Welcome to the 68th Official Desktop Thread
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http://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php?title=GNU/Linux_ricing
Rainmeter is a great thing guys, but it's not ricing by itself.
Old thread: >>6390647
still asking the
>>6398346
anon to share his modified vs. youll get my ethernal grattitude for that. your vs is the closest i ever saw to perfectly what i always wanted
>>6398266
>>6398276
Look at the rainmeter wiki for documentation regarding different plugins/settings. Make sure it has the same settings as the art view. The things such as forced layout, height, width, etc. If it's too big or you need it to take less space when you use it try decreasing the height or width.
>>6398460
Hello
>>6398474
>rainmeter wiki
god dammit
I meant the foobar wiki.
>>6398474
why do people here always have those picture of a qt girl 2D or 3D?
why do people here like tiling so much?
nobody ever answers this here why?
>>6398479
why not?
>>6398479
I'm not really tiling, it's just Winsplit. Makes it easy to quickly size the windows and put them in a place I like.
As for qt 3d/2d grills, meh, it's really just to fill space in my case.
As for the general populace, tiling just quickly organizes and streamlines a workflow (I like having my windows where they are and still having the level of control given by not tiling/i.e. floating). It's really useful for some people, keeps things nice, neat, and very manageable, but it's not for everyone.
>>6398482
there must be a reason because all of you have the same format
square windows, black panel, random vertical qt, irc chat, music player(this one makes sense), that thing with the pc info that if i had to name it i woud be dead even though i see the name every week, square everything
>>6398486
maybe i will try tilling now that i am forced to use a Mac i am more used not being on full screen all the time
>>6398506
>square windows
No shit, rounded corners are an osx thing
>black panel
It's called a taskbar and/or info bar
>random vertical qt
Showing qt's with an image viewer
>irc chat
I don't use irc myself, but many do
>>6398512
i am not complaining just curious because the same patterns repeat a lot here
for example the windows can have smooth edges but that is rare, the taskbar can have any other color
it is strange from an outsider's perspective the amount of similaties
maybe i am overlooking something or not observing well i don't know...
>>6398520
>smooth edges
If only, It's rare since most window managers don't allow them
>other color
True, but darker colors are much better
>>6398521
>If only, It's rare since most window managers don't allow them
well that sucks
>True, but darker colors are much better
well mine is transparent
but the box for the running program is not, i would fix it but i'm switching to Arch soon
Trying out transparent borders again, and a slightly different bar.
>>6398470
The VS is called pix_
>>6398477
Second bar colors look awful but this still looks so good.
>>6398479
Idk about the 2d and 3dpd but because tiling is best anon.
>>6398486
Having an AHK tiling script is a lot better than Winsplit imo.
>>6398506
You just described a /g/ desktop perfectly, there's similarities because there's only a limited amount of things you can do to a desktop.
>>6398506
and half of /wg/ has the same rainmeter skins, 'you need a jacket', honeycomb mismatched icons, hidden windows taskbar and the same font written all over their nature/scenery background blurred with an instagram filter thrown over it
Reminder: Rainmeter belongs in the trash~
>>6398620
wallpaper?
>>6398624
here m8
>>6398620
so does your copy and pasted rice m8
>>6398631
stay mad rainfag
>>6398620
What F2K skin is that?
>>6398645
not even for newfags, it's just very well made and matches almost all visual styles. Also before rating others you should post your desktop
>>6398474
>calls me out on copypaste rice
>has a copypaste rice
wew
>>6398673
Wait, when did I do that?
clean and comf
>>6398620
b8 right?
Sorry for shitting up every thread, but still looking for advice.
>>6398851
It's no problem anon.
>>6398851
Why not show us a bit more? It would help with feedback.
As a start, I would change the background color on your music player/controls to match the background color of the visual style (And don't forget about the border!).
>>6398851
font?
>>6398882
haxrcorpttf
http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/228466/haxrcorpttf
>>6398890
thank you, anon
I'm finally participating, am i cool yet?
Screen shotted the double monitors like the pros.
>>6398916
lol
>>6398917
I admit to being the newfagg.com
What is best OS to get good desktop? I was going to update to Win 10 but I heard they monitor you.
