Post Your Desktop v10: "Now With A Semi Proper OP" Edition
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[QUOTE=Axsisel;49227769][thumb] http://i.imgur.com/fJwhfQJ.png [/thumb][/QUOTE]
Hi, welcome to the desktop thread, etc etc
Figure I should mention that the "less is more" mentality is popular here, though as far as busier desktops go that is one of the better put together ones
do you guys know of any good resources with high quality wallpapers? I find wallhaven for example has too much junk so it takes ages to find something I'm happy with. I'd love a more quality controlled source that is roughly on par with the quality of the stock Nexus wallpapers
Based off of Lifehacker's featured [url=http://lifehacker.com/the-umbral-desktop-1744516553]Umbral[/url] desktop, but with some modifications of my own.
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[QUOTE=WitheredPyre;49256341]Cool desktop[/QUOTE]
What is that visualizer thing you have? That's pretty cool.
So is desktop customization dead on Windows? I know Microsoft keeps making it harder with each version but the community seems pretty much dead. Like once in a great while there's a good VS or iconpack but that stuff was super common a few months after Windows 7 came out and even bigger with XP and Vista.
Do I just not know where to look? Deviantart used to be great but even the section Windows desktop screenshots is just FnaF shit.
My desktop has basically looked like this since 10 came out.
[t]http://u.cubeupload.com/FatWhiteLump/12615.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=Revenge282;49259425]What is that visualizer thing you have? That's pretty cool.[/QUOTE]
Might as well put out everything I have;
[B]Backgrounds[/B] are a select few from [url=http://slurpaza.deviantart.com/]Slurpaza[/url] on a 30 minute rotation. [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/va6mgg51vef1v1g/Wallpapers.zip?dl=0]Here's the download to the ones I use[/url]. They're 1920x1080 at a minimum; some are higher because not all of them came in that resolution. They scale fine, though.
[B]The tool used[/B] to add the elements is [url=https://www.rainmeter.net/]Rainmeter[/url]. I use the Beta 3.3 release; it's perfectly stable.
[B]Visualizer[/B] is the [URL="http://marcopixel.deviantart.com/art/Monstercat-Visualizer-for-Rainmeter-1-3-486330771"]Monstercat Visualizer for Spotify[/URL], but it visualizes everything, not just Spotify. I have the visualizer set at 80% transparency. To make it fit like mine did on a 1920x1080 monitor, you need to modify the variables a bit; once you install it, right click the visualizer and click [I]Open Settings[/I], or go to the [I]variables.ini[/I] in the install. Replace it with [url=http://pastebin.com/iiNH7Vdb]this[/url]. This'll change the bar count and other values to be perfect.
[B]The song text[/B] is from [url=http://redsaph.deviantart.com/art/Cleartext-for-Rainmeter-v2-6-1-17-Sep-2015-519796161]Cleartext[/url]. To make it like I did (no marquee scrolling), you need to edit a file. Go to [I]C:\Users\[name]\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\Cleartext[/I] and edit [I]Cleartext Spotify.ini[/I] and replace it with [url=http://pastebin.com/gYmti0gL]this[/url]. If you want to see how I did it exactly so that you can modify [I]Cleartext Music.ini[/I] and use that instead, just do a diff on my text and the default text, you'll see what I did. I didn't bother to try getting rid of the display on the left of the song and artist name; it would require too much editing. I just turned off [I]Keep on Desktop[/I] for the element in Rainmeter, and moved that off the screen. There's a "conflict" with this and the visualizer, though; if you don't fix it, the text will sometimes appear behind the visualizer. Just set the load order for the visualizer to 1 and Cleartext to 2; that should fix it. Restart Rainmeter after you do that. To get the size I have for Cleartext, change the size in the settings page it makes appear; change the value after 1920x to 0.23. And last thing to note; sometimes the music title doesn't appear properly with the Spotify display, and it just stays at Fetching... I've notified the author.
The rest of the elements are from the Umbral Desktop post I linked to. I personally don't use the music controls from [I]Flat and Blurry[/I] since it doesn't support Spotify, but if you don't use Spotify, there you go. Else it may be in your interest to move the [I]Cleartext[/I] element over a bit so you can access those controls.
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[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;49275690][t]http://kiwime.me/files/images/st/2015-12-09-000552_2880x1024_scrot.png[/t]
i changed my mind on my debian install[/QUOTE]
See your still rocking that shit waifu
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/bOZgGB1.png[/img_thumb]
i like planes
[QUOTE=Medevila;49281645]Is that elementary OS? looks nice[/QUOTE]
Elementaryos is gr8, i use it on my desktop , no looking back
[QUOTE=Fat White Lump;49260893]So is desktop customization dead on Windows? I know Microsoft keeps making it harder with each version but the community seems pretty much dead. Like once in a great while there's a good VS or iconpack but that stuff was super common a few months after Windows 7 came out and even bigger with XP and Vista.
