Post your desktop, fools

Lewder

Joined October 2012

Lewder 2014-07-28T22:51:34+00:00

maybe i should look at /wg/ again then, but i'm pretty happy with the way my computer looks, it's generally covered by applications anyway
i still stand by /w/ being shit though, pls accept my autistically elitist opinion about boards i dont frequent

edit: in hindsight i should've disabled f.lux (sorry for using it but it genuinely helps me sleep). i also know you cant read some of the text due to colours in the background but it doesn't bother me much, might disturb you however. i very frequently use my application shortcuts so they must stay, i might remove the weather forecast app, it's inaccurate and i dont ever look at it

tell me what to change if you want to, though

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Tabal

33 posts

Joined June 2013

Tabal 2014-07-28T23:13:20+00:00

Lewder wrote:
maybe i should look at /wg/ again then, but i'm pretty happy with the way my computer looks, it's generally covered by applications anyway
i still stand by /w/ being shit though, pls accept my autistically elitist opinion about boards i dont frequent

edit: in hindsight i should've disabled f.lux (sorry for using it but it genuinely helps me sleep). i also know you cant read some of the text due to colours in the background but it doesn't bother me much, might disturb you however. i very frequently use my application shortcuts so they must stay, i might remove the weather forecast app, it's inaccurate and i dont ever look at it

tell me what to change if you want to, though
[snip]

I don't like it, but that's just my personal opinion. If you like your desktop the way it is AND it functions how you want it, it really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. My thoughts are mostly on the aesthetic part of things because I don't use your computer so I can't rate how it functions and even that would be biased towards how I want things to run.

My actual thoughts on your desktop now.
Your desktop isn't bad. The shortcuts are text and not icons so they're clean looking and don't clash with anything. I don't think that seeing your up/down speeds is really necessary on a desktop (If something was up with my internet I would know and can use my taskbar to check out what's going on with it). I don't really like weather widgets mostly because I don't need to know the weather when I'm sitting on my computer and if I did need to know I can use my phone. If you can manage, try to keep the font universal between everything (Clock, dates, shortcuts, weather widget) so it looks cohesive.
I'm not a fan of seeing computer stats on my desktop because I can just start task manager in 1 click to see it all, but if that works for you I'm all for it.

tl;dr It's not a spaceship hud, good job!

P.S.: I use F.lux too on both my phone and computer (I personally love it, makes everything really nice).
And if you're having trouble reading some things, I'd recommend using a font rendering program called mactype (It's miles better than the stock Windows Font Rendering software). Unless it's a color issue....in which case do whatever you want regarding that.
If you can't find MacType, I'll gladly point you in the right direction.

Lewder

654 posts

Joined October 2012

Lewder 2014-07-28T23:23:05+00:00

it was basically a colour issue i was referring to but i found mactype with relative ease and i'm going to check it out, thanks! what do you use to see your internet usage in task bar? I wouldn't mind getting rid of another rainmeter widget as i do more than agree that people who stuff their screen full of exaggerated rainmeter widgets just make it look just as retarded as a bunch of icons would and anyone who combines the both is just pants on head

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Tabal

33 posts

Joined June 2013

Tabal 2014-07-28T23:32:42+00:00

Lewder wrote:
it was basically a colour issue i was referring to but i found mactype with relative ease and i'm going to check it out, thanks! what do you use to see your internet usage in task bar? I wouldn't mind getting rid of another rainmeter widget as i do more than agree that people who stuff their screen full of exaggerated rainmeter widgets just make it look just as retarded as a bunch of icons would and anyone who combines the both is just pants on head

I was referring to to seeing your network information in the Task Manager, not the taskbar. In Task Manager it'll be under the Performance tab. (Picture related).

Lewder

654 posts

Joined October 2012

Lewder 2014-07-28T23:50:39+00:00

that's what i thought but you said taskbar though, i do know how to use task manager :3

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Tabal

33 posts

Joined June 2013

Tabal 2014-07-28T23:53:09+00:00

Lewder wrote:
that's what i thought but you said taskbar though, i do know how to use task manager :3

Well then, sorry about that.

Kunieda

818 posts

Joined March 2012

Kunieda 2014-07-31T14:50:39+00:00

pantsu

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Starfall9908

663 posts

Joined November 2013

Starfall9908 2014-08-03T14:19:43+00:00

Here's mine

Birdy

5,720 posts

Joined April 2011

Birdy 2014-08-05T07:26:05+00:00

TheNekoNextDoor

446 posts

Joined March 2014

TheNekoNextDoor 2014-08-05T14:46:01+00:00

Changed a few days ago and couldn't be bothered to take a screenshot. I have now.

~Twitter~Graphics Shop~MyAnimeList~Official Member of the thelewa fanclub~

Cerulean Veyron

2,090 posts

Joined August 2012

Cerulean Veyron 2014-08-05T17:20:59+00:00

3B-addict, and proud :3

I may be a bad person, but I still love myself.

