Post your desktop!

[Fragmatic]

Every off topic forum has a post your desktop thread, so I thought I'd get the ball rolling with a tribute to simracing -

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/6769/fragdesktop3he.th.jpg (http://img368.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fragdesktop3he.jpg)

[Bob Smith]

http://www.xenocracy.plus.com/desktop.jpg

[mr_x]

my desktop... full of icons!!

[jollyeskimo]

http://kwazico.com/jollyeskimo/albums/crap/reworkedsimplewall.sized.png (http://kwazico.com/jollyeskimo/crap/reworkedsimplewall?full=1)

Click for browser-busting full size version.

[Qurpiz]

:s

[bo-kristiansen]

me like it dark and simple...

[Vesa]

I prefer mine cluttered and full of useless stuff.

[MorfeasFX]

:tilt:

[tristancliffe]

NO icons. Much nicer :D

[snewham]

here's mine :nana:

[steve]

lol http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/4602/clp978hr.jpg
(http://www.lfsforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=631)

[Da Hoe]

boink

[WGooden]

.

[R3DMAN]

this is mine :)

[XCNuse]

http://kwazico.com/jollyeskimo/albums/crap/reworkedsimplewall.sized.png (http://kwazico.com/jollyeskimo/crap/reworkedsimplewall?full=1)

Click for browser-busting full size version.

huhhhmna .. humm... wooooooooooow its HUUUUUGE
do you play LFS on a screen THAT BIG???

thats gotta be.... amazing

[BWX232]

http://driverheavenuploads.co.uk/BWX/desktop-august05.jpg
I need to clean up my icons.... again.....

[(SaM)]

Same desktop as the previous 2. Glad you like my background, hehe.

[Roadie]

here is mine, I made the Wallpaper myself.

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/7712/desktop8ax.th.jpg (http://img374.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktop8ax.jpg)

[(SaM)]

here is mine, I made the Wallpaper myself.

With what program? :)

[BWX232]

Same desktop as the previous 2. Glad you like my background, hehe.
Yeah I made it my wallpaper the day you posted it- very nice!! :nod:

[TheSparkster]

http://kwazico.com/jollyeskimo/albums/crap/reworkedsimplewall.sized.png (http://kwazico.com/jollyeskimo/crap/reworkedsimplewall?full=1)

Click for browser-busting full size version.
What os is that?

[BWX232]

What os is that?
WinXP with StyleXP? Just a guess...

[jollyeskimo]

Just XP with a theme/shellstyle called InspiratSE (http://www.customize.org/details/40817)... didn't even bother with StyleXP

[BWX232]

Just XP with a theme/shellstyle called InspiratSE (http://www.customize.org/details/40817)... didn't even bother with StyleXP

hehe, yeah Style XP is for us lazy people.. LOL

[MorfeasFX]

hehe, yeah Style XP is for us lazy people.. LOLΙ love StylesXP :tilt::lovies3d::lovies:

[jollyeskimo]

hehe, yeah Style XP is for us lazy people.. LOL

nah I'm even lazier.... I just use the UXTheme patcher from neowin (http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707) that gets everything working with windows natively.

[xapexcivicx]

.
*Looks at taskbar*
CUZ THERES NO ONE IN THE WORLD LIKE EMILY


Heres mine:
http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/228/desktop7yk.jpg

[kel64]

http://www.apcv41.dsl.pipex.com/fm/warmthumb.jpg (http://www.apcv41.dsl.pipex.com/fm/warmdesktop.jpg)

I hate icons :)

[snewham]

*Looks at taskbar*
CUZ THERES NO ONE IN THE WORLD LIKE EMILY


Heres mine:
http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/228/desktop7yk.jpg

am i right? is that a 4:20 am on your taskbar???:nana:

[ORION]

Hm my wallpaper is just black and quite filled up with links, but I really USE the desktop to copy-and-paste various stuff :)
On my notebook, Im using my raceabout gtr render:
http://www.zt-racing.com/zockertempel/gallery/RAR_race_1600.jpg

[EDIT]using the classic style btw, not this silly XP styles stuff :)

[Unclefloug]

heres a shot i took from the pitwall at knockhill

[KeMoT]

http://www.zt-racing.com/zockertempel/gallery/RAR_race_1600.jpg

:thumb: :)

[RAYfighter]

Hm my wallpaper is just black and quite filled up with links, but I really USE the desktop to copy-and-paste various stuff :)
On my notebook, Im using my raceabout gtr render:
http://www.zt-racing.com/zockertempel/gallery/RAR_race_1600.jpg

[EDIT]using the classic style btw, not this silly XP styles stuff :)
:eek:
OMFG ORION! That render is the best one I have ever seen around!!! Cool car model, amazing background, spicy effects (motion blurred HDRI kind of, yummy!)... man, it rocks! :nana:

[MAGGOT]

Some nice wallpapers on here. I'd post mine, but it will most likely offend the Americans on the forum... So I'll post mine when I get around to finding a cooler pic.

About UXTheme - does it allow you to change themes for free? All the things I've seen you have to pay for it. (which sucks.. money grab anyone? :|) And does it affect all accounts, or just the one it is used in?

MAGGOT

[xapexcivicx]

am i right? is that a 4:20 am on your taskbar???:nana:
Yes indeed :) I was up till 5:30

[dUmAsS]

best mp3 player ever! :D

[KeMoT]

Here is mine.

[frokki]

My simplicity

left: 1280 x 1024
right: 1024 x 768

[Fordman]

Well here's my temp one, until I get my new wall paper :)

[Neokiller]

here is mine, nothing to big :D

[BWX232]

My new desktop..

http://driverheavenuploads.co.uk/BWX/desktop-august05n.jpg

[Cropsy]

My Desktop (http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6325/desktop4vz.jpg), Wallpaper by Verion (http://verion.deviantart.com/)

[MorfeasFX]

BWX232 (member.php?u=43184) woot we have the same visual style.:tilt::thumb:

[BWX232]

Luna elements 3.1.... very nice.

[Neokiller]

And this is my LFS pc desktop :thumb:

Btw the day on the pic is not right dunno why hehe need to change it.

