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Really cool background with xplanet and XFCE

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:10 am
by lintel
Hi, I just came across this post http://meandubuntu.wordpress.com/2008/0 ... -and-xfce/ which would make Mint look absolutely terrific (since black is the preferred background anyway) :wink:
xplanet-bg.jpg
@ Jason's site you find bigger screens and a detailed description how to obtain this background. Unfortunately its still a little geeky :shock: thus may I suggest to integrate the setting of the xplanet-parameters into a Mint-control-panel which then generates the script?

IMHO this makes a great eye-catching background -- what do you think?

Re: Really cool background with xplanet and XFCE

Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:44 pm
by msuggs
lintel wrote: IMHO this makes a great eye-catching background -- what do you think?
Very eye-catching :) Desktop beauty is a very subjective thing though.

Re: Really cool background with xplanet and XFCE

Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:40 pm
by AK Dave
Beautiful.

I love snagging a nicely done desktop like this and slapping it down as the background on my government work computer, a stinking Windows box. Its the only bit of control I have with that computer.

Re: Really cool background with xplanet and XFCE

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:20 pm
by AK Dave
I want to get conky to look like that!

Re: Really cool background with xplanet and XFCE

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:42 am
by lintel
AK Dave wrote:I want to get conky to look like that!
what plz is "conky"? :?:

Alright: I checked it out: Conky is a free software system monitor for the X Window System.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conky_(software)