Since it's year end, I thought I'd post one more "fun piece" for everybody. After Thom posted an article on his customized KDE desktop, I thought it might be interesting to compare desktop screengrabs and see what other OSNews'ers desktops look like. Are you cluttered or clean? Are you minialist? What's your wallpaper? Upload a picture to an online service or your own website and show off your desktop. I'll start: Adam's desktop (312kb).
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Solaris is the OS I use most after my Mac (which has a cluttered but boring desktop). Here is a screenshot of my Blade 100 with a highly customized CDE.
http://homepage.mac.com/zizban/pics/cde.jpg
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I have a Sun Blade 100 running as a (poor mans)network storage at home. When I feel like logging in thru remote X11, I'm welcomed by a nice and uber lightweight E17 desktop that almost makes me forget I'm using an old low end sparcv9 workstation. I encorage you to grab everything off cvs and compile it for yourself. I can send a tarball of my e17 local compile and a list of CSW packages you would need have installed.
Happy new year y'all
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I run Ubuntu Edgy on my main workstation at home. Here's a somewhat spartan screenshot showing the background and the Gnome system monitor:
http://www.hotpeppersoftware.com/pictures/hpepper_edgy.jpg
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i use Ubuntu Dapper Drake
http://swecams.telgebo.se/pictures/Skarmdump.png
Edited 2006-12-30 17:03
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found it at http://www.wakachan.org/ (there's a age limit and lots of pictures aren't work safe 
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Hmm... it "contains" a character by Dmitry Popov from his image called "Ninja" -> http://www.jetarts.net/g1_img_8.shtml . You can find more of his works on that site. In other words it's a rip, not that it matters here but I just wanted to give credit to the original artist.
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Here is my desktop right now:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/141/338575637_7421208683_o.jpg
I use a pretty standard KDE, running on Mandriva LE2005.
I am a hardware developer, and I find that wallpaper very nice (I use it about two years...).
I have a lot of incons on it because when I download a file or copy, and dont know where to put him, I place on desktop because its the only folder I look everytime, and its th eonly way to delete files I dont use anymore. Someday I will change my temp dir o Desktop 
And of course, I like blue a lot!
Edited 2006-12-30 17:05
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I use ReactOS 0.3.1 (pre-release) and as main operating system still WinXP SP2.
Basicly, both ReactOS and WinXP have a very similar GUI and change settings is a piece of cake. Usually I change the GUI settings once, after the initial OS setup. Later I change only rarely my desktop wallpaper(s).
The following screenshots show my ReactOS installation in September 2006. You can see more screenshots of my ReactOS 0.3.0 installation on the ReactOS website:
http://www.reactos.org/media/screenshots/2006/ros_030_084.jpg
http://www.reactos.org/media/screenshots/2006/ros_030_035.jpg
http://www.reactos.org/media/screenshots/2006/ros_030_004.jpg
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Heh, not much to see for my desktop really, apart from my love for old British cop shows from the 70s. 
(Running Dapper).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/Albert_Soviets/ScreenshotII....
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Definitely cluttered, since I have most of my working files on the desktop. I assume there are more of my kind than the average screenshot suggests, since showing a screenshot with all those files isn't very tempting. :-) If I make screenshots, I usually either hide the icons or use a clean user account, so it wouldn't be very representative.
This may give you an idea though. ;-)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/137/338581036_248a8a6147_o.png
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A custom WindowsXP desktop:
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/8823/desktopyp9.png
I am using:
an Olive Verde MSstyle
Rainlendar
and TweakUI to remove the recycle bin
The taskbar is in autohide mode, btw.
I am also trying to use the dexpot desktop pager to better organize my workflow. So far, I have had mixed results.
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MacPro Dual 3GHz beast.... top machine, top os
http://www.luckydonkey.com/desktop.jpg
The crack down the middle is because it drives two monitors :-)
for those who want to know what's in the dock (I'm always interested in people's icons). From left to right: Finder, AppleMail, iCal, QuickSilver, Dashboard, Address Book, Safari, Firefox 2.0, Colloquy, iTunes, Terminal, iPhoto, System Preferences, Adium, TextMate, CyberDuck, MPlayer, QuickTime, VLC, OmniOutliner, XCode.
Edited 2006-12-30 17:12
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Honestly, I find that stock KDE suits me perfectly.
http://zsitvaij.web.elte.hu/screens/shot60.png
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Not much to look at but it gets the job done. http://borkedweb.com/screenshot.png
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I think I'm going to be the first person to commit the sin of posting a Windows desktop.
http://jeremywc.googlepages.com/homedesk-xp.png
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Desktop modding is an obsession with a large number of Linux users... It's not surprising that they're very well represented in this thread.
I used to do it as well:
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~chris129/images/
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Here's my Vista laptop's desktop (my main machine, basically). The .png is huge, I am too lazy to resize.
http://denux.org/thom/Stuff/vista/shot.png
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This is my KDE desktop on debian(etch) with a bit of SUSE flavor..
http://home.quicknet.nl/mw/prive/gch/KDE.png
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My linux desktop
windows manager: dwm
other apps: irssi, mutt, cmus
http://www.minimalblue.com/ftp/public/images/screenshots/dwm-200612...
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> A true minimalist wouldn't even use a window manager.
> Just use GNU screen with out X - now that's minimalism.
Well, I live in the real world: I use screen, it's a wonderful tool, but I don't see any reason why I don't have to use X. Shall I have to write my svg files by hand, or edit audio session using split? I don't think so.
I'm a concrete minimalist, I follow what is - for me - the most efficient and pleasant way to make things done
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> Well, I live in the real world
I did operate with X and without a window manager for a few months, at least on my work machine. The work didn't involve very much, so the lack of a window manager freed up some screen real estate and ensured that the interface elements were always in predictable spots (the geometry parameter is a very useful tool).
I also setup a computer for my father without a window manager. All he wanted was a web browser and email client, and anything else on the screen confuses him terribly. Having Navigator launch full screen, without the possibility of other stuff appearing on the screen or of things moving around greatly reduced the burden of his technical support team (me). And it saved the aforementioned support team from being awaken at strange hours by the telephone.
To this day I regularly use screen and bypass X altogether. It is great because you can simply detach the screen, login to the machine from a remote site, and continue from where I left off. I understand that you can do that graphically with tools like VNC, but screen is faster and ssh is more available.
The minimalist approach may not appeal to everyone, nor is it useful in all circumstances. But it is a valid approach in the real world.
As for my desktop: in normal circumstances, I use whatever is stuck in front of me. Bouncing around between computers (including Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X) means that I cannot have a consistent desktop experience anyway. It also means that I would have to spend considerable time tweaking each system. So why bother?
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yes, this is not wimp(1)
(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing)
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The screenshot I posted a few days ago on one of the articles: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45341000/
And after that I tweaked my black/white/gray theme Nightshade which I'm using now until I feel like using the KDE default again. I tend to change colour schemes once in a while, wallpapers more often, usually after I have drawn a new portrait, but then I use 6 virtual desktops with different wallpapers each.
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45347040/
GTK uses the KDE colours now as well btw.
(and yes, I do like to look at asian idols :-P)
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I use a moving background so I used my camera phone's video recorder. Quality sucks, and I'll replace the video when I get home, but you get the picture.
http://hcfolds.com/osnews/VIDEO_00006.mp4
I like the transparent terminals.
