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Grays (Desktop 24)

Clean Version

 

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This one took me a couple of tries before I really figured out what I wanted to do with it. I knew I wanted something with bright colors - something I've never really done before, not counting a few Mac clones I put together - and with a higher image:text ratio on the taskbar. But the rest took an unusual amount of trial and error.

 

I'm really surprised by how much I'm liking the double-height taskbar. I'll probably go back to the single eventually, but it's nice to discover the flexibility. What I've done here is created artificial space for a few Rainmeter skins by adding the Quicklaunch and Links toolbars, which are, of course, empty. I suppose this could easily be mistaken for a Windows 7 taskbar; I'll have to try and duplicate it once I've made the switch. (If anyone knows how to center the taskbar tabs when there's only one row, please let me know.)

 

Rollover the notes for more details; I've added plenty, including some sneak previews of the new skins I'll be slipping into the Enigma 2.6 patch release. :)

 

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Liquid Crystal Discourse

 

I proooooomise, I still plan to start posting regularly on my customization blog. It's just a matter of finding the time; I'm fortunate to have been kept busy working on Enigma, Rainmeter 1.0, and a few other projects. But there are a couple desktops in the Lifehacker pool that I'm interested in featuring in the near future, so I hope you'll keep an eye on it. :)

 

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Desktop

 

Theme:

- H.E.A.V.E.N.. Requires patched uxtheme.dll - patcher here.

- Wallpaper: unnamed, from learntolikeit (third row from the bottom).

 

Startups:

- Autohotkey.

- Launchy. Skin: RooLa, customized.

 

Programs running:

- Rainmeter. Skin: Enigma 2.6 Beta, customized with Amana Icons.

- Yod'm 3D 1.4.

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Uploaded on August 29, 2009