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Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: slave on 11 May 2003, 11:03
Ok, this is everyone's chance to post the best possible picture of their desktop.  Any OS is welcome, even Windows.  The whole point of this is to see who has the nicest looking setup.  In particular, I encourage anyone with a unique looking desktop to post a picture.  Try to show some interesting things, but don't make it too cluttered.  I'll show mine first.  It's kind of similar to the one I posted in a recent thread, but it's in a higher resolution and I have some neat things going on, such as an Xpde desktop within a Gnome desktop.  And do put something interesting as the background, like I did.  Erm, yeah.  Maybe I should have covered that after all.

http://www.bayou.com/~troll/gnome.png (http://www.bayou.com/~troll/gnome.png)

[ May 13, 2003: Message edited by: Calum: hopelessly outnumbered ]

Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: slave on 11 May 2003, 11:08
And yes I realize there's the "Shameless Screenshots" thread, but that's just monsterously huge, and there are a lot of *crappy* screenshots in there too.
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: Refalm on 11 May 2003, 13:00
I don't know how to put this in the right way, but ehm... I think it sucks arse...
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: Fett101 on 11 May 2003, 23:47
quote:
Originally posted by Linux User #5225982375:

http://www.bayou.com/~troll/gnome.png (http://www.bayou.com/~troll/gnome.png)



See damnit. That's the same desktop in the "HELP!! THE ONLY COMPUTER I HAVE ACESS TO'S OWNER'S A SHEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" thread. So you are just preverse.  ;)

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/fett101/ss.jpg (http://home.midsouth.rr.com/fett101/ss.jpg)

Anywho, I just completely love my taskbar. The rest of the screen can fornicate itselt with an iron rod, but by taskbar is so useful, what with the big line for programs, the quicklaunch, and the address bar for quick net launching. What's more, i just type "g whatever the hell I want t search for" and it pops open a new window with google results. And yes, I am going stir crazy. Thatk you for noticing! Also notice my fave realplayer skin. Realmedia is evil, but I just love that skin. Giggity giggity giggity.
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: billy_gates on 12 May 2003, 00:59
Here's my baby

http://www.skinner.com/jeffberg/files/screenshot.jpg (http://www.skinner.com/jeffberg/files/screenshot.jpg)

Notice I'm playing a movie with MPlayer behind my terminal window which just has top running.
The 4 things on the left are minimized windows outside of the dock, the top one being this window I'm typing in now.
The icons on the right by the trash are minimized in the dock
The chat box that is squeezing into the dock is being minimized (took me forever to get that one to take a screenshot)
There are also 2 quicktime moves playing, one in the dock and one on the left by the polar bear (which is someone's AIM icon which I minimized the window for)
The rest you can figure out urselves.

[ May 11, 2003: Message edited by: Billy Gates: Mac Comrade Captain ]

Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: slave on 12 May 2003, 01:01
quote:
http://home.midsouth.rr.com/fett101/ss.jpg


That kinda looks like my computer back when I used Win 98.  One thing though... wtf is with the half naked guy with the football helmet and thong?  I thought I had weird backgrounds... and the sun and the moon thingy, is that your realplayer skin?  One thing I like are the text shadows on the icons.  Gnome has them, but I don't think they look as good.

[ May 11, 2003: Message edited by: Linux User #5225982375 ]

Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: slave on 12 May 2003, 01:09
quote:
Originally posted by Refalm:
I don't know how to put this in the right way, but ehm... I think it sucks arse...


Dude, Bluecurve is teh l337!  Even if I didn't use red hat I'd go out of my way to download that theme.
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: Refalm on 12 May 2003, 01:34
quote:
Originally posted by Linux User #5225982375:


Dude, Bluecurve is teh l337!  Even if I didn't use red hat I'd go out of my way to download that theme.



No, I'm talking about the background colour... it just doesn't fit with Bluecurve...
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: Fett101 on 12 May 2003, 02:08
It's Murdoc from the Gorrillaz. (More specifically, from the "Rock The House" music video. I had to use something to match your reoccurring desktop theme.) And yes, the Sun thing is my beleved RealPlayer skin. if not for it's existance, I would use Windows Media Player. Also, you can't tell frum the shot, but the moon is transperant.

But damnit. Whenever I see a big mac screenshot, I end up staring at it for several minutes.
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: preacher on 12 May 2003, 21:31
Ok Linux User, I think your desktop is just fine, but Bluecurve/gnome cant touch KDE 3.1. Im the Mandrake User out of the group so Ill represent my side. The IceWM theme Im using is called KristallKlear. The icon set and colors Im using are part of the Mandrake Galaxy theme. Of course I love transparent menus, so I set the translucency to 68%. This computer is proof positive that old computers can run Mandrake 9.1 with kde 3.1. This is a 200mhz with 64mb ram. Oh and yes I like Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake.

http://hackthiscomputer.cjb.net/screenshots/mandrake91.png (http://hackthiscomputer.cjb.net/screenshots/mandrake91.png)
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: Faust on 12 May 2003, 11:01
quote:
Oh and yes I like Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake.


