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Libervurto
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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 02:00 Edited at: 18th Jun 2012 02:34
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I haven't seen one of these threads for a while and I've been wanting to show how nice Ubuntu looks with a few simple touches. I found a program (MyUnity) that gives you more customisation options such as making the top bar completely transparent, which is great for photo backdrops! Plus I have a picture of a big ol' fish so what's not to like? VIEW -->

The bar on the side is only visible when the cursor pushes against the side of the screen, and you do have to push which is a nice feature as it prevents the bar appearing when you don't want it to.

I'm a bit disappointed with the lack of customisation options in the latest Ubuntu versions since that was one of it's advantages over the restrictive Windows GUI.

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Happy Cheesecake
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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 02:23 Edited at: 18th Jun 2012 02:23
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My desktop is usually a complete mess, so I gave it a nice cleaning, especially for you guys! (Actually, I just hid the icons, so it's almost the equivalent of just shoving all the junk under your bed.)

Enjoy my downscaled, ever-changing desktop background with a taskbar.

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Doomster
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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 02:31 Edited at: 18th Jun 2012 02:31
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Well, here's mine then:



...still running XP.

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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 02:31
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Mine's far too cluttered for public display - just counted 39 shortcuts on it .

There's a nice turtle behind the shortcuts though.
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Libervurto
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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 02:40 Edited at: 18th Jun 2012 02:46
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@Doomster I like those bars with the monochrome icons. How did you do that? And how did you display a thumbnail?

Here is a photo that better displays the transparency -->
Yes I am using this thread as an excuse to post photos of random animals, what of it?
That's the thing I like about Ubuntu's GUI though, there's very little of it. I don't like having anything on the desktop, why would I hide my programs under windows? That seems like keeping your pens under your papers.

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NIlooc223
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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 02:49
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Doomster are you running windows or linux? It looks awsome I want what ever operating system that is.

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heyufool1
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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 05:08 Edited at: 18th Jun 2012 05:09
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@Happy Cheesecake - Gorillaz fan I see

I'll upload a pic of mine tomorrow, too lazy/tired to do it now.

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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 05:13 Edited at: 18th Jun 2012 05:13
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DeadTomGC
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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 05:29 Edited at: 18th Jun 2012 05:31
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That's a screenshot from Crysis.
So, how would I put my image up to show when I'm uploading it here?
I also use this background:


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Happy Cheesecake
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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 05:52
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@heyufool1,

Ah-ha, good eye! Yeah, you caught me. I do find them rather groovy.
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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 05:58
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Unlike my Vice President, I've taken my shot as-is. It's a wee bit messy, but it has been worse, Fences is meant to help you keep things tidy and I think I'm half way there .



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MrValentine
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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 06:18
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Just so that I dont forget this thread I shall leave a message and when I can be bothered... I will post up my elongated 4000pixel desktop up...

Just got to fogure out ... How...

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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 10:16 Edited at: 18th Jun 2012 10:20
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I see already two people are using fences, that's great! I haven't been bothered to install it yet, thanks for the reminder though.

Here's mine : http://forum.thegamecreators.com/xt/xt_apollo_pic.php?i=2364739

Quote: "just counted 39 shortcuts on it"


That's what the taskbar is for. oh...

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MrValentine
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its funny, I have not used Desktop Icons pretty much for the past 3 years...

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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 10:25 Edited at: 18th Jun 2012 10:25
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Here's my desktop. It's a fairly recent reinstall of Windows 7, so the icons are kind of messy.

The background image is of downtown Pyongyang. My girlfriend is going back to Korea next month so I was taking a look at pics of the "other" Korea. I'm kind of obsessed with it, actually.




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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 11:17 Edited at: 18th Jun 2012 11:18
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if this is too large i can resize and link to the larger one, but I had to shrink it by 33% right now...

EDIT

Thumbs up to whoever spots this movie ^^

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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 11:35 Edited at: 18th Jun 2012 11:37
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I took the background image with my iPhone, so...yeah, here it is!

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Doomster
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Quote: "Doomster are you running windows or linux"

It's the good ol' Windows XP, using RocketDock (for the icon bar at the top) and the "Muin" theme.

Quote: "Thumbs up to whoever spots this movie"

It's Tasepo Sonyo (Dasepo Naughty Girls), isn't it?

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@ Doomster I love you man Thumbs UP ^^

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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 14:42
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Y U NO post in JPG! PNG's take so long to load.

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I use this:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/bing-dynamic-theme

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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 14:54
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Some of you may recognize things on my desktop background.



(I'm on Windows7 and don't use desktop icons because they slow down your computer's startup speed and are inconvenient to get to when you're working on something covering your screen.(Quicklaunch ftw ))

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nice chare Jerico2day thanks might use those soon

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Posted: 18th Jun 2012 15:50 Edited at: 18th Jun 2012 15:51
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3 guesses which game I'm looking forward to!


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World of Warcraft: Mysts of Pandaria?

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Polluted Waters : Flush?


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I see already two people are using fences, that's great!
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i use it too

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Mine:





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I see that one google chrome is just not efficient enough for you, eh?

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If your desktop is dirty and you want it to look mega clean then right click on the desktip go to view and hide desktop icons lol... no cleaning needed.

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I would like to claim my prize for cleanest desktop and taskbar.



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Wow, you might also be able to claim the prize for most useless computer.


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@Happy Cheesecake - Can't beat El Manana

Here we go:


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One is 'incognito' mode for when I download warez.



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That's just hypothetical because we all know everyone here is using legit software.


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Here is mine. ;D

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@Benjamin
It seems that you have some sort of affinity for zombies.


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Here's mine... Can I have cleanest award? Yes I am a fan of skrillex .

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Quote: "for when I download warez."


Pfffft, do you think none of us has been on the internet before?


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Cow boxuel where in the world have you been? Another board perhaps?

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Thanks for the heads up on Fences guys, I'm liking it a lot. Mine after a wee bit of clean up:



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this years SUYD is looking sharper than last year however many similar backgrounds... last years had a lot of nature if I recall correctly...

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Okay, here's mine. It's way more awesome than all of yours put together!



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And here's mine.



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Nickydude what game is that?

it seems I am the only one here so far with more than 1 monitor... [3]

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Quote: "it seems I am the only one here so far with more than 1 monitor... [3]"


I have two, but I only work on that computer on the weekends.

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Quote: "it seems I am the only one here so far with more than 1 monitor"
I currently have 5 setup for work if you count the 2 laptop screens. Normally though they are down and I work with only 3. I make up for it though by having 9 terminal emulators connected to our Unix systems opened at all times on one screen (the 1600x1200 screen).

Ah lovely screens...

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Quote: "the 1600x1200 screen"


Does that happen to be a CRT screen?

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Quote: "Does that happen to be a CRT screen?"
Nope, although I did used to have a couple of CRTs with that resolution. This one is my trusty Dell 2001FP that I've had for years. Awesome monitor that has crossed countries a few times (once in the boot of my car). Cost a bomb at the time but is one of those Ultrasharp ones and the display quality is excellent. Is like that favourite chair or game you never want to get rid of

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