[ORION]

:eek:
OMFG ORION! That render is the best one I have ever seen around!!! Cool car model, amazing background, spicy effects (motion blurred HDRI kind of, yummy!)... man, it rocks! :nana:
heh this is kinda old, I didnt know that here are still so many people who havent seen this stuff yet...

I guess you should take a look here:
http://www.zt-racing.com/zockertempel/gallery/

I must admit that there are by far not all the best lfs related images, but I had not much time lately to maintain and update the gallery.
We will see a nice selection when lfs files will be back ;)

Also, those images have all a different res, and many renders are available in higher res, at least mine go up to 4xxx x ... ;)

[Tweaker]

A site the fits this topic pretty good :)

Post your desktops there too :D http://www.postyourdesktop.com/

[WGooden]

*Looks at taskbar*
CUZ THERES NO ONE IN THE WORLD LIKE EMILY



:thumb3d:

[kel64]

Some nice wallpapers on here. I'd post mine, but it will most likely offend the Americans on the forum... So I'll post mine when I get around to finding a cooler pic.

About UXTheme - does it allow you to change themes for free? All the things I've seen you have to pay for it. (which sucks.. money grab anyone? :|) And does it affect all accounts, or just the one it is used in?

MAGGOT

Yes, it simply modify's a .dll file and allows you to use unofficial themes.

[bernhard.urban]

O;

[TechAde]

Preview:

http://www.amja.co.uk/images/lfs/DesktopPreview.jpg

Full Size (http://www.amja.co.uk/images/lfs/DesktopFullsize.jpg)

[Neokiller]

Preview:

http://www.amja.co.uk/images/lfs/DesktopPreview.jpg

Full Size (http://www.amja.co.uk/images/lfs/DesktopFullsize.jpg)

Monteiro and Villeneuve in germany i think :)

[HRT SHAUN]

heres mine
pic on the right is a photo i took

[TechAde]

Monteiro and Villeneuve in germany i think :)
Sure is :thumb:

[Don]

photo by vari, edit by me

[GeForz]

1280*720??? Oo

[RAYfighter]

I guess you should take a look here:
http://www.zt-racing.com/zockertempel/gallery/


There is a picture with Octavia and few other details I know so well (living in Slovakia), where are you guys from actually? I know the guy who made the BW woman used at one of your pictures, Marek Denko. LOL this was pretty surprising to me. Is it just DON and his photos from Czech republic? Are you from Germany as your profile says? How did you find Marek's pic from www.grafika.cz then? :smileypul

[ORION]

I guess Marek Denko is well known in the CG community, as he simly rocks :)
And of course it's always nice to talk to him, because he is not just very talented, but also a nice guy ;)
I'm from Germany, and DoN is Czech, but he has nothing to do with Marek Denko :)

[Jase_MK]

Mine's a picture of me - how vain...

[illegal]

Quite clean and simple... and yes, boring.

http://users.telenet.be/illegal/temp/wallpaper/forever-small.gif (http://users.telenet.be/illegal/temp/wallpaper/forever.gif)

visual style (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/8521744/)
background: #333333

[MorfeasFX]

Don (member.php?u=120), can you email me your wallpaper please?

illegal, your visual style please?

GeForz, its a wide screen resolytion, i used to have that but larger...1600X960...

[Don]

http://don.vn.cz/temp/photos/vari_photo_sky_1280.jpg

[rich uk]

tadaaaa.

[the_angry_angel]

My work desktop. All my less commonly used shortcuts are on a popup menu (on the far right) which is automagicaly hidden when not being used.

Edit: My home (win32) desktop attached. My linux desktop is basically the same, so I wont bother attaching.

Edit: New desktops, at home and work (1/10/2005)!
My home ubuntu linux desktop (breezy, 5.10), which I use for most things: http://mirror.theangryangel.co.uk/LinuxDesktop.png

Windows at Home: http://mirror.theangryangel.co.uk/WindowsDesktop(Home).png

Work machine (2 screens are slightly different sizes, but it looks gorgeous in the flesh):
http://mirror.theangryangel.co.uk/WindowsWorkDesktop.png

[xapexcivicx]

Angry angel- you and your coding :D Hahah good stuff man :)

[MorfeasFX]

Thanks a lot Don.:tilt::lovies3d:

[the_angry_angel]

hey, I spend a lot of time coding and stuff, so I might as well let anyone who happens to walk into my office, whilst my pc is locked, know what a godlike figure I am ;)

[Seaweed]

another homemade wallpaper :)

[MyBoss]

I wish I could have a random backround everytime I logged on.

[L(Oo)ney]

I wish I could have a random backround everytime I logged on.

Try this...http://www.wallpaperchanger.de/ :smileypul

Here's my WP. :thumb:

[Stealthy04]

Where can i get custom toolbars from? ive seen people with loads of different types but have no idea where to get my own.. the windows silver standard one is getting boring now :tilt:

[BWX232]

Where can i get custom toolbars from? ive seen people with loads of different types but have no idea where to get my own.. the windows silver standard one is getting boring now :tilt:
StyleXP or you can just download the themes and change them with that theme changer program.. UXtheme or something? It was mentioned in the thread already.
Cool programs with little overhead- WindowBlinds uses a lot of overhead in comparison.

look at post 22 and read on... : )

[Pabs(Sco)]

From my very old laptop (which I gave new life as my work was bining it)
Just got a wireless router and nic so here's my wallpaper..

[MyBoss]

Try this...http://www.wallpaperchanger.de/ :smileypul

Here's my WP. :thumb:


thanks a bunch, going to try that.

[(SaM)]

Here's my Windows Vista Inspirat (not the real Vista) desktop. It comes with the MacOSX toolbar that scrolls along! I love that thing, i can play with it for hours.. (seconds).

[Stealthy04]

Thanks for the help with the toolbars BWX.

After looking around for style xp and some different themes, heres what ive came up with:

[BWX232]

No prob : -)

Here is my new wallpaper.

http://driverheavenuploads.co.uk/BWX/XanaviDT.jpg

[Slartibartfast]

Lazy and basic....

[(SaM)]

/me rips off top of desk, puts a stamp on it and posts it.

[slik660]

great idea how doI get a snapshot of my desktop onto this message box ?

