's schweet. :D

Might I ask where you got that wallpaper? I like it. :P

[manicka]

last.fm rocks :D

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/8918/screenshot137hc.th.png (http://img105.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot137hc.png)

[fuscia]

last.fm rocks

what is this last.fm thing? hit me with a link/.

[byen]

what is this last.fm thing? hit me with a link
check out www.last.fm to find out more abt it! Pretty darn good stuff there( free streaming music)! Just hit the download link on the page and extract the package and you can run the player without actually having to install :P

~byen

[mcduck]

Damn, that's schweet. :D

Might I ask where you got that wallpaper? I like it. :P
I have this habbit of saving all pics that look even remotely like good wallpapers to my wallpapers directory.. And there's almost 400 pics now, I can't remember where I got them.. But a quick search with the filename in Google gave me this link http://pumlicz.ufouni.cz/wallpapers/?page=galerie&p=wall3d&pageID=7, you can find the pic near the bottom of the page :)

[Orunitia]

Back to KDE again, on Dapper.

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/7205/kubuntudapper17nt.th.png (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kubuntudapper17nt.png)

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/8340/kubuntudapper26fu.th.jpg (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kubuntudapper26fu.jpg)

[WoodyMahan]

Laptop for May

[manicka]

what is this last.fm thing? hit me with a link/.

http://www.last.fm/radio/

[fuscia]

my house inverted, kde, mixed icons, etc.

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2220/kdesm0gb.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kdesm0gb.jpg)

same, with puretechnology color scheme...

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/622/kdewjunksm3qc.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kdewjunksm3qc.jpg)


thanks for the link, byen and manicka.

[xXx 0wn3d xXx]

Here is my best Desktop so far. I am going for a green look. :)

[jstueve]

an ode to Lost.

Ubuntulooks-Serengetti and Tango-noir icons

(used mcduck's window glow effect... )

[Piggah]

I have this habbit of saving all pics that look even remotely like good wallpapers to my wallpapers directory.. And there's almost 400 pics now, I can't remember where I got them.. But a quick search with the filename in Google gave me this link http://pumlicz.ufouni.cz/wallpapers/?page=galerie&p=wall3d&pageID=7, you can find the pic near the bottom of the page :)

Thanks a million. :)

[The J]

I spent most of the day yesterday and today getting my desktop the way it is now and I'm quite happy with it.

Here is is (ImageShack) (http://img288.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot4ap.jpg)

[BoyOfDestiny]

Somehow all the cube screenshots were reminding me of something...
The phantom zone! From super man II. :)

Not that I'm suggesting someone make their desktop/cube looks like that...
Would be amusing IMHO. ;)

[graabein]

Back to KDE again, on Dapper.
Hey nice sky-wallpaper. Can you please post a link?

I think we all should post links to wallpaper when we post desktop shots, seems like half the posts here are wallpaper requests.

:-D

[Orunitia]

Hey nice sky-wallpaper. Can you please post a link?

I think we all should post links to wallpaper when we post desktop shots, seems like half the posts here are wallpaper requests.

:-D

http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=36174

Enjoy. :)

[_aeon]

OS: Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06 Beta 2
Mouse Theme: Silver XCursors 3D (http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=5533)
Metacity Theme: Clearlooks Custom (http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=33079)
Wallpaper: Ubuntu choose the difference (http://www.snowpure.net/images/creation/ubuntu_the_difference_logo_sc.png)

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/540/desky5wt.th.jpg (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desky5wt.jpg)

[puelly]

Here's one with glowing windows :)

Is that a gDesklet you are using at the bottom of your screen to display the open window images? If not, what app do you use to get that effect.

Thanks.

[ChrisNTR]

I can't remember if I've posted this one or not..

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4331/screenshot177mb.th.png (http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot177mb.png)

[biarritz]

:mrgreen: XP PRO

http://xs100.xs.to/xs100/06201/screenz.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs100&d=06201&f=screenz.jpg)

[endersshadow]

They're large, so I'll be nice:

Cube (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/endersshadow7/20060514-cube.png)
Desktop (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/endersshadow7/20060514-desktop.png)

Aiglx/Compiz running on Dapper Beta 3 (woohoo!).
Wallpaper: Fall Creek Falls, Ithaca, NY (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/endersshadow7/ithacafalls.png) - I don't know if the original image was released under any specified license, and I can't find the original anywhere
Icons:
Smooth GNOME (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/15425217/) by ShekharPalash
GTK:
Alphacube GTK (http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=29851), slightly modified by me, originally by Ciccio Bueo
Skydome:
Boston Skyline (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/endersshadow7/boston_pano.png). The original picture can be found in this gallery (http://www-paoc.mit.edu/paoc/events/2002retreat/2002pics.htm).
Cube Top/Bottom:
Ubuntu Gray (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/endersshadow7/ubuntu_gray.png). This is an original, so go nuts - GPL'd :)

[darkmatter]

My current GNOME desktop... Tux could kick your a** :mrgreen:

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/2/8/2/9/1/Screenshot_704391_thumb.jpg (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2658&original=1&c=2)

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/2/8/2/9/1/Screenshot-1_539542_thumb.jpg (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2659&original=1&c=2)

[dmacdonald111]

OMG! I SO have to get xgl working on my computer - that is just SO cool!


