Kaelri
Summer Time (Desktop 26)
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I'm pleased with the concept here, although I'm not completely happy with how the shot actually came out. The alternate setup was too close to another shot to be worth posting. So I suppose the real mark probably lies somewhere between the two.
The most volatile addition here is RocketDock. I wanted to give it a second chance, and I do like the unique visual contribution and the amount of space it saves me. But the same problems have arisen: the lack of text labels makes it impossible to distinguish between similar windows at a glance, and it only shows minimized apps, not active ones, which makes it easy to "lose" windows when something's maximized over them. (I do still have my Windows taskbar available via an Autohotkey toggle - which is necessary if only for the system tray - but that's little remedy for forgetfulness.)
Nonetheless, my objective was to design a single taskbar which accomplishes 1) app launching, 2) window management and 3) system monitoring, without sacrificing customizability or compromising on my software of choice. Taken as a conceptual mockup, I think it works pretty well.
Before you ask, the blur is artificial. I copied the bottom 44 pixels of the wallpaper and ran it through some Photoshop filters.
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Desktop
Theme:
- Wallpaper: Summer Time by Frederic St-Arnaud.
Startups:
- Autohotkey.
- D-Color.
Programs running:
- Rainmeter. Skins: Enigma 2.6, customized.
- RocketDock.
Summer Time (Desktop 26)
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I'm pleased with the concept here, although I'm not completely happy with how the shot actually came out. The alternate setup was too close to another shot to be worth posting. So I suppose the real mark probably lies somewhere between the two.
The most volatile addition here is RocketDock. I wanted to give it a second chance, and I do like the unique visual contribution and the amount of space it saves me. But the same problems have arisen: the lack of text labels makes it impossible to distinguish between similar windows at a glance, and it only shows minimized apps, not active ones, which makes it easy to "lose" windows when something's maximized over them. (I do still have my Windows taskbar available via an Autohotkey toggle - which is necessary if only for the system tray - but that's little remedy for forgetfulness.)
Nonetheless, my objective was to design a single taskbar which accomplishes 1) app launching, 2) window management and 3) system monitoring, without sacrificing customizability or compromising on my software of choice. Taken as a conceptual mockup, I think it works pretty well.
Before you ask, the blur is artificial. I copied the bottom 44 pixels of the wallpaper and ran it through some Photoshop filters.
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Desktop
Theme:
- Wallpaper: Summer Time by Frederic St-Arnaud.
Startups:
- Autohotkey.
- D-Color.
Programs running:
- Rainmeter. Skins: Enigma 2.6, customized.
- RocketDock.