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<title><![CDATA[My new Desktop Theme]]></title>
<link>http://bernehjalt.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/my-new-desktop-theme/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bernehjalt</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bernehjalt.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/my-new-desktop-theme/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I really like my latest desktop look! I found the wallpaper here from the excellent blogg clububuntu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I really like my latest desktop look! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I found the wallpaper <a title="ubuntu wallpapers" href="http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/60-most-execellent-ubuntu-wallpapers/">here</a> from the excellent blogg <a title="clububuntu" href="http://www.clububuntu.com/">clububuntu</a>.</p>
<p>I also use gdesklets that I have written aboute <a title="gdesklets" href="http://bernehjalt.wordpress.com/category/gdesklets/">here</a>, and the themes I have described how I installed/use to <a title="ubuntu Themes" href="http://bernehjalt.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/how-to-pimp-your-desktop/">pimp my desktop.</a></p>
<p>The theme I use right now is a modified version of &#8220;DarkRoom&#8221;</p>
<p>Enjoy</p>
<div id="attachment_85" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 624px"><img class="size-large wp-image-85" title="desktoptheme" src="http://bernehjalt.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/desktoptheme.png?w=1024" alt="My latest Desktop" width="614" height="384" /><p class="wp-caption-text">My latest Desktop</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Easy fix for gDesklets that dont want to start]]></title>
<link>http://bernehjalt.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/easy-fix-for-gdesklets-that-dont-want-to-start/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bernehjalt</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[On one of my computers (Dell XPS M1530) I got an Error Message after installing and trying to run gD]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>On one of my computers (Dell XPS M1530) I got an Error Message after installing and trying to run gDesklets: Failed to execute child process &#8220;gdesklets&#8221; (No such file or directory). Or in Swedish <em>&#8220;Misslyckades med att köra barnprocessen</em> &#8220;wxvlc&#8221; (<em>Filen eller katalogen finns inte&#8221;).</em></p>
<p>There is a very easy fix for this problem. This happens due to some problem related to what Phyton version is installed. To fix the problem:</p>
<p>1. System &#62; Administration &#62; Synaptic Manager</p>
<p>2. Make a Quick Search, enter &#8220;python2.5&#8243; (without quotation marks)</p>
<p>3. Install</p>
<p>4. Done, now start gDesklets</p>
<p>I found this fix here (thank you fleaaccela): http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1158189</p>
<p>To get gDesklets to autostart at bootup, read this post:</p>
<p>http://bernehjalt.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/how-to-autostart-gdesklets/</p>
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<title><![CDATA[How to autostart gDesklets]]></title>
<link>http://bernehjalt.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/how-to-autostart-gdesklets/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 22:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bernehjalt</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[gDesklets is a neet program for pimping the desktop. Using gDesklets you can add a &#8220;mac like]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>gDesklets is a neet program for pimping the desktop. Using gDesklets you can add a &#8220;mac like&#8221; launch bar and desklet widgets like clocks and notepads. In my opinion gDesklet feels a bit out of date and can be a bit bugy, but if you want a launch bar or desktop widgets it does its job. One of the problems I have had is that it sometimes doesnt autostart when booting the computer, even though I have added a startprogram in System &#62; Settings &#62; Session with the command &#8220;gdesklets&#8221;.</p>
<p>The secret to get gDesklet to start att boot up is to use the command &#8220;gdesklets start&#8221; and it will work like a charm <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<div id="attachment_69" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-69" title="gdesklet_screendump" src="http://bernehjalt.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/gdesklet_screendump.png?w=300" alt="gDesklet and theme" width="300" height="120" /><p class="wp-caption-text">gDesklet and theme</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Pimp Your Desktop]]></title>
<link>http://bernehjalt.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/how-to-pimp-your-desktop/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 22:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bernehjalt</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Vanilla ubuntu is pretty boring and very brown, so the first thing I always do after installing a ne]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Vanilla ubuntu is pretty boring and very brown, so the first thing I always do after installing a new Ubuntu version is to &#8220;pimp&#8221; my desktop to look like this:</p>
<div id="attachment_53" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-53" title="My pimped dekstop" src="http://bernehjalt.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/skarmbild.png?w=300" alt="My pimped dekstop" width="300" height="187" /><p class="wp-caption-text">My pimped dekstop</p></div>
<p>I do this en several steps:</p>
<p>1. I dont like the default placing of the navigation bars, so I switch places on the bars by rightklicking on the bar and settings, there you can set the placing of the bar. In the setting I also adjust the coloring and transparency of the bars by klicking on the tab background and choosing a colour.</p>
<p>2. I then add some navigation bar programs (down to the right) by rightcliking and then &#8220;Add to panel&#8221;.</p>
<p>3. Nest step is to install some nice fresh themes. I used to customize most of the &#8220;theme&#8221; settings myself but its taking too much time every so now I use the desktop themes that I find here:</p>
<p><a href="http://francois.vogelweith.com/index.php?option=com_content&#38;view=category&#38;layout=blog&#38;id=18&#38;Itemid=23" target="_blank">http://francois.vogelweith.com/index.php?option=com_content&#38;view=category&#38;layout=blog&#38;id=18&#38;Itemid=23</a></p>
<p>All his themes can be installed using this <a title="desktop themes" href="http://francois.vogelweith.com/index.php?option=com_content&#38;view=article&#38;id=40:zgegblog-themes-installation&#38;catid=18:themes&#38;Itemid=23" target="_blank">guide</a>. It takes some manouvers but its easy when following the short guide.</p>
<p>4. My next step is to install <a title="gdesklets" href="http://www.gdesklets.de/" target="_blank">gDesklets</a> to add some Mac feeling with a nice launch bar. I do this by adding the program: program &#62; add/remove &#62; search for &#8220;gdesklets&#8221;, click add = done! Now go to program &#62; Accessories &#62; gdesklets</p>
<p>To add the launch bar choose toolbar/launchers and click on StarterBar. You can now place the starterbar on your desktop. To add programs just drag and drop from the menues.</p>
<p>5. 3d effects with Compiz. I start off adding four desktops (up to the right) by right clicking &#62; settings and then choosing 4 columns. My next step is to add &#8220;Advanced settings for desktop effects&#8221; in programs &#62; add/remove. Next I have to enable the effects here: system &#62; preferences &#62; Apperance and the tab visual effects &#62; Extras. Now the effects can be configured systems &#62; preferences &#62; CompizConfig settings manager. Enjoy!</p>
<div id="attachment_55" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-55" title="compiz 3d effects" src="http://bernehjalt.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/compiz.png?w=300" alt="Compiz 3d effects" width="300" height="187" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Compiz 3d effects</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Well, Gdesklets never worked, but I found an alternative]]></title>
