I decided to lock the old thread since it was getting pretty old…and long. You can still access it here .

Here’s my latest on my VGN-S series notebook…

[EDIT]
Software I’m using and the associated theme if applicable…

- WindowsBlinds 4.5 - ErgoVX skin.
- ObjectDock 1.11 - Aero Tabs Dark Font and custom icon set
- DesktopX Widgets - Live Weather II and Aero Gmail checker.

groove, what are u using instead of Y’z dock on the top of your screen? I think that program has outlived itself now.  thanks!

my tr3 desktop

I’m still using ObjectDock which they’ve been steadily updating. I don’t use the regular dock though. In the latest version, they’ve added a new kind of dock called the tabbed dock.

The tabbed dock slides up when docked along an edge. So, it’s easy to see but it stays out of the way.

I prefer the tabbed interface since it allows me to have a little more organization with all of my programs.

[EDIT: smaller pictures]

I already posted this into the old thread, but since the desktop is still pretty recent I’ll just post it again

Here is my VAIO TR desktop in its plain form:

and here with some windows:

hey all, it might be useful for u to also post the interface softwares u are using…like what’s that thing going on in the lower left…pretty cool.  Is that a task bar replacement?  I guess i have to get a pretty girl to keep up…
:wink: jigs

That’s not Windows, it’s currently an OpenBSD system

[quote author=“jiggy”]hey all, it might be useful for u to also post the interface softwares u are using…like what’s that thing going on in the lower left…pretty cool.  Is that a task bar replacement?  I guess i have to get a pretty girl to keep up…
:wink: jigs

Ok, I’ve updated my original post to share the programs I’m using in the shot and where to get them. They’re not all free but many of them are part of the same set of software that I subscribe to so it’s pretty cheap altogether.

Groovy,

Did you design the destop picture of the girl on the train? If so what software did you use. It’s awsome!

p.s - Maybe you could give Jiggy some tips :wink:

do i have to upload an the image of my desktop to a server in order to get it shown?

oh and does anyone know a good site for 1680x1050 res. backgrounds?

[quote author=“Godspeed”]Did you design the destop picture of the girl on the train? If so what software did you use. It’s awsome!

It’s by Jason Sims called Lost in Reflection.

Mike, that’s a kind of unusual resolution even nowdays. Most out there are 4:3 rather than 16:9. My suggestion is to get your hands on Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop Elements and learn to resize and crop. As far as where to get desktop wallpapers, Deviantart, pixelgirlpresents and neowin.net all rule.

1680x1050 is the new “in” resolution for the latest widescreen monitors. It’s in Dell’s two 20” Widescreen LCD monitors, Apple’s 20” Monitor, and many new notebooks. Of course, it’s not a cinematic 16:9 but rather a 16:10 aspect ratio.  :wink:

Oh, and ditto to what Drachen said…i found it on Pixelgirl and yeah, any cheap photo app can help you make your own desktops. I would look for 1600x1200 (very popular size) backgrounds and then do one of two things:

1. Resize the image to 1680x1260 (a perfect upsample). Then crop the vertical height down to 1050. You’ll lose some of the image obviously and you can use your discretion on what’s less important.

2. Crop the 1600x1200 picture to 1600x1024 (another 16:10 resolution) and let Windows stretch it out to fill your desktop.

A very decent and free photo editing application is Paint.NET 2.x .

Here’s how my VAIO TR desktop looks like - I alternate between the three below.

I got this cool wallpaper from the japanese site.

i have a little question about desktopx, is there a way that when i press the show desktop button that it actually shows the widgets which are on the desktop too, ratehr than eliminating everything? (i do have the z-order properties on desktop btw)

and i would like to upload my desktop images but i havent got webspace, is there another way to post them up?

thanks

heres mine…

and again but with some windows open…

and sometimes i may use this one:

im using : objectdock for the buttons you see on top
          stylexp for the mac sorta theme    
          and desktopx for the desktop widgets

[note: i use a 1680x1050 res. i brought them down to 1024x600 as to avoid posting huge 1680x1050 pics. and as you can see by the slight stretch, there not the same aspect ratios]

anyone know what res’s 1680x1050 drop down to proportionally?