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CarbonG4 · Mar 19, 2003, 07:10 PM

Fullscreen (129K)

apps: camino, igetter, bitchx.
necessities: wsx, launchbar, ittec.

and yes, i was too lazy to make a real thumbnail :P

//carbon

Jasoco · Mar 19, 2003, 09:25 PM

I'm surprised you're not using one of your own Themes.

CarbonG4 · Mar 19, 2003, 09:51 PM

Jasoco: yeah, mainly because i keep planning to work on my themes and i try not to run any of them for a while so that i can work on them with a 'fresh perspective' -- maybe i'm just odd.

On a similar note, i've been working on the Watercolor red variant ("strawberry") and it should be out soon. For those interested I've posted a preview in a new thread.

//carbon

tiffer17 · Mar 20, 2003, 07:10 PM

hey carbon,
could i get that icon from your screen shot that looks like the x11 icon? is that being used for your finder icon? and how do you get your dock to look like that? where are the arrows? also where did you get the white globe icon?

thanks,
chris early

Mediaman_12 · Mar 21, 2003, 09:28 PM

click for enlargement or here for psd (for easy resizeing) desktop pic

fireside · Mar 21, 2003, 10:35 PM

http://www.qfrag.com/~kujo/imeet.png

whats iMeet? it looks very interesting

theoden · Mar 22, 2003, 11:14 AM

My rather simple green desktop. Still need to download PTHClock for my menubar clock... I'll get around to it eventually...

Uhm, Using DragThing, WaterColor Olive Theme by Carbon and the matching icon set from Wagmedia. Desktop Picture from deviantart here.

Enjoy.

Click for 1024x768 version.

NetworkShadow · Mar 22, 2003, 03:11 PM

Originally posted by theoden:
My rather simple green desktop. Still need to download PTHClock for my menubar clock... I'll get around to it eventually...
Uhm, Using DragThing, WaterColor Olive Theme by Carbon and the matching icon set from Wagmedia. Desktop Picture from deviantart here.

Enjoy.

Click for 1024x768 version.

Dude I love that desktop pic! *downloads it*

superfula · Mar 23, 2003, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by Jasoco:

Click-a-doodle..

UGH.. Spymac made it so I can't just link to the images anymore. So I have to use my Comcast space for the Thumbnail. THANK'S A FREAKING LOT. Life gets harder everyday.

What are those two widgets on the bottom left corner of your screen? Where can I get them?

SwarmyCurve · Mar 23, 2003, 02:25 PM

Here is my updated screen shot - thanks to Max for BBX 1.2!

[full size]

mdc · Mar 23, 2003, 08:10 PM

my new desktop

Kujo · Mar 27, 2003, 06:51 AM

Originally posted by fireside:
whats iMeet? it looks very interesting

its a new irc app.. it looks promising but its not very usable right now.

sniffer · Mar 27, 2003, 07:39 AM

It's not os ten, but it looks quite close. Thanks to http://www.aquamakeover.com/

Fullview, click here.

Notice how close iCab looks the os ten version. There is no theme or hacks specificly for this app installed.

stew · 07:47 AM

Background picture was taken at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Watercolor theme, BeOS iconset, Silk 1.5alpha is setting the default font to Tahoma. Tahome is narrower than the default Lucida font, so ProjectBuilder's menu doesn't collide with menu items any more.

sniffer · Mar 27, 2003, 09:52 AM

Originally posted by NetworkShadow:
Dude I love that desktop pic! *downloads it*

Me also love that WP man!
Deserves a place among my top five list.

Thanks for the link theodon.

Here is an updated picture of my desktop:

joltguy · Mar 27, 2003, 10:30 AM

SwarmyCurve · Mar 27, 2003, 07:04 PM

Here is my updated screen shot - yes I do update at this break-neck pace all the time.

When all else fails, its back to good ol' SmoothStripes and Snow.E2.

New things I am using that are displayed include:

Konfabulator widget that automatically displays the album cover art from the song you are listening to in itunes
A zoomed in Keynote icon from Xicons.com
... and a snazzy Zelda [Wind Waker] desktop - the current game I'm playing!

[full size]

digitaljames · Mar 27, 2003, 09:27 PM

BBX by Max
Wall by me......

Big

Adam Betts · Mar 27, 2003, 09:36 PM

Originally posted by SwarmyCurve:

... and a snazzy Zelda [Wind Waker] desktop - the current game I'm playing!

Damn, I really like that BG. Where the hell did you get it?