[avih]

great idea how doI get a snapshot of my desktop onto this message box ?

press the "Print Screen" button (usually above the "insert" key). then open paint (or a better image converter like irfanview) paste, and save as jpg.

[GP4Flo]

My desktop. As you can see it really needs a cleanup soon, I'm running out of space ;)

[BWX232]

I thought my icons were bad!! LOL

http://driverheavenuploads.co.uk/BWX/desk-sept-7.jpg

[deggis]

Thousands of icons on the desktop... yak. http://www.dvdplaza.fi/forums/images/smilies/sick.gif
Haven't use those since I started to use ObjectDock.
(http://mbnet.fi/deg/pics/desktop.jpg)

[BWX232]

I haven't cared for about 6 months. :razz:
Gravity is holding mine in place.

[ORION]

My desktop. As you can see it really needs a cleanup soon, I'm running out of space ;)
still using this one? :)

[GP4Flo]

Yep, I like that pic :)

[tpa]

:smileypul

[mrodgers]

First, I've now been inspired to clean up my desktop at home and get a good pic on it. Second, I'm at work logged on as administrator (not myself) at work on my PC. It is quite boring. Here it is.

I'll have to post the home desktop when I get there.

[mrodgers]

Ok, here is my semi-cleaned up desktop. Originally it was half filled with (unused) icons and just a black background. Fixed that.


http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/NightHawk83/HomeDesktop.jpg

[Vendetta]

Wheres the car shadow mr rodgers :P

my current background is the one don posted a couple posts up..

[Warper]

Hm my wallpaper is just black and quite filled up with links, but I really USE the desktop to copy-and-paste various stuff :)
On my notebook, Im using my raceabout gtr render:
http://www.zt-racing.com/zockertempel/gallery/RAR_race_1600.jpg

[EDIT]using the classic style btw, not this silly XP styles stuff :)

Do you know, what kind of building that is? The round one, at the left.

greetings, Warper

[mrodgers]

Wheres the car shadow mr rodgers :P

my current background is the one don posted a couple posts up..
Ah ha, with only 8 mb of onboard graphics, I have to change many many things in the options to get screenshots in replays or staged screenshots as this one was. Shadows are just something of the 15 items to change that I missed. But, thanks, I will remember it next time :thumb: .

It's cool to see everyone's wallpapers on their desktops, but I find it more interesting to see what icons they have on the desktop.

Grrr, looking at the pic of my home desktop (at work now) that ticks me off now that the shadow isn't there. Now all I see when I look at it is no shadow, he he.

[boydverbeek]

love skyline:)

[mrodgers]

Ok, 2 more PC's I use at work. First one is in my office, second one is the control PC for the equipment I run. Got one more at home that my daughter uses, but no screenie yet.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/NightHawk83/Work.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/NightHawk83/Work2.jpg

[ORION]

greetings, Warper
erhm dunno, but I think some kind of bleachers, as it's obviously a racestrack :)
Maybe Malaysia? :really:

[CHR20000]

http://www.fwa24.com/bbb/ql1.jpg

still doublescreen :D changing sometimes...

[KeMoT]

Guys, could you please write what software did you use to achieve this ?

Like Windowsblinds, DesktopX, Rainmeter, Talisman desktop etc.

[Warper]

erhm dunno, but I think some kind of bleachers, as it's obviously a racestrack :)
Maybe Malaysia? :really:

It's really similiar looking to the Porsche test track at their factory in leipzig - was there some weeks ago during Formula Student Germany pre-event.

U all know, that there will be a Formula Student (Like the MRT) event next year in Hockenheim?

40 MRT lookalikes to view ;)

Greetings,
Warper

[ORION]

I have never seen their test track, but Im sure you are very right with that, as the original car in the picture was a 911Gt3 RS :)

[GP4Flo]

It's really similiar looking to the Porsche test track at their factory in leipzig - was there some weeks ago during Formula Student Germany pre-event.Yep, it's definatively the Porsche test track. I've been on the track at the Formula Student pre-event, waving flags during the endurance event :)


P.s. What about more Formula Student cars, Eric ;)

[bo-kristiansen]

:razz:

[Warper]

Yep, it's definatively the Porsche test track. I've been on the track at the Formula Student pre-event, waving flags during the endurance event :)


P.s. What about more Formula Student cars, Eric ;)

Wait... what did you say? You have been there? Why didn't we met? ;)

But... right, eric what about the LR05 / LR06 in game... :P

Greets,
Warper

[GP4Flo]

Wait... what did you say? You have been there? Why didn't we met? ;)Maybe because I didn't know that you were there too. See you in Hockenheim 2006 ;)

[CHR20000]

@ bo kristiansen:

-OLDSQL- .. like that..
we have a capt.kirk in our racing team :D i'll show him :D

[Soper]

a simple one I made

[P5YcHoM4N]

Usally I'd just post an IMG image. But when I do people get all "RAR!!!11oneoen" so:

Desktop (http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/8670/dualscreen6qm.png) Had to cut it down from 2560x1024 as one of my monitors died, and the replacement only goes upto 1024x768 =/

Me being witty (http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/307/p10100419pp.jpg) Oh, I'm a bag of laughs. Though I make great use of workspace (Note Mac being used as a table) ^__^

Errm, my laptops desktop now looks something like this:

"Fedora Core release 4 (Stentz)
Kernel 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 on an i686

[ip here] login: _"

I rarely login to it, as I use it to host my webby (though currently only localy) and I have no need to login unless I change junk. But then I can SSH into it anyway :P

[96 GTS]

My 7 month old female Doberman Pinscher, Rumor

[Vendetta]

Haha that is a great pic of your dog man!

[Lautsprecher[NOR]]

lalala

[steve]

p00phttp://img72.imageshack.us/img72/8144/dt3up.jpg

[Pootie]

http://memphis-bleek.sytes.net/images/desktop1.JPG

[Ardent]

here's mine

[ikkah]

http://www.lfs-suomi.com/ikkah/poyta.jpg

[illegal]

Something tells me there are another 50 icons on the outside of your screen.

[(SaM)]

And I bet his monitor is full of Post-its!