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My iMac G5:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/132/336357363_9a5ef73d5d_b.jpg
My HP Compaq nx9010 (work laptop):
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/155/338601763_2cb13cc70c_o.png
My Celeron D 335 PC:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/338601764_50b5341a8c_o.jpg
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WM: Ion3, most programs are kde, style is polyester
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76716183%40N00/338605067/
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fsckit I got you.
If any of you don't read digg. See
http://forum.surfermag.com/forum/showflat.php?Number=1123180
for the real accident.
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Fedora Core 6 (actually current rawhide, will be FC7)
Gnome 2.6.17
Default fedora theme with Tango icons
http://bart.ulyssis.org/Screenshot.png (really big png ~1.3Mb)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79397511@N00/338581245/
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This is a screenshot from my notebook since I'm far from home but the only difference from my desktop computer is smaller resolution and laptopish tools in the tray.
I'm a window dresser, I admit
multiple links, just in case:
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2553/zrzutekranula2.png
http://xs310.xs.to/xs310/06526/zrzutekranu2.png
http://www.box.net/public/lq8r46x5u5
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This time I've settled on darker colours. I run all apps maximized and there's no desktop background image.
https://pajukanta.fi/temp/screenshot.png
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http://www.linuxcraft.co.uk/room.jpg
Yes i know its not the actual desktop and yes all three are one scree , cant wait to move to mac osx
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Is no one actually inspired to customize their desktops?
Here is a screenshot from my OpenBSD desktop from a couple of years ago.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=338614780&size=l
OpenBSD
FVWM 2.5
Every time you minimize a program it takes a screenshot and makes a small icon that you can click to recover the program. Probably with XGL these days you can get them to be live icons. Translucent menus (if you need them) because everything is key driven (ctrl+n for mozilla, etc)
Anyway, just figured to step this up a notch.
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I think most people who use Windows, OS X, KDE, Gnome and XFCE don't customize as much as those using the lighter WM's.
Using Fluxbox on my media pc I think I'd sooner customize that one than the KDE I use on my laptop. I haven't looked into it, but I think it might be easier to do so as well.
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Heh, you know I do really like to see a fancy desktop but only when they belong to other people! when it comes to my own I can never be arsed to bother.
I guess that is why i posted mine. I was really hoping to see some tricked out desktops.
Some of the wallpapers are fabulous but everything else is kind of blah. heh.
oh well. just a good waste of time on a saturday morning.
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I think every geek passes 'desktop madness' at least once in their life
I mostly modified kde to the extreem, tuning it here and there , day in day out, making improvements and then suddenly, the next day, start out a complete different theme. My poor friends had to endure these user-hostile desktops each time 
But these days I gotten lazy and only want 4 things:
1) Quick acces to multimedia (musi, complete movies)
2) Quickly developing my small projects
3) No cluttering, I need to have overview (the bigger the screen the better
4) My daily dosis of internet news & comics
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My current Vista screenshots:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/innerlogic/background-1.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/innerlogic/background3.jpg
I use pretty much every OS I can get my hands on however, I also use SkyOS and BeOS quite a bit :-)
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I am always pleased to see that there are other Bad Religion fans in the world
We were driving through New Mexico recently by the VLA, and I played American Lesion for my wife, and she was fairly shocked (having been exposed to incessant blaring Bad Religion from me for years). Can't beat that dirgey version of Cease...(Living on the Fault Line is also particularly fantastic)
Nice screenshots there, innerlogic (AUTOMATONS IN BUSINESS SUITS, SWINGING BLACK BOXES!)
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SuSE 10.2/KDE here. I'm usually on Debian which looks quite similar, but using Gnome. Kernel is 2.6.18.2-34-default. Screen is CRT at 1152x864.
http://www.snowpetrel.net/stuff/snapshot3.jpg
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Nothing to fancy, simply running gnome.
I can't truly withstand cluttered desktops, so a minimum of icons on the desktop and no desktop applets etc
I'm mostly doing development on these desktops.
laptop:
http://linux.be/gfx.use/linux.screenshot.1727.1.png
workstation:
http://linux.be/gfx.use/linux.screenshot.1726.1.png
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Here ya go:
http://www.deviantart.com/view/25814423/
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Screenshot from my Macbook
http://a4.vox.com/6a00ccff9915e76ea500d09e49b9e4be2b-pi
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ArchLinux+E17
Used to be a *box user, but once you add the usual stuff (bar/conky/fm/etc) it just got too darn slow. Plus, E is pretty
http://ftp.takhis.net/arch/builds/teaser.png
http://ftp.takhis.net/arch/builds/dec_clean.jpg
http://ftp.takhis.net/arch/builds/dec_stuss.jpg
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Thanks
>wallpaper
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/240227/
>teaser
My previous desktop yes, the light got to me in the end, I prefer something reminiscent of the hazed dark cave I live in.
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The desktop on my iMac:
http://web.mac.com/epyon9283/osndesk.jpg
I may post my Linux desktop later if I'm not feeling too lazy.
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I believe it's from here : http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/12/22 . You'll just have to cut it out and resize it yourself
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http://www.fysiowoudrichem.nl/contest/HmmXP.jpg
OS: Windows XP
Theme: HmmXP
Icons: Tango
Musicplayer: Foobar2000 (stil working on the visual)
IM: MirandaIM (made the HmmXP theme myself)
Background: http://www.fysiowoudrichem.nl/contest/Untitled-1.png (tile)
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http://dionysus.ath.cx/screenshot.png
http://dionysus.ath.cx/untitled.JPG
Hosted straight from my server at home! I know it doesn't make much sense to have a server with X up, but I don't do much with it beside personal stuff anyway.
Edit: Wrong image type. Also added Windows workstation desktop.
Edited 2006-12-30 18:12
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Mac OS, with BuuF icon set. I love the Firefox icon!
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43304222/
Photo of the physical desktop too
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/41800029/
Edited 2006-12-30 18:15
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Fluxbox on Fedora Linux
Using a slightly modified "FluxAqua" theme
Showing GAIM window minus decorations (titlebar, close/minimize, etc.)
Showing two xterm windows tabbed together (hence the split titlebar)
Running conky resource monitor as my only "desktop" item. I dislike decktop icons.
Wallpaper is pretty typical for my machine (always a girl, but my wife doesn't mind)
In-use: http://markjensen.googlepages.com/OSNews_dirty.jpg
No apps open: http://markjensen.googlepages.com/OSNews_clean.jpg
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Ladies and gentlement I introduce to you: WindowsMess.
http://img126.imageshack.us/my.php?image=windesktopiy8.png
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Mac OS 9.2.2
http://swecams.telgebo.se/pictures/mac_os_9.2.2.jpg
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win xp sp2 / zune theme / dawn of ubuntu wallpaper
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/7469/untitlednx5.png
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This is my main desktop, running openSUSE 10.2, dual 1280x1024, beryl with xsnow effect, and a very nice wallpaper by Nuno Pinheiro (one of the authors of KDE's Oxygen).
I like to keep it simple and clean, but not too minimalistic.
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/knuckles/osnews.png
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Screenshot and Desktop
http://69.64.38.38/images/Screenshot.png
http://69.64.38.38/images/IMG_8778.JPG
Ubuntu (Edgy) with TwinView. Works nicely. Happy new year!
