----------------------------------- Amailer Thu Oct 06, 2005 9:17 pm [The Desktops] October/December 2005 ----------------------------------- Well... http://www.gfx-pro.ath.cx/images/art/screenshots/resized/october_2005_desktop.jpg ^Gatta tell you this anime is depressing -.- soOOOOooOo MANY DEATHS -!@#! XD Just watched Mai HiME so NEW WALLPAPER (from: [url=http://ningen.nattoli.net/]Ningen's Anime Wallpapers), anime paper requires me to contribute to the community inorder to dl wallpapers from them :( Sucks. ----------------------------------- Cervantes Fri Oct 07, 2005 3:07 pm ----------------------------------- Mine looks pretty much like Hikaru's did from last month. :| ----------------------------------- Mazer Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:34 pm ----------------------------------- Gyoooo. ----------------------------------- Cervantes Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:30 pm ----------------------------------- Now I've moved away from the all out Mac theme to a theme more of my own choosing. Control: Water Vapor Window Boarder: Koynacity-Blue Icons: Noia Warm ----------------------------------- rizzix Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:16 am ----------------------------------- my linux... ----------------------------------- rizzix Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:11 pm ----------------------------------- attached my gnome desktop pics ;) (notice the almost matching firefox theme) ----------------------------------- wtd Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:28 pm ----------------------------------- Why are you using the old-style single Gnome menu vs. the new three-way divided menus? ----------------------------------- rizzix Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:51 pm ----------------------------------- eh? edit: ooh.. ah yea.. well the first time i tried out that new menu i thought it was a little too "wordy" (i don't like seeing too many alphabets up in my menu bar) but i think i'll just try and get used to it... :wink: (thx) ----------------------------------- wtd Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:01 pm ----------------------------------- You seemed to have lots of unused real estate anyway. :) ----------------------------------- wtd Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:52 pm ----------------------------------- Going for a subdued look this time. ----------------------------------- Mazer Wed Oct 19, 2005 6:02 pm ----------------------------------- My laptop's setup. ----------------------------------- wtd Wed Oct 19, 2005 6:43 pm ----------------------------------- Now with Breezy goodness. ----------------------------------- Amailer Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:13 pm ----------------------------------- Wow, that looks sweet.... hmm I wish there was a theme for windows to get that kinda look o.O :) (are there like no folders for linux? I dled this umm.... i forgot what its called, but it replaced the explorer to something like a linux distort bar and etc... and I couldn't add custom folders *sigh*, + it looked pretty ugly). ----------------------------------- Mazer Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:55 pm ----------------------------------- Of course there're folders for Linux, it's just that alot of people don't like to have them cluttering up their desktops. Yeah, I've tried a few replacement shells for windows. They've always just been a bunch of trouble for me. You're better off just switching to Linux. :P ----------------------------------- wtd Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:22 pm ----------------------------------- As mentioned, there are folders. ----------------------------------- Amailer Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:26 pm ----------------------------------- Ah, I meant on the desktop. But anyhow, that skin looks good (ahhh want it -- but can't switch from windows...too much is already on here.......) ----------------------------------- wtd Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:38 pm ----------------------------------- Ubuntu doesn't place anything on the Desktop by default. It's possible to put anything on the desktop, since it's treated as just another folder in your home directory. Removable media does show up on the desktop. ----------------------------------- timmytheturtle Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:42 pm ----------------------------------- ahhh want it -- but can't switch from windows...too much is already on here.......) Then buy a second hard drive to install linux on to ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:07 pm ----------------------------------- Should have partitioned the hdd ;). ----------------------------------- beard0 Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:17 pm ----------------------------------- "]Should have partitioned the hdd ;). I'd love to try out linux, but the whole dual boot thing scares me, so I've played around with live cd's. I need a second computer, but no way I can affford it. ----------------------------------- timmytheturtle Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:20 pm ----------------------------------- "]Should have partitioned the hdd ;). He still can with a program like parition magic. But there's a chance something could go wrong while partitioning it. I know it's happend to me ----------------------------------- rizzix Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:35 pm ----------------------------------- "]Should have partitioned the hdd ;). I'd love to try out linux, but the whole dual boot thing scares me, so I've played around with live cd's. I need a second computer, but no way I can affford it. it's a piece of cake... very safe... easy to do (hmm)... well depends on your experience i guess... but yea.. i've only installed linux as dual boot :wink: (quite the opposite of you) ----------------------------------- wtd Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:37 pm ----------------------------------- Do your research, back up stuff you can't afford to lose, and it's a cinch. ----------------------------------- beard0 Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:04 am ----------------------------------- I have been considering it... I already have my hard drive partitioned, but I've heard from a number of sources that windows doesn't play nicely with linux. Is this just complete bull, or do I need to take active steps to protect them from each other? ----------------------------------- rizzix Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:41 am ----------------------------------- yea complete bull.. but.. only thing is... you won't see a linux "drive" in windows. oh