[ORION]

http://www.lfs-suomi.com/ikkah/poyta.jpg
rofl, this is insane :D

[BWX232]

http://driverheavenuploads.co.uk/BWX/oct-05-desk.jpg

[geeman1]

http://koti.mbnet.fi/geeman/pub/wall.jpg
3 monitor system rules, but it is so hard to find good three monitor wallpapers :(
Maybe someone could make cool 3072x768 render of LFS ;)

[P5YcHoM4N]

http://www.lfs-suomi.com/ikkah/poyta.jpg
You do know files on your desktop slow down your system as it floods memory (your desktop is kept in ram so it loads faster).

And is there really need for all of those files on your desktop?

[Hyperactive]

You do know files on your desktop slow down your system as it floods memory (your desktop is kept in ram so it loads faster).

And is there really need for all of those files on your desktop?

And think about how messy his folders and other stuff must be in his harddisk? If you multiply that desktop by 1,000,000 ... you get the idea :)

[ikkah]

Only about 30 icons outside the screen :)

It's like that mostly because it was the default download folder for Firefox.. and my laziness has helped quite a bit too. Absolutely no excuse for all those icons, I never even open apps using the desktop (mostly because I can't find anything)

[Vendetta]

http://www.lfs-suomi.com/ikkah/poyta.jpg


I command you to clean up your desktop.

[P5YcHoM4N]

Hehe, just found this on my USB Pen.

I did it during OSP (Linux Class).

Linkage (http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/608/screenshot12dj.png).

Hehe, what fun we have in that lesson :p and what a time :smileypul

[nism0]

here's mine, 3 icons!

[Stellios]

Oh go on then :)

[Zewerr]

I guess I'll post it up:

http://216.240.155.171/dfireweb/smeg/desktop.jpg

[markredden]

My latest :)

[tinyk]

It was this or one with a pink house. :D Eza took the pic and I liked it so much I made it my desktop. :)

~*~*~*~tinyk~*~*~*~

[SladiVadi]

Presenting my new desktop! :D

[Anarchi-H]

It was this or one with a pink house. :D Eza took the pic and I liked it so much I made it my desktop. :)

~*~*~*~tinyk~*~*~*~

Are you sure you don't want a few more things in the quicklaunch tiny? :p

S'pose I should make an appearance, but beware; It may scare little kids... or big kids... or anyone for that matter :p

[HRT SHAUN]

Oh go on then :)

what theme is that and where can i get it, its awesome :D

[tailing]

Mine's pretty predictable, if memory serves me it was HRT Shaun who did the render :thumb:

[hrtburnout]

This is my current desktop. I took this picture a month ago in Calella, Spain :smileypul

[ORION]

Boys have cooties (in the taskbar :P)

~*~*~*~tinyk~*~*~*~

LOL :D

And those icons are cute :lovies3d: :D


My latest :)
any change to get this without the taskbar? :D

[NotAnIllusion]

Here's mine, plain simple & captivating! :lovies3d:

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3917/desktop8oh.jpg

[YUGO45]

Oh well........... happy swimming :smileypul

[ajp71]

Thought my cat was better than the mac tiger :)

Used:

Flyakite (does nearly everything) http://www.osx-e.com/downloads/misc/flyakite_osx.html

RK Launcher (a much more stable dock than objectdock)

Finderbar (http://landvermesser.tripod.com/)

Icons from (http://www.osx-e.com/) + my sim racing icons (http://xthost.info/n2003/n2003_icons.html)

Tweak UI (get this even if you want to kepp the original XP style) http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui

Konfabulator (not seen here an alternative to dashboard) http://www.konfabulator.com/

I can't find a good explorer replacement like finder, so please tell me if you find one.

[tinyk]

Are you sure you don't want a few more things in the quicklaunch tiny? :plol there's a few more that aren't showing. :shy: :)
Quicklaunch is blonde friendly. :D


~*~*~*~tinyk~*~*~*~

[tinyk]

LOL :D

And those icons are cute :lovies3d: :DBoys do have cooties you know, my dad alway says so. :D lol

~*~*~*~tinyk~*~*~*~

[ORION]

Do you have a brother tiny? :D

[tinyk]

Do you have a brother tiny? :DNope, only child lol :) I think my dad maybe wanted a boy though... I have just as many toys for boys as I do for girls. lol :)

~*~*~*~tinyk~*~*~*~

[Kegetys]

My desktops:
Northstar (http://koti.mbnet.fi/kegetys/flashpoint/desk_northstar.png)
X-Loota (http://koti.mbnet.fi/kegetys/flashpoint/desk_xloota.jpg)
Titan (http://koti.mbnet.fi/kegetys/flashpoint/desk_titan.jpg)

[(FIN)Eza]

Just simple...

Second monitor is normally used just for IRC :)





Eza

[xaotik]

Blessed be blackbox and the mountains of Crete.

[mrodgers]

I guess I'll post it up:

http://216.240.155.171/dfireweb/smeg/desktop.jpg
I see PestPatrol on there. Nice! I recommend PestPatrol everytime I see something about spyware and noone ever has heard of it. I had problems with my PC and scanned with all the adware scanners, then PestPatrol found 800 or so files and cleaned it after all the others said I was clean. Even the IT guys at work couldn't get our PC's clean until I told them to use PestPatrol. Awesome program.

[Matrixi]

Dear god, some of your desktops almost caused me a heart attack :pillepall

Here's slightly dated screen of my desk, too lazy to snag a new one with higher resolution. :tilt:

http://nismo.1g.fi/temp/mydesk.jpg

[BWX232]

Dear god, some of your desktops almost caused me a heart attack :pillepall



That sys-tray would give me a heart attack!:Looking_a

[L(Oo)ney]

Heres mine.

No snazzy themes going on, just good old Windows classic.