I'm playing TWW too and love it so much. Extremely fun.

SwarmyCurve · 10:06 PM

The zelda desktop was editted from a pic I saw in a SpyMac post. I changed it around for the PowerBook resolution.

Here is the pic

Here is the original from Spymac

I am really enjoying the game too! I'm not far at all, but I'll be playing alot this weekend.

Jasoco · Mar 27, 2003, 11:09 PM

Originally posted by SwarmyCurve:
Here is the original from Spymac

Silly person. Link to the page. Not the image. Lest we forget Spymac's new policy?

GUESShimself · Mar 27, 2003, 11:46 PM

my current setup

Adam Betts · Mar 28, 2003, 01:48 AM

Originally posted by GUESShimself:
my current setup

Hey, why not you use Meteorologist?

Adam Betts · Mar 28, 2003, 01:49 AM

Originally posted by SwarmyCurve:
The zelda desktop was editted from a pic I saw in a SpyMac post. I changed it around for the PowerBook resolution.

Thanks very much for the edited one! I like it better than the bordered one

Kujo · Mar 28, 2003, 02:37 AM

Originally posted by CarbonG4:

Fullscreen (129K)

apps: camino, igetter, bitchx.
necessities: wsx, launchbar, ittec.

and yes, i was too lazy to make a real thumbnail

//carbon

carbon where can i get that terminal icon?

Brooks Seymore · Mar 28, 2003, 04:05 AM

Originally posted by Kujo:
carbon where can i get that terminal icon?

Its part of the Tux'n'tosh set. Pop on over to Xicons to download the collection.

http://xicons.com/details.php?id=631

B.

Kujo · Mar 28, 2003, 08:56 AM

thanks!

Jasoco · Mar 28, 2003, 01:32 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
Hey, why not you use Meteorologist?

Because Meateo's icons look nowhere as good as WeatherPop's and he probably already paid for it like I did.

Brooks Seymore · Mar 28, 2003, 01:42 PM

Originally posted by GUESShimself:
my current setup

The widget in the lower-right corner, the one showing CPU load, uptime and, I assume, the number of unread email messages, what is that?

B.

Jasoco · Mar 28, 2003, 02:11 PM

Originally posted by Brooks Seymore:
The widget in the lower-right corner, the one showing CPU load, uptime and, I assume, the number of unread email messages, what is that?

B.

Mine.

http://www.deskmod.com/?show=showskin&skin_id=27595

Adam Betts · Mar 28, 2003, 02:56 PM

Originally posted by Jasoco:
Because Meateo's icons look nowhere as good as WeatherPop's and he probably already paid for it like I did.

Perhaps you didn't try the latest version (1.2.5+)? It have brand-new icons.

andretan · Mar 28, 2003, 03:38 PM

My first dabbling in themes on OS X

Clickity Click for a resized 800x600 png.

Theme is BeOS from Swizcore (great work!) and icons are from Snow.E

Jasoco · Mar 28, 2003, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
Perhaps you didn't try the latest version (1.2.5+)? It have brand-new icons.

Yes, I've seen the so called nice icons. As nice as Meaty is, it has icons no where near as clear, crisp and clean as WP.
And even though they can be replaced, the program has a horrible menu. WP has a nicely laid out menu.
I tried using Meaty's prefs to make the menu look good and failed.. there just aren't enough options. And I already paid.
And if I'm going to replace WeatherPop with anything, it'll be a Widget of my own design.

ShotgunEd · Mar 28, 2003, 04:33 PM

Originally posted by andretan:
My first dabbling in themes on OS X

Clickity Click for a resized 800x600 png.

Theme is BeOS from Swizcore (great work!) and icons are from Snow.E

Link to that sweeet desktop? Ms. Imbruglia is luuurvely.

andretan · Mar 28, 2003, 05:16 PM

Originally posted by ShotgunEd:
Link to that sweeet desktop? Ms. Imbruglia is luuurvely.

Yeaps, Natalie is luuurvely

The one I currently have (and as shown in the link) is a slightly "modified" version. Removed quite a bit of unnecessary artifacts. And I forgot where I got the pict from :/

So, if you want the pict, click the e-mail me button and send me your e-mail addy

Oh yeah, one more thing: I only have a 1024x768 version.

Cheers.

PS: Do you have any Natalie pix to share?

Can't seem to find any nice ones these days since Imbruglia.com decided to shut down.

