Tuesday, November 28, 2006

The basics of bling

This blog is going to be about all things bling, not just one project or another. So here is a list of awesome stuff.
  • Murrine is probably the nicest gtk+ theme out right now. Very fast, looks very good, and is very customizable. Cimi is the man!
  • This GDM login screen is my favorite right now. It's ubuntu branded though...
  • InterfaceLIFT has a lot of cool wallpapers and the widescreen section is especially useful to me.
  • OSX icon pack from gnome-look is very good, although not perfect.
  • Everyone knows about Beryl I'm sure. A few tips...
    • Use the state plugin for extra awesomeness.
      • In the opacity section of the state plugin, add these for barely see through menus (looks great with the blur plugin going) and to make icons transparent when you drag them.
        • w:PopupMenu:90
        • w:DropdownMenu:90
        • w:DND:70
          • you can change the number at the end for different opacitys.
    • In the water plugin check on Window wave on system bell for a nice alternative to the annoying beep (some people call it the system bell).
    • Under General Options, make sure detect refresh rate is unchecked, and turn the refresh rate up to 200.
I guess that's about it for the basics. Basically, Google is your friend.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi, what does turning up the refresh rate do? Does it make things seem more responsive or something? Thanks for this good post. I now have transparent menus!

rotarychainsaw said...

Yeah, turning up the refresh rate makes all the animations smoother. I think it's a bug, but it really helps.