[Matrixi]

That sys-tray would give me a heart attack!:Looking_a

Me too, that's why I unistalled my Nokia bluetooth software. It made like 3 worthless icons to the tray ^_^

[P5YcHoM4N]

Dear god, some of your desktops almost caused me a heart attack :pillepall

Here's slightly dated screen of my desk, too lazy to snag a new one with higher resolution. :tilt:
[image]

Errr, your system time isn't consistent with the desktop time. And your desktop would give me a heart attack... if I had a weak heart and all. How much system hungry crap does one guy need. :pillepall

[Dragger]

here

[Dragger]

wtf. here. this better work

[Matrixi]

Errr, your system time isn't consistent with the desktop time. And your desktop would give me a heart attack... if I had a weak heart and all. How much system hungry crap does one guy need. :pillepall

Umm, the desktop time is like 2 seconds late from the system time. It's a bug in Konfabulator. Time changed right before I took the screenshot.

I hate resource hungry desktop software/theme shit. Konfabulator isn't resource hungry at all, less than 10mb ram usage, depending on how many Widgets you have running. That's less than Winamps usage for gods sake. Only "system hungry crap", as you put it out, I have running is Konfabulator.

How come would it give you a heart attack? Artistic and simple isn't as good as flooding the desk with hundreds of icons? ;) Looks good, doesn't hog resources. Works for me.

[Stockmans]

Here you go :)

[P5YcHoM4N]

Umm, the desktop time is like 2 seconds late from the system time. It's a bug in Konfabulator. Time changed right before I took the screenshot.

I hate resource hungry desktop software/theme shit. Konfabulator isn't resource hungry at all, less than 10mb ram usage, depending on how many Widgets you have running. That's less than Winamps usage for gods sake. Only "system hungry crap", as you put it out, I have running is Konfabulator.

How come would it give you a heart attack? Artistic and simple isn't as good as flooding the desk with hundreds of icons? ;) Looks good, doesn't hog resources. Works for me.
The most resource hungry stuff on there is the Windows theme ;) poorly added using retro code, much like the rest of Windows. Right now there is software on your PC that was made for 95, but then dropped for 98. Just never removed. Which is why Windows XP is so bloadted (2000% bloated, I read on a webby, so not too sure if it is that bad), and why I run Windows XP To The Bone Edition. 200mb setup disc. About 350mb installed :)

Agreed konfab isn't too hard on the old ram, but I did notice that a lot of the widgets I used to run would take a chunk out of my proc >.< But I genearlly run nothing fancy. I think the most fancy thing I have on my whole system is the shadows under icons on my desktop.

As for winamp, v2 was and still is the best version. Much better back then, v5 is a slut :P But then if you get winamp v5 lite, it uses around the same as winamp v2, as it is just that. Much lighter on ye ol' system :)

[Matrixi]

Well, the thing is, my system can handle it :) I notice no difference in games nor 3DsMax/Photoshop if I have themes/Konfabulator enabled or not. Maybe it does make a big difference if you still dig up that dusty 486 box from the closet ;) I prefer have littlebit eyecandy and little performance lost over to having ugly looking no-theme desk with useless resource gain from it.

I think Winamp 5 is great as-is. I just use classic skins, not those modern resource hogging ones. Winamp 3 is THE pos.

</offtopic> :)

[kamo2000]

here u are:
http://www.storage.mptracing.net/kamo/pulpit2.jpg

[KeMoT]

but please, don't hit me too hard...

[BWX232]

but please, don't hit me too hard...

Ok, if you don't hit me... :shrug:

http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/8174/dtnov100yr.th.jpg (http://img456.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dtnov100yr.jpg)

[vari]

The most resource hungry stuff on there is the Windows theme ;) poorly added using retro code, much like the rest of Windows. Right now there is software on your PC that was made for 95, but then dropped for 98. Just never removed. Which is why Windows XP is so bloadted (2000% bloated, I read on a webby, so not too sure if it is that bad)

Classic theme (barebone w2k style) uses 2MB less memory than the "bloated one". (mem usage 353 vs 355 here) Displaying few bitmaps don't really use the processor either so I don't see the problem really :) Menus and and such may use the cpu a bit more but then again that's why the cpu is there. And it doesn't matter if youre gaming.

3rd party theme programs and such are different thing though.

[P5YcHoM4N]

350mb... I use that much if I have a lot of unnormal stuff open (like right now I have a lot of development programs open and am using 320mb). My normal useage is only ~210mb o_O

Which is stupid to me, as when I used the old box at home with 256mb I used all sorts of fancy themes and such. Now I have 1gb of ram, and an alround better system. I cut it back to minimal... I make no sense at times.

[chakra]

The rather delightful Keira Knightley

[vari]

350mb... I use that much if I have a lot of unnormal stuff open (like right now I have a lot of development programs open and am using 320mb). My normal useage is only ~210mb o_O


Yes it was just for the comparison. I had lot of apps open at the time :)

[deggis]

desktop.

[axus]

Running litestep here with a very personally customized theme. 6 desktops with different backgrounds. No icons. Right-click on the desktop for the start menu, as you can see in Desktop2.jpg. Desktop3.jpg shows the task bar hidden (ALT+T hides and shows the task bar). Desktop4.jpg shows a small command line called using WIN+Z. The command line can have pre-defined entries that execute certain programs or tasks. ("!psp" calls photoshop, "!cmx" calls cmx viewer, "!lfss2" runs lfs, etc etc). It is very efficient in terms of getting what you need on the screen as fast as possible. For very commonly used programs such as firefox WIN+B (B for Browser) calls it or WIN+I calls IRC. The backgrounds except the one in Desktop1.jpg are my own works. :smileypul

[OPK]

There was a nice Tim Burton Memorial moon yesterday here ^^

[Blackout]

Nothing fancy here, except that backround which I think is very cool :)

[Zewerr]

desktop.

Woot, I was listening to Powerage when I looked at this one! AC/DC ownz!

[mr_x]

my current desktop:thumb:

[ajp71]

My latest two (Windows one comes with Style XP)

[P5YcHoM4N]

My latest two (Windows one comes with Style XP)
Damn you, your desktop makes me sad :(

I used to enjoy Nascar 2003 (also the game that got me into sim, and made me get my wheel). But my CD got trashed in a CD Wallet. Blasted wallet I smite thee.

[markredden]

Latest desktop :)

[Vendetta]

Here you go :)


How did you get your lfs world icons onto your desktop?

[P5YcHoM4N]

How did you get your lfs world icons onto your desktop?
Active Desktop ;)

[Vendetta]

Active Desktop ;)

Sorry, but i couldnt find this anywhere on lfs world settings. Do i need to download another program?

