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Ben2040
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 Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:33 pm Post subject: Most Crowded Desktop(s) |
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Hi
Yes, I know, another screenshot thread, but what the hell!
Post a screenshot of the most useful/crowded/cluttered desktop you can think up, and say what is running, and what it's purpose is - I'll lead by example, albeit a poor one (I'm only at 1024x768 on a 15" screen):
Screenshot
Explanation:
gaim - chatting, obviously, and watching Gentoo IRC
top - running from server for monitoring
firefox - web browsing, of course
amarok - music player (side note - I'd try rythembox, if I could find a post with the correct spelling)
kmail - mail (DUH)
kget - downloading stuffs
OK, g'head xinerama peoples with 16 virtual desktops and 1600x1200 screens, show me up....
Also post any tips to increase the power of you desktop - integration, transparency or even just smallifying everything.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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Rhythmbox owns amarok.  |
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Ben2040
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| miqorz wrote: | | Rhythmbox owns amarok. |
| Code: | bash-2.05b$ emerge -p Rhythmbox
These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
Calculating dependencies
emerge: there are no masked or unmasked ebuilds to satisfy "Rhythmbox".
!!! Error calculating dependencies. Please correct.
bash-2.05b$ |
It didn't work....
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Ben2040
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
GOTCHA!!!
| Code: | bash-2.05b$ emerge -p rhythmbox
These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
Calculating dependencies ...done!
[ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-gnomevfs-0.8.2
[ebuild N ] media-sound/rhythmbox-0.8.3
bash-2.05b$
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and Thankyou!!
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codergeek42
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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| miqorz wrote: | | Rhythmbox owns amarok. |
Muine > RhyhtmBox
I once had 7 of my 10 virtual workspaces full with 3 or 4 apps on each....WOW....
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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I never have a really crowded one, because of multiple workspaces. I did do it once for fun though, and here it is.
http://pstudios.ath.cx/screenshots/lots-of-stuff.jpg
What I'm running is:
- ROX Filer * 4
- GVIM * 2
- GIMP with 2 windows and 2 files open
- Firefox
- Gaim running in taskbar with an IM window opened
- Aterm * 2 (one is tabbed)
Along with that, GKrellM was running in the slit and BMP was playing music in my second workspace. Everything was still running smooth as well.  |
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miqorz
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Pwnz3r wrote: | I never have a really crowded one, because of multiple workspaces. I did do it once for fun though, and here it is.
http://pstudios.ath.cx/screenshots/lots-of-stuff.jpg
What I'm running is:
- ROX Filer * 4
- GVIM * 2
- GIMP with 2 windows and 2 files open
- Firefox
- Gaim running in taskbar with an IM window opened
- Aterm * 2 (one is tabbed)
Along with that, GKrellM was running in the slit and BMP was playing music in my second workspace. Everything was still running smooth as well. |
You sir have ugly fonts.
This is as crowded as it gets for me..
http://vortex.floppyhat.net/Screenshots/crowd.png
Rox, Rhythmbox, Irssi, firefox. When It gets like this I switch desktop. |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:59 am Post subject: |
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| miqorz wrote: | | You sir have ugly fonts. |
He's running Fluxbox with antialiasing disabled. |
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| Stormy Eyes wrote: |
He's running Fluxbox with antialiasing disabled. |
Sucks to be him. |
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| miqorz wrote: | | Stormy Eyes wrote: |
He's running Fluxbox with antialiasing disabled. |
Sucks to be him. |
Yeah. My desktop is busier and better looking; it owns his: click or the kitten gets it!
I'm running Openbox 3 with Rhythmbox, gDesklets, The GIMP, and vim in a gnome-terminal window. the GTK theme is called "Preternatural" and the Openbox theme is called "Dark Eternal". I made them both and you can get them on my site if you want them. |
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codergeek42
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| Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:00 am Post subject: |
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| Pwnz3r wrote: | I never have a really crowded one, because of multiple workspaces. I did do it once for fun though, and here it is.
http://pstudios.ath.cx/screenshots/lots-of-stuff.jpg
What I'm running is:
- ROX Filer * 4
- GVIM * 2
- GIMP with 2 windows and 2 files open
- Firefox
- Gaim running in taskbar with an IM window opened
- Aterm * 2 (one is tabbed)
Along with that, GKrellM was running in the slit and BMP was playing music in my second workspace. Everything was still running smooth as well. |
Where did you get the Plastik GTK+ Theme?
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electrofreak
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| Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:29 am Post subject: |
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are you people kidding? Thats weak. I don't feel like a taking a current screen shot now, but let me tell you that I never have less then 10 applications open (unless I just logged in)
Usually:
Gaim (with usually several conversations)
Firefox
Some sort of terminal
Gimp
XMMS
VMware
Torrent downloads window
xMule
file browser
text editor for notes, or working on a program/web page
etc...
I am always putting my system to good use. I rarely see my desktop wallpaper. |
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Dolio
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I don't think the theme there is plastik.
However, there are ways to get "plastik" for GTK+.
First is the GTK-Qt theme, which I wouldn't necessarily recommend, because things come out looking not right.
Second, I think on kde-look, there's a theme called "plastig" that claims to be plastik for GTK. I don't recall it looking great, though.
