Let's share our themes

[Nonno Bassotto]

I think we could share the way we make our desktops look so nice.
The idea is that every post should contain some screenshots of our desktops and the settings we used to achieve this eye-candy. For example one could send information about: control theme, Metacity theme, icons, wallpaper, splash screen (maybe also the background color code), gdm theme, gDesklets used, other apps skins (like bmp, xmms, mplayer, etc.) and whatever else he tweaked. The best thing would be to send a link for each of this elements.

So, let me begin with my current theme.

Controls: d3a
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=15963

Metacity: Glossy-P
Icon set: Glossy Glass
both are on
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=27166

Wallpaper: Ubuntu Style (Ice)
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=33164

Mouse cursor: Lil' polar (although you don't see it in the screenshots)
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=31480

Splash: GlossyGlass
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=21751

GDM theme: Avio-GDM
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=37395

gDesklets: StarterBar and SideCandy time
these are in the package gdesklets-data in the repos

BMP skin: Gentoo-Ice
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=14049

mplayer skin: New Age
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/skin...ge-1.0.tar.bz2

Other: the terminal has fake tranparencies and is launched with the command

gnome-terminal --geometry=75x25+350+205

so that it doesn't cover anything.

Let's try not to discuss themes here, just show how to make them!

PS If this idea gets enough feedback, the post could be made sticky.

[Patrick-Ruff]

looks nice, I'm not using Ubuntu just yet, I'll be using dapper when it comes out, and I'll be going crazy with the themes .

[ComplexNumber]

Nonno Bassotto
your theme looks good and well balanced - the wallpaper colours, icons, and gtk theme look in harmony with each other.

[PingunZ]

Here's my theme Its very Crystal
GDM
Wallpaper
Icons
uSplash GRUB
Splash
MetaCity

Grtz PingunZ

[Nonno Bassotto]

Any screenshot?

[Laterix]

Here is my Orange Dapper desktop. Check out my guide (in signature) for instructions.

Theme: Compiz + Smooth-orange
Icons: Human
Wallpaper: intelmac by evenflow
Gnomebaker: Human icons
Gaim 2.0: Orange dapper theme

[zutfen]

Well, having grown to love my new iMac, I've gotten used to the interface of it and found myself wishing my Dapper looked a little more like my Tiger... I've not done a lot of customization, but it suits my needs and looks nice to me!
Controls:
MacOS-X
Icons:
OSX (Mostly)

Screenshots:

[grigpi]

GTK - Luminance
Gaim - Tango
Gaim Guifications - Tangoish Suite
Wallpaper Aqua Fifty-Fifty

[Nonno Bassotto]

I don't like this theme very much, but I just wanted to try how a completely brushed desktop would be. At least, nobody can complain that it is not coherent!

Widgets: Brushed
Metacity: Brushed
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=32510

Icons: Noia Warm
http://art.gnome.org/themes/icon/414

Wallpaper: Gnome Finest
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=39029

gDesklets: StarterBar and TuxClock
these are in the package gdesklets-data in the repos

BMP skin: XTunes
http://themes.freshmeat.net/projects/xtunes/

mplayer skin: OSX Brushed
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html

Firefox: Noia 2.0
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/72/

aMSN: BrushedMetal
http://amsn.sourceforge.net/skins.php

If you really want a fully brushed (but bad-looking IMHO) desktop, you may consider to use the brushed wallpaper
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=39141

I chose the Noia icons because Firefox has a really nice brushed theme with Noia icons.

You easily guess how the not displayed apps look like.

[grte]

eMaCs application controls
XFwm4 Window borders
HighContrast icons which you should already have.