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http://www.windowblinds.com/

nice, but a system resource monster

you can run photoshop on 32mb's man that has got to be down right horrible

How true!!! I sometimes run WindowBlinds just for fun, but usually end up turning it off after awhile. I do notice that if you have Win2000, the resource footprint of WindowBlinds seems to be drastically less than 9X, or at least I don't notice any slowdowns nearly as often.

---Skorpion

lol I just now started running it now and I don't see any differance in it (well quite frankly I don't see how my system could get any slower ) but here is a screencapture of it I like it like this http://dbz.star64.com/uploads/Vegetta69/screencapture2.jpg
Skorpion when you use WindowsFX how do you get the start menu to be transparent because I can only get my dropdown menu's to do it? I think it is because I am using Win98 and you might be using Win2000 or you just have the full version

I got two but they are big files...

http://24.162.172.11/desktop1.gif
http://24.162.172.11/desktop0.gif


Also i couldnt figure out how to make my start menu transparent

I am still having hectic times with the stupid host...to top that off, my cable modem was down for more than 2 straight weeks...-_- good to see you here V69

heres mine:
http://www.zeldaglitches.com/mydesktop.jpg http://www.zeldaglitches.com/mydesktop2.jpg

Wildcat and Dark Man X, yes, I believe the start menu can only be transparent on Windows 2000. This is because 2000 is Windows 5.0/NT kernel, and 95/98/ME are the Windows 4.0/9X kernel. The NT kernel includes better API's for things like alpha-blending and transparency.

On 9X, WindowFX actually does not make anything *really* transparent. It takes a picture of whatever is going to be under the menu, and interlaces that picture onto the background of the menu. And since the Start Menu is, according to Windows, not technically a real menu, WFX does not do it's job when Start menu is open, because it doesn't realize that it's a menu.

On Win2000, the Start Menu is treated much more like a standard menu. And WFX uses W2K's inherent API's for the alpha-blending so the menus are truly transparent.

I'm sure that was way more of an answer than you were