I don't /g/.
Any suggestions would be great.
>>6398923
Whatever works best for you desu.
I wouldn't use an OS just because I can rice it though, that would be very stupid.
>>6398851
>Bust a sag
Aw yeah senpai, nice.
>>6398923
Monitoring isn't an issue whether they do or dont, unless your doing illegal shit. If you want to be a true IT nerd go linux and customize your ass off. Otherwise just invest in rainmeter and do lots of looking up different stuff for it.
>>6398923
Rainmeter can be your best friend if done right.
>>6398931
>unless your doing illegal shit
Yeah, I download music all the time, better not go there then.
>>6398941
Haven't dl'd music in years, there is just no use for it anymore ; __ ;
>>6398923
Ah. I read "monitor you" as though they hit you upside the head with a computer monitor.
Jeez.
>>6398941
http://betanews.com/2015/09/05/stop-windows-10s-keylogger-from-monitoring-what-you-type-ink-and-say/
donno if this helps you put your mind at ease, but either way they can trace shit through your ip so the keylogger is irrelevant
Feelin real comfy with gnome
Hi/wg/, long time no see. Bye /wg/, see you next time!
I want to dual boot linux and windows. Linux would be for casual use like listening to music, working and watching videos. What linux distro are you using/recommending for ricing ?
>>6400317
gentoo
>>6400317
Windows.
>>6400317
If your just ricing then maybe Arch or Debian. Depends on you though.
>>6400317
Any distro works for ricing. None of them are different from another in that aspect.
>>6400317
gentoo
ooh
>>6399839
Is this some distro or it is Windows? I would like to get the task look for myself.
I am code illiterate, could someone explain to me how to get the "Remove ALL Titlebars" script that's in the OP?
>>6401561
copy and paste
>>6401572
I mean I get that part, but how do I start it? Do I just run the script?
>>6401574
yes
>>6398602
>3dpd
rude desu
>>6401823
I've been lurking, but can't find anything on it.
1. What do you have installed for your taskbar?
2. What do you have installed for your browser/tabs?
New to /wg/. Shit on me if you want, but I REALLY want the style, and always see people with it.
>>6401891
taskbar is tint2
browser is firefox with an edited version of this css: http://noha-ra.deviantart.com/art/Melbourne-Firefox-CSS-FF-29-and-above-473887761
>>6398616
yoo nice ncmpcpp, mind sharing the conf?
>>6402040
The CSS looks awful not sure what im doing wrong :(
>>6402130
post a screenshot
>>6402131
thanks for the help this is what ive got so far not sure what to do with the icons and all
>>6402149
just remove the icons
>>6398687
firefox css?
>>6401822
what're you using for music there? doesn't seem like ncmpcpp. Also what is displaying the lyrics like that?
Please rate. I want to change my task bar but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
>>6402230
wow, 9.7/10
simplicity is good, but it could use a weather skin
>>6402230
that color of blue looks really out of place, maybe set it to the same color as the taskbar or change shades, otherwise it looks pretty good and usable 8/10
Sorry for being a Windows user. Im most likely going to stick with Rainmeter for now and read the links OP gave us soon. What do you guys think?
Windows 7 is the best
>>6402353
8.1 is better
>>6402367
get out
>>6402369
>I don't like facts
>>6402162
it is foobar + ncmpcpp. minilyrics for lyrics.
>>6402383
What task bar is that?
>>6402289
I reallly like this what theme is it?
Xmas season makes me happy
>>6398474
Can you share that "color shirts" wallpaper you were using some time ago?
>>6398463
wats ricing
>>6402815
Sure!
>>6399839
Been awhile since I've seen you post. Glad to see your desktop is different nearly every time!
>>6401383
That's windows. He's using a shell replacement called Litestep.
>>6398687
You can use rainmeter to add a drop shadow for your bar.
>>6398670
>>6398673
That's not me anon.
>>6398755
Definitely b8
>>6398602
Eh, I don't like automatic tiling and only use it on a few programs so winsplit fits that, but I'll probably switch to an AHK script for a little while.
am i actually able to rice windows 10?