<link>http://kn100.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/well-gdesklets-never-worked-but-i-found-an-alternative/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 09:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kn100.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/well-gdesklets-never-worked-but-i-found-an-alternative/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Download Screenlets Well on the new Jaunty Release of Ubuntu, I could never get gDesklets to run, Th]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_16" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 199px"><a href="http://www.getdeb.net/release/2748"><img class="size-full wp-image-16" title="downloadbutton" src="http://kn100.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/downloadbutton.jpg" alt="Download Screenlets " width="189" height="62" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Download Screenlets </p></div>
<p>Well on the new Jaunty Release of Ubuntu, I could never get gDesklets to run, This bothered me so much, I went googling for an alternative, and i found an AWESOME alternative that is better. It&#8217;s called Screenlets. It allows you to run Desktop widgets that are coded in Python:</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a screenshot:</p>
<div id="attachment_17" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 465px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-17" href="http://kn100.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/well-gdesklets-never-worked-but-i-found-an-alternative/screenshot/"><img class="size-full wp-image-17" title="Screenshot" src="http://kn100.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/screenshot.png" alt="Screenshot of gdesklets" width="455" height="341" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Screenshot of gdesklets</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[gDesklets]]></title>
<link>http://elavdeveloper.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/gdesklets/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elavdeveloper</dc:creator>
<guid>http://elavdeveloper.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/gdesklets/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Los gDesklets son pequeños widgets para poner en nuestro escritorio ( Gnome, Xfce, LXDE ) que nos pe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Los <a title="gDesklets" href="http://www.gdesklets.de/" target="_blank">gDesklets</a> son pequeños widgets para poner en nuestro escritorio ( Gnome, Xfce, LXDE ) que nos permitirá tener en el mismo, el parte del tiempo, un reloj para ver la hora, el consumo del CPU y muchas otras cosas más. Se encuentra disponible en los repositorios oficiales de Debian y para instalarlo solo tenemos que poner:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>$sudo aptitude install gdesklets -y</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>En <a title="gDesklets en gnome-look" href="http://www.gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=165&#38;PHPSESSID=544b28f573d3057f4914aedce2658ef7" target="_blank">gnome-look</a> también pueden encontrar algunos temas que les puede insteresar. Una alternativa para los mismos es <a title="Screenlets" href="www.screenlets.org" target="_blank">Screenlets</a> o <a title="aDesklets" href="http://adesklets.sourceforge.net/desklets.html" target="_blank">aDesklets</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Vlog 12: Widgets]]></title>
<link>http://zeonsoul.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/vlog-12-widgets/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zeon</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Monitorando o sistema com o Conky]]></title>
<link>http://caminholivre.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/monitorando-o-sistema-com-o-conky/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Wendell</dc:creator>
<guid>http://caminholivre.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/monitorando-o-sistema-com-o-conky/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Na busca da otimização de minha área de trabalho, sempre procuro usar uma interface bem customizada ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Na busca da otimização de minha área de trabalho, sempre procuro usar uma interface bem customizada e que atenda as minhas necessidades e meu gosto. Em posts anteriores falei sobre como melhorar e deixar a área de trabalho mais bonita e atraente, seja pra uso pessoal, seja para impressionar devido a flexibilidade que os ambientes gráficos do Linux proporcionam aos usuários.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Outro dia em sala de aula, o Clayton, um colega de faculdade que também utiliza Linux, deu uma personalizada legal em seu Ubuntu. Na imagem abaixo dá pra conferir o trabalho final. Uma das coisas que me chamou a atenção foi o monitor de sistema que ele estava usando. Perguntei sobre e fui apresentado ao Conky.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://caminholivre.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/conky1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-214" src="http://caminholivre.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/conky1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="193" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O Conky é um monitor de sistemas que funciona através de scripts personalizáveis. É bem simples e de fácil instalação. No site do projeto existem vários modelos para que o usuário possa ir experimentando e modificando conforme seu gosto e necessidade. Existe uma vasta opção de monitores de sistema. Usei até pouco tempo o gDesklets, porém gostei bastante do Conky e resolvi testá-lo.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Monitorando o sistema, percebi que o programinha usa pífios 0,14% de memória e 1,4% de CPU (em média), o que torna ele uma boa opção para máquinas mais modestas e com poucos recursos. Um detalhe no entanto é que o Conky trabalha em parceria com o Compiz. Como minha máquina não suporta o recurso 3D, uma solução foi usar o Xcompmgr, leia <a href="http://caminholivre.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/mudando-a-cara-de-seu-ubuntu/" target="_blank">aqui</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para instalar o Conky no Ubuntu, em um terminal digite:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>$sudo apt-get install conky</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Após a instalação, vá em sua pasta pessoal e localize o arquivo <em>.conkyrc</em> &#8211; para visualizar esse arquivo vá na opção VER do Nautilus, MOSTRAR ARQUIVOS OCULTOS.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para modificar o conteúdo, basta copiar o script de sua preferência que pode ser encontrado no site do projeto ou algum outro site e colá-lo dentro do arquivo <em>.conkyrc</em> substituindo o conteúdo existente. Se preferir e tiver conhecimento o suficiente, pode-se também personalizar o script colocando as informações de monitoramento de sua preferência. A imagem abaixo mostra como ficou meu desktop após instalar o Conky.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://caminholivre.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/conky_wendell.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-217" src="http://caminholivre.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/conky_wendell.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="193" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">No site do <a href="http://ginhoubuntu.blogspot.com/2007/12/conky-painel-lateral.html" target="_blank">Ginho &#38; Ubuntu</a>, encontrei um script bacana e estou utilizando-o. Uma dica legal também descrita no site é em como chamar o Conky após a inicialização do sistema. Para isso, crie um script chamado <em>.conky_start.sh</em> &#8211; note que esse script é um arquivo oculto. Coloque o seguinte texto:</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>#!/bin/bash</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>sleep 60 &#38;&#38; conky;</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Após salvar o script dê as permissões de execução chmod + x <em>.conky_start.sh</em>;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Feito isso, é hora de automatizar o sistema para chamar o script toda vez que o GNOME iniciar. Vá em SISTEMA &#8211; PREFERÊNCIAS &#8211; SESSÕES.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Adicione uma nova chamada colocando o Nome (Conky) e o comando &#8211; <em>./.conky_start.sh</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Pronto, toda vez que você iniciar seu sistema, em 60 segundos o Conky será iniciado.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para trocar informações com o Clayton, seu skype é: claytonsilva ou seu blog <a href="http://efacil.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">É Fácil</a> <strong>(update)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Referência: <a href="http://ginhoubuntu.blogspot.com/2007/12/conky-painel-lateral.html" target="_blank">Ginho e Ubuntu</a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Site do projeto: <a href="http://conky.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">Conky</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Ways to Trick Out Your Desktop]]></title>