Edited 2006-12-30 18:33
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I stumbled across it on DeviantArt:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/13889593/
You're right, there is a severe shortage of good dual-screen wallpaper art!
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I tried to reply yesterday with the link, but apparently it didn't work. Anyways, it's one I found at DeviantArt:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/13889593/
Enjoy!
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http://www.beossum.net/images/ss20061230.jpg
I should have a new BeOS machine set up shortly... well, an OLD machine... but I haven't had BeOS running since I moved last August.
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# uname -sr
FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE
http://people.freebsd.org/~mezz/freebsd-utorrent.png
I am using Ubuntulooks GTK+2 theme with colours tweak. The colours are same as Glider theme. The rest such as Metacity, icons and etc are default.
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Allo Mezz
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/9672/20061213vn9.png
FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE, KDE 3.5.5 + custom changes
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Hey moose, I love the simplicity of your desktop.
Here is mine:
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5088/fbsdxfcefu1.png
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Just cleaned the desktop for your convenience. Usually it fills with unused crap.
http://www.students.tut.fi/~hahnel/desktop.png
And then the unbelievable. Win XP is actually faster on this crap than any recent Linux distro KDE, GNOME or XFCE. Arch Linux with KDE comes closest.
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and here is my "cool" Tiger Desktop ;-)
http://sk8t.sk.funpic.de/macosx.png
=)
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I run a lot of different OSs. Right now I'm running Slackware 11.0 and Debian.
Here's one of my Slackware 11.0 boxes, running KDE 3.5.4.
I highly recommend Slackware, it is my favourite OS.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d102/hitest/KDE3.jpg
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Mandrake Linux 10.0
Xfce 4.0.3 with BeOS icons and Microcurve window decorations.
http://www.stud.uni-karlsruhe.de/~ucbdo/desktop.gif
The panel and task bar only appear when I move the cursor on them.
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It's 'fortune' with a Star Wars packet which is run from a script in /etc/profile.d.
You can find the Star Wars packet here:
http://www.splitbrain.org/projects/fortunes/starwars
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Running SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 here, with dual 20" Samsung monitors, so 3200x1200, split down the middle.
No, not much imagination here. I stay close to the defaults as my clients typically do the same. There also is a lack of 3200x1200 backgrounds out there.
I think these URL's are live.
The desktop
http://invisik.googlepages.com/sled1.jpg
Typical apps open
http://invisik.googlepages.com/sled2.jpg
Happy New Year all...
-m
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Hi,
To be completely honest, I'm not totally sure what I'm doing that makes it span both.
My Sax2 config looks like the monitors are both in 1600x1200x16.7. I have Dual Head Mode check for Xinerama at 1600x1200. 3D acceleration is on.
In Screen Resolution in the Control Center, I have it set to 3200x1200--maybe that's the key for stretching the entire desktop across......
Would be happy to send any config files that might help you..... let me know.
-m
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Some years ago. I Love the old UNIX style
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/24956858_47b47a5806_o.jpg">
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Kubuntu edgy on an AMD64.
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/1706/ss1hq8.png
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8855/ss2sz8.png
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http://jackson.io/img/desktop.gif
I prefer the simplicity of IceWM, and you'll notice I'm very dependent on terminal windows.
Note that FreeCell is the real Windows game (the best thing Microsoft ever did) running in Wine.
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http://invitel.hu/on/z/ss20040625.png
NT 5.1
Windows Classic theme (modified with 3DCC)
icons modified with Resource Hacker
it was a lot of work. or waste of time?
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Debian Sid with KDE.
Not much customization - I like the defaults.
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/698/snapshot25gx5.jpg
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From my main desktop computer.
I like a clean desktop area, it makes the life easier to know that everthing is in it's right place and not in an "I put it here in the meantime"-location.
Another thing I disklike is the Finder, for more than one reason.
http://caipirinha.se/ElectricDevil_desktop.jpeg
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Fedora Core 5 - 3200x1200@75Hz - Custom made background (available upon request :-)
http://coolstool.homelinux.com/Screenshot.jpg
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Can you do that in 1600x1200?
http://www.dubbayoo.net/files/pics/screenshots/ubuntu_121106.jpg
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A few of my screenshots, I've got a few more but I'll have to put them on my webserver
http://monkeymagic.servehttp.com/screenshots/
pac
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http://www.vryhofresearch.com/desktop.png
The extent of my mods are KBFX and Beryl.
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XP Pro (sorry guys and gals) with Opera 9 showing the OSNews page and VMware running Fedora and Ubuntu (with the Fedora screen showing.
http://www.wavmedia.net/images/ScreenShot004.jpg
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Xfce is under-represented Here's my desk: http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2749/deskuk6.jpg
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I use Ubuntu Dapper, I usually stick with the default human theme but I get rid of the bottom panel and move everything to the top. I get most of my wallpapers from th astronomy picture of the day.
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4376092
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http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q114/nate_cctg/Screenshot.png
Running Xubuntu Dapper. A clean desktop with a few system monitors. Normally the panels are on autohide.
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First is after boot, second with normal use and unhide panels.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radoslawbrzozowski/338685057/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radoslawbrzozowski/338685059/
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2006-07-24
Here is one of my ubuntu-ce desktops
http://justinconover.com/screenshots/desktop-ubuntu-ce1.jpg
http://justinconover.com/screenshots/ubuntu-ce2-beryl.jpg
OpenSolaris 53 JDS build 55
http://justinconover.com/screenshots/opensolaris_53.jpg
lg3d desktop too
http://justinconover.com/screenshots/lgscreen-0-0.png
Edited 2006-12-30 19:10
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2006-01-11
My laptop:
HP NX9105 AMD-64 3000+, 1Gb, 120GB
Nvidia Geforce 400 GO 64Mb
Gentoo 2006.1 ~amd64, Gnome 2.16.1, Beryl 0.1.4
http://marc.geerlings.googlepages.com/screenshot.jpg
Works like a dream....
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2006-12-30
http://server2.uploadit.org/files/isaba2002-1.jpg
I often use KDE with my OpenSuSE 10.2, but I prefer Windowmaker.
It is clean, light and fast.
Edited 2006-12-30 19:15
Member since:
2005-11-12
Here is my XFCE4.4 beta 2 desktop running Fedora 6. http://markbokil.org/images/xfce4-fc6.png
I am using the Clearlooks graphite theme for the windows. The Browser is Seamonkey 1.1 beta with the SeaGnome theme running the MonkeyMenu extension making it blend in nicely with Gnome applications.
http://markbokil.org/index.php?section=tech&content=c_linuxseagnome...
The sticky note in the corner is Xpad.
Edited 2006-12-30 19:18
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2006-01-16
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2005-07-18
OK, here is my walk through my desktop evolution
since gnome-2.4 and enlightenment-0.16
http://themes.netart.eu.org/screenshots/img000.jpeg.html
I wish I did screenshots earlier.
And THIS IS MY current desktop:
http://voila.pl/7z6qu/index.php?get=1&f=1
EVOLUTION is:
Less candy, more touch and inspiration.