and since this is your first dual boot... ehm.. a tip: keep windows as the first partition... also try and not screw up your bootloader setup.. that could screw things up real bad (but not as bad as "hopelessly bad").. Oh and another thing (i don't know about ubuntu) but you might have to manually setup your bootloader to work with both your linux and windows. oh and.. btw.. i use grub. ----------------------------------- wtd Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:23 pm ----------------------------------- Install Windows first. Windows doesn't play nice with other operating systems. When you install it, it will overwrite any other bootloaders that are already present. If you install Linux, then Windows, you will not be able to boot into Linux, making that install a waste of time. Ubuntu does a fantastic job of automatically setting up grub. ----------------------------------- Mazer Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:51 pm ----------------------------------- You can see your Linux partition in Windows provided you have the driver installed (can't remember the link, try google). It works pretty well, the only problem I've had with it is not being able to share the partition over the network. ----------------------------------- Cervantes Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:04 pm ----------------------------------- Hey wtd, what's that button next to the "Show Desktop" button in the lower left corner? I've switched themes again. Guess what I'm going for? This was actually quite difficult. There are surprisingly few red themes. I really wish I had a better red window boarder. There was one theme called "Automotive Red", I believe, but that was way too overbearing. I got the background from deviantArt, with a few tweaks by myself. ----------------------------------- wtd Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:27 pm ----------------------------------- It's the "Window Selector" applet. The Window list is fine, but I like to set it to only show windows open on the current desktop. The Window Selector shows me windows on all desktops. ----------------------------------- Hikaru79 Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:59 pm ----------------------------------- Nice theme, Cervantes! =) The GTK engine, particularly, gives it a very Ruby-ish feel! :D ----------------------------------- rizzix Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:08 pm ----------------------------------- That was disturbing... i mean that solution to "fermat's last theorem" ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:36 am ----------------------------------- Yeah, check out Coutsos' Evasive Maneuvers too! ----------------------------------- Mazer Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:15 am ----------------------------------- It's the "Window Selector" applet. The Window list is fine, but I like to set it to only show windows open on the current desktop. The Window Selector shows me windows on all desktops. YOU CAN DO THAT?! ----------------------------------- wtd Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:00 pm ----------------------------------- Yes. :) ----------------------------------- Cervantes Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:12 pm ----------------------------------- That was disturbing... i mean that solution to "fermat's last theorem" To paraphrase Jiran: "That is the happiest thing I've ever seen." :D ----------------------------------- Amailer Sat Dec 03, 2005 8:08 pm ----------------------------------- http://www.gfx-pro.ath.cx/images/art/screenshots/resized/december_2005_desktop.jpg (Will upload to a faster host later) ----------------------------------- Cervantes Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:03 pm ----------------------------------- Pretty, Amailer. :) http://www.thegoban.com/cervantes/Screenshot%20December%2005.png Thanks Hikaru :wink: Argh, I should have my own hosting. /me glances at Dan :shifty: ----------------------------------- Hikaru79 Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:20 pm ----------------------------------- :o Cervantes, is that Warcraft III I see on your desktop? Cedega? How does it run, performance-wise? Not that I play it or anything, I'm just wondering if Cedega is really that far along. That'd be quite impressive. ----------------------------------- Cervantes Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:54 pm ----------------------------------- It is indeed Warcraft III you see on my desktop. Performance-wise, it runs quite well. I don't notice any difference from when I played it on windows. The only thing is the sound/music does not work. Probably fixable, but I haven't tried, since I turn it off anyways. Furthermore, I remember having this very discussion with you a while ago, on IRC. :wink: Cedega does seem pretty wicked, but it does faulter at times. I could never get N working with cedega. Or wine, for that matter. It just wouldn't accept input from the keyboard when the game had started (though getting input for the menu screens was fine). ----------------------------------- Hikaru79 Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:58 pm ----------------------------------- Furthermore, I remember having this very discussion with you a while ago, on IRC. :wink: Really? I don't :oops: Also, is that other icon CGoban? ;) Good job, good job. Keep it on the Desktop! :D ----------------------------------- Cervantes Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:46 pm ----------------------------------- Also, is that other icon CGoban? ;) Good job, good job. Keep it on the Desktop! :D Correct, again. Although I wish I had a better icon for it; poor "Five or More", must feel so used. And not only is it on the desktop, it's in the drawer at the top, and in Applications -> Games. Just so that, y'know, anyone who gets access to my computer will have a high degree of probability in finding themselves engrossed in a game of Go. :) ----------------------------------- Hikaru79 Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:28 pm ----------------------------------- Correct, again. Although I wish I had a better icon for it; poor "Five or More", must feel so used. In case you're interested, here's one version of the official CGoban icon: http://thegoban.com/cgoban.png You can also find another (much better) one by looking inside cgoban.jar :) It's pretty similar, only it uses a green background instead of transparent. EDIT: Ah, what the heck. I got it for ya :) http://thegoban.com/icon.png ----------------------------------- Maverick Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:30 pm ----------------------------------- http://server2.uploadit.org/files/gregdilts-desktop.JPG