<link>http://tboymaster.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/top-10-ways-to-trick-out-your-desktop/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fadhli rafiqi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tboymaster.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/top-10-ways-to-trick-out-your-desktop/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For something that you look at every day of your working life, your computer desktop doesn&#8217;t g]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img style="display:block;float:none;" src="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2008/04/desktoptweaks_splash.jpg" alt="" width="474" height="200" /><br />
For something that you look at every day of your working life, your computer desktop doesn&#8217;t get as much attention as it deserves. That&#8217;s too bad, considering that the desktop can do a lot more than display wallpaper and hold shortcut icons. From widgets to workflows, from calendars to computer stats and beyond, you can do a whole lot on your desktop without manually starting up a single program. Hit the jump for our top 10 list of applications and tweaks that make your desktop a truly useful place to land.<!--more--></p>
<h3 style="font-size:120%;margin-top:20px;">10. Embed Text Files on Your Desktop with Samurize (Windows)</h3>
<p><img class="alignleft postimg right" style="float:left;border:3px solid black;margin:5px;" src="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2008/04/samurize_cropped.jpg" alt="samurize_cropped.jpg" width="233" height="163" /> If you keep important information like tasks and project notes in plain text files, you can pin that information to your desktop automatically. Free Windows application <a href="http://www.samurize.com/modules/mydownloads/viewcat.php?cid=1">Samurize</a> can embed text files data right on your desktop behind any program windows, giving you at-a-glance access without having to launch a text editor. Here&#8217;s a <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/plain-text/geek-to-live--incorporate-text-files-onto-your-desktop-213280.php">detailed tutorial on how to incorporate text files onto your desktop with Samurize</a>. (Samurize includes support for system statistic widgets, too.) Linux users can get something similar with programs like <a href="http://www.gdesklets.de/">gDesklets</a> or <a href="http://conky.sourceforge.net/">Conky</a>, or by <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/linux-tip/embed-a-terminal-in-the-desktop-with-compiz-fusion-294005.php">embedding a terminal in their desktop with Compiz Fusion</a>.</p>
<h3 style="font-size:120%;margin-top:20px;">9. Monitor Your Mac with GeekTool (Mac OS X)</h3>
<p><img class="alignleft postimg right" style="float:left;border:3px solid black;margin:5px;" src="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2008/04/geektool_cropped.jpg" alt="geektool_cropped.jpg" width="179" height="138" />More than just the Mac equivalent of Samurize, <a href="http://projects.tynsoe.org/en/geektool/">GeekTool</a> is a desktop overlay that helps you keep tabs on nearly anything that can be piped through your system terminal—text files, CPU and memory usage stats, a <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/geektool/geektool-desktop-calendar-249519.php">calendar display</a>, a list of <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/mac-tip/embed-google-calendar-agenda-into-the-desktop-295356.php">Google Calendar events for the day</a>, or even dynamic graph images. And it&#8217;s a great motivator to keep your desktop space tidy, to boot. Here&#8217;s how to <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/plain-text/geek-to-live--monitor-your-mac-and-more-with-geektool-244026.php">monitor your Mac and more with GeekTool</a>.</p>
<h3 style="font-size:120%;margin-top:20px;">8. Check Multiple Web Pages at Once with Dashboard Web Clips (Mac OS X Leopard)</h3>
<p><img class="alignleft postimg right" style="float:left;border:3px solid black;margin:5px;" src="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2008/04/webclips_cropped.jpg" alt="webclips_cropped.jpg" width="180" height="118" />Sports scores, web site stats, player widgets for Last.fm or Pandora—our commenters can think of <a href="http://lifehacker.com/350964/how-do-you-use-dashboard-web-clips">many uses</a> for OS X Leopard&#8217;s <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari.html">Web Clips Dashboard feature</a>. Use Safari to clip sections of web pages you want to add to Dashboard, and hit the F12 key to invoke a screen full of web page sections all in one look.</p>
<h3 style="font-size:120%;margin-top:20px;">7. Embed Web Pages with <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged ACTIVE DESKTOP" rel="nofollow" href="http://lifehacker.com/tag/active-desktop/">Active Desktop</a> (Windows XP)</h3>
<p><img class="alignleft postimg right" style="float:left;border:3px solid black;margin:5px;" src="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2008/04/activedesktop_cropped.jpg" alt="activedesktop_cropped.jpg" width="179" height="154" />Ahead of its time and awkwardly implemented at first, Active Desktop was born buggy in the Windows 95 era and kept out of Vista, but XP users can profit from a few intrepid web hackers&#8217; use of the ability to embed web pages right into your Windows desktop. For example, you can <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/google-calendar/how-to-make-your-google-calendar-your-pcs-desktop-wallpaper-251638.php">automatically keep Google Calendar on your desktop</a>, keep <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/feature/geek-to-live--web-search-desktop-launcher-148302.php">web search boxes</a> in your desktop corner, or use reader favorite <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/netvibes/alpha-geek-trick-out-your-netvibes-248671.php">Netvibes as a desktop background</a>.</p>
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<h3 style="font-size:120%;margin-top:20px;">6. Reserve Desktop Areas with DesktopCoral (Windows)</h3>
<p><img class="alignleft postimg right" style="border:3px solid black;float:left;margin:5px;" src="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2008/04/desktopcoral_cropped.jpg" alt="desktopcoral_cropped.jpg" width="189" height="156" />The good software Samaritans at <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com">DonationCoder</a> have turned out a number of great problem-solving applications, and <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/featured-windows-download/reserve-space-from-maximized-windows-with-desktopcoral-319540.php">DesktopCoral</a> is no exception. Need to keep your browser or other apps from taking over a piece of screen real estate you want to keep clear for IM windows, email monitors or GTD apps? Fire up the app, define the area you don&#8217;t want anything to expand over, and your maximize button becomes a little less overpowering. It&#8217;s a great complement to nearly all of the Windows-based tricks cited in this list.</p>