Member since:
2006-12-30
Okay i might Post my first message here as an introduction to 2007
http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=winhnbs7.jpg
here is my 300 mb (Xpbased)Windows HN 300 mb finished install (i never go anywhere without my install cd for that syst) Comes without internet explorer , advantages are no overactive desktop to munch ram and no Themes service among many other things i just run my programs/projects and it works fast
The Best security is remove insecure Programs/functions and control the services that are running
Maybe OSnews will write about it one day? u never know
Member since:
2006-01-10
Most recent shot of xfce, going for nice and simple:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45547801/
Older xfce layout with a bunch of screenshot editing
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45547660/
Windowmaker after my first Slackware install
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45547745/
Member since:
2005-07-06
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7199/screenhx2.jpg
My Windows XP Home desktop with WindowBlinds 'Royale Vista' skin. I have been using Windows now for a week or so since my Ubuntu Edgy has been refusing to work with wireless networks and USB hard disks...
I don't want anything on my desktop, as you can see
Haven't been through all the screenshots but am I the only one with a hot chick as a wallpaper?
Member since:
2005-11-18
I'm running Ubuntu Edgy with Beryl for the window manager using AIGLX. The wallpaper is from deviantART and the Beryl theme is from gnome-look.org. I think the GTK theme is a mix of Alphacube GTK 0.5 controls and nuoveXT-1.6 icons.
Typical desktop screenshot
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/8859/desktop1od2.png
An empty desktop
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8697/desktop2or8.png
Showing off the cube and 3d windows plugin
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6581/desktop5dj7.png
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2006-11-20
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It's BuuF, available here http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/37966044/
Member since:2005-04-01
If you want my icons, download or purchase Candybar from Panic Software. Then you can use this icontainer package. Remove the spaces and visit this URL:
http:// firsttube.com /uploads/ adam-buuf.icontainer
It is about 2.5mb, and, as Kroc mentioned above, it contains the BuuF icon set configured for OS X as *I* chose. You may choose to tweak it for yourself.
Member since:2005-07-03
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2005-07-06
netpython.blogspot.com
gentoo
http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3735/3549/1600/811472/snapshot...
http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3735/3549/1600/740743/snapshot...
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3735/3549/640/serpentho.jpg
edgy eft
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3735/3549/640/Screenshot2.jpg
fedora
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3735/3549/640/authoring.jpg
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2005-06-30
Not the most up-to-date (about a month old or so), but my SkyOS desktop, as posted at Wikipedia:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Skyos_build_6669_scre...
Aside from that, I use Ubuntu Edgy with Beryl.
Member since:
2006-12-30
I've remoted to my PC in the office and taken a screenshot plus I've taken a screenshot of my work laptop
http://monkeymagic.servehttp.com/screenshots/
pac
Member since:
2005-09-14
Nothing too special. Fluxbox with Debian:
http://jlarocco.net/images/with_apps.png
With apps running
The top right corner is a secure shell to my old desktop, currently used as a router. It's about as much of a screenshot as possible :-)
http://jlarocco.net/images/no_apps.jpg
Just the desktop
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2006-06-23
http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gentoo20061230bq2.png
KDE 3.5.5 (knifty + my own theme) on Gentoo Linux.
Edited 2006-12-30 19:50
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2005-07-10
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?a4d6cbe581.jpg
Edited 2006-12-30 20:00
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2005-12-19
Current development on project Zirconium. Not running any session manager. No GTK theme selected - default.
http://zirconium.xisystems.net/screenshots/zxe-current.jpg
ZDE project page with more (and more interesting) screen shots:
http://zirconium.xisystems.net/
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2005-11-15
http://www.rumour.com/caps/
A bit more than a year old.
Member since:
2006-04-05
A boring standard WinXP desktop, but so far the coolest wallpaper
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4593/screenxb5.jpg
My Linux Server has no desktop, I use Cygwin + SSH to administrate it...
Edited 2006-12-30 20:12
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2006-01-04
You can see it full screen by clicking the thumbnail:
http://www.fedoraforum.org/gallery/showimage.php?i=2751&c=1&cutoffd...
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2006-12-30
here's mine
http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1230/1038841003383698/1600/75...
Ubuntu Edgy with Gnome DE
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2006-12-30
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2231/lydgatetq9.png
Sherilyn Fenn
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2006-01-17
Here is a screeny of my AfterStep desktop:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/38944011/?qo=12&q=afterstep&qh=...
Looks good and is fonctional
Member since:
2005-07-06
Clean, unbloated, simple, and attractive. Dare I say, more aesthetically pleasing than even OSX...
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9999/osnewsxz5.png
Edited 2006-12-30 20:53
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2005-11-06
Updated KDE to 3.5.5 today and trying transparency with shadows again to see if it's more stable.
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45637672/
Member since:
2006-05-27
Still using CLI a lot..
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/141/338813232_9148e3c05a_o.jpg
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2006-12-30
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/338813042_32e32a31cc_b.jpg
i like white/black/grey with very simple icons
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2005-07-06
can be found here..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/donley
dont be shy
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2006-08-31
For my "Play Time", this is what I "still!" use.
http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mydeskdt4.png
Edited 2006-12-30 21:04
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2006-02-27
Here's my usual desktop setup: http://lopisaur.googlepages.com/Screenshot20060403.jpg
FreeBSD-6-Stable, it's an old screenshot, but it still looks pretty much the same. Now 11000km away, I miss that machine!
This is my laptop:
http://lopisaur.googlepages.com/screenshot20061230.png
Ubundtu Edgy, since FreeBSD won't play along with my 3945 WLAN card...
Edited 2006-12-30 21:08
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2006-12-30
I didn't see any other WindowMaker desktops sp here is mine.
http://lieb.orchardware.net/Screenshot.png
Member since:
2005-07-10
Here's kde 3.5.5 on an acer aspire 3102 WLMi running at 1280x800, OS is openSUSE 10.2:
http://linux.eregion.de/kde355.jpg
Member since:
2005-07-28
http://tinyurl.com/y64ckp
This is my main KDE desktop. I've tried messing with beryl, radical color schemes, etc. and I can make it look a lot cooler, but it becomes a lot less usable in the process.
Window decoration is something called "powder" from kde-look which I like a lot.
Because I am running at 1920x1440, I see no reason to be minimalistic. I like a desktop with everything a single click away, which is pretty clear. My main consideration is being able to have 4 terminals simultaneously displayable; this fits the bill.
The wallpaper is a Perl script which grabs weather data and maps (Weather::Underground, available through CPAN, is particularly useful!), along with other system data, and composites everything into a single jpg and then sets it as wallpaper once per hour. ImageMagick can be used in a variety of interesting ways - especially in KDE, whose weather applet is awful.
Anyway, nothing exciting here except I really like my weatherpaper script
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2006-12-16
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2006-07-15
well , i am a kde user , and i like, no , i really love a nice desktop.
and i love mine
beryl + kde :
i have 3 virtual desktops :
1 - System and Work related
2 - Internet related
3 - Multimedia related
my first virtual desktop ( you can see the auto hiding sidepanel ) : http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7648/realshot1ey4.jpg
my second virtual desktop : http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8888/realshot2og7.jpg
my third virtual desktop : http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9616/realshot3ex6.jpg
Member since:2005-11-06
Love the third wallpaper, very loaded with emotion. :-)
Google knew where it was before I needed to ask you. http://www.anime-kun.net/wallpapers/walls.php?walls=divers
Member since:
2006-05-26
fluxbox-devel-1.0rc2
FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/2459/screenshot1oo2.png
Member since:
2005-09-08
My Edgy Eft:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2848/200612310000491280x1024bg1.pn...
kde 3.5.5, gkrellm, superkaramba, Eterm, root-tail
Member since:
2006-01-17
I judge a window manager by how many xterm's I can open at once ;-)
http://www.megacoder.com/files/screenshots/shot_30-12-06_141739.png
shows my laptop screen ATM
Member since:
2006-11-02
http://img245.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shothl6.jpg
Gentoo box with Fluxbox and KDE Kicker, Adesklets, and (less importantly) KNotes.
