Thrik Posted October 11, 2003 Posted October 11, 2003 It's been a pretty damn long while since we last had a desktop thread here at the GFN, so I figured it's time we had one. If you have to post the desktop within the post itself please resize it to 800x600 so we can actually see it on one screen, otherwise just make a thumbnail or link to it. I'll set us off with my super modified XP desktop..
Gabez Posted October 12, 2003 Posted October 12, 2003 Very swish, Thrik. Put on your retro-specs for mine... Windows 98-orama. http://wwhs.fangames.co.uk/temp/desktop.jpg
Thrik Posted October 12, 2003 Author Posted October 12, 2003 Hee, nice ptdc. Anyway, the mac effect is done by using the Mercury X WindowBlinds skin (I assume you already have it, if not http://www.stardock.com for windowblinds) to create the apple-like taskbar. Then you drag the taskbar to the top so it's like the mac's. Finally, grab a copy of ObjectDock from http://www.objectdockcom and install it. It basically emulates the Mac's dock identically, or at least it does if you fiddle with the settings a bit. You can edit it's alignment, position, auto-hide, transparency, and loads of other ****. You can also grab DesktopX from stardock.com, but it's not necessary. I use it to have transparent images which grow/become non-transparent when hovered over. If you need to get extra icons for your dock (the default ones in Windows tend to blur when blown up) head to wincustomize.com and go to ObjectDock on the menu - and search your socks off. </tutorial on having a COOL desktop>
ptdc Posted October 12, 2003 Posted October 12, 2003 Cool, thanks. Now I can pretend to be creative while being smug and self-superior ;D To finish the effect I'll open my monitor up and put my pc in there. I'll put a plant in the corner, a palm perhaps and leave a few copies of computer art and design magazines on a little table.
scabb Posted October 12, 2003 Posted October 12, 2003 Less is more! Or something. Well, "less" loads faster than "more", anyway.
Thrik Posted October 12, 2003 Author Posted October 12, 2003 Classic style! Evil!! Heh, kidding scabble ;~ ps: I just edited my screenshot with my winamp skin, further adding to the mac ripoff. ¬
dricysir Posted October 13, 2003 Posted October 13, 2003 Thrik your desktop is really cool, the only thing I'm confused about is when I open up Object Dock, the taskbar goes away, how do I keep both of them open at the same time?
dricysir Posted October 13, 2003 Posted October 13, 2003 Nevermind, I fiddled with it for a while and figured it out, thanks anyways.
Thrik Posted October 13, 2003 Author Posted October 13, 2003 I've just made myself a new wallpaper, based on the old official POTC wallpaper which was released a while back. If anybody wants to use it you can also grab it here.
MJ Posted October 14, 2003 Posted October 14, 2003 Unfortunately, my computer has blown up. But if it did work you'd see half a dozen half finished radio scripts on the desktop (so that I don't forget to keep on writing them) and a rather large picture of Mike Wazowski from Monster's Inc.
SpiffyTheDog Posted October 20, 2003 Posted October 20, 2003 http://www.morelike.com/desktop.jpg also hi.
ptdc Posted February 10, 2004 Posted February 10, 2004 I hate reviving dead threads... but. That's Gnome with xchat, firefox and a terminal window running.
Thrik Posted February 10, 2004 Author Posted February 10, 2004 Bleh, doesn't matter in a forum as slow as this. Funky wallpaper.
ptdc Posted February 10, 2004 Posted February 10, 2004 For some reasons close ups of plants make good wallpaper and good wallpaper is important when you can see through some applications.
James Isaac Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Here is my desktop for a bit ago... when I was waiting for Half Life 2 Here. But now it is Grim Fandango themed...
ZaXeriaw Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 Don't call me a "The Little Mermaid"-fan! This is my desktop!
Thrik Posted February 27, 2004 Author Posted February 27, 2004 Hah, you little mermaid fan. Also, I've been using another one which I made for a while now.. guess I should update my post with it.
Gexx Posted February 29, 2004 Posted February 29, 2004 anyone know where I can find that Jaguar skin wallpaper from OS X?
Reaper Girl Posted March 13, 2004 Posted March 13, 2004 Thrik, I envy your mad Photoshop 8(?) skills. All I have is Photoshop 5. (Lives in the old world)
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