<h3 style="font-size:120%;margin-top:20px;">5. Google Desktop Gadgets and Yahoo! Widgets (Windows/Mac)</h3>
<p><img class="alignleft postimg right" style="border:3px solid black;float:left;margin:5px;" src="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2008/04/informer_cropped.jpg" alt="informer_cropped.jpg" width="191" height="70" />Gadgets and widgets are pretty much like the web itself—a great way to get things done, or get lost for hours in games, dancing babies, and Digg links. But you can also bring on the productivity with Outlook to-do lists and task timers in the Windows sidebar with <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/feature/technophilia-google-desktop-sidebar-and-gadgets-188548.php">Google Gadgets</a> (or <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/featured-mac-download/google-gadgets-for-your-dashboard-327641.php">onto the Mac Dashboard</a>). If you&#8217;re more of a Yahoo devotee, we recommend the <a href="http://lifehacker.com/374636/monitor-your-system-with-the-informer-yahoo-widget">Informer Widget</a>, an all-in-one wunderkind that integrates RSS monitoring, email notifications, system stats, Wi-Fi strength, and a good number of other info nuggets.</p>
<h3 style="font-size:120%;margin-top:20px;">4. Get the Best Windows Vista Gadgets (Vista)</h3>
<p><img class="alignleft postimg right" style="border:3px solid black;float:left;margin:5px;" src="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2008/04/vista_gadgets_cropped.jpg" alt="vista_gadgets_cropped.jpg" width="179" height="126" />Like the aforementioned gadget engines cooked up by its competitors, Microsoft&#8217;s own Vista Sidebar gadgets don&#8217;t get a lot of respect, but there are <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/sidebar/alpha-geek-useful-windows-vista-sidebar-gadgets-250278.php">a few standout tools for the taking</a>. Save yourself a good number of Ctrl+C/Vs with a <a href="http://gallery.live.com/results.aspx?s=clipboard%20history&#38;l=1">Clipboard History</a>, get iPhone-like <a href="http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=38ae806f-51b7-49a4-b6c7-e36191163c89&#38;l=1">visual voicemail via CallWave</a>, and, actually, turn a lot of Google or Yahoo gadgets into Sidebar items with free converter <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/gadgets/turn-any-web-widget-into-a-vista-gadget-234003.php">Amnesty Generator</a>. Plus, it&#8217;s built into the operating system, so upgrades automatic and no third party software&#8217;s involved.</p>
<h3 style="font-size:120%;margin-top:20px;">3. Add Your Outlook Calendar to the Desktop (Windows)</h3>
<p><img class="alignleft postimg right" style="border:3px solid black;float:left;margin:5px;" src="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2008/04/outlookcal_scaled.jpg" alt="outlookcal_scaled.jpg" width="190" height="141" />There&#8217;s a reason desktop calendars—the mammoth, coffee-stain-collecting kind—have survived into this thoroughly digital age; regardless of all the work and minutiae piled up, you can get a feel for your day and beyond by looking down. Download Windows utility <a href="http://www.michaelscrivo.com/projects/outlookdesktop/">Outlook on the Desktop</a> (<a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/featured-windows-download/embed-outlook-on-the-desktop-283634.php">original post</a>) and you&#8217;ll get a similar always-there planner for your computer screen, with an adjustably-transparent calendar laid over your desktop space.</p>
<h3 style="font-size:120%;margin-top:20px;">2. Stretch Your Wallpaper Across <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged DUAL MONITORS" rel="nofollow" href="http://lifehacker.com/tag/dual-monitors/">Dual Monitors</a></h3>
<p><img class="alignleft postimg right" style="float:left;border:3px solid black;margin:5px;" src="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2008/04/dualwallpaper_scaled.jpg" alt="dualwallpaper_scaled.jpg" width="190" height="107" />Dual monitors boost your productivity by simple virtue of the fact that they offer more screen real estate to get things done, but let&#8217;s get real—who doesn&#8217;t want to show off their side-by-side screen setups? Grab a copy of <a href="http://www.binaryfortress.com/displayfusion/">DisplayFusion</a> (<a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/featured-windows-download/customize-your-dual-monitor-wallpaper-with-displayfusion-298111.php">original post</a>), and easily split your epic/panoramic/super-cute wallpaper across two monitors. Here&#8217;s more on how to <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/geek-to-live/make-the-most-of-your-dual-monitors-317479.php">make the most of your dual monitors</a>, and our some of our <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/lifehacker-top-10/top-10-free-wallpaper-fonts-and-icon-sources-287069.php">favorite sources of free desktop wallpaper</a>.</p>
<h3 style="font-size:120%;margin-top:20px;">1. Arrange Windows with Hotkeys (Windows)</h3>
<p><img class="alignleft postimg right" style="float:left;border:3px solid black;margin:5px;" src="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2008/04/hotkey_cropped.jpg" alt="hotkey_cropped.jpg" width="185" height="124" />Sure, you could arc your mouse pointer around every time you want to resize or shuffle an application window around—or you could keep your hands on the keys and shuffle them around instantly, &#8220;Minority Report&#8221;-style. <a href="http://reptils.free.fr/">WinSplit Revolution</a> (<a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/featured-windows-download/maximize-your-screen-real-estate-with-winsplit-revolution-292793.php">original post</a>) assigns window movements to user-defined shortcuts, so you can swing a full-window Outlook to, say, your second monitor, shove Pidgin into the lower-right corner, and keep Firefox open in the upper-left.<br />
What desktop improvements, plug-ins, or function-changing hacks help you get things done and enjoy your computing experience? Found a better version of the apps mentioned here? Share thoughts and links in the comments.</p>
<p>source:lifehacker</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 12:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock_(computing)">Docks</a> became popular when Mac began using them in their operating system. But these days docks are available on all platforms.</p>
<p>So which ones should you avoid and which ones should you use?</p>
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<p>Lets start with the ones you should avoid.</p>
<p><strong>1. Simdock</strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s in the official Ubuntu 8.04 repository, but don&#8217;t ask me why. The screen shot says it all.</p>
<p><img src="http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/simdock4.png" alt="" /></p>
<p>Advise: <em>avoid at all costs!</em></p>
<p><strong>2. Gdesklets dock</strong></p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t even install this one in hardy. I&#8217;m speaking from experience about this dock.</p>
<p>Gdesklets was extremly unstable for me in gutsy and made my pc crash on numerous occasions.</p>
<p>When it was not busy crashing, it was having a serious impact on resources.</p>
<p>If you want a screen shot, <a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&#38;q=gdesklet%20dock&#38;um=1&#38;ie=UTF-8&#38;sa=N&#38;tab=wi" target="_blank">try google</a>.</p>
<p>Advise: <em>try it if you want, but be warned, you&#8217;ll hate it.</em></p>
<p><strong>3. Kiba Dock</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.kiba-dock.org/">The dock</a> itself isn&#8217;t to bad. It&#8217;s not the best, but still pretty good. The reason I think people should avoid this application is because you need to compile it from source.</p>
<p><img src="http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/kiba-clean.png" alt="" width="450" height="66" /></p>
<p>Advise:<em> if you feel like compling it from source, by all means do</em> so</p>
<p>Now, which ones should you try?</p>
<p><strong>1. AWN</strong></p>