Member since:
2006-02-27
nerdy, but still I want to contribute.
http://zak.lodz.pl/~kasper/301206.jpg
Normally both panels have autohide on. Tray: gmpc, gaim, xpad.
Member since:
2006-12-30
I used dwm since it startup in summer, here is it:
http://www.linux.org.ru/profile/polachok/gallery/bigvBe3eC.png
but today, being drunk I tried beryl on gnome:
http://www.linux.org.ru/profile/polachok/gallery/bigfUkIR0.png
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2006-01-01
Desktop screenshots are so cool! I made a couple of screenshots of my ratpoison desktop just to show off a little.
http://www.lynucs.org/index.php?screen_id=152214062645953b8a234dc&p...
http://www.lynucs.org/index.php?screen_id=183645420245953c317adcc&p...
If you wonder where you can get a similar funky wallpaper, it's really just "xsetroot -solid black". ;-)
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> http://www.lynucs.org/index.php?screen_id=152214062645953b8a234dc&p...
Best screenshot *ever*
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2005-08-09
Ubuntu 6.10
OSX Wallpaper
Tray icons :
*Liferea (RSS Feeds)
*ZIM (Desktop Wiki)
*gaim
*Rhythmbox
http://sn0n.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/screenshot_dec_2006.png
edit: Linked to thumb on accident.
Edited 2006-12-30 23:02
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2006-12-30
Some time ago(4 years or more), I spent 2 or 3 days investigating a "perfect" desktop for me, with the following requirements:
* no icons on the desktop, my windows desktops always end up really cluttered, so on linux(my main os) I wanted _nothing_ on the desktop.
* I wanted to be able to run the same environment on my then underpowered laptop and my main computer.
* 64Mb of RAM on my laptop(I have since then upgraded my laptop, but it's still useful to have a lowmem environment)
* I have to be able to control volume and playing/pausing/resuming the mp3 player that is constantly playing without having to restore the window.
* I'm an alternating php/c/c++ developer, so I need to have a browser constantly open to look up documentation, an editor to code, a (fast!) terminal to ssh to remote machines, a MUA to read/write emails, and an mp3 player to play some music while coding.
and I ended up with the following:
* blackbox for my window managing needs
* gkrellm for launching programs, controlling xmms/bmp/audacious, a clock, memory usage, etc...
* firefox for browsing
* scite for editing code
* audacious to play mp3's
* aterm for a terminal
* sylpheed to check my mail
None of the programs have high requirements(except firefox), and fit completely on a very custom gentoo 64Mb system. The only big dependency of most of the programs is gtk+, but as it is a common dependency, it is only loaded once in memory.
I haven't changed the desktop since then(except for some slight adjustments), and I must say I find it pretty comfortable for everyday use, on 3 computers with different resolutions(from 1400x1050 to 1024x768, and previously on 800x600).
http://gutierrezdequevedo.com/shots
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2006-12-30
It changes constantly - every three minutes. Running on Kubuntu 6.06, by the way.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/richardstevenhack/snapshot1.p...
And here's how it looks later:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/richardstevenhack/snapshot2.p...
And while we're at, a shot of one of my favorite Corrs girls:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/richardstevenhack/TheCorrs450...
Edited 2006-12-30 23:09
Member since:2005-07-06
Sharon!
Good to see a fellow fan - a truly masterful artist
For the record, I have a collection of Corrs, as well as various other Celtic images cycling on my OSX desktop
I like to keep a diverse array of looks and feels going, but green has always been my favorite color, and for some reason I just need a dark wallpaper (so usually a black border around images etc)
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2005-07-14
These are the best desktops I have ever created. Simple, but totally cool. I wish I had a 3d card in my laptop so could use real transparency, but to be honest fake transparent terminals are easier to read anyway.
http://hcfolds.com/flux/shot.jpg (best screen shot)
http://hcfolds.com/flux/shot2.jpg (actually best to use)
Member since:
2006-06-15
my xfce4 desktop:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45649761/
with:
gnome_swallow+wmaker dockapps
and
gdesklets
Member since:
2005-07-06
I am fairly minimal. I have a hidden panel in the top right for the tray and a clock but that is it. My Mac is the same way; I disabled the dock and removed everything but the menu bar. I rely on keyboard shortcuts and for things I do not have a shortcut to I just type the command. On the Mac I use Quicksilver for everything. So basically clutter on the desktop serves no purpose except to distract me.
Both are xfce4, though I only recently (~ 2 months ago) switched from FVWM. The first uses xfwm for the windows manager. On the second I use beryl or xfwm if i am running dual screen.
http://thumbsnap.com/v/m3QtUR47.png
http://thumbsnap.com/v/GTHlG2lW.png
Member since:
2005-11-02
Well here is my desktop on Ubuntu Dapper. The panel has been congfigured to be very similar to that I had on GNOME 1.x many years ago. I have reverted to the standard Clearlooks theme which I find both businesslike and restful.
The wallpaper is a representation of the Godesses Maat and Isis who look after me and the application is Ghemical showing the results of a simple quantum chemical calculation.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=339007800&size=o
Member since:
2006-12-16
FreeBSD with vtwm (cde like) as window manager.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~whendrik/download/screenshot.jpg
I was running irssi, cmus and mutt. I saw that combination before, funny...
I viewed some desktops, a real jungle from OS'es and styles, enough to fill a musuem
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2006-01-04
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2006-12-31
The OS I'm using on my main PC at home is Vista Ultimate x86 (Build 6000). I really like it, and I like the overall black appearance of things; it is easier on the eyes at night.
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1619/desktopqh9.jpg
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2005-07-14
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2006-03-25
I run Zeta ... http://coquillr-or.net/~fatelk/screen1.png
note the modified Deskbar.
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2006-03-25
I run Zeta ... http://coquille-or.net/~fatelk/screen1.png
note the modified Deskbar.
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2005-07-06
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2005-07-06
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Nice shot, Thom, Vista actually looks pretty nice. Can I ask why you don't run in your native tongue? Or aren't translations complete in the eval copy?
Because it is impossible to keep your UI consistent (lingually) when not using English. Other than that, Dutch is a horrible language.
Member since:
2005-12-13
I prefer simple look so too much icons on desktop makes me mad.
http://www.insport.pl/~sobkas/zrzutekranu-1.png
http://www.insport.pl/~sobkas/zrzutekranu.png
Enjoy.
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2005-07-06
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2006-12-31
Screenshot of XP Home on notebook using xoblite fork of blackbox for windows.
http://www.boxshots.org/screenies/4056.jpg
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2005-07-06
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Gnome 2.16 + Beryl based on Mandriva 2007.
MurrinaNeo Graphite + Glass Icons + Emeralds Scaled Black Mod.
http://eonsim.googlepages.com/Screenshot.jpg
Edited 2006-12-31 01:46
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2005-07-20
Heres my latest with all of my windows shoved off to the side.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o216/UTSord/Picture-2.jpg
Wallpaper is my latest work, check renderosity.com (my user there is Sord) to see the rest (not much).
