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mahyar

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From: Victoria, BC, CA

Registered: 2005-06-21

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Guide to tricking out my (arch)linux desktop?

I'm wondering if there's a guide to tricking out your archlinux desktop, with all of those really cool things like the composite extension, a desklets, etc, etc.  I'm currently using a kde desktop, which I like, so if there is one for KDE desktops, I would really like that.

SleepyDog

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Registered: 2004-10-15

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Re: Guide to tricking out my (arch)linux desktop?

http://www.pimpmydesktop.com/

detto

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Registered: 2006-01-23

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Re: Guide to tricking out my (arch)linux desktop?

Really unnecessarily answer  :?

You can install adesklets with pacman. You'll find your way through the program i think.
With the composite thingy, have a look at that http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Usi … _extension

mahyar

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From: Victoria, BC, CA

Registered: 2005-06-21

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Re: Guide to tricking out my (arch)linux desktop?

pimpmydesktop.com doesn't work

and i was only giving adesklets and composite as examples.   I was talking about all the other cool stuff you can do to your linux desktop too.  Making aterm transparent and mostly borderless ( Click for example).  Or transparencies and such.

twiistedkaos

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Registered: 2006-05-20

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Re: Guide to tricking out my (arch)linux desktop?

pimpmydesktop.com doesn't work

and i was only giving adesklets and composite as examples.   I was talking about all the other cool stuff you can do to your linux desktop too.  Making aterm transparent and mostly borderless ( Click for example).  Or transparencies and such.

To make aterm transparent, ect. Edit this file(if it doesn't exsist create it)
~/.Xdefaults it should be in your home directory(hence the '~')
Now add something like the following to it:

aterm*backspacekey: 10
aterm*borederLess: true
aterm*deletekey: 177
aterm*foreground: white
aterm*background: white
aterm*transparent: true
aterm*shading: 70
aterm*saveLines: 1000
#aterm*tintingType: true
#aterm*tinting: #c0c0c0
aterm*fading: 70
aterm*transpscrollbar: true
aterm*troughColor: red
aterm*pointerColor: green
aterm*pointerColorBackground: white
aterm*loginShell: true
aterm*colorBD: yellow
aterm*colorUL: magenta
aterm*cursorColor: green
aterm*cursorColor2: black
aterm*scrollBar: off

That's just an example, that'll make it semi-transparent and remove the borders. Feel free to edit this as you please. There's what people call terminal themes for adesklets, but I don't use them. Anywho, compites, just search for forum for composite managers, there's pleanty of threads on them. Even check the arch wiki. wiki.archlinux.org

The pimpmydesktop link was just a very lame attempt at a joke. You'll have to ignore people like him.

Have fun!

Edit I noticed you said you were using KDE it comes with it's own composite manager, just check the control panel options for it. It should be somewhere int here.

Dusty

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From: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Registered: 2004-01-18

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Re: Guide to tricking out my (arch)linux desktop?

Have you had a look at kde-look.org?

One thing about Arch is it tends to stick to the original design of the packages, so any "generic" instructions you find will also be very relevent on Arch.  You might also look for the kdeartwork package available with Arch.

Dusty

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