<p>Short for Avant Window Navigator, AWN is one of the best docks availabe this day. It offers great applets, you can download themes from the internet, it has a flat and 3d look<em> (look <a href="http://linuxowns.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/curved-awn-dock/">here</a> for the curved look)</em>. You can set all kind of effects for the icons.</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t crash on me when I used it and I didn&#8217;t experience any kind of impact on my system because of awn.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s in the Ubuntu repository, so install it as you would any other application.</p>
<p><img src="http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/awn.png" alt="" /></p>
<p>Advise: <em>if you are looking for a dock, you should test this one.</em></p>
<p><strong>2. Cairo Dock</strong></p>
<p>My favorite one.</p>
<p>The reason? It just looks the best.</p>
<p>The program comes with a dozen or so standard &#8220;skins&#8221; you can choose the first time you start it.</p>
<p>It has all the options you would expect from a dock, and some more.</p>
<p>It is not in the repositories <em>(I don&#8217;t get how simdock gets in, and this doesn&#8217;t)</em>, but installation is easy.</p>
<p>Go to <a href="http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=8724">this page</a>, and download the latest &#8220;dock&#8221; and &#8220;plugin&#8221; .deb files. Double click them to install. After installation, you can open Cairo Dock using &#8220;applications -&#62; system tools&#8221;.</p>
<p><img src="http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/cairo.png" alt="" width="500" height="50" /></p>
<p>Advise: <em>the best one available for ubuntu, so make sure to give it a try.</em></p>
<p>If you want any of the docks to start on start up, add them in &#8220;system -&#62; preferences -&#62; session&#8221;.</p>
<p>In the &#8220;command&#8221; box, you should enter the name of the application, search for the application in synaptic <em>(system -&#62; administration)</em> after you installed it, and use that exact name.</p>
<p><em>Note: KXDocker is/will be discontinued so it isn&#8217;t in the list.</em></p>
<p>If you know any other docks, feel free to mention them in the comments. I will be happy to add them into the post.</p>
<p>Adviced by users:</p>
<p><strong>1. Wbar</strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s more of an application launcher, because I doesn&#8217;t let you &#8220;dock&#8221;  programs, but it has a usefull number of apps it can launch.</p>
<p>The best part of this little &#8220;dock&#8221; is that it doesn&#8217;t need a composite manager <em>(like compiz fusion, or the one build into Ubuntu 8.04)</em> to run. So it&#8217;s perfect to add some eye-candy if you are running low-end hardware.</p>
<p>Download the .deb file <a href="http://code.google.com/p/wbar/downloads/list">here</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/wbar.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-341" src="http://linuxowns.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/wbar.png" alt="" width="500" height="45" /></a></p>
<p>Advice: <em>If you are running low-end hardware, this might be for you.</em></p>
<p><em>Trendy Teddy</em> mentioned there are GUI&#8217;s (graphical interfaces) available to change some settings.</p>
<p>wbarconf<br />
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gnomefiles.com/app.php/wbarconf">http://www.gnomefiles.com/app.php/wbarconf</a></p>
<p>wbar util<br />
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gnomefiles.com/app.php/wbar_util">http://www.gnomefiles.com/app.php/wbar_util</a></p>
<p><strong>Update</strong></p>
<p>There is a new dock on the scene called &#8220;Docky&#8221;.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s actually more than just another dock, it&#8217;s a front end for gnome-do.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-886" title="dock" src="http://linuxowns.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/dock.png" alt="dock" width="500" height="57" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-887" title="music" src="http://linuxowns.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/music.png" alt="music" width="500" height="88" /></p>
<p>The dock can be used to search for all sort of things, in the screenshot I just entered &#8220;U&#8221; and it suggested to play all U2 songs.</p>
<p>When I pressed enter, Rhytmbox popped up and played all my U2 songs.</p>
<p>This is the best dock for any operating system by far.</p>
<p><a href="http://do.davebsd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Docky">Docky Website</a></p>
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<link>http://caminholivre.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/mudando-a-cara-de-seu-ubuntu/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 04:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Wendell</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>No <a href="http://caminholivre.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/a-nova-cara-de-meu-hardy-heron/">post anterior</a> mostrei como ficou a nova interface de meu Ubuntu após algumas mudanças. Apreciei bastante o resultado, afinal, gosto de deixar meu desktop bonito e agradável aos meus olhos.</p>
<p>Alguns visitantes e amigos pessoais que também usam Linux me questionaram como procedi a configuração. Apenas para registrar, minha placa de vídeo não tem suporte a 3D e esse foi o principal motivo que fez com que eu encontrasse uma maneira de usar o Avant-Window-Navigator sem o Compiz. Após uma busca refinada na Net consegui finalmente colocar o AWN para funcionar. A partir dai foi só mudar algumas coisas e deixar o ambiente como eu gosto.</p>
<p>Para usufruir do AWN, usei o pacote Xcompmgr, um gerenciador ambiente gráfico que possibilita usar alguns efeitos 3D sem tem aceleração gráfica.</p>
<p>Para instalar o Xcompmgr:</p>
<p>sudo apt-get install xcompmgr</p>
<p>Para executar o aplicativo toda vez que iniciar o sistema, vá ao menu /Sistema/Preferência/Seções.</p>
<p>Adicione em Programas Iniciais conforme a figura abaixo</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-179" src="http://caminholivre.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/imagem11.png?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="237" /></p>
<p>Após a instalação do Xcompmgr, é hora de instalar o AWN.</p>
<p>sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator</p>
<p>Ao terminar a instalação do AWN, proceda a configuração para iniciar o aplicativo automaticamente entrando em /Sistema/Preferência/Seções.</p>
<p>Adicione conforme feito com o Xcompmgr, porém use em nome &#8220;AWN&#8221; e em comando utilize &#8220;avant-window-navigator&#8221;.</p>
<p>Pronto. Neste momento já podemos usar o AWN em sistemas que não tem suporte a placas 3D, como a VIA Chrome9.</p>
<p>A configuração do AWN é bastante simples, conforme pode ser visto na imagem abaixo. Você pode optar pelo 3D look (MacOS) ou Flat Bar (barra simples).</p>
<p>Para inserir ícones na barra clique em adicionar e colocar o nome e o comando da aplicação. Normalmente o ícone é vinculado ao aplicativo sem o usuário ter que ficar procurando a imagem correspondente.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-181" src="http://caminholivre.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/imagem21.png" alt="" width="449" height="350" /></p>
<p>O mesmo ocorre com os Applets, que devem ser escolhidos e enviados para o lado esquerdo da tela para serem ativados na barra.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-182" src="http://caminholivre.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/imagem3.png" alt="" width="449" height="350" /></p>
<p>As demais configurações ficam a gosto do usuário. Use sem moderação. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Agora é hora de refinar a aparência do sistema.</p>
<p>Uma das maiores frustrações de alguns usuários do Ubuntu foi a notícia de que o Hardy não receberia as modificações sugeridas inicialmente em sua interface gráfica. Isso ficou para a próxima versão, o <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-February/025136.html">Intrepid Ibex</a>. Já estão trabalhando no que será a nova cara do Ubuntu em sua próxima versão, mostrando um <a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_x9ZFQdS3X-4/SB41DhtdUVI/AAAAAAAAAGM/oCVcsS7zOo0/s1600-h/ubuntu-intrepid2.png">mockup</a> e disponibilizando um tema (ComicGel) que pode ser baixado clicando <a href="http://ubuntu.devel.br.googlepages.com/ComicGel.zip">aqui</a>.</p>