And yes, I do use all 3 browsers in my dock
Member since:
2006-03-06
OS X with 7 theme
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45655444/
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2006-12-31
You can view mine here:
http://kvendler.blogspot.com/2006/12/fedora-eye-candy.html
Member since:
2005-08-16
But all items on my desktop are standard. They work and don't bother me too much.
http://homepage.mac.com/r.vanbree/FileSharing2.html
Member since:
2006-12-01
Let me guess... I don't get any awards ;-)
http://www.losethos.com/blog.html
It's ugly, but functional.
Edited 2006-12-31 02:03
Member since:
2005-08-29
http://home.comcast.net/~milatchi/indigo2.jpg
IRIX 6.5.22
X11
4Dwm
IRIX Interactive Desktop
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2005-07-06
Heres a shot of my current desktop. On my NeXT that I use a LOT. the pic is a month or so old but thats still how it looks.
http://flickr.com/photos/helfer/309832276/in/set-72157594408824999/
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2006-01-02
Vector Linux 5.8 :
http://nedvis.bravehost.com/ss/vector.html
PCLinuxOS 0.92b and PCBSD 1.2
http://nedvis.bravehost.com/ss/kdescreen.html
Happy New Year, people !
nedvis
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2006-12-31
Slackware/KDE
http://home.comcast.net/~cwise821/images/slackscreen.jpg
Member since:
2006-09-15
http://members.iinet.net.au/~dolphinsong/Screenshot.png
Just Ubuntu Feisty 64 with Resilience Theme and no 3D yet as Compiz ain't quite there for me.
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2006-03-17
I'm using BBlean (Blackbox) on XP, with a program I've written myself that renders a wallpaper (which updates on the minute) and has a special circle-based file browser interface (which you can embed pictures in - like sticky posters - per directory).
The temporary name for the project was "ActiveWall", but I will be changing the name to "Sundew" for public distribution. Until I post the final app (maybe the source) for free - NO you can't have a copy of it yet, it's very beta. The small bead in the middle gently grows and sprouts (animated) icons in a round or square (not shown) fashion.
* An older picture with two drives:
http://jam.t35.com/uploads/Main.ScreenShots/W1.jpg
* A picture with the interface closed:
http://jam.t35.com/uploads/Main.ScreenShots/W3.jpg
* A picture with the interface freshly-opened:
http://jam.t35.com/uploads/Main.ScreenShots/W5.jpg
* A picture while browsing 'Desktop':
http://jam.t35.com/uploads/Main.ScreenShots/W4.jpg
I will continue adding features, but for now there will be no open widget api, as it changes too often and I'd hate to annoy people with a moving target. I will continue to post details at http://jam.t35.com since some of my friends have also taken interest.
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2005-12-31
I'm a slob and this is the cleaned up version on a dual-booting mac mini (Ubuntu edgy and a rarely used 9 gig partition for OSX); I put the same on my Dell notebook (it does confuse people)
http://members.cox.net/holdingpen1/screen.png
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2005-08-11
This is FreeBSD 6.1/KDE 3.5.4, it's very simple.
http://continuity.homeunix.net/screenshot/desktop1.jpg
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2006-07-26
Something like this. Here are Yahoo Widgets, FAR Manager, XP themes, own background and own app.
http://tolkov.com/images/desktop-2.jpg
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2006-06-03
Here's mine... Ubuntu Edgy with Aiglx+Beryl. Background pic is my girlfriend
http://www.blogue.ca/uploads/t/toogreen/15755.png
Edited 2006-12-31 05:12
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2006-12-31
Enjoy.
A nice collection of my latest screenshots under beryl.
FreeBSD-6.1-Release
Runs very smooth
http://www.thelocale.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1065
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2006-12-31
Lost a motherboard before Christmas, just built an AMD64 - Kubuntu system.
http://www.neehow.us/images/snapshot1.png
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2006-12-31
Current Screenshot: http://www.dvnull.org/gallery/v/Screenshots/nix/fc6.png.html?g2_ima...
More at http://www.dvnull.org/gallery/
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2006-12-31
I rarely post here, in fact, since registration started, I'd never even gotten around to registering until now. I'm a desktop junkie -- if that makes sense. I used to be 100% console, but once I discovered FVWM I found I could make a truly capable desktop that made things fast and easy, but also good looking.
The desktops you're about to see are over a years worth of on and off configuring towards FVWM. They are built on a number of my own scripts/work as well as some other peoples. The presentation is minimal overall.
The top 100 pixels or so is taken up by a media player (mpd front end) and a several line terminal. Both can be "rolled up" using F1 and F2, and a maximized window will go over them. The bottom bar is not complete yet, as eventually it will have more than a battery monitor and the pager on it.
FVWM's pager is perhaps the best I've ever seen. You can drag windows off of it, cross between two pages, like seeing the right half of the first and the left half of the second. You can even sidescroll through all your windows that way, breezing across however many desktops you might have. The ability to move windows in the pager and "pick" them from it is by far the feature I cannot do without. I can switch to an empty desktop, and pick windows from the three others right off the pager into the clean desktop.
In addition to that, using a series of scripts I open music, videos, and images from my menu. I can even download and view the latest of my favorite comics, or select my wallpaper. Like others, I also have the thumbnailed view for minimized windows.
All of this is sloppy focused to make fast use of middle click copy and paste.
Anyway, all the graphical applications I use are GTK2 for the sake of a unified look and feel but also simply because I tend to prefer most GTK2 applications. I stay away from gnome libraries and gnome dependencies as much as possible, preferring the simplest applications to do the task at hand.
Applications include Firefox, Thunar (file manager), Sylpheed (e-mail), Tea (text editor), GIMP, and PyMPD (for a mor iTunes like front end to my music).
That all said, here's some simple screenshots:
http://www.dotink.org/~gent/content/Images/Screenshots/email.png
http://www.dotink.org/~gent/content/Images/Screenshots/noapps.png
http://www.dotink.org/~gent/content/Images/Screenshots/terminal.png
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2006-07-21
Well here is my FC6 Desktop with kde 3.5.5
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/techman32/fc8mac.jpg
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2006-12-27
not a lot going on really but here it is.
http://tkfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pGHpas_o48lmbzL4IwHOwIYl7UeE6XKz76...
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2006-09-10
http://rohc.drobe.co.uk/desktop.JPEG
yup its a RISC OS one - best there is
Happy hogmanay :-)
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2005-07-07
http://www.csulb.edu/%7Emevans/screenshots.html
Old Linux and Mac screenshots. I think the Mac is 10.0 beta or maybe 10.0.
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2006-11-20
Here it is running Vista:
http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotwq7.png
I just bought two new disks and striped them into RAID0, so Vista gives me the highest possible disk perf index. The rest is: Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR2 PC6400 and ATI X700.
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2006-08-18
Brace yourself:
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3869/vistahd7.png
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2006-01-11
Two years and half years ago I had a webpage with my Gnome desktop:
on my desktop machine,
Gnome 1.4 (April 2002)
Gnome 2.0 (November 2002)
Gnome 2.4.1 (Februari 2004)
http://marc.geerlings.googlepages.com/index.html
Todays laptop, Gnome 2.6.1, Beryl:
http://marc.geerlings.googlepages.com/screenshot.jpg
Edited 2006-12-31 08:51
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2006-03-17
My friend and I are having a disagreement over which is better, having a nice picture in the background - or funtional features. I say functionality is more important, and besides - I can incorporate a background image if I wanted, but I preferred the simple beauty of gradients. Besides, there are folder-linked images that display wallpaper-stickies, so there is a kind of wallpaper - it just changes.
