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Alucard_the_dex

Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 317
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Posted: Mon 12 Dec 2005, 15:39 Post subject:
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Hehehe to bad im gonna have to loose it Im gonna Format and remaster this week. then after that im gonna write up a how Too.
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Dougal

Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 2504 Location: Hell more grotesque than any medieval woodcut
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Posted: Tue 13 Dec 2005, 18:24 Post subject:
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I could never understand why people cover their desktops with icons...
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Alucard_the_dex

Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 317
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Posted: Tue 13 Dec 2005, 18:37 Post subject:
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Me ither i only got 4 icons that i use allll the time so i kinda need um.
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Pizzasgood

Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 6266 Location: Knoxville, TN, USA
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Posted: Tue 13 Dec 2005, 21:19 Post subject:
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I normally only have about five icons, because it's faster to click an icon than dig through menu's. I stick a couple on the toolbar too. I just hadn't gotten around to removing and moving my icons yet when I made that screenshot. I used to use the desktop a lot back in Windows, but I started using Litestep, and though it supports links on the desktop, it is nowhere near as easy to use as when Explorer makes it. It also doesn't look good if you recycle (restart) Litestep with anything covering the "useable" area, so I tended to make that part small, which limited me to two rows of icons. So I was already weaned of the cluttered-desktop syndrome when I started Puppy. In fact, the default puppy has far too many icons for my tastes. The interfere with my wallpapers. But I see where it's good for newcommers and lazy people because it makes it faster to find stuff. Really, the wallpaper-lovers and minimal-desktop people are the ones being wierd, because they are sacrificing functionality for looks. Strangely, though, the heavy-users are the ones who go minimalist, and random Joe has the cluttered desktop. I guess it's because they stare at the screen so long that they need to look at a nice wallpaper every now and then to sooth their eyes.
Oh, and I'm lumped in with those "wallpaper-lovers and minimal-desktop peopl." After all, I'm the one who has about 100MB of wallpapers that I've yet to use.
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Rhino

Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 262 Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Posted: Tue 13 Dec 2005, 22:52 Post subject:
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OK, so here is my entry! This is Puppy 1.07a with Gentoo icons and a Firefox wallpaper. I think I need to lose a few icons, but they look so nice
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gliezl

Joined: 06 Aug 2005 Posts: 322 Location: Manila
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Posted: Wed 14 Dec 2005, 02:21 Post subject:
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could u share some of your icons? they are beautiful...
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GuestToo
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Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 4078
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Posted: Wed 14 Dec 2005, 04:20 Post subject:
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Quote: | could u share some of your icons? |
http://www.gentoo.org/dyn/icons.xml
Quote: | Note: A tarball of all of these icons may be downloaded here (5922kb) |
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Dougal

Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 2504 Location: Hell more grotesque than any medieval woodcut
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Posted: Wed 14 Dec 2005, 08:20 Post subject:
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Pizzasgood wrote: | But I see where it's good for newcommers and lazy people because it makes it faster to find stuff. Really, the wallpaper-lovers and minimal-desktop people are the ones being wierd, because they are sacrificing functionality for looks. |
I disagree with that. When you've got windows open your desktop is covered so you can't access the icons! (unless you switch to another desktop)
Having your "icons" on a panel makes them most easy to access. (and being able to click anywhere on the screeen for the menue makes the rest of the applications more easy to access than the icons.
That's how I see it, anyway.
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Alucard_the_dex

Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 317
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Posted: Wed 14 Dec 2005, 10:00 Post subject:
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Dougal wrote: | I disagree with that. When you've got windows open your desktop is covered so you can't access the icons! (unless you switch to another desktop) |
True Enough In Windows i eliminated my icons on the desktop and used My Quick task bar. Ive been trying to do the same in puppy only i cant seem to make my entries work.
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puppian

Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 538 Location: PuppyLand
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Posted: Wed 14 Dec 2005, 11:59 Post subject:
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Very nice puppy screenshots in this thread
Don't forget to add yours to this page too!
http://puppylinux.org/user/photogallery.php?album=3
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MU

Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 13647 Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
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Posted: Wed 14 Dec 2005, 15:03 Post subject:
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Alucard_the_dex wrote: | True Enough In Windows i eliminated my icons on the desktop and used My Quick task bar. Ive been trying to do the same in puppy only i cant seem to make my entries work. |
Try this:
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=4632
I just updated the Dotpup, now it has an additional icon to launch mozilla, dillo and sylpheed.
Mark
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Pizzasgood

Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 6266 Location: Knoxville, TN, USA
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Posted: Wed 14 Dec 2005, 20:08 Post subject:
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Quote: | I disagree with that. When you've got windows open your desktop is covered so you can't access the icons! (unless you switch to another desktop)
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Yes, but unless you have something launch on boot, you will have immediate access to your stuff. Also, if you don't run everyting maximized (like listening to music), you can still get to them. Look at it this way: Having them there doesn't remove functionality, and it gives a boost right after booting.
As for the toolbar, that's my preffered method too. As I said, I'm one of the minimal-desktop crowd.
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Ted best of Dog
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Posted: Wed 14 Dec 2005, 23:49 Post subject:
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http://puppywar.com/
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bombayrockers

Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 427 Location: Mumbai, India
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Posted: Fri 16 Dec 2005, 07:45 Post subject:
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fluxbox + xp theme
rox pinboard + gentoo icons
tux wallpaper
qtcurve gtk engines.
good fonts by recompiling freetype (available as dotpup in additional software ), gdkxft, using bitstream vera fonts.
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MU

Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 13647 Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
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Posted: Fri 16 Dec 2005, 08:49 Post subject:
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hey Bombay, the fonts look real good
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