Runs from room screaming.
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: Bazoukas on 12 May 2003, 11:36
today is the 1st time i used gnome2 and i must say,  so far its amazing

http://home.attbi.com/~bazovkas/desk1.jpg (http://home.attbi.com/~bazovkas/desk1.jpg)
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: TheQuirk on 13 May 2003, 21:01
http://besthostbuy.com/DESKTOP.JPG (http://besthostbuy.com/DESKTOP.JPG)

[ May 16, 2003: Message edited by: The Master of Reality / Bob ]

Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 13 May 2003, 21:58
(http://www.politik-digital.de/fun/images/laughing.jpg)
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: billy_gates on 15 May 2003, 06:30
quote:
Originally posted by fett101:
But damnit. Whenever I see a big mac screenshot, I end up staring at it for several minutes.


Its not your fault...most people can't help but stare at its marvel.
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: xyle_one on 15 May 2003, 07:08
nothing fancy. except aqua!! biatch (thats right. im a gangsta)
http://artformsdesign.com/ecsyle/pics/aqua-is-cool.jpg (http://artformsdesign.com/ecsyle/pics/aqua-is-cool.jpg)

[ May 16, 2003: Message edited by: The Master of Reality / Bob ]

Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: xyle_one on 15 May 2003, 07:09
see how clean that image is. snapz took my cursor away, but i am dragging the image off the borwser onto my desktop. fucking clean.
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: Siplus on 15 May 2003, 08:29
doesn't look that great to me...
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: xyle_one on 15 May 2003, 08:32
quote:
Originally posted by Siplus: *Capitalist*:
doesn't look that great to me...

YOU LIE!!!!!. ah. nevermind. im not mad  ;)
everyone has their preference. . . . .
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: billy_gates on 15 May 2003, 18:25
quote:
Originally posted by ecsyle:
see how clean that image is. snapz took my cursor away, but i am dragging the image off the borwser onto my desktop. fucking clean.


I think it looks clean, it doesn't even have a border, that is how transparent gif's are supposed to be.
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: billy_gates on 16 May 2003, 04:19
I have a question for ecsyle.

I noticed you used the Graphite Appearance.  I just wanted to ask your personal opinion on why.  Not that I hold it against you, I just ask everyone I see with a Graphite desktop why.
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: xyle_one on 16 May 2003, 04:30
quote:
Originally posted by jeffberg: Mac Comrade Captain:
I have a question for ecsyle.

I noticed you used the Graphite Appearance.  I just wanted to ask your personal opinion on why.  Not that I hold it against you, I just ask everyone I see with a Graphite desktop why.


i never really thought about it. i would say i use it because i like cold and faded colors, like cool grays and blues.
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: billy_gates on 18 May 2003, 06:20
I have a new screenshot
http://www.skinner.com/jeffberg/files/screenshot2.jpg (http://www.skinner.com/jeffberg/files/screenshot2.jpg)
Notice my desktop, you can't tell from a still pic, but it moves... its a matrix screensaver I.  I'm using it as my desktop picture.
The screensaver I used is Red Pill
The app I used is BackLight
If you want to test it before you download a program type this:
Code: [Select]
You must be running OS 10.2 Jaguar for this to work.

My old screenshot is here:
http://www.skinner.com/jeffberg/files/screenshot.jpg (http://www.skinner.com/jeffberg/files/screenshot.jpg)


Beat that Linux User (not trying to start a fight)

[ May 17, 2003: Message edited by: Billy Gates: Mac Comrade Captain ]

[ May 17, 2003: Message edited by: Billy Gates: Mac Comrade Captain ]

Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: preacher on 18 May 2003, 16:42
This screenshot is pretty good. Its Mandrake 9.1 running BlackBox, which might I add is probably the fastest window manager you can run. I think its look is sleek and sexy too.


http://hackthiscomputer.cjb.net/blackbox.png (http://hackthiscomputer.cjb.net/blackbox.png)

[ May 18, 2003: Message edited by: ThePreacher ]

[ May 18, 2003: Message edited by: ThePreacher ]

Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: LordWiccara on 18 May 2003, 19:43
quote:
Originally posted by Linux User #5225982375:
Ok, this is everyone's chance to post the best possible picture of their desktop.  Any OS is welcome, even Windows.  The whole point of this is to see who has the nicest looking setup.  In particular, I encourage anyone with a unique looking desktop to post a picture.  Try to show some interesting things, but don't make it too cluttered.  I'll show mine first.  It's kind of similar to the one I posted in a recent thread, but it's in a higher resolution and I have some neat things going on, such as an Xpde desktop within a Gnome desktop.  And do put something interesting as the background, like I did.  Erm, yeah.  Maybe I should have covered that after all.

http://www.bayou.com/~troll/gnome.png (http://www.bayou.com/~troll/gnome.png)

[ May 13, 2003: Message edited by: Calum: hopelessly outnumbered ]




what program is that Xnest...can it run windows games? what does it do, and how do u get it.  thanks
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: Faust on 19 May 2003, 03:45
quote:
This screenshot is pretty good. Its Mandrake 9.1 running BlackBox, which might I add is probably the fastest window manager you can run. I think its look is sleek and sexy too.


Not only that but it's also the most streamlined, sharp and clean looking.  But the rancor theme looks better...
Title: I won't lie to you; I think my desktop kicks your ass (images)
Post by: preacher on 20 May 2003, 13:41
Yeah Rancor is pretty cool too, I did this screenshot with Rancor to show everyone who has never seen it. Kde and Gnome arent everything.

http://hackthiscomputer.cjb.net/rancor.png (http://hackthiscomputer.cjb.net/rancor.png)