I posted a few more:
http://jam.t35.com/index.php?n=Main.ScreenShots
Edited 2006-12-31 09:06
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2005-07-06
Most of the time it looks like this:
http://martin.ankerl.com/files/desktop-eclipse.png
IMHO KDE's fullscreen-feature is the most important feature of the window manager :-)
Other than that, I like it very clean:
http://martin.ankerl.com/files/desktop-martinus.png
I don't even have a tasklist, I use alt+tab or the middle mousekey on the desktop.
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2006-12-31
Hello,
my desktop is a mixture of SGI, HP-UX and OSX GUIs (well, sort of I am running CentOS and FVWM 2.4.x as my window manager.
http://jagor.srce.hr/~brapejak/desk/desk.png
Happy New Year to all OSNews readers!
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2006-01-02
Although OSX is on my main Mac, I still use my OS9 Mac daily!
http://upitfree.com/v2/out.php/i1780_os9.png
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2005-11-20
This is my desktop running on a dual P3.
http://invitel.hu/rogerius1/Pictures/screen.png
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2006-12-31
Hello,
I've used a proof of concept on Windows XP, developed for Toy'd (http://www.toyd.org), it looks like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGJGfNWkS4Y
Lots of improvements have been done, still proof of concepts, you can see them here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKtxa5ilW2Q
Toy'd is still under development, all 3d features won't be available on the first release. We're hardly working on it, stay tune
Happy new year all !
Arnaud Vallat
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2006-12-31
Its a octane dual300. It runs irix 6.5.27 and some kde stuff from nekochan (big thanks).
http://upitfree.com/v2/show.php/2417_llnlxftp.png.html
i actually use this for my day to day stuff
*silently weeps*
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2006-12-31
Hey all,
http://dark.sin.khk.be/gentoo_may_2006.png
Thats my Gentoo + Fluxbox desktop. The screenshot is taken in may but it still looks exactly the same now.
If interested, the wallpaper can be downloaded at http://dark.sin.khk.be/wallpaper/3D/alien2.jpg
Happy new year!
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2006-10-17
This is for the "Who needs windows anymore"
http://boby.joe.free.fr/screen/ubuntu-desktop-03.png
Ubuntu Dapper with Smooth-2000 gtk-theme and custom window borders based on JS-Classic. Icon theme is human. Plus some windows fonts
The next one is to illustrate the "You are not some kind of a developper if you still need an IDE"-thing
http://boby.joe.free.fr/screen/ubuntu-devel.png
gnome-terminal in fullscreen, with VI to edit some C code development.
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2005-07-06
http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/2051/screenshotnd3.png
GNOME 2.16 + Clearlooks + (modified) Mist icon theme. On Gentoo.
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2005-07-12
I try to put things on my Warp toolbar (which disappears into the background until I doubleclick somewhere on the desktop), but that hasn't helped. :-)
I opened up one of the toolbar folders to display some of the graphics programs I play with here. No shortage of software in OS/2 land...
http://www.visi.com/~rsteiner/richwarp.gif
Oh yeah... The wallpaper is based on a world bitmap and is dynamically generated (wrapped around a sphere) every 30 minutes with a specified viewpoint, light sourcing location, etc., using a little program called globe. You can see the config screen here:
http://www.visi.com/~rsteiner/richwrp2.gif
Edited 2006-12-31 12:16
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2006-01-04
This is what I see when I log in to my laptop. (After starting X ofcourse)
http://www.m0en.org/images/screenshots/ss.png
Member since:
2005-06-28
Something like this:
http://www.eugenia.co.uk/images/dual2.jpg
The only difference with my current desktop (the picture is quite old), is that the email client is now on the right side, and the Trillian/Winamp is on the left side of the screen (so this way I can access the desktop icons too).
Member since:
2006-01-20
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2006-03-27
First Windows 3.1 screenshot :-)
http://www.biffuz.it/misc/windows31.gif
This is my Program Manager as it looked in 1995, just before ruining it by installing Windows 95. Yes, I really used _that_ color for window title bar, and I still like some of the concepts in the Win3.1 interface.
I'm not going to post my BeOS, Zeta and XP desktops, because I made some hard drive swaps and they're not ready yet, and I just don't like my Mac desktop because I don't like Finder and the Dock at all :-(
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2006-01-02
As seen on my MacBook this morning...
http://eagle.he.net/~sjwood/misc/screenie.jpg
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2005-08-21
There are (surprisingly?) quite many dwm screenshots here already, but one more shouldn't hurt.
http://w-ber.ormgas.com/screenshots/dwm.png
This is uncluttered desktop at its best. No root menus, no icons, no menu bars, no nothing. The temperature readings are my two Pentium III processors.
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2006-12-31
My last Windows XP desktop for 2006!
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7529/last2006shotcopyeg9.gif
Hope you like it
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2006-09-25
Here is my desktop :]
http://vanheu.ca/album/_photos/screenshots/plusNew/bg_riadh.png
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2005-07-10
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2006-08-29
Heres mine, I like to keep things tidy.
Gentoo ~amd64
Gnome 2.16
Clearlooks
Open World icon theme.
"Clearlooks Hack" window border.
http://andrew.nelless.net/screenshots/desktop/osnews-31-12-2006.png (500KB)
...my home folder is a mess though xD
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2006-12-31
A screenshot here with the wonderful snow-plugin for Beryl running on Ubuntu Edgy.
http://www.eovermeer.nl/~biker/screenshots/ss-osnews.jpeg
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2005-07-28
Here is my contribution. I keep my machine clean and organized.
http://agnustic.blogspot.com/
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2005-07-12
This is my primary workstation running XP SP2 -
http://battletech.hopto.org/images/desktop_dec_2006.jpg
21" center @ 1600x1200 (sometimes bumped to 2048x1536 for 3dsMax and Autocad), 17" to the left @ 1280x960 (NOT x1024 - no ****ed up aspect ratio for me) with the taskbar in portrait so I can actually SEE THE TITLES of running applications (*** SHOCK ***) and finally a 15" on the right @ 1024x768... I used to have a 19" over on that side, but it shit the bed... of course since they are all running an ACTUAL 100dpi physical, XP is set to 'large fonts/120dpi' (since windows is designed to run 96dpi 'internally' at a physical 75)
So that's a whopping 3,904 pixels across - and nowhere NEAR enough for what I do... (I seriously need two more of these 21" CRT's). The outer monitors are running off a PCI Radeon 9250, while the center one is on pair of PCI express Ge7600GT in SLI - all from the same machine... and I STILL have a third PCI express slot free
Normally there's a lot more showing on the desktop than there is right now - I've usually got three copies of win32pad open editing HTML, CSS and Javascript (and sometimes a fourth for php/mySQL), paint shop pro going, copies of Opera, FF , IE6 and IE7 open for browser testing (with Safari open on Dellmac), a copy of 98 and a copy of Ubuntu running in MS virtual PC (for testing IE5, Opera 8.5, Konqueror - as well as font rendering differences between large fonts/small fonts, cleartype/standard, freetype vs. windows, etc, etc, etc...) Oh, and let's not forget the multiple copies of acrobat pro running full height on the center display...