They're large, so I'll be nice:

Cube (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/endersshadow7/20060514-cube.png)
Desktop (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/endersshadow7/20060514-desktop.png)

Aiglx/Compiz running on Dapper Beta 3 (woohoo!).
Wallpaper: Fall Creek Falls, Ithaca, NY (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/endersshadow7/ithacafalls.png) - I don't know if the original image was released under any specified license, and I can't find the original anywhere
Icons:
Smooth GNOME (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/15425217/) by ShekharPalash
GTK:
Alphacube GTK (http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=29851), slightly modified by me, originally by Ciccio Bueo
Skydome:
Boston Skyline (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/endersshadow7/boston_pano.png). The original picture can be found in this gallery (http://www-paoc.mit.edu/paoc/events/2002retreat/2002pics.htm).
Cube Top/Bottom:
Ubuntu Gray (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/endersshadow7/ubuntu_gray.png). This is an original, so go nuts - GPL'd :)

[easyease]

http://i2.tinypic.com/zso514.png

night vision mode :mrgreen:

[mcduck]

Is that a gDesklet you are using at the bottom of your screen to display the open window images? If not, what app do you use to get that effect.

Thanks.
It's the 'dock' plugin for Compiz.

[Thiago]

Xubuntu Dapper ;)

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/1042/ssxubuntu2wj.th.jpg (http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ssxubuntu2wj.jpg)

[mostwanted]

Got a new one. Decided to not have a background image this time and instead use the beatiful Tango Noir icons as both decoration and easy to reach shortcuts.

http://monkeyblog.org/img/screens/Testing_tango_noir.png

The big icons to the right are actual clickable icons! I stole this idea from the Novell Compiz preview video.

[lapsey]

i love a good post your desktop thread :)

As you can see I'm never going to be able to stop using gnome given all the excellen things I can do with it - resize icons, custom launchers, applets etc

[mstlyevil]

Take a wild guess what Operating System this is. No it is not Linux, Mac or Vista to make this guess easier. :mrgreen: Just thought I would share this with you.

9558

9559

[mustang]

Xubuntu Dapper ;)

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/1042/ssxubuntu2wj.th.jpg (http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ssxubuntu2wj.jpg)

Wallpaper please? ;)

[matthew]

Take a wild guess what Operating System this is. No it is not Linux, Mac or Vista to make this guess easier. :mrgreen: Just thought I would share this with you.Let's see...ZoneAlarm running in the system tray at the bottom right, Windows logo at the bottom left. Hmm.. XP? Looks nice, BTW.

[mstlyevil]

Let's see...ZoneAlarm running in the system tray at the bottom right, Windows logo at the bottom left. Hmm.. XP? Looks nice, BTW.

I know that was a tough one and all. At least I got it to not look like XP with all that ugly blue.

[MenZa]

That looks pretty cool, mstlyevil--that has got to be a hog?

[Thiago]

Wallpaper please? ;)

direct link: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/26051633/
or the gallery: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/26051633/ ;)

[mstlyevil]

That looks pretty cool, mstlyevil--that has got to be a hog?

No actually I am using 300 megs of RAM out of 1 Gig. That is not much more than running Ubby with gdeskets. (250 megs for ubby.) The main reason I put XP back on is that I have a few games I miss playing and trying to play them in wine just is not the same. Dapper is still my main operating system and if I had to make a choice between the two, XP would be out the window.

[Paulus]

Heres my work + play deskie lol

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/2977/screenshot25hj.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot25hj.jpg)

[thomashauk]

OK this was Aprils but I haven't changed it. . . yet.
Oh and guess which OS the first pic is. :p

[PatrickMay16]

Yo, everybody. My previous screenshot was moved because it was not appropriate. I apologise for this.

Since then, I have applied new themes and removed the wallpaper, and my desktop looks entirely different.

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/7171/gnoumedesktopdarkorang8fv.th.png (http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gnoumedesktopdarkorang8fv.png)

[darkmatter]

I've Enlightened my desktop for the month: :mrgreen:

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/files/2/8/2/9/1/Screenshot_687013_thumb.jpg (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2678&original=1&c=4)

[Onyros]

This is what my desktop looked like before I found Ubuntu :P

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/2807/onyrosdesktop2si.th.jpg (http://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?image=onyrosdesktop2si.jpg)

(That was on my now gone Acer Ferrari 3000)