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...Read Full Story

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...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...Read Full Story

September 10th, 2007 Toly Posted in software, linux, tutorials, howto, hardware |   Ok, so you have successfully configured dual monitor for you (Gnome/KDE) desktop, and now you have decided to take it even further and install and configure Avant Window Navigator - way to go!     Although most of your installation/configuration will succeed by following one of the tutorials, in case if you have dual monitors, and/or you use Option  "MergedFB"  in "xorg.conf" to merge two...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...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...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...Read Full Story

Brief history of Docks: NeXTstep was first to introduce the idea of “docks” in an operating system back in 1989 when neXTstep 1.0 was first released. Later as most of Nextstep’s codebase was used on OpenStep and then on OS X, “dock” was one of the few original and the most prominent features that stayed with OS X. Looking Glass was a free open source dock written in Java, developed by a Sun Microsystem employee in his spare time on a Linux laptop. It was first demonstrated publicly in 2003...Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Avant Window Navigator". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own...Read Full Story

June 3rd, 2008 Toly Posted in software, linux, technology, ubuntu | add these two in /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-core/ubuntu/ hardy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-core/ubuntu/ hardy main sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install awn-manager-trunk awn-extras-applets-trunk linux software technology ubuntu You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your...Read Full Story