The third, and one I use, is Metatheme. It's an attempt at a uinified theme engine for both GTK and Qt, and it actually works pretty decently.
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=13010
Give that a whirl, or one of the other two (they can both be found at kde-look, if anywhere).
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| Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:49 am Post subject: |
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| ungh...I can't stand having a busy desktop. All your screenies make me want to reboot your boxes >< . |
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codergeek42
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| Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:54 am Post subject: |
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| Saa wrote: | | ungh...I can't stand having a busy desktop. All your screenies make me want to reboot your boxes >< . |
Me neither, that's why I have 10 workspaces, usualy using at least four of them simultaneously:
One for Gaim, an aterm, and XMMS
One for Firefox
One for Thunderbird
One for Rox, Bluefish
One for gFTP
etc....
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| miqorz wrote: | | Stormy Eyes wrote: |
He's running Fluxbox with antialiasing disabled. |
Sucks to be him. |
You're both WAY off. I have antialiasing enabled and am using Helvetica. Look at my theme source, it states that you need AA on and the helvetica font. I'm not sure if the font plays perfectly with the AA though. However, here is the same deal except I traded Helvetica in for Sans at size 10.
http://pstudios.ath.cx/screenshots/terminal-aug7-2004.jpg
Amazing what happens when you allow the person who owns the screenshot to answer the question VS relying on your 'psychic guessing powers'. I would use Open box if it wasn't for a few things.
1) No window tabbing which I like when it comes to terminals.
2) It doesn't auto-create a menu for me so that I can edit it and I tried to make one and that b0rked it.
3) Pypanel doesn't support a system tray and OB doesn't have a bar at the bottom which leaves me stuck with a Buddy list open for Gaim 24/7.
It's not a bad WM, it just doesn't have all the features that I like. I also like PekWM, but it's lacking in the features as well although it does include more than OB. So I use Fluxbox since it has all the features I require without the need for extra programs to perform certain tasks.
With that being said, does anyone know a way to make pypanel have a system tray or know of any panel-type app that incorporates one?
| Stormy Eyes wrote: | Yeah. My desktop is busier and better looking; it owns his: click or the kitten gets it!
I'm running Openbox 3 with Rhythmbox, gDesklets, The GIMP, and vim in a gnome-terminal window. the GTK theme is called "Preternatural" and the Openbox theme is called "Dark Eternal". I made them both and you can get them on my site if you want them. |
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and in this case I have a few things to say about your desktop:
1) It doesn't have as many windows/apps open as mine. I don't where you get that idea.
2) I don't like completely dark themes. I like because it contrasts well since I'm using SmoothStreak and then my Black-Magic Fluxbox style.
3) You should check out gtk-chtheme.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 3:12 am Post subject: |
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| codergeek42 wrote: | | Pwnz3r wrote: | I never have a really crowded one, because of multiple workspaces. I did do it once for fun though, and here it is.
http://pstudios.ath.cx/screenshots/lots-of-stuff.jpg
What I'm running is:
- ROX Filer * 4
- GVIM * 2
- GIMP with 2 windows and 2 files open
- Firefox
- Gaim running in taskbar with an IM window opened
- Aterm * 2 (one is tabbed)
Along with that, GKrellM was running in the slit and BMP was playing music in my second workspace. Everything was still running smooth as well. |
Where did you get the Plastik GTK+ Theme? |
That's actually SmoothStreak which I got from art.gnome.org. |
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I would agree. That's pretty dang busy. |
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ill take my busy one next friday when i update my freebsd box and my gentoo desktop at the same time 
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| Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:46 am Post subject: |
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| Pwnz3r wrote: | 2) It doesn't auto-create a menu for me so that I can edit it and I tried to make one and that b0rked it.
3) Pypanel doesn't support a system tray and OB doesn't have a bar at the bottom which leaves me stuck with a Buddy list open for Gaim 24/7. |
2) Openbox stores its default menu in /etc/xdg/openbox/menu.xml (just copy it over to ~/.config/openbox/
3) Last time I checked, the newest version of pypanel supported a system tray. Another panel which supports a tray is fbpanel, which I recommend highly
Ah well, if you like fluxbox better, I probably shouldn't be talking you into using Openbox, allthough it's a very nice WM
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| PingEnt wrote: | | Pwnz3r wrote: | 2) It doesn't auto-create a menu for me so that I can edit it and I tried to make one and that b0rked it.
3) Pypanel doesn't support a system tray and OB doesn't have a bar at the bottom which leaves me stuck with a Buddy list open for Gaim 24/7. |
2) Openbox stores its default menu in /etc/xdg/openbox/menu.xml (just copy it over to ~/.config/openbox/
3) Last time I checked, the newest version of pypanel supported a system tray. Another panel which supports a tray is fbpanel, which I recommend highly
Ah well, if you like fluxbox better, I probably shouldn't be talking you into using Openbox, allthough it's a very nice WM |
I want to try OpenBox and such while having all of the features I enjoy in Fluxbox. Thanks for telling me where the menu file was as well.  |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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Playing 2 FPSs at the same time, eh? Your skill has surpassed mine.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Dolio wrote: |
Playing 2 FPSs at the same time, eh? Your skill has surpassed mine. |
LOL |
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