Comments on: Desktop Styling: light and yummy

By: washi

washi — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:00:56 +0000

Nice. I’ve screwed around with samurize to add some pretty neat stuff to my desktop.

http://wakaranai.animeblogger.net/desktop2.jpg

Love that program.

By: Ryan A

Ryan A — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:59:30 +0000

mellow, well the one thing I do recommend is to at least change the fonts. For some reason these cheap-o ones are quite appealing. I first noticed the font on qt4 skype interface, and recent on OpenSolaris snv_99.

By: mellow_bunny

mellow_bunny — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:18:14 +0000

I gave up on trying to make my theme pretty xD! Yours looks good though Ryan the font works well. I just stick with the default on my Vista Lappy, the iMac has the default Leopard theme and my VMware Ubuntu uses the default (need to upgrade to 8.10). The one thing I have done on my XP machines is to switch to just the Win 2000 theme… I never liked the XP themes :/

By: Ryan A

Ryan A — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:22:06 +0000

@Kairu, well it’s just like selecting Appearance or Theme in the Windows Control Panel. Though, if you don’t have the OS running in front of you then the little instructions I gave mean very little (requires a bit of context).

@blissmo… oh u <3. Compared to Windows, Gnome desktop enhancements are much simpler. Windows is like a freaking maze.

By: blissmo

blissmo — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:35:49 +0000

@Ryan: Sorry you lost me at “download”

/kidding

I used to make my desktop pretty and all, but then I’m reeeeeeeeealllly picky so I take ages finding the “puuurfect” skin/theme

By: Kairu Ishimaru

Kairu Ishimaru — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:58:34 +0000

@ryan a: WTF? Just reading your reply, it must be pretty hard. I think its impossible for me to do a desktop like yours. ;______;

By: Ryan A

Ryan A — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:51:51 +0000

@Kairu, it’s all in the Compiz, which has come a very long way in terms of hardware spread. DM has a better video of the main plugins; Group Tab is possibly one of my favorites, because it’s actually handy. It really doesn’t take much, just browse art.gnome.org pick some stuff, and install via System->Preferences->Appearance. ^^ cheers

@nekosasu, I’m the 2-3-4 combo, but 2 is kinda so-so because Ubuntu is pretty mainstream imo, it’s getting to be the firefox to many ppl’s ie.

@blissmo, like I said, it’s really not that difficult, especially if you just download and burn the cd, then play around with it.

By: blissmo

blissmo — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:12:15 +0000

I’m too lazy to my computer pretty like yours ;___;

By: nekosasu

nekosasu — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:48:03 +0000

I’ve been using XP since… ever, lol (screw Vista!). I really never felt the need to test anything else, especially not Linux (I have to admit that Knoppix almost got me a couple of years ago.)

I think I’m not mistaken when I claim that almost everyone in the otakusphere started out with Windows because we were all born in this huge M$ monopoly! But it has never behaved badly yet, so why change if everything runs well?
I believe there are several groups with their own reasons to try out/switch to Linux: 1. butthurt Windows/Mac-users, 2. people who don’t like Main$tream shit, 3. *NIX coders and 4. curious/bored people.

I belong to the last group. Yesterday I downloaded that Ubuntu 8.1, just for the kicks… So bored ~.~

On-topic: desktop looks good ^^ *goes back to sleeping*

By: Kairu Ishimaru

Kairu Ishimaru — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:01:53 +0000

Damn. I really should upgrade my desktop too like yours.
YUM YUM!?