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Microsoft Windows Vista has a wonderfull design, just as Mac OS X has . I really love them, especially the Apple design. When I first tried to personnalize my Linux I tried to make it look ing like Vista or Mac OS X. Then I decided to leave those designs which are actually just clones and I began to modify some stuff and created this theme, an original mix of Vista and Mac OS X. This theme is really pleasant, I regullary use it and it doesn't tire at all.
Details :
- Theme : Aero-clone http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Aero-clone?content=57352
- Icons : Blended Crystal http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Blended+Crystal?content=58001
- Window Borders (Emerald) : aero_blue (Included in the Aero-clone theme's package)
- Window Borders (Metacity) : Vista Basic http://art.gnome.org/themes/metacity/1337
- Wallpaper : the Official Boeing 787 wallpaper made by 3D-Aviation society http://www.3d-aviation.com/wallpaper/787_B4_1280x800.html
- Skydome : I can't locate it anymore ; if you know where I could find it please tell me by email
- Dock : AWN (Avant Window Navigator)
- Desktop Police : Zekton http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Zekton?content=50553
- System Police : Segoe UI (the Vista Official Police)
10 comments:
Beautiful UI designs, especially your first "Elagance" post. Amazing if you consider that all of it is free!
I have also a question.... if I want migrate, is it possible to run Adobe CS3 apps or Corel Painter under Wine with Compiz Fusion enabled?
Thank you very much :)
About Adobe CS3, I don't really know. I don't use wine, but I searched in the Wine Application Database and it seems to have a lot of bugs, check yourself too. However, it may not be a problem and you can install Linux though, because you could run Adobe CS3 on Windows (with a dual-boot system or on a virtual machine). You may also try some Linux applications, like The Gimp, which is a free and open-source equivalent of Photoshop, for Linux. Here is its website : http://www.gimp.org/
Just installed Ubuntu Studio on my laptop, its just amazing! All the effects are working and its 10x faster than anything Ive seen on OSX or Vista. Absolutely stunning technology
Can you tell me how you managed to get transparent dropdown menus and the upper pannel with this theme?
Hi jenya ! Sorry for the late, I had a problem with the CompizConfig Settings Manager which didn't open anymore and I had no time to resolve it. But now it's done and I can answer you ^^. You wanted to know how to get a transparent dropdown menus and the upper pannel with this theme. Well you have to go in the CompizConfig Settings Manager (System->Preferences->Advanced Desktop Effects Settings), then General Options, Opacity Settings and add the following value :
Opacity windows : (type=DropdownMenu | Menu | PopupMenu)
Opacity window values : 85
Enjoy !
P.S : if you don't have the Advanced Desktop Effects Settings, enter this code in the console :
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-fusion-plugins-extra
This will also install if you haven't them already some extra plugins which are very nice)
Congrats for your nice designs !
I've just tested the OSx/Vista design and it looks pretty much cool !
But I'm fighting to find how to get transparency for my windows, as in your screenshots.
Could you help me with that ?
Thx !
Hi ! I'm not sure I understood what you're meaning by getting transparency for your windows. Mine have 100% opacity except for the console window. To get the console transparent, go to Edit->Preferences->New. Enter a name and check if it is based on the Default profile. Then in the new window, go to Effects, check Transparent Background and set the opacity as you want. You might enjoy editing some others options, such as the font used in the console ;)
I'm gonna one of these days to publish some informations about my Compiz Fusion config ^^
Thanks for your quick answer ;)
My problem is solved :).
Indeed, the transparency is a consequence of the "window-focus" with beryl.
At first, I thought it was possible to control windows opacity with beryl, that's why I was asking this.
Anyway, thanks again.
Your welcome !
I just wanted to add 2 things :
first, you shouldn't use beryl anymore, it isn't used anymore for monthes because it was fusionned with Compiz-Fusion which is a much more powerfull and beautiful 3D desktop ! It is integrated by default to Ubuntu, just go to System->Preferences->Appearance->Visual Effects.
Then, you actually can control windows opacity with Compiz-Fusion or Beryl, go to General Options in the CompizConfig Settings Manager, then Opacity Settings and set the parameters you want !
Thanks for your help, Tux68! It worked!
your welcome ;)
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