[Hyperactive]

Here's mine:
Clicks! (http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/889/deski2yz.jpg)

Also notice how my desktop just happens to be in so good order. Yeah and it's 3.27 am as I am posting this :hyper:

EDIT: Fixed :P (the internet was temporarily shutdown, not my mistake, not my...)

[(SaM)]

Yeah and it's 3.27 am as I am posting this :hyper:
I noticed, the link's messed up. unless http://here%20here!!/ is a link? :razz:
It was this or one with a pink house. Eza took the pic and I liked it so much I made it my desktop.
~*~*~*~tinyk~*~*~*~
Your quicklaunch icons scare me.:schwitz:

[Hyperactive]

I noticed, the link's messed up. unless http://here%20here!!/ is a link? :razz:
:

"error" fixed :D

[BWX232]

http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/5862/desknov206mf.jpg
(new rF track)

[hrtburnout]

My huge stereo :)

[P5YcHoM4N]

Sorry, but i couldnt find this anywhere on lfs world settings. Do i need to download another program?
[Assuming you run Windows XP]
Right click on desktop > Properties > "Desktop" tab > "Customize Desktop" button > "Web" tab.

Then I belive it's add new item (I guess I could check, but you could work it out), then just enter the URL for LFSW.

[Fabry83]

My first post in LFS.....this is my desktop.
http://immagini.p2pforum.it/show.php/3409_piratrpofessional.jpg

[tristancliffe]

http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/5862/desknov206mf.jpg
(new rF track)

Just confirms how horrid rF looks in my opinion. Muse be extra horrible not being able to escape it when you exit rF, and actually have to see it on the desktop too. Poor you.

[pb32000]

Mine:

http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/7516/desktop9dn.jpg

[deggis]

Just confirms how horrid rF looks in my opinion. Muse be extra horrible not being able to escape it when you exit rF, and actually have to see it on the desktop too. Poor you.
Damn right :D

[BWX232]

Just confirms how horrid rF looks in my opinion. Muse be extra horrible not being able to escape it when you exit rF, and actually have to see it on the desktop too. Poor you.


You're crazy- rF blows most any sim away.. I mean if you are comparing it to LFS, LFS doesn't even have dynamic shadows.. although LFS does look really good, I can say that.

That screen I took looks different every 5 minutes in the game, drastically different nearing sunset or sunrise, and of course, dynamically changing into night, and the daytime again..

Of course rF is completely mod-able so NEW cars and models come out, with higher resolution than stock cars, also new tracks, higher res track textures, etc, etc, etc..

If you don't have the game, you can't talk, I have both.

I guess of course if you like octagon wheels LFS is your thing.. HAHA.. :smileypul


My current-

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/8721/desk11051gk.jpg



EDIT
Just a comparison of that first shot-

Different time of day- different look..

(un-edited)
http://img334.imageshack.us/img334/7167/grab1674kf.jpg

http://img334.imageshack.us/img334/1031/grab1669xd.jpg

(and that is a completely built-from-scratch add-on track)


EDIT- I just don't see how people can say that looks horrible... I am an artist.. and have an eye for things that look good, at least to me.. :scratchch I think the GFX in both games are great, in different ways.

[aLexusPro]

My desktop screen & my wallpaper if you like :)

[tristancliffe]

I do own both. I've played both (although rF really didn't impress me at all apart from the brake squeal, which was nice).

And you're comparison pic just looks more washed out. Neither of your pictures look remotely real. Fantastic 3D models, high res textures, custom made tracks and whatever else rF might or might not have count for ZILCH if the end result looks rubbish.

I'd rather have LFS's realistic look (even if it does have funny shaped wheels at times) over rFactors 'Manga' look. It's the reason I doubt rF will ever be installed again. Okay, thats exaggerating, I'd be a fool to do that. I will reinstall it eventually, and try the various mods. But not yet. Rf is too crap at the moment to warrent the installation.

[BWX232]

Well at least you have an open mind.. :shrug:

[seggons]

If you two want to argue about LFS v rFactor, go find one of the threads that have already been made to argue about LFS v rFactor. This is for posting your desktop. :)

[mrbogeyman]

Here is my desktop at the moment!

A cool picture of yours truely going warp speed on my bike :P

[Tweaker]

I've never really been into skinning my XP, or giving it some crazy theme. I just like the plain old functional desktop with standard theme and just a neat picture once in a while.

I change my picture every month or something. This is one for January :shrug: (Last month was some Maybach)

[DeeS]

here is mine ;]

[mrbogeyman]

doh :doh: i should really have posted my DESKTOP rather than my BACKGROUND.....!!

I always go for the minimalist destop, with a games menu for LFS, COD2, Farcry etc etc directly after clicking the start menu for quick access :D

[ajp71]

My current desktop, the icons are from Icon Factory (see link), they're a Mac set but will work on Windows. I have found a freeware program that changes system icons better than any other program.

For those who don't know it the drop stuff and expander shortcuts are for Stuff It the best free archive program IMO, just simply drop an archive onto the shortcut and it extracts the files, saves a load of time, making archives is just the same in reverse. You need to download the Standard trial which includes the free version in it.

Litho Icons - http://www.iconfactory.com/preview.asp?type=search&id=232&query=litho+system

iPhile - http://www.virtualplastic.net/scrow/

Stuff It - http://www.stuffit.com/

[ajp71]

Does rFactor really look that crap in game? To me every screen I've seen has looked very artificial and I never got the MP test to run, it may look better in motion, but anyone who says that screen looks good doesn't see a screen in the same way my eyes do.

IMO LFS doesn't look very real, instead it looks like simple 3D graphics, and is easy to read and understand, no need for fancy lighting in a sim, the more visual stuff you add all over the screen the harder your brain has to work to see it as being real. I don't want LFS to look 'real' with fancy lighting, instead I would like it to be a simple image that my brain can think is real. It's why I find GPL completely drivable with the standard textures in a decent resolution, obviously I don't use the original 7 year old textures, but if I had to I could because it doesn't have a load of fancy effects covering up whats actually important to be able to see.