<p>Foi com este tema que implementei as demais configurações gráficas de meu sistema. No pacote está disponível além do tema propriamente dito, cursores, ícones e um capt onde são sugeridas fontes para serem utilizadas.</p>
<p>O processo de instalação do tema é bastante simples e familiar para que usa o <a href="http://www.gnome.org/">GNOME</a>. No Ubuntu, clique com o botão direito do mouse na área de trabalho e vá até a opção alterar o plano de fundo. Ao abrir a caixa, aba &#8220;Tema&#8221;, clique na opção instalar. Localize a pasta onde você descompactou o pacote baixado com o tema ComicGel. Na pasta &#8220;Main theme&#8221;, selecione o pacote Gelatin.tar.gz. Pronto! Seu novo tema está instalado.</p>
<p>Para instalar os ícones e cursores, na mesma caixa selecione personalizar, vá até a aba &#8220;ícones&#8221;. Mais uma vez, na pasta onde você descompactou o pacote ComicGel, entre na pasta Icons e arraste o arquivo até a caixa anteriormente mencionada. Após esta ação, tanto o Gelatin quanto os ícones (Human Elephant Savane) já podem ser usados.</p>
<p>Em relação aos cursores, não os instalei considerando que os atuais disponíveis no sitema me atendem, porém se quiser instalar siga o mesmo procedimento acima entrando na aba &#8220;cursor&#8221;.</p>
<p>Uma dica para quem curte transparências, o Xcompmgr possibilita usar a transparência no do terminal, não só mostrando a área de trabalho, mas sim qualquer aplicação que esteja em background. Para configurar, vá no menu Editar/Perfis/Editar e na caixa que surgir, procure a aba &#8220;Efeitos&#8221; e marque a opção fundo transparente.</p>
<p><strong>Atualizado</strong></p>
<p>Outra dica é instalar o gDesklets para deixar o ambiente ainda mais bonito. Existem outras opções, mas gosto dessa devido não usar muito recurso da máquina, pelo menos aqui não. Para instalar digite no terminal &#8211; sudo apt-get install gdesklets</p>
<p>Para chamar o aplicativo quando o sistema for iniciar, siga as instruções do Xcompmgr e AWN acessando o menu Sistema/Preferências/Sessões.</p>
<p>Existem diversos &#8220;widgets&#8221; que podem ser usados e configurados.</p>
<p>Para acessar as configurações do gDesklets vá ao menu Aplicações/Acessórios/gDesklets.</p>
<p>Finalizando, a instalação é bastante simples e em menos de 10 minutos dependendo de sua conexão você terá uma nova interface elegante e bonita. Você pode ainda fazer combinações e deixar o seu sistema com a sua cara. Espero que tenham gostado.</p>
<p>Créditos: <a href="http://br-linux.org/2008/de-olho-no-visual-do-futuro-ubuntu-intrepid/">BR-Linux</a>, <a href="http://ubuntu-devel.blogspot.com/">Desenvolvimento do Ubuntu</a>, <a href="http://www.cypherbios.org/blog/?p=44&#38;language=pt">Rafael Proenças&#8217;Home</a></p>
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<link>http://valeriosalerno.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/la-vera-storia-dei-widgets/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Valerio</dc:creator>
<guid>http://valeriosalerno.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/la-vera-storia-dei-widgets/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nei nuovi Sistemi Operativi, le varie software-house, compresi gli sviluppatori del mondo open-sourc]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="line-height:16px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana;margin:0;">Nei nuovi Sistemi Operativi, le varie software-house, compresi gli sviluppatori del mondo open-source, hanno introdotto una novità comune: i Widgets. In pochi, però, conoscono la vera storia di questi mini applicativi tanto utili quanto semplici da programmare. L&#8217;idea, infatti, nacque nel 1998 dalla mente di un certo Arlo Rose, il quale, prendendo spunto dalle skin applicabili ai lettori di mp3, pensò di creare un&#8217;interfaccia per qualsiasi altra informazione da visualizzare nel desktop. Basandosi sul nome di un programma di skin per l&#8217;interfaccia del Mac OS chiamato <b>Kaleidoscope</b>, egli coniò il termine <b>Konfabulator</b> e propose la sua idea agli altri sviluppatori; per quattro lunghi anni nessuno lo appoggiò fin quando un tale <b>Perry Clarke</b> decise di collaborare con lui, interessandosi al progetto. Il 10 febbraio del 2003, i due lanciarono la prima versione shareware di <b>Konfabulator</b> per Mac OS X 10.2 al prezzo di 24,95$; un programma che gestiva i vari &#8220;sottoprogrammi&#8221; chiamati, appunto, <b>Widgets</b>. Mi ricordo che scaricai la versione di prova e ne rimasi colpito sia per l&#8217;estetica che per l&#8217;effettiva utilità. Ventuno mesi più tardi uscì la versione per Windows e il 25 luglio del 2005 l&#8217;applicazione fu venduta a Yahoo! e divenne freeware. Nel frattempo, il 29 Aprile della stesso anno, veniva messo in vendita il Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, il quale era il primo Sistema Operativo che includeva una propria rivisitazione della fortunata applicazione Konfabulator, battezzandola con il nome <b>Dashboard</b>. Successivamente uscirono anche le versioni per GNOME (<b>gDesklets</b>) e i <b>Gadgets</b> per Windows Vista nel 2007, chiamati così affinché nessuno potesse dire che erano copiati dal Mac (e chi potrebbe mai dire una cosa del genere!?). Peccato che nelle zone di Redmond nessun sviluppatore del Vista sapeva che in effetti la Apple chiamava i Widgets, durante le fasi beta del Tiger, &#8220;Gadget&#8221; e solo la versione definitiva riportava il fatidico e definitivo nome di &#8220;Widgets&#8221;!</p>
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<p style="line-height:16px;font:normal normal normal 14px/normal Verdana;margin:0;"><b>La diatriba</b></p>
<p style="line-height:16px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana;margin:0;">Con l&#8217;avvento di Mac OS X Tiger si vennero a formare due filoni di pensiero: l&#8217;uno definiva la Dashboard una spudorata copia di Konfabulator, l&#8217;altro, invece, girava la frittata spiegando che, in effetti, l&#8217;idea di base si trovava già nei primi Sistemi Operativi Apple Macintosh del 1984, nei quali vi era una sorta di &#8220;collezione&#8221; di accessori della scrivania (<b>Desk Accessories</b>, per l&#8217;appunto) che includevano funzioni come la calcolatrice e l&#8217;orologio. Ebbene, in un suo articolo riguardo il Sistema Operativo Tiger, John Siracusa (gira e rigira sono sempre di origini italiane!) fece chiarezza dimostrando che i creatori di Konfabulator non erano in possesso di alcun brevetto e inoltre i Widgets della Apple presentavano delle differenze sostanziali, prima fra tutte il linguaggio di programmazione (XML e JavaScript per Konfabulator, HTML e CSS con JavaScript per Dashboard) che permetteva all&#8217;applicazione per Mac di dialogare bene con il browser Safari. Quando si dice &#8220;mettere la parola fine&#8221;&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Instalar xfce4 en ubuntu 7.10]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>modlikan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Xfce es un entorno de escritorio para GNU/Linux y otros sistemas derivados de Unix. Más ligero que G]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><b>Xfce</b> es un <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:entorno_de_escritorio" class="extiw" title="entorno_de_escritorio">entorno de escritorio</a> para <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:Linux" class="extiw" title="Linux">GNU/Linux</a> y otros <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:sistema_operativo" class="extiw" title="sistema_operativo">sistemas</a> derivados de <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:Unix" class="extiw" title="Unix">Unix</a>. Más ligero que <a href="http://www.guia-ubuntu.org/index.php?title=GNOME" title="GNOME">GNOME</a> y <a href="http://www.guia-ubuntu.org/index.php?title=KDE" title="KDE">KDE</a>, consume menos recursos del sistema, por lo que es más adecuado para equipos con menos recursos de <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:hardware" class="extiw" title="hardware">hardware</a>, como <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:memoria_RAM" class="extiw" title="memoria_RAM">memoria RAM</a> o <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:CPU" class="extiw" title="CPU">CPU</a>. Al igual que <a href="http://www.guia-ubuntu.org/index.php?title=GNOME" title="GNOME">GNOME</a>, utiliza las librerías gráficas <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:GTK" class="extiw" title="GTK">GTK</a> para mostrar los elementos de la interfaz.</p>
