(oh no, not ) Another Desktop thread!

[dysfunction]

How do you get weather info, TV listings and various other misc info displayed on your desktop?

 

[Miles_Binck]

click for full-size (1600x1200 615KB PNG)

Theme: Reluna
Wallpaper: Imogen Bailey BB4Win
Icons: BlueCurve
Samurize Skin: Reluna (modded by me)
Rainlendar Skin: Reluna v2 (slightly modded by me)

Complete BlueCurve shell32.dll (300 icons)
Finished BlueCurve IconPackager theme
Modded shdocvw.dll (IE related stuff)
Added new throbbers (the delete/download/move/copy graphics)

 

[Brynn]

Where you get the throbbers and icons from?

 

[Tom]

I know where my throbber came from

 

[Brynn]

badum bum tshhh

 

[Miles_Binck]

Where you get the throbbers and icons from?

Slate Throbbers
And the BlueCurve Icons were all found on Neowin, but a good place to start is http://www.bluecurve.tk (go here if the link doesn't work)


and Tom thats comedy gold mate

 

[Brynn]

Where do i dump my icons?

 

[Brynn]

How do you get weather info, TV listings and various other misc info displayed on your desktop?

www.samurize.com afaik

 

[Miles_Binck]

you can chuck your icons anywhere, i'd recommend creating a specific folder in My Documents so you can keep track of them.

Changing the icons are easy, most can be changed by right clicking a folder/shortcut etc and choosing Properties > Customize and choosing the Folder Icons option, although again i'd recommend downloading a program to do that for you

MicroAngelo
IconPackager
E-Icons
GUI Replacer

are a few that come highly rated

 

[Gengi]

I just put this Pic from the Mars lander 'Spirit' as my back ground and it looks bloody good, try it you'll like it
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/sci_nat_enl_1073413890/img/laun.jpg

later

 

[fatbusinessman]

I know where my throbber came from

Comedy genius

But I'm still going to have to do this:

 

[dysfunction]

www.samurize.com afaik

I'm gonna have to learn programming then.

I'm just a simple accountant i cant write bloody scripts!

 

[granny]

New one for work. Anyone know an easy way to make XP stop forcing the desktop icon font colour to white when you have any kind of background picture?

 

[caLLous]

annoyances.org is your friend!

You can also try MicroAngelo (v5.5 or later), which allows you to change the text color, configure custom icons, and change other aspects of Windows.

I'm sure there's an easier way though, there must be.

 

[Xavier]

Yep, the simplest way is to turn off all the funky shadows behind the text in display properties.

There are some tweaking apps which will let you change the text colour but keep the shadowing, TweakUI included, I think.

Xav

 

[granny]

Can't find a way

 

[Deadnala]

Here is mine, reduced size and quality to make it fit the attachement limit.
Anyone know how i can hide the thrashcan? greetz.

 

[Kryten]

woo, boring desktop ahoy :

 

[Miles_Binck]

Anyone know how i can hide the thrashcan? greetz.

easiest way is....

Right click desktop > Arrange Icons By > Untick Show Desktop Items

et voila

 

[Sar]

Original of your last DT pic pls Miles?

 

[the_hermit]

Original of your last DT pic pls Miles?

was about to ask the very same thing... That link would be lovely

 

[Deadnala]

easiest way is....

Right click desktop > Arrange Icons By > Untick Show Desktop Items

et voila

Thx bud

 

[TdC]

here's my latest:

 

[the_hermit]

 

[Miles_Binck]

last desktop pic:

clicky

 

[RandomBastard]

here's my latest:

Surely that belongs in the babe thread?

 

[Sar]

My current DT:

 

[L_Plates]

Very swish sar

 

[Sar]

/open shed door

This week, I 'ave been mostly eatin', Large Icons.

/close shed door.

 

[Frizz]

Why are icons which are the size of Texas, in such demand? I just don't get it.