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The Ace
Hey,
I've seen a lot of screenshots of various linux distros running GNOME with a nice taskbar that is not the default one, some may look like vista style, others like OS X style.

and saw somewhere a taskbar that looks like OS X launch bar (or object-dock for windows).

Where can I find these little eye candies and how can I use theme?
'cuz I didn't find any of that on GNOME/KDE-look.org ....

Thank
Soham
beryl.org
alex.
For the object-dock type application you need to have either Avant Window Navigator or Kiba-Dock, and for the window title's you need to get Beryl, Compiz or Compiz-Fusion

To get Compiz-Fusion installed the best place to look for a how-to would be here.

Note that you need either beryl, compiz or compiz-fusion installed to use either of the dock programs.
The Ace
Quote - (alex. @ Jul 31 2007, 13:28) *
For the object-dock type application you need to have either Avant Window Navigator or Kiba-Dock, and for the window title's you need to get Beryl, Compiz or Compiz-Fusion

To get Compiz-Fusion installed the best place to look for a how-to would be here.

Note that you need either beryl, compiz or compiz-fusion installed to use either of the dock programs.


Thanks, I have Compiz-Fusion installed, and it runs great at the moment.

Will try both Avant and Kiba-Dock.

P.S.
What's the difference between Beryl, Compiz and Compiz-Fusion?
alex.
Well compiz started it all, then some of the developers of compiz had a small disagreement about something and forked the code off and started beryl. Now they have reconciled their differences and joined the forked code back together to make compiz-fusion.
Tzimisce
Quote - (alex. @ Jul 31 2007, 10:28) *
For the object-dock type application you need to have either Avant Window Navigator or Kiba-Dock, and for the window title's you need to get Beryl, Compiz or Compiz-Fusion

To get Compiz-Fusion installed the best place to look for a how-to would be here.

Note that you need either beryl, compiz or compiz-fusion installed to use either of the dock programs.


this is good information to have, heavily into modifying my desktops!
Angel Blue01
What about Emerald?
exUBERance
download it on the original Beryl website
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