[deggis]

You're crazy- rF blows most any sim away.. I mean if you are comparing it to LFS, LFS doesn't even have dynamic shadows.. although LFS does look really good, I can say that.
Sorry to continue this arguing in the wrong thread but... LOL. Dynamic lightning is the most important thing in a sim? Gimme a break.

[xapexcivicx]

doh :doh: i should really have posted my DESKTOP rather than my BACKGROUND.....!!

I always go for the minimalist destop, with a games menu for LFS, COD2, Farcry etc etc directly after clicking the start menu for quick access :D
I think it's time you upgraded to Frozen Throne:thumb::)

[Vendetta]

Don's beautifal South City picture.

[Matrixi]

New one.
http://nismo.1g.fi/temp/newdesky.jpg

[Soper]

new motive

[HRT SHAUN]

new one for me

[Zoli81]

new one for me

So you don't fear the Russian maffia, do you?:razz:
rock'n roll starforce

[hrtburnout]

Here's my desktop :)

Enzo Ferrari :hyper:

[BWX232]

Sorry to continue this arguing in the wrong thread but... LOL. Dynamic lightning is the most important thing in a sim? Gimme a break.
No, give me a break.. I never said it was.

[HRT SHAUN]

So you don't fear the Russian maffia, do you?:razz:
rock'n roll starforce

pfft @ starforce :p

[Azaazaa]

Here's my desktop now after last night's format.

[deggis]

No, give me a break.. I never said it was.
But you started arguing about it like it was.

[ajp71]

No, give me a break.. I never said it was.

You know Tristan's generally a bastard if you don't agree with him :D and IMO that rFactor shot looks awful, may just be the way it looks through my eyes on my screen. My Dad just can't read LFS, to him it doesn't seem real like GPL/N2003 (which he doesn't go on for a month then spends a week absolutley obsessed by it :))

[tristancliffe]

Hey, BWX232 and I have no quarrels with each other (publically :p). The continuing 'discussion' no longer concerns me ;)

Just to keep this post on topic, here is my current self-glamourising desktop

[mrbogeyman]

almost as vain as mine ^ :)

[xapexcivicx]

Mmmmmmmmmm, sexy windows.

[audimasta]

Here's mine....Not very exciting, but i kind of love the pic. :tilt: 4856

[joeynuggetz]

Sumthin like that.

[Evoluti0n_II]

[/URL][URL="http://img398.imageshack.us/my.php?image=080120060805190dc.jpg"]http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/297/080120060805190dc.th.jpg (http://www.lfsforum.net/%5BURL=http://img398.imageshack.us/my.php?image=080120060805190dc.jpg%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp ://img398.imageshack.us/img398/297/080120060805190dc.th.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D)

i like teh new Subaruuuuu:thumb::tilt:

[JoeCool]

its my beloved toy :nod:

[Valkyrie]

here's mine nothing fancy

[ajp71]

As some people posted before I've started using Litestep. So much better than windows, the graphics are .png based (unlike XP's stupid .bmps) and some themes like the one I posted bellow use no graphics at all. Doesn't have to be minimal, that's just the way I like it. The great thing about Litestep is that it's nearly all done using text files.

:: l i t e s t e p . n e t :: (http://www.litestep.net/)

This system shell is only 2kb, no graphics, much much faster than the windows shell.

http://www.customize.org/details/41183

Don't know where I got the desktop from, I cut it down to the widescreen look, how I set all my desks and the black background is added to the image so I can just select it from my folder full of wallpaper and it sets right even when strech is selected. Attached a few of my favourite wallpapers :)

[deggis]

here's mine nothing fancy
That wallpaper is kinda flattened... :(

[xapexcivicx]

Newwwwwwwww theme. With object dock.

[Vendetta]

:)

[justinziarko]

http://www.btinternet.com/~justinziarko/forums/images/desktopt.jpg

Full View (http://www.btinternet.com/~justinziarko/forums/images/desktop.jpg)

[P5YcHoM4N]

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/5926/deskage8xo.th.jpg (http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/5926/deskage8xo.jpg)

Formats suck, I needs to get all my LFS stuff again D:

[Rtsbasic]

Just my linux desktop..nothing special, now all I need to do is make my DFP work and I'm set :thumb:

[Spurs]

:)

[mr_x]

my current desktop.... i figure that West Brom fans (UK football) will like it as well as Newcastle UTD fans such as myself:thumb:

[Bawbag]

I used to play GT4 alot, even though it's not half as real as LFS I still thought it was a good game and when I got bored of the racing aspect of it I tried taking pictures.

Shame that it wasn't a cooler car as the picture I think is really cool with the 1337 spoiler on the civic :P I change it alot though, depends on when I get bored of the old one.

Mr_x, nice desktop, not really a geordie fan but like the music your playing. :razz:

[Flotch]

my very clean desktop :

[Bawbag]

I was in shock when I seen one of my mates desktop which was 3/4's full......but that takes the biscuit a bit doesn't it? :razz: Plenty of RAM needed on that pc anyway. :pillepall

[Vendetta]

Yup, my desktop was once fully filled, until my friend cleaned it for me :D

[Flotch]

shortcuts on the desktop use RAM? :Looking_a
BTW, smetimes ago, some of my shortcuts were out of the screen, so I had to make some folders and put some files in them to gain place :tilt: , but it is not a good solution, I will take some time to clean all those (unuseful) things :)

[FinnishFlash]

my very clean desktop :

I like your desktop :lovies3d:

[keiran]

My desktop :)

[vari]

my very clean desktop :

If everything seems under control, you're just not windowsing hard enough :D

[Barroso]

clean with small samurize config for music and covers.

[Stellios]

There you go.