MetalSnake · Mar 28, 2003, 09:52 PM

Greetings, this is my first post on this board and this is my screenshot

Resolution: 1600x1200
Size: 424KB

Icons:
MacOSX HD: Dragon Icons
MacOS9 HD: Skulls
Files HD and 12GB HD: World of Copland 4
40GB HD: TiPB&BSD

Finder Icon, Trash Icons, Folder Icons: Lust Razor
Apple Menu Symbol: Made it myself

Wallpaper: Made by RM and me Sirens of the Damned

I think that�s it

SwarmyCurve · Mar 28, 2003, 10:16 PM

Originally posted by MetalSnake:
Greetings, this is my first post on this board and this is my screenshot
Resolution: 1600x1200
Size: 424KB
...
...

That is a wieeeeeerd screen snap.

Very dungeons and dragons.

MetalSnake · Mar 28, 2003, 10:39 PM

Originally posted by SwarmyCurve:
That is a wieeeeeerd screen snap.

Very dungeons and dragons.

huh? What do you mean

Adam Betts · Mar 28, 2003, 11:23 PM

Originally posted by SwarmyCurve:
That is a wieeeeeerd screen snap.

Very dungeons and dragons.

I think it's more of demon. Definitely not my type.

digitaljames · 12:00 AM

Lil Cappuccino by Kevin Husted
Wall - Mod by me....
Altered Bluecurve Icons

16:9 Format

anim8ing · Mar 30, 2003, 12:51 AM

This applies to the previous post. Where can I get that "Lil Cappuccino" Theme, and backgrond ? I think it looks great, and oddly enough goes well with the colors in our office.

Thanks,
Anim8r

kovacs · Mar 30, 2003, 07:36 AM

Originally posted by anim8ing:
This applies to the previous post. Where can I get that "Lil Cappuccino" Theme, and backgrond ? I think it looks great, and oddly enough goes well with the colors in our office.

Thanks,
Anim8r

http://swizcore.com/SS/macOSX.php

Dex13 · Mar 31, 2003, 12:40 AM

Here's mine
home.mindspring.com/~nextmex/_images/desk.jpg

sniffer · Mar 31, 2003, 02:42 AM

Originally posted by Dex13:
Here's mine
home.mindspring.com/~nextmex/_images/desk.jpg

Nice, clean and classic looking desktop that one.

Despite the XP inspired minor theme parts ofcourse.

Dex13 · Mar 31, 2003, 04:40 PM

Originally posted by sniffer:
Nice, clean and classic looking desktop that one. Despite the XP inspired minor theme parts ofcourse.

Like What?

Jasoco · Mar 31, 2003, 04:47 PM

Originally posted by Dex13:
Like What?

The Theme is based on Whistler betas.

Dex13 · Mar 31, 2003, 05:17 PM

Originally posted by Jasoco:
The Theme is based on Whistler betas.

HUH?

Jasoco · 06:32 PM

Originally posted by Dex13:
HUH?

Somehow I knew I should have kept talking..

Whistler was the codename of XP in the pre "Public" Beta days. It wentr through many UI changes.
Started with just the close/min/max buttons changed. Then the entire window frame. Then eventually the crapfest
Fisher Price UI you see now.

I followed it for a few months in my quest to find myself and decide which OS I'd be using for the rest of my life.
I had only a 300MHz AMD K6 at the time. Sure as hell wouldn't even support the final XP and I knew it.
So I looked for an alternative. Would I stay on Windows? Would I switch to Linux?
Would I switch to BeOS (Which had the best chance at the time... for a while.)
or should I take the plunge and go all the way... switch to Mac.

Anyway, there are probably still articles about Whistler online somewhere with screenshots.
Try Googleing for "Windows Whistler" and such.

Basically, Microsoft should have kept the Whistler look and stayed away
from the eye-burning bright blue and green look.

Edit: Here's some links:

http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/whistler_beta1.asp
http://www.lockergnome.com/issues/special/whistler.html

Frankly, I think these Whistler looks had a much more pleasing to the eye look than what they have now.
If I was forced to use XP, I'd rather look at that than what XP is now.

ickettpe · Mar 31, 2003, 07:45 PM

I have been trying to find some 'sexy' icon sets for mac os x, and i just can't seem to find any, although i know they have to be out there somewhere. Any suggestions or links?

thanks.

Stuphalina · Mar 31, 2003, 08:16 PM

I have been trying to find some 'sexy' icon sets for mac os x...

Try Resexcellence. They have some that might be good for you.