Merry Christmas everyone~
This is my desktop. I'm using Ubuntu Linux on netbook.


Its animated snow falls just like the what the video shown... well, sort of. The actual snow animation is much smoother.


EDIT: Image reuploaded. The wallpaper clock is real.

This post has been edited by green_lemon: Dec 16 2010, 11:13 PM

It was hand drawn but not from inspiration, because I looked at a reference picture. I cant think something up that good out of the blue. If only I could...

Awesome green_lemon GNOME? or is it KDE? I wonder why people dont use Ubuntu more. Im booting ubuntu, linux mint, and win 7.

Thanks ThirdEye4103. It's GNOME. I'm dual-booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu. Sadly, the netbook is the only computer I have. So performance wise, I choose Ubuntu as my default OS because slower machine runs faster on Linux.

Merry Christmas Everybody. Attached with my first Christmas desktop~

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Added on December 17, 2010, 2:55 pmAttached with my second Christmas desktop~

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Added on December 17, 2010, 4:34 pmMy third Christmas desktop~

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Added on December 17, 2010, 4:34 pmMy forth Christmas desktop~



This post has been edited by teng1012: Dec 20 2010, 11:45 AM

wow, great!

I like the netbook desktop. Well done!

This post has been edited by franco: Dec 18 2010, 04:41 PM

Thank you so much!

my entry

Caption: Lowyat.net & MSI making X'mas Magical





Hi guys,
I did this desktop wallpaper for my 4 year old nephew. He has ADHD and computers is the only thing that can distract him long enough to calm him down. He loves playing portable games [ Plants Vs Zombies ] on my MSI Netbook so I'm trying to win him one too. This desktop was done on my nephew's 7 year old computer, Acerpower S Series, running XP. The picture was taken by him with my mom's fairy figurines. My hand was used as a 'hand model' [ Why my fingers so fat like sausages?] to create the 'transparent screen illusion'. I had taken a picture of my hand giving a thumbs up without the netbook then I cut the area out and used it as a wallpaper on the netbook. I arranged the netbook to line up with the background and my arm to create the illusion that the MSI monitor is transparent. For the record, the MSI monitor is NOT transparent..its merely an illusion. The reason I did it was to play on the word 'magical' because my caption for the picture was going to be ' Lowyat.net & MSI making X'mas Magical'.

Once that was done, we made Christmas icons. The Christmas Firefox, Yahoo messenger, MSI and Lowyat.net icons were done by us.


I animated the static wallpaper with Adobe Imageready to make the Christmas tree light, MSI netbook lights and candles blink and flicker. Then I installed it as an animated wallpaper with 'Active desktop' function found on XP. The theme used was 'Blue Chris' installed with Tuneup Utilities Styler 2. I installed animated snow fall and more blinking lights at the top and bottom edges of the screen and a Christmas countdown clock to give it a more Christmas feel. The snow gently falls and covers the icons until I move my mouse. See the snow gather on the firefox window in the Youtube video at the link below. Its a very pretty effect.

Firefox is wearing 'Adorable Santa' theme.

I hope you guys like it. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Check out the Youtube video and more pix at links below.
Franco

More pictures:
Youtube video of the desktop in action
More picture
More picture
Files used.




This post has been edited by franco: Dec 27 2010, 06:01 PM

My style - simple, clean-cut, yet accessible desktop.

Wishing all LYN forum dudes and dudettes a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year

This post has been edited by iernk: Dec 21 2010, 12:25 AM

great effort and ur story of cos

how many entries can i send?

It says as many as you want but make them quality over quantity.

kei18kun, thank you.

This post has been edited by franco: Dec 20 2010, 12:13 AM

Merry Christmas!
Hope i get to win.


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Here's my desktop~ K-on!



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Merry Christmas!!! Hope you have a jolly new year!


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Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to all forumers. May next year be an exciting year for all of us

If you're wondering where are my desktop icons, look at the Christmas tree decor.

This post has been edited by xxxcube: Dec 20 2010, 11:57 AM

Cool desktops guys! Everyone's is great.

But may I ask you a question TechnoG and iernk?

First off TechnoG, are you using Windows 7? If so where did you get that awesome Dock? if your using Linux, How are you using Photoshop? Wine?

And iernk and TechnoG how do you guys get that really cool linux style desktop apps that display your CPU usage, Time, Calender, playlists etc?

Heck, I never thought id day this but, windows version is beautiful compared to linux's desktop apps.

I'm eager to hear from you guys! Thats just what my PC is missing.

4 more days till Christmas!!!!! 5 more until Winner is chosen!!! Good Luck everyone!

yeah it's really cool gadgets...hope to get one too!

Here's my second. This time I'm going green-red colours wacky Christmas themes with appropriate Christmas icons.


This snapshot was taken from the view of inside the desktop cube. The desktop cube is formed by 4 virtual workspaces on the each side faces of the cube. Inside the cube, it also rendering 3D snowballs falling down from top. Cube bottom is fill with white snow.

Video should graphically explained what is desktop cube looks like:


My four virtual workspaces:


I wish everyone Merry Christmas and happy new year.