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#1 2010-02-04 20:15:25

disturb
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Registered: 2009-12-18
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Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

Have'nt had a wallpaper in years, but I see a lot of people using windows transparency over a background, which looks nice I must say.

I've been browsing deviant art for the last 15 minutes and I'm having a hard time finding some artwork that works nicely for this purpose.
Basically anything with high contrast and edgy shapes makes the text hard to read...

Got something nice to share ?

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#2 2010-02-04 20:35:32

jasonwryan
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Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

I have found a couple of nice ones here: http://simpledesktops.com/


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#3 2010-02-04 21:51:53

keenerd
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Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

Try Fyre, in extra.  Makes some good abstract backgrounds.  Endless settings to play with, too.

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#4 2010-02-04 22:53:52

Runiq
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Registered: 2008-10-29
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Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

keenerd wrote:

Try Fyre, in extra.  Makes some good abstract backgrounds.  Endless settings to play with, too.

That is awesome!

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#5 2010-02-05 14:02:14

disturb
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Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

Runiq wrote:
keenerd wrote:

Try Fyre, in extra.  Makes some good abstract backgrounds.  Endless settings to play with, too.

That is awesome!

indeed !

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#6 2010-02-05 14:19:08

syre
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From: Denmark
Registered: 2009-08-04
Posts: 100

Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

disturb wrote:
Runiq wrote:
keenerd wrote:

Try Fyre, in extra.  Makes some good abstract backgrounds.  Endless settings to play with, too.

That is awesome!

indeed !

nice program, it's also great for wasting time, i've found. Just playing around with all the settings, maybe i can find settings that looks like an Arch logo big_smile

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#7 2010-02-05 21:00:47

mxforce
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Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

Something like this?

tM2dsdQ

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#8 2010-02-06 00:10:44

n0dix
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Registered: 2009-09-22
Posts: 956

Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

Is interesting that arch have a repositories for artwork. I don't remember look something alike in Ubuntu or Fedora.

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#9 2010-02-06 00:14:41

syre
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From: Denmark
Registered: 2009-08-04
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Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

mxforce wrote:

Something like this?

http://omploader.org/tM2dsdQ

exactly, very nice smile

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#10 2010-02-11 18:21:54

rollenwiese
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Registered: 2008-02-24
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Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

keenerd wrote:

Try Fyre, in extra.  Makes some good abstract backgrounds.  Endless settings to play with, too.

Wow thanks, hadn't heard of this yet. Perfect program for a northeast blizzard!

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#11 2010-02-11 20:28:38

Ogion
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Registered: 2007-12-11
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Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

Indeed, nice program.

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#12 2010-02-11 20:44:53

drcouzelis
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From: Connecticut, USA
Registered: 2009-11-09
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Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

jasonwryan wrote:

I have found a couple of nice ones here: http://simpledesktops.com/

Thanks, those are really nice!

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#13 2010-02-11 20:51:08

lordmetroid
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Registered: 2009-09-27
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Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

I like the poolclouds background available in the official archlinux artwork package

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#14 2010-02-11 21:04:58

disturb
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Registered: 2009-12-18
Posts: 70

Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

lordmetroid wrote:

I like the poolclouds background available in the official archlinux artwork package

oh I never checked those out, nice indeed, I also like the "carbonite" one !

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#15 2010-02-11 22:08:35

fukawi2
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Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

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#16 2010-02-11 22:54:23

n0dix
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Registered: 2009-09-22
Posts: 956

Re: Unobtrusive wallpapers ?

fukawi2 wrote:

Awesome page, for wallpaper, i didn't know.

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