>>6402869
No, it's impossible
>>6402870
just like the thought of you getting a gf
>>6402871
意地悪です
>>6402906
weaboo faggot
>>6398463
r8/h8
Why are you all literally 30 yr olds with fictional desktop waifus? Im assuming you all live alone and never have any friends over to your abodes.
>>6402865
Thanks mate.
new to ricing here, so I have a few questions
How do I get Alt+TAB to not fuck over bbLean
How do I get a Music player into my bbLeanBar?
Where can I get some good firefox CSS like
>>6398474
>>6403381
render/wall pls
>>6403384
It's pretty shitty, but it took me a while to do.
>>6403395
looks good, arigatou~
Wallpapers are for schmucks
rate?
I'm here to collect my 10/10s
>>6403789
I need that walll
>>6404013
>>6403381
whats that vs?
>>6404286
not him but that's probably Case
>>6403556
Vs? is it just an edit of Kombo?
>mfw my computer will be 10 years old before I upgrade
>>6402865
how's Litestep compared with bbZero as shell replacement?
>>6404491
I found it to have a few bugs and problems, but you can do a lot more with it than bbLean, search on DA for themes people have made.
>>6404315
It's Simplify 8
Shopping out the person took me longer than expected.
comfy
Still learning how to rice.
...
>>6404502
Looks great, indeed. But I tried a little research (nothing deeply) and it looks way complex than bbZero. Am I right?
What's a good theme for Firefox on OS X?
Default one looks like absolute crap, can't find anything good.
>>6404945
make your own
>>6404946
I'd like to find a way to change the structure/icons of the main bar as well as a the colour.
>>6404947
you can do that with css
>>6404949
>you
I can't actually
>>6404950
css is easy to edit, find a theme you like and you can change stuff like icons/colors easily
>>6404952
My problem is I can't find a theme I like in the first place, so any edit I'd do with the CSS would just be a variation a theme I don't like.
>>6404972
>Userstyles.org
Thanks! Didn't know about it.
Found one I like almost immediately.
Any idea which part of the CSS corresponds to the main toolbar?
Would like to change its color
>>6405076
#TabsToolbar
Not sure how it works on OS X though.
>>6398923
i upgraded from windows 7 to windows 10 and ive noticed serious performance improvements, but it might just be because its a fresh os with updated drivers.
as for the "they monitor you", its as simple as opening settings and opting out of everything. if you're paranoid, block telemetry/microsoft domains using a hosts file (protip: use google)
I was able to change part of the main bar's color, however the top margin still stays white.
I can completely remove the margin by setting it to -12px, but that's just not very convenient when it comes to dragging the window around.
Anyone have any idea how I can change the color of the top margin?
I also changed tab-inactive-text-color to #FFFFFF but it still appears slightly grey. any tips on that?
>>6405508
You can't, since that is an element of the window controlled by OSX, similar to borders/titlebars on Windows. Firefox can't mess with that since it's not actually part of firefox.
comfy
For the record, I know that I'm cursed with macfaggotry and I know this kind of looks like shit. However, I'm trying to do the best I can with what I've got and if anyone could offer up some sort of legitimate advice as to how to improve this though it would be greatly appreciated.
>inb4 throw into trash lol
>>6405831
It's too cluttered for my taste. The image in the background in addition to all of the windows just makes it look messy. I'd lose the pape.
>plus it's weeb shite
>>6398512
>No shit, rounded corners are an osx thing
By the way, if anyone knows how to disable that in OSX, I'd be dying to learn.
Rate my shit.
>>6406259
shit
>>6406260
at least he was up front about it
I like to keep it simple. (window edges turn black when selected, light gray means not in focus)
>>6402820
wow much rice anon
This is one of my Rainmeter theme... what do you think?
installgentoo is down??
>>6406259
atleast get some colors for your terminal default ones look shit
>>6398463
op's original wall please?
>>6406594
>>6404713
so far so good anon now start editing those stock styles edit that firefox css, get rid of transparency and install mactype or gdipp for fonts
rate and suggestions plz
etc...
>>6406596
Thank you.