[Smax]

It's a piece of my work..."a kinda vector" thing I did from a photo that I found somewhere. Since it's done with photoshop [bitmap] not illustrator [vector] strictly speaking it ought to be called a "digital painting"

[BWX232]

I'm rotating through these pics as my desktop- (so ugly I will hear though I am sure) :shrug:


http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6994/ss630pm018xr.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ss630pm018xr.jpg) http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/737/pc1pm032ar.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc1pm032ar.jpg) http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4008/pc1pm052dm.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc1pm052dm.jpg) http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/476/pc1158047mz.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc1158047mz.jpg)
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5044/ss630pm074ue.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ss630pm074ue.jpg)http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7038/pc715am015vg.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc715am015vg.jpg)

[P5YcHoM4N]

shortcuts on the desktop use RAM? :Looking_a
BTW, smetimes ago, some of my shortcuts were out of the screen, so I had to make some folders and put some files in them to gain place :tilt: , but it is not a good solution, I will take some time to clean all those (unuseful) things :)
Yes, your desktop is kept in ram/cache so it loads faster. The more clutter you have on there the more it needs to store all the time.

[xapexcivicx]

So how come I have 2 icons on my desktop and the Commit charge is 17,000?

That seems not likely to me. Since that's how big it was with IconX and 1/4 of it filled :shrug:

[P5YcHoM4N]

Because other things, such as themes and what not add to it. The peak commit on my rig is 451,512K, which means I don't even use half my ram, and a tad more heavy then normal, but my current use is 388M ¬_¬ I really need to format my PC. I've installed too much crap and one HDD is shot. But then again, it's mostly big files that make the difference (anything over 2kb mostly), but the bigger the file the more it hogs. Slap a 60mb file on your desktop. You'll see it jump.

[shim]

http://www.shim.hunchme.com/monkeyshavingfun.JPG

dual screen lovin.. :D

[Flotch]

Yes, your desktop is kept in ram/cache so it loads faster. The more clutter you have on there the more it needs to store all the time.
ya, I noticed this yesterday, a big cleaning is needed :thumb:

[Matrixi]

Got another screen http://nismo.1g.fi/temp/desktop.jpg

[micha1980de]

The most resource hungry stuff on there is the Windows theme ;) poorly added using retro code, much like the rest of Windows. Right now there is software on your PC that was made for 95, but then dropped for 98. Just never removed. Which is why Windows XP is so bloadted (2000% bloated, I read on a webby, so not too sure if it is that bad), and why I run Windows XP To The Bone Edition. 200mb setup disc. About 350mb installed :)

Agreed konfab isn't too hard on the old ram, but I did notice that a lot of the widgets I used to run would take a chunk out of my proc >.< But I genearlly run nothing fancy. I think the most fancy thing I have on my whole system is the shadows under icons on my desktop.

As for winamp, v2 was and still is the best version. Much better back then, v5 is a slut :P But then if you get winamp v5 lite, it uses around the same as winamp v2, as it is just that. Much lighter on ye ol' system :)

gimme proof of that "bone(ed)" system like an image for install. :D
after that, WHO CARES? systems a getting blow-up and faster the same time...
don't believe me?
well i assume you have a facillity for programming, then tell me how the Moore law of everlasting speedup can be achieved if clock ratings stagnate?
RIGHT, parallel processing...
and therefore more cpu's to load with tons of fancy shit noone really needs.
so we work, consume, spend our money, have kids, bomb ourselfes back to stoneage and there we are... freed of all-Time-communicativity.
sorry for dramatic here but please tell me what difference does a bone sys make these days as windows ÍSN'T capable of real time responses in the first place nor could for example be used for steering model-planes or helicopters.
the latency is just too long.

then back to response times, ok you may have a point for a smooth running system, but for what cost in setup this machine?
not to imagine what effort to take if parts change or machine dies...

someone said to me, always running to be the first is pointless as there'll always be a better one, or some hot head shooting you of track, but that another story.
sorry for offensive posting, but i had a friend like you always the programmer always the neatest little progs in mind, who ended up insane<img> in hospital...

[Tweaker]

Got another screen http://nismo.1g.fi/temp/desktop.jpg

Hey now! That black desk lamp... I have that same exact one lit up right now, it rules :)

[micha1980de]

and besides my desk

Little trivia: can anyone of you tell me from what game the MAIN picture came from?

and yes, if i get my hands on a good-quality wheel i'll learn to drive these monsters :D

[tristancliffe]

Bladerunner?

[P5YcHoM4N]

gimme proof of that "bone(ed)" system like an image for install. :D
after that, WHO CARES? systems a getting blow-up and faster the same time...
don't believe me?
well i assume you have a facillity for programming, then tell me how the Moore law of everlasting speedup can be achieved if clock ratings stagnate?
RIGHT, parallel processing...
and therefore more cpu's to load with tons of fancy shit noone really needs.
so we work, consume, spend our money, have kids, bomb ourselfes back to stoneage and there we are... freed of all-Time-communicativity.
sorry for dramatic here but please tell me what difference does a bone sys make these days as windows ÍSN'T capable of real time responses in the first place nor could for example be used for steering model-planes or helicopters.
the latency is just too long.

then back to response times, ok you may have a point for a smooth running system, but for what cost in setup this machine?
not to imagine what effort to take if parts change or machine dies...

someone said to me, always running to be the first is pointless as there'll always be a better one, or some hot head shooting you of track, but that another story.
sorry for offensive posting, but i had a friend like you always the programmer always the neatest little progs in mind, who ended up insane<img> in hospital...
How I wish I could. I seem to have left most of my OS CD's at home. Though I can get to the bone from my mate next time I'm in uni.
It's one thing giving us more processor power, but when the OS you use leaches most of it the gains are limited, which is why so many people like to strip their OS to nothing, to save as much CPU time as possable, so their big investment isn't wasted just running rubbish.

No, agreed Windows is sheddy as far as OS's go, but I play games, a lot. Thus I like the easy Windows has for playing games, it isn't perfect, but every little helps.
The cost of a my box. First build £250. Referb 1, it was £350, referb 2 hit £500. Computers are like Moores law, never ending black hole for money.
Changing dead hardware is simple. Yestarday I did my most recent work on my PC. Change a graphics card, added a sound card and a new 300gb HDD. The only problems with the new graphics card is I can't put my Zalman cooler on it, and it's so long it almost didn't fit in my case:

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/6667/ccam4xs.jpg

5mm clearance sucks. But good job I don't use all the slots in my HDD cage.

I don't run to be first, I just run at speeds that gets all my games 75fps (vsync'd) with full eyecandy.
As for going insane. I spent about 2 months in a mental home, I don't think a few programs will change anything.