<p>Es el entorno de escritorio por defecto en <a href="http://www.guia-ubuntu.org/index.php?title=Versiones_de_Ubuntu" title="Versiones de Ubuntu">Xubuntu</a>.</p>
<p>Xfce también provee el marco de trabajo para el desarrollo de aplicaciones. Además de Xfce mismo, hay otros programas que también utilizan las bibliotecas de Xfce, como el editor de texto <a href="http://www.guia-ubuntu.org/index.php?title=Mousepad" title="Mousepad">Mousepad</a>, el reproductor multimedia <a href="http://www.guia-ubuntu.org/index.php?title=Xfmedia&#38;action=edit" class="new" title="Xfmedia">Xfmedia</a> o el emulador de consola <a href="http://www.guia-ubuntu.org/index.php?title=Terminal" title="Terminal">Terminal</a>.</p>
<p>Xfce está basado en la <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:biblioteca_%28programa%29" class="extiw" title="biblioteca_(programa)">biblioteca</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:GTK" class="extiw" title="GTK">GTK+ 2.x</a> y utiliza el <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:gestor_de_ventanas" class="extiw" title="gestor_de_ventanas">gestor de ventanas</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:Xfwm" class="extiw" title="Xfwm">Xfwm</a>. Xfce se parecía en sus inicios al entorno de escritorio <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:CDE" class="extiw" title="CDE">CDE</a>, pero fue alejándose notablemente debido a que fue reprogramado nuevamente desde cero (ya lo había hecho entre las versiones 2.x y 3.x), y a diferencia de sus anteriores versiones, ahora cuenta con un sistema modular pudiendo gestionar un sistema de tipo <i>multihead</i> de manera bastante sencilla, y sigue todos los estándares establecidos por <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:Freedesktop.org" class="extiw" title="Freedesktop.org">Freedesktop.org</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.guia-ubuntu.org/index.php?title=Thunar" title="Thunar">Thunar</a> es el nuevo <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:gestor_de_archivos" class="extiw" title="gestor_de_archivos">gestor de archivos</a> predeterminado para Xfce desde la versión 4.4. Es similar a <a href="http://www.guia-ubuntu.org/index.php?title=Nautilus" title="Nautilus">Nautilus</a> y es diseñado para máxima velocidad y mínimo consumo de memoria. Xfce también posee un gestor de archivos comprimidos llamado <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:Xarchiver" class="extiw" title="Xarchiver">Xarchiver</a>.</p>
<p>Antes que nada, debes leer bien profundamente la documentacion de Xfce:</p>
<p>http://www.xfce.org/</p>
<p>Ir a la consola y escribir</p>
<p align="center"><i><b>sudo aptitude install xfce</b></i></p>
<p>Y una vez instalado, cerrar la sesión y probar xfce&#8230;.</p>
<p>Ahora&#8230;si llegaste a tener problemas como &#8220;no se ve el menu con el mouse&#8221;, &#8220;me aparece todo en unos solos segundos de xfce y luego aparece el wallapaper, iconos de gnome, etc&#8221; cosa que me pasó a mi!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Y varios amigos mios me dieron una ayuda pero seguia persistiendo el problema hasta que me dí cuenta cual era mi error!!!!</p>
<p>El error es por no leer bien a fondo la documentacion de xfce..</p>
<p>Debes hacer desde la consola:</p>
<p align="center">como root:<i><b>apt-get reinstall xfce</b></i></p>
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<p align="center">como usuario:<i><b> sudo apt-get reinstall xfce</b></i></p>
<p>Y ahí cargará de maravilla el entorno grafico de xfce&#8230;</p>
<p>Y con el tema de la barra que seria como mac, instalate gdesklets ya que adesklets no me gustó a pesar de que se integra muy bien en xfce pero gdesklets tambien funciona muy bien!</p>
<p>Escribir en la consola</p>
<p><b><i>sudo aptitude install gdesklets</i></b></p>
<p>y desde xfce ir a acessorios -&#62; gdesklets</p>
<p>Una maravilla&#8230;.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Instalar Applets]]></title>
<link>http://ubuntas.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/instalar-applets/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Fox D. M.</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ubuntas.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/instalar-applets/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Applets são pequenas aplicações de Ambiente de Trabalho que podem dizer a utilização da Memória e do]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Desklets: interactive desktop integrated graphic applets]]></title>
<link>http://doppiavu.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/desklets-interactive-desktop-integrated-graphic-applets/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>doppiavu</dc:creator>
<guid>http://doppiavu.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/desklets-interactive-desktop-integrated-graphic-applets/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Oggi voglio parlare delle cosiddette Desklets ovvero quei simpatici &#8220;programmi&#8221; che flut]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Oggi voglio parlare delle cosiddette <em>Desklets</em> ovvero quei simpatici &#8220;programmi&#8221; che fluttuano sui nostri desktop mostrandoci le più disparate informazioni: previsioni del tempo, carico della nostra cpu, thumbnail random, nuove email in arrivo, rss, orologi, calendari,&#8230; fino ad arrivare ai <a href="http://kde-look.org/CONTENT/content-pre1/54354-1.png" target="_blank">countdown per le elezioni politiche<br />
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<p align="center"><img src="http://adesklets.sourceforge.net/images/screenshots/gnoomy_0.jpg" alt="aDesklets" width="400" height="300" /></p>
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<li><a href="http://netdragon.sourceforge.net/ssuperkaramba.html" target="_blank">SuperKaramba</a>: questo gestore è probabilmente il migliore in circolazione ed il più attivo (a livello di temi). Su <a href="http://kde-look.org/" target="_blank">kde-look.org</a> è presente una collezione veramente ampia di applets per tutti i gusti. L&#8217;unico difetto è dovuto al fatto che è fortemente integrato in KDE e quindi difficilmente utilizzabile su sistemi senza KDE (richiede molte dipendenze &#8220;kde-based&#8221;). Inoltre è piuttosto avido di risorse (soprattutto RAM). L&#8217;istallazione di un nuovo tema è molto semplice: basta scaricare il <a href="http://kde-look.org/" target="_blank">tema desiderato</a>, aprire SuperKaramba (lo trovate nel menù alla voce <em>Accessori -&#62; Desktop</em>), cliccare su <em>Apri tema locale</em> e selezionare il tema, ed ecco a voi il vostro nuovo tema.</li>
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<p align="center"><img src="http://kde-look.org/CONTENT/content-pre1/6384-1.png" alt="LiquidWeather" width="250" height="200" /></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.gdesklets.de" target="_blank">gDesklets</a>: questo gestore è la versione Gnome-based, anch&#8217;esso ha una vastissima collezione di temi su <a href="http://gnome-look.org" target="_blank">Gnome-look.org</a> ed ha lo stesso difetto di Superkaramba, infatti è molto integrato in Gnome e dipende da molte librerie &#8220;gnome-based&#8221;. L&#8217;installazione di un nuovo tema è semplice quanto quella per SuperKaramba (<em>File -&#62; Install package</em>), purtroppo non so quanto sia avido di risorse poichè non ho Gnome installato, ma penso di poter ipotizzare un consumo abbastanza consistente di RAM (anche se leggermente inferiore a SuperKaramba)</li>
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<p align="center"><img src="http://gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-pre1/67250-1.jpg" alt="gDesklets" width="226" height="322" /></p>
