My unsexy desktop
Monkey see, monkey do... so when I see other people posting screenshots of their "sexy desktops" and recipes to configure like that, I can't resist the urge and to the same. here is how my desktop looks at the moment:
So the recipe:
- GNOME theme is the unmodified Fedora 13, the same colors, icons widgets - as boring as possible;
- the Panel layout is also standard Fedora/GNOME, with a couple of launchers and applets added to the top panel and with slight transparency to the panels, just for kicks (and with Metacity the transparency is fake anyway);
- the wallpaper is a self-made photo, but it will be probably available in a F14 package;
- the desktop is piled [apparently] chaotically with a bunch of files and folders for projects I am working now or worked lately. Believe me, I can find what I need there.
Am I boring or what?
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No, you are doing something useful with your computer instead of playing with it uselessly. Good job!
ReplyDeleteNicu, metacity can do true transparency. Can be set in gconf://apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager key.
ReplyDelete@Martin: now when you say so I remember I knew about it but I also remember it was something wrong with it... don't know, maybe some performance issues?
ReplyDelete@nicu: Not sure. I'm using since about F10 or F11 and it works like a charm and with no performance issues. At one point there was an issue with ibus but that's fixed now.
ReplyDeleteFinally someone that organizes his desktop in a way that even I can understand. Same size icons and auto-align ain't for people with brains.
ReplyDelete@Serafim: word!
ReplyDeleteI don't see any shortcuts to programs :-)
ReplyDelete@Cristian: what is used the most is available on the panel and the menu is fast enough for the rest (that's is... until we get "the shell" showered down our throats)
ReplyDeleteI am also a strong believer in the "organized chaos" style of desktop management. The most usefull stuff will always be available and visible to the user of such a desktop (mine tends to become almost this cluttery in a few mounts after I cleanup/reinstall OS, but I can always find what I need in less than 5 seconds).
ReplyDelete@nicu I use OpenOffice for that job, not word :)
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