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    What do you think of my theme?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mas5acre, Jul 16, 2006.

  1. mas5acre

    mas5acre Notebook Evangelist

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSWAa-G-9HI&search=aquadesk



    A picture wouldnt say much. The icon I click on changes too if you watch for it. The trasparancey is set to higher than normal so you can see it. In the video its hard to see the folders actually hav pictures as their backround. What do you think?
     
  2. logume1881

    logume1881 Notebook Consultant

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    I like it, although your computer doesn't seem to run it very well.
     
  3. mas5acre

    mas5acre Notebook Evangelist

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    Actually it does run pretty well its just that it gives preference of priority to programs and windows, so it intentionally slows down the screensaver in the backround cuz its a low priority.
    Plus framerate of movie and quality degradation doesnt help.


    dell e1705 coreduo t2300e @1.66ghz geforce 7900gs 100gb 5400rpm hdd uxga screen@1920x1200
     
  4. Badmintonboy

    Badmintonboy Notebook Guru

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    how to customize the theme?
     
  5. qohelet

    qohelet Senior Member

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    i don't like the live aquarium screen and the transparency is too high for me... i feel like my eyes is going to bleed... LOL.. but i like dock program you are using (rocket dock?) :) i have it also on my lappy.
     
  6. theringmasta

    theringmasta Notebook Consultant

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    That theme is proper wicked mate. I really like it, but i would be concerned about it leeching a lot of battery and slowing down my notebook though.
     
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    Lil Mayz Notebook Deity

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    I don't like it, I'd stick with good, high resolution landscape photographs as my desktop pic.
     
  8. Paul

    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    Not a personal fan. It just looks to busy for my tastes. Transperent windows (not window borders) really bother me too. I like the idea of having a live desktop, but I'd rather stick with performance. Windowblinds and Object Dock are taking enough of my system as it is with only 1GB of RAM. But like I said, just too busy. Of course, I have no icons on my desktop and my dock is set to auto-hide. I'm a minimalist.
     
  9. mas5acre

    mas5acre Notebook Evangelist

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    I run vital desktop from sourceforge.com read the bugs section as i stated in sourceforge how to get vital desktop to work on xp sp2, otherwise it has problems. Widowpaper adds pictures to the inside of your folders. glass2k adds transparency to windows. Ubericon adds effects when you click on icons. Bricopack vista inspired theme is also running. NOTE: Y's shadows that come with bricopack doesnt work well with glass2k and vital desktop(disable Y's shadows) . rocketdock is my dock on bottom, which comes from the same place as ubericons and the dock also has ubericon effects possible if you have ubericons. taskbar is should be set to autohide, if you turn on its transparency, same for my sidedock program I also use. The sceensaver came with my media center notebook. Vital works and doesnt work with many sceensavers. Try for yourself.
     
  10. sheff159

    sheff159 Notebook Deity

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    I like my black XPS backround too much. The transpartiy is too much for me, and I think the fish would distract me too much from what im trying to do. It does show creativity, and it looks good so good job with it. I just personally wouldnt get it.
     
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    hamshu Notebook Guru

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    How do you get that OSX dock at the bottom?
    -Ham
     
  12. qohelet

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    i think he is using rocket dock. :) google it!