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<li><a href="http://adesklets.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">aDesklets</a>: ques&#8217;ultimo gestore come dice il nome stesso (&#8220;a desklets&#8221;, letteralmente &#8220;un (gestore di) desklets&#8221;) è il meno conosciuto (io l&#8217;ho scoperto settimana scorsa) ed usato, e sicuramente anche il meno ricco di temi (cosa che deriva dall&#8217;essere sconosciuto ai più), però ha sicuramente un paio di vantaggi:
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<li>non dipende ne da KDE ne da Gnome, e quindi può essere utilizzato su entrambi senza dover installare una marea di dipendenze, inoltre funziona senza problemi anche sui DE (<em>Desktop Environment</em>) &#8220;alternativi&#8221; come XFCE, Fluxbox o Enlightment</li>
<li>è decisamente leggero e reattivo, quindi funziona bene anche su sistemi più datati</li>
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<p>l&#8217;istallazione è meno banale, infatti avviene da shell: scaricate il <a href="http://adesklets.sourceforge.net/desklets.html" target="_blank">tema prescelto</a>, aprite un terminale, decomprimete il tarball del tema ed avviate  il tema (<em>./nometema</em>), a questo punto vi verrà chiesto se testare il tema oppure registrarlo, se lo testate una volta chiuso non partirà da solo al prossimo avvio, altrimenti registrandolo vi basterà lanciare <em>adesklets</em> per caricare automaticamente tutti i vostri temi (registrati precedentemente)</li>
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<p align="center"><img src="http://adesklets.sourceforge.net/images/SystemMonitor_thumb.jpg" alt="aDesklets" width="230" height="110" /></p>
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<p align="left">Per concludere, se siete degli utilizzatori di KDE o Gnome e non avete gravi carenze di RAM affidatevi a SuperKaramba o gDesklets, se invece avete un computer che ha sulle spalle già qualche inverno e non volete buttare tutta la RAM in EyeCandy allora non abbiate paura ed affidatevi ad aDesklets.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[[Ubuntu] Restyling desktop su Gutsy...parte seconda]]></title>
<link>http://pollosky.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/ubuntu-restyling-desktop-su-gutsy-parte-seconda/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>LukePet</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pollosky.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/ubuntu-restyling-desktop-su-gutsy-parte-seconda/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Qualche giorno fa ho scritto questo post: ubuntu-restyling-desktop-su-gutsy-avant-window-navigator-i]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Qualche giorno fa ho scritto questo post: <a href="http://pollosky.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/ubuntu-restyling-desktop-su-gutsy-avant-window-navigator-icone-osx/" target="_blank">ubuntu-restyling-desktop-su-gutsy-avant-window-navigator-icone-osx</a>.</p>
<p>Vi mostravo il desing del mio desktop <strong>Ubuntu </strong>(con le icone <em>OSX</em> e la dock bar <em>Avant Window Navigator</em>&#8230;devo ammettere che effettivamente il tutto fa molto <em>MAC</em>)&#8230;bene, oggi ho avuto un&#8217;altra piccola botta di creatività ed ho modificato leggermente la disposizione degli elementi nonchè aggiunto altre piccole utility sulla scrivania.</p>
<p><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2193/1935293843_c46a8330e5_o.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2193/1935293843_c46a8330e5_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2193/1935293843_c46a8330e5_o.jpg" height="210" width="337" /></a></p>
<p>Come potete ben vedere ho sfruttato le <a href="http://www.gdesklets.de/" target="_blank">gDesklets</a> (ringrazio <em>Mighè</em> per lo spunto altrimenti mi querela).</p>
<p>Saranno finite qui le mie avventure col <em>Desktop</em>? Bo&#8230;spero di si, così mi sembra più che accettabile.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Gdy gDesklets AMD64 z repo Ubuntu nie działa poprawnie...]]></title>
<link>http://byisk.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/gdy-gdesklets-amd64-z-repo-ubuntu-nie-dziala-poprawnie/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>b.YISK</dc:creator>
<guid>http://byisk.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/gdy-gdesklets-amd64-z-repo-ubuntu-nie-dziala-poprawnie/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dostałem wieści, że paczka gDesklets w wersji dla AMD64 w repozytoriach Ubuntu jest uszkodzona. Czym]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Dostałem wieści, że paczka gDesklets w wersji dla AMD64 w repozytoriach Ubuntu jest uszkodzona. Czym prędzej odnalazłem sprawną paczkę .deb i wrzuciłem ją na swój serwerek&#8230; Chcesz ją pobrać? Kliknij tutaj!&#8230; :/</p>
<p>EDIT 20.11.2007 19:34:<br />
Nie mam pliku już u siebie na serwerze. Po prośbie znalazłem tą paczkę. Tu jest link <a href="http://launchpadlibrarian.net/7542161/gdesklets_0.35.4-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb">Kliknij</a></p>
<p><img src="http://www.pycage.de/img/shots/gdesklets.png" alt="gDesklets snapshot" /></p>
<p>A tu troszkę screenshocików samego programu gDesklets:<br />
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Kliknij, aby powiększyć:<br />
<a href="http://www.linuxsoft.cz/screenshot_img/118-a.jpg"><img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:lBaKZ997tXR3fM:http://www.linuxsoft.cz/screenshot_img/118-a.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.linux.org.ru/gallery/bigHfcBu3.jpg"><img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:vSosEgr784trSM:http://www.linux.org.ru/gallery/bigHfcBu3.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.linux-user.de/ausgabe/2005/05/041-gdesklets/gdesklets_enabled_desktop.png"><img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:amLPWQ4Wnj82EM:http://www.linux-user.de/ausgabe/2005/05/041-gdesklets/gdesklets_enabled_desktop.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.oook.cz/screenshots/gdesklets.png"><img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:zcCfcMKbuocprM:http://www.oook.cz/screenshots/gdesklets.png" /></a></p>
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<link>http://grigory.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/gdesklets/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grigory</dc:creator>
<guid>http://grigory.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/gdesklets/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Украшаем наши *nix-ы. Совсем недавно узнал о существовании замечательных gDesklet-ах. Программа, по ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><em>Украшаем наши *nix-ы.</em></p>
<p>Совсем недавно узнал о существовании замечательных <a href="http://www.gdesklets.de/">gDesklet</a>-ах. Программа, по сути, создает среду разработки  т.н. виджетов, ну и конечно же способ их размещения на рабочих столах. Не смотря на &#8220;g&#8221; в названии, помимо gnome должно также работать и в KDE с Xfce. Примерное руководство для Ubuntu:</p>
<p><em>Устанавливаем: </em></p>
<pre>sudo apt-get install gdesklets
sudo apt-get install <span class="system">gdesklets-data</span></pre>
<p><em>Запускаем:</em></p>
<pre>Applications -&#62; Accessories -&#62; gDesklets</pre>
<p><em>Украшаем!</em></p>
<p>Вот что получилось у меня. Десктоп украшался по случаю презентации на тему &#8220;Using Linux&#8221; для класса бизнес студентов.</p>
<p><a href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa274/grigoryk/my-desktop.png"><img src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa274/grigoryk/my-desktop.png" height="300" width="481" /></a></p>
<p>Помню, игрался с SuperKaramba в KDE &#8211; всё нужно было тащить с <a href="http://kde-look.org/">kde-look.org</a>. Тут предустановлено довольно много всего, что радует. Качать понадобилось только один виджет, для погоды (имеющиеся не понравились). Кстати, качать их можно <a href="http://www.gdesklets.de/index.php?q=desklet/browse/alphabetical/">отсюда</a> и <a href="http://gdesklets.zencomputer.ca/">отсюда</a>.</p>
<p>Единственное нарекание прямо сразу &#8211; виджеты исчезают при нажатии кнопочки &#8220;свернуть всё&#8221;. Нажмёшь ещё раз &#8211; появляются. Повинуются. Наверняка это решаемо, не разбирался ещё толком.</p>
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