Very comfy.
>>6406827
11/10
Wallpaper? its very cool
>>6406617
1/10 desu
>>6404638
link? nice job on the ps
>>6406334
>I like to keep it simple.
Obviously not, what with all of that rainmeter looking shite. If you're going for this type of background I'd recommend keeping your on-screen windows to a minimum and/or as simple as possible. Your color scheme for your browser looks a little strange. Also your taskbar needs work. Either get a decent set of icons or lose it entirely.
Hello! I don't usually post here but I come every few weeks to grab a few wallpapers
here is my desktop! Sorry for the custom resolution, im using a CRT and having a higher resolution would make it 60 Hz wich is very tiring to the eyes on CRTs
Feedback?
>>6403789
Hay lainanon!
>>6407328
just get rid of captions and you are good to go
>>6407328
awful
>>6403777
Mate can I get that base image?
:)
Rate
>>6407907
stock / 10
>>6407848
Qué programa usas para tener en la barra superior el clima?
>>6408059
>>6408228
this is an American imageboard, please speak American while you're here
>>6408059
Is a extension of Gnome Tweak Tool.
You need first add the extension in . . .
>https:// extensions.gnome.org/extension/750/openweather/
no bully
>>6408239
Gracias!!
posting my worst one yet
>>6408346
should really be a black terminal, but I like it! good wallpaper and taste
>>6402806
Good for you !PhaiT
>>6403028
Don't use VLC, try potplayer or something, add a skin.
What steam skin is that? Modified Metro?
>>6404713
Is that an ad?
>>6398474
I love your colors
>>6398602
Your style has changed a lot since I stopped ricing. It's still nice though.
>>6398851
How do you look at that without your eyes catching on fire?
>>6402806
I love the trees. Those photos give a very home-y feeling.
I'm not too happy with my setup, but I don't feel like reverting back to Windows 7. Can't find any decent wallpapers I like either.
I was using arch with i3 for a few weeks and I found this board seeking for ideas of customization. I have a good environment for my work, but I wonder, do you even get to see the wallpaper? in all my time using i3 I didn't even bothered to set a wallpaper.
>>6409018
install i3-gaps
just finished this
>>6409193
>that cpu usage
lol
>>6409194
thx
Is there a way to theme windows 10? I'm still happy with what I got.
>>6408967
can i get that homepage and firefox css?
>>6398851
what vs is that?
>>6409021
Hi, I tried i3-gaps but didn't liked too much because I have a small screen. So I used transparency but I don't like too much neither.
I can't into fancy
Dunno have to make this more simple and cute.
Help wanted.
>>6408967
Holy shit that firefox looks amazing.
I'm new to this, could you tell me how to get to that level of a e s t h e t i c s.
>>6406890
Sorry, didn't check the thread for a few days.
>>6409271
Bblean if you want some indepth sort of stuff. check out namitan
Rainmeter to being with or simple stuff. Also combo some of it.
>>6409765
Thanks i'll have a look.
>>6398687
What's the Firefox theme? Looks fantastic!
>>6409784
Hey thanks man.
A few more questions.
How do you set up your new tab like that?
Is it just a CSS code you read from your pc?
Could you upload that, too?
Also, dose anyone know how to change the border color?
Standard settings aren't changing it for me, probably because of the VS.
So how do I change it without changing the vs itself?
>>6409860
It's a custom homepage made from HTML / CSS / Javascript. It wasn't originally mine, I just edited it to my preferences.
I don't remember who I got the page from, but they seemed like they wanted it kept on the down low, so I don't have any plans to release it at this time. Maybe they'll come along and share it.
As for your problem, it's probably your visual style. There are some CSS snippets that you could try from nanami-tan to get rid of the white lines.
My visual style is the same color as my css, so I don't have any problems.
>>6401822
what browser is this? and what OS?
>>6409902
>I can't read
>>6409903
reading is hard, but got it now. thx fag
>>6409018
Man this bothers me too. i3 is comfortable to use, but it really does not allow for much customization. I'm currently looking into other WMs
>>6398916
16 yrs old tops
>>6409902
it is windows 8 and i'm using firefox with puffins' css from nanami-tan.
r8: gr8 or h8
Man why the fuck does everyone here use Windows with shitty Rainmeter skins
fucking plebs
>>6410146
You could make it look better if your serious. XP has it's aesthetics, but you aren't using them.
