Avant Window Navigator

I am sure you have always used to think if it is possible to have different wallpapers on different workspaces in Ubuntu using GNOME. Isn’t it? Don’t worry I have a tip for you, and it is very simple too. Assumptions: You have Ubuntu 8.04 running. (Though it should work with 7.10 as well. But I haven’t tried it.) You have installed CCSM. Check under System ->Preferences if Advanced Desktop Effect Setting is there. For better results you have Avant Window Navigator installed. (Else you won’t be able to use any shortcut on your desktop.) If you have set up all that then it ... Read Full Story

I have to admit, after seeing Dave opting to install gOS recently I got a little envious.  So, I decided to turn my compiz/emerald Ubuntu 8.10 into a nice little gOS environment.  Turns out it was pretty dang quick and easy. First step get the GTK theme.  After installing gOS 3.0 in a VM I realized that it was a spiffed up Gnome.  Good sign!  After a couple searches I came up with this theme on deviant art ( gOS-3-0-Theme )  Lucky for me, that theme contained the gOS icons, gtk theme, wallpaper, AND an Emerald theme.  (nice!) Next, get google-gadgets . Google-gadgets is ... Read Full Story

In my first post that showcased the Avant Window Navigator (” Avant Window Navigator: OSX-like dock on Linux desktop “) I showed you how to install this spiffy dock on your Linux desktop. Of course that article just barely scrathed the surface by showing how to install Avant and add launchers. This time around, however, we will do a little customizing with themes and fonts. In the period since my first article about Avant I have become quite fond of this dock. Not only is it a handy means to launch applications (or have various applets reside), it is also quite aesthetically pleasing. And ... Read Full Story

As I have said repeated, I like eye candy. One of the aspects of eye candy I like more than any other is transparency. With the right Linux desktop there is almost no limit on how you can configure the look and feel of your desktop. And that means you can have as transparent a desktop as you like. To really push the limits of transparency you will need to have Compiz working. For more information on Compiz check out my articles: “ Enabling the Cube in Compiz ” and “ Configuring the appearance of the Compiz Cube “. You might also want to ... Read Full Story

A lot of people really enjoy the OS X doc. For many it is just the cool look and feel of this 3D-like launcher that actually brings them to OS X. Now if you’ve used a recent release of GNOME you can probably see how the GNOME team have tried, in some ways, to bring a bit of OS X to the Linux desktop. Now there is a dock application called Avant Window Navigator , that finishes the process. The Avant Window Navigator is a dock-like bar that rests at the bottom of your desktop that launches applications, holds applets, serves as a window-list, ... Read Full Story