Do I just not know where to look? Deviantart used to be great but even the section Windows desktop screenshots is just FnaF shit.
My desktop has basically looked like this since 10 came out.
[t]http://u.cubeupload.com/FatWhiteLump/12615.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
How do you get your icons to be centered in the taskbar like that? Also I kinda like that start button as well. Why aren't there any good replacement shells for Windows, honestly?
[QUOTE=Medevila;49281645]Is that elementary OS? looks nice[/QUOTE]
Yep, stable and pretty
EOS or Chalet if you want something Debian based and with great looks
[QUOTE=srobins;49282351]How do you get your icons to be centered in the taskbar like that? Also I kinda like that start button as well. Why aren't there any good replacement shells for Windows, honestly?[/QUOTE]
[quote=Suzune;24433316]1. Create Empty Folder
2. Unlock Taskbar
3. Right Click > Toolbars > New Toolbar > Navigate to Blank Folder
4. The name of the folder will appear, move it behind the icons and stretch it out.
5. Right click the toolbar's name and make sure show title/name is unchecked.[/quote]
[QUOTE=killerteacup;49281942]Elementaryos is gr8, i use it on my desktop , no looking back[/QUOTE]
B-B-But you're ~cheating the system~ if you didn't pay for it!
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Vw2AbLZ.png?1[/img]
[QUOTE=Michael haxz;49278880][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/bOZgGB1.png[/img_thumb]
i like planes[/QUOTE]
mhm foxhound, upboated
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Hq1oIEP.jpg[/img]
My late 2011 Pro
[QUOTE=Stonecycle;49284020]B-B-But you're ~cheating the system~ if you didn't pay for it![/QUOTE]
Not really, It's pay what you want and I didn't want to pay anything
[QUOTE=killerteacup;49318481]Not really, It's pay what you want and I didn't want to pay anything[/QUOTE]
[url]http://liliputing.com/2015/02/elementary-os-devs-say-youre-cheating-dont-pay-free-software.html[/url]
[editline]Intermission's over! Back to desktops![/editline]
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I've gone back to my old ways. Emacs was fun while it lasted.
[QUOTE=Stonecycle;49318546][url]http://liliputing.com/2015/02/elementary-os-devs-say-youre-cheating-dont-pay-free-software.html[/url]
[editline]Intermission's over! Back to desktops![/editline]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/Uf4XtKj.png[/t]
I've gone back to my old ways. Emacs was fun while it lasted.[/QUOTE]
Fair point, but tbh canonical have done almost exactly the same thing by trying to monetise ubuntu and I don't get the same objections for posting an Ubuntu setup, so I'm not fussed on the fact that it defaults to $10 when I try to download eOS. I think the fact that it only updates every time a new ubuntu LTS is released is much more annoying, but the OS still has a level of polish I don't see much from other operating systems
Anyway, here's my laptop setup :)
[t]http://i.imgur.com/qw302Hhl.png[/t]
Classic Win7, and yeah I still use Winamp in 2015 :D
edit: FIXED
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[QUOTE=steelattack;49324932][noparse][IMG]http://s18.postimg.org/nder0u4vb/Untitled.jpg[/IMG][/noparse][/QUOTE]
Two things:
* This host doesn't allow hotlinking. Or something. Because it's not embedded in your post, we have to click reply to get the link. In the future I recommend [url=http://jesusfuck.me/]jesusfuck.me[/url].
* I actually saw your desktop by grabbing said link (you use a good icon set by the way). That thing is enormous, so it's probably good that it isn't embedding. Next time, use [[b][/b]t][/t] tags instead.
I don't know why, but I always like to post in these kinds of threads.
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[QUOTE=steelattack;49324932]Classic Win7, and yeah I still use Winamp in 2015 :D
[IMG]http://s18.postimg.org/fko38uyw7/Untitled.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Well it does sort of
gotta use the right url, not link to the webpage that displays an image
unless this is cache what I'm seeing :v:
just use jesusfuckme
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Bonus points if you guess the game.
[QUOTE=benbb;49353624][t]https://f.benbristow.co.uk/dbfcef.PNG[/t]
Bonus points if you guess the game.[/QUOTE]
[sp]Gunman Chronicles[/sp]
I cheated. :v:
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/p2NLxKs.png[/thumb]
Nothing fancy, I don't look at the desktop much, but I got bored of seeing a plain colour each time I booted up this machine.
Wallpaper is from [url=http://imgur.com/gallery/0yjai]this imgur album[/url].
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