Just started getting into Rainmeter displays, thinking about adding CPU and RAM usage in the future. What do you guys think?
>Rainmeter BTFO
https://my.mixtape.moe/mtrivy.webm
this is a real rice TbhFamSmh
>>6410307
>stock 4chan css
lol
also your sky-fu a shit
>>6410308
>messing with perfection
No 4chan css is better than stock, but whatever floats your boat anon.
>>6410307
4chan is an imageboard. Why did you post a link?
>>6410311
if you don't know css all you have to do is say so
how the hell do i do this to windows 10
is there anything I can do on the W7 taskbar to make opening programs pop up from the center outwards rather than just going to the right
Rate a newbie pls
>>6410753
What the fuck is ricing? I´ve been using that word for years and I dont know what has rice to do with customization.
>>6403028
>VLC
get foobar or musicbee for music and MPC-HC + Kawaii Codec Pack for movies
all are very easy to use and set up
Usability is key.
Rate?
>>6410848
stock, why bother posting
>>6410850
>Usability is key
I don't want any of your rainmeter / windows theme bullshit clogging my PC. Anyone who claims that adds to the user experience is talking shit.
>>6410851
You're retarded
>>6410852
10/10 argument my friend.
>>6410848
shit
@6410848
lmao y u postin stock f.am
>>6410848
>>6410851
>clogging up my PC
If that happens you're doing it wrong.
There's more to ricing than rainmeter/visual styles.
And rainmeter does add to the "user experience" adding functionality/utility to the desktop (And no, I'm not talking about clocks/dates/visualizers/meters).
I guess by and large you're right.
At least show us something like your browser (Which I see is chrome. Can't rice that shit) or foobar.
postin'
Any wallpaper/background managers /wg/ recommends? The Win7/8 one was annoying but usable but the one for Win10 is just absolute trash.
Also is Google image search no longer working on 4chan? The iqdb, tineye and saucenao searches work but I can't get Google to work
>>6410956
it works fine for me.
don't you have some Google scripts blocked?
>>6410960
I'm allowing everything I have but Google still says "The URL doesn't refer to an image, or the image is not publicly accessible."
I wonder what I have that's blocking it
What are your guys opinions on my desktop? Only have to adjust the foobar, then I am done with what I need.
I tried using a different shell before, but didn't work that well. So I thought I'd settle with Rainmeter like a pleb, but atl east adjust it to my workflow.
>>6411083
>Do it yourself. Organizing wallpapers isn't very hard.
I organize my wallpapers fine. It's setting them up to run as my background that Win10 is shit at. At least with Win7/8, you could set a "theme" by choosing specific wallpapers you wanted to run and saving it.
Now with Win10, they broke the "theming" and instead you have to do it through their shitty settings where instead of choosing a select few, you have to either choose one, choose all, or be really careful to choose specific ones while holding down CTRL the entire time.
>>6411038
You have 2 shortcuts things and a lot of redundant ones
Just build a wall of the white one with everything, if you don't want to rice. Move the clock bellow it.
WHY DOES EVERYONE AND THEIR MOTHERS LOVE TO HAVE A FUCKING RECYCLE BIN ICO?/??/???/??/////?????///????/??/? PEOPLE HERE HAVE SHORTCUTS FOR EVERYTHING THEY COULD POSSIBLE HAVE INSTALLED ON THEIR COMPUTER BUT NEVER SOMETHING CUSTOM FOR THE RECYCLE BIN NEVER
>>6410952
>dat manjaro flag
>dat extremist minimalism
I chuckled. Like it though.
Show me some more windows though. You probably use bspwm too, you fag.
>>6411141
Which ones are in your opinion redundant? And on what are you basing that?
And why should I create a custom script for the recycling bin, something that I rarely use.
>>6410952
Shit, I like the way you got the terminal. GG
>>6410255
I'm not using XP, I'm using windows 7