Riyeko

19 posts

Joined August 2013

Riyeko 2014-08-05T18:49:37+00:00

Nothing special

Riyeko

19 posts

Joined August 2013

Riyeko 2014-08-05T18:55:27+00:00

Navizel wrote:

i got bored and decided to change

Do you mind giving the link to the full pic if you still have it?
I would like to use it as my menu-background.
Thanks in advance

Lewder

654 posts

Joined October 2012

Lewder 2014-08-05T19:40:08+00:00

>googling is hard hur hur
http://www.ggwallpaper.com/file/5773/25 ... efrain.jpg

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Kitsunemimi

2,188 posts

Joined April 2009

Kitsunemimi 2014-08-06T04:41:38+00:00

Riyeko wrote:
Nothing special

Yeah, nah, it's just an overhanging cherry blossom tree on the edge of an exotic volcano island with lava rushing down its side into the watery depths, nothing special here at all.

Riyeko

19 posts

Joined August 2013

Riyeko 2014-08-06T09:16:53+00:00

Kitsunemimi wrote:
Riyeko wrote:
Nothing special

Yeah, nah, it's just an overhanging cherry blossom tree on the edge of an exotic volcano island with lava rushing down its side into the watery depths, nothing special here at all.

>o< I meant that it's nothing special because some people have prettier desktop backgrounds than me.

Dusalty

324 posts

Joined May 2011

Dusalty 2014-08-07T11:26:57+00:00

At the moment of posting

I have folder of 19 backgrounds which I rotate every couple of hours.

Birdy

5,720 posts

Joined April 2011

Birdy 2014-08-07T11:29:53+00:00

TheNekoNextDoor wrote:
Changed a few days ago and couldn't be bothered to take a screenshot. I have now.

Switch from FL11 to FL9 and you're good to go.

Also mutual me pls ;w; I've been too shy to poke you about this in-game.

TheNekoNextDoor

446 posts

Joined March 2014

TheNekoNextDoor 2014-08-07T11:33:47+00:00

Static Noise Bird wrote:
TheNekoNextDoor wrote:
Changed a few days ago and couldn't be bothered to take a screenshot. I have now.
Switch from FL11 to FL9 and you're good to go.

Also mutual me pls ;w; I've been too shy to poke you about this in-game.

FL11's good enough for me right now. I've just got the trial right now, but I might be getting the full version soon, yay! ~

Sure! I'll add you.

~Twitter~Graphics Shop~MyAnimeList~Official Member of the thelewa fanclub~

Ocewatt

31 posts

Joined April 2014

Ocewatt 2014-08-08T19:26:00+00:00

SPOILER

Found this in the Kamui skin folder and fell in love with it instantly.

Tabal

33 posts

Joined June 2013

Tabal 2014-08-09T04:00:14+00:00

Just quick update. I switched foobar skins and found a nifty little feature in task manager.

Lewder

654 posts

Joined October 2012

Lewder 2014-08-10T01:38:48+00:00

one MacType and overhaul of rainmeter setup while learning a LOT about how the skins work (might attempt making my own at some point) later it looks like this. I'm not happy with the ping meter, but it looked really stupid without something in the corner and the display of up/down traffic looked dumb in its new place even with heavy modification

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mathexpert

1,699 posts

Joined March 2011

mathexpert 2014-08-10T17:55:47+00:00

Lewder

654 posts

Joined October 2012

Lewder 2014-08-10T23:49:45+00:00

and my phone, i can't wait for WP to get the customisation that rooted androids have

I know the picture is a bit cliché but I really love the artstyle in which Sakuya is drawn. It's really that which makes me use this, not the whole 'character behind screen' thing.

and because I care about my friends' privacy~

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Rio-

3,353 posts

Joined March 2013

Rio- 2014-08-11T03:52:45+00:00

Lewder wrote:
one MacType and overhaul of rainmeter setup while learning a LOT about how the skins work (might attempt making my own at some point) later it looks like this. I'm not happy with the ping meter, but it looked really stupid without something in the corner and the display of up/down traffic looked dumb in its new place even with heavy modification

may I ask what tag(s) did You use for finding that kind of wallpaper?

Lewder

654 posts

Joined October 2012

Lewder 2014-08-11T04:09:43+00:00

I really like their artstyle in general, but vector art I guess?
http://www.brokentone.net

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Kouya-

Kouya- 2014-08-11T04:36:23+00:00

Lewder wrote:
one MacType and overhaul of rainmeter setup while learning a LOT about how the skins work (might attempt making my own at some point) later it looks like this. I'm not happy with the ping meter, but it looked really stupid without something in the corner and the display of up/down traffic looked dumb in its new place even with heavy modification

Lol, my rain meter skin is the Persona 4 HUD xDD

Lewder

654 posts

Joined October 2012

Lewder 2014-08-11T04:53:45+00:00

so is about a million other peoples' and i hate how it looks