Thankfully, being sunday it's a slow morning.
I'd post up my linux P2 laptop, but that's just a stock Xubuntu install... I'd post up pics from the Dellmac (Inspiron 2500 running OSX 10.4.8) but that's just stock with the stock 'stones' pic... and the G3 laptop - well, System 9 is just embarrassing (there's a reason it's being converted into a wall mounted LCD picture frame)
Edited 2006-12-31 17:00
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2006-07-21
This is my actual desktop fedora core 6 kde 3.5.5
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/techman32/fc6fresh.png
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2006-12-20
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2005-11-15
This picture is pretty old, but I submitted it an Architextual (that's not spelt right, but looks nice to I'm leaving it) forum a few months ago, and I'm too lazy to upload another to photobucket.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a366/robinsonworld/grab2.jpg
Enjoy!
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2006-12-31
Here's a screenshot of my current desktop. I run Windows XP SP2 (heavily personalized) and run Kubuntu in a VMWare virtual machine. Unless I am using Kubuntu to do something graphics-heavy, I normally run its software through an X-Server running on Windows which allows me easily use Linux software and Windows software together.
I get the transparent effects via Ecliz_Deluxe2 (Ecliz_Deluxe_Tranz scheme) skin for Windowblinds. The icon bar on the right is Windows PowerPro as is the text above the system tray. The start button has been removed (with StartKiller) and replaced by Free Launch Bar menus.
http://i10.tinypic.com/4g79zrt.jpg
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2006-12-31
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45704313/
KDE 3.5.5 w/flameboy freebsd wallpaper
there's a little bit going on on the kicker..
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2005-07-08
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2005-07-08
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2005-07-06
- KDE 3.5.5.
- kompmgr (beryl/compiz are still lacking compared to kwin)
- Clearlook/Klearlook styles (GTK/QT)
- 1920x1200 (Dell 2407)
Snapshots.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/340443112_c64d9f7719_b.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/340446176_77882841e4_b.jpg
- Gilboa
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2006-01-02
My first Mac! The Mac 512k with System 3.3 I still use this machine all the time to play classic games like Asteroids, Pac-Man, etc... I just haven't got over this one since I got it in 1984!
http://upitfree.com/v2/out.php/i329_mac512k.png
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2005-08-12
Beryl Murrina Goodness!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zervin/340498594/
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2005-07-03
Here's my OS X today: http://gryzor.fotki.com/desktopwallpapers/
I was working with Logic
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2006-11-18
shots:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/44608922
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45466696
wallpaper:
http://vermaden.proplayer.pl/gfx/wallpapers
apps:
/usr/ports/deskutils/gxmessage
/usr/ports/deskutils/when
/usr/ports/devel/geany
/usr/ports/polish/ekg
/usr/ports/sysutils/conky
/usr/ports/sysutils/mbmon
/usr/ports/sysutils/screen
/usr/ports/x11-wm/fluxbox-devel
/usr/ports/x11/fbpanel
/usr/ports/x11/xterm
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2007-01-01
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2007-01-01
My macbook desktop
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/341007624_cdf920d547_o.png
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2007-01-01
Here is my BeOS5 desktop running on Pentium III with old stabile Mozilla and Midnight Commander as file manager.
http://hinux.hin.no/~michailt/shots/desktop_be2.jpg
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2007-01-01
Now called Window Maker, my favourite window manager. To each his own I guess.
Slackware 11.0 / Window Maker;
Eterm windows "embedded" into the desktop (Eterm -x --buttonbar no --scrollbar no --trans), fixed WxH and "always on bottom";
XMMS trying to hide itself at the top;
and the necessary dockapps in the lower right.
1440x900
http://hwhq.com/temp/Desktop_SS/Penelope-01.01.07.png
Edited 2007-01-01 19:30
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2006-06-10
Here's my Freespire desktop.....
How Ya like it????
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9190/fsdsktp6po4.png
Edited 2007-01-02 00:20
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2007-01-02
BeOS is my primary operating system and will continue to be for some time. Here is the desktop of one of my more frequently used systems.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/341838910_b2716e0c3e_o.png
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2005-08-12
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2005-07-06
Here's mine, very minimalist
http://www.darkarts.co.za/projects/evilpoison/attachment/wiki/WikiS...
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2007-01-02
Kubuntu Edgy, looking fairly defaultish. I'm not sure how long I'll keep the purple for
Flickr terms require that I link to the photo page, click on 'all sizes' to see it large.
http://flickr.com/photos/canllaith/342331070/
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2006-02-23
now that the fun is over :-)
But here's mine:
http://img478.imageshack.us/my.php?image=200701021016482048x768spm6...
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2006-08-01
uname -a:
Linux mnamadarc001 2.6.17-10-generic #2 SMP Tue Dec 5 22:28:26 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux
Screenshot:
http://oscompatible.com/brewmastre.png
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2007-01-02
here:
http://gallery.dislense.com/2007jan/desktop20070102
greetings,
Endre
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2007-01-02
http://zappa.halden.net/~kfo/screenshot.png
Window Maker 0.92.0
X Window System Version 7.0.0
Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux)
Opera 9.10 . Build 521 for Linux. Qt library 3.3.7.
Linux dh0379 2.6.18-1.2239.fc5smp #1 SMP Fri Nov 10 13:22:44 EST 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
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Kjartan F. Ohr
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2007-01-03
current desktop, using litestep http://themes.ls-universe.info/download.php?view.8
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2005-11-14
This is on my old laptop that I play around with. Was feeling bored one day, and came up with this.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/linuxrebel/Screenshot.png
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2005-07-06
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2007-01-03
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/160/343967824_041004bee4_o.png
Xubuntu Edgy Eft (6.10) with the MurrinaFancyClearlooksSky GTK theme. Oh, and Beryl.
OK, I too use beryl-manager to turn Beryl on when someone's watching
Edited 2007-01-03 12:48
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2006-02-28
http://server6.theimagehosting.com/image.php?img=harmony.3f3.jpg
........and no it ain't a fake this is the real deal.
thingi
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2006-01-04
I currently have two desktop machines. My windows box is a pretty default install... nothing fancy. I use it for playing EQ2 and WoW and such.
My laptop on the other hand I use for programming, work, email, chatting, etc. Currently it is running Ubuntu 6.10 + Beryl.
I do not use a taskbar (I hate task bars...), so I generally organize my windows on virtual workspaces, keeping things like Firefox and Evolution maximized to their workspace. When all else fails I use the window list (you can see the icon for it in the top right corner), or more recently I have started having beryl show scaled versions of each window for the workspace I am currently on.
I do not keep any app launching icons either, as being an ex MacOS X user I have grown WAY to used to using tools like Deskbar, using Control+Space to bring it up any time I need to launch something.
Sorry for the file sizes of the pics being large... I have not really bothered to convert them.
http://www.lorinel.com/photos/screenshots/Screenshot.png
http://www.lorinel.com/photos/screenshots/Screenshot_3d.png
http://www.lorinel.com/photos/screenshots/Screenshot_deskbar.png
Edited 2007-01-05 21:53
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2007-01-06
http://imagepolis.com/img.php?img=20070106292616511.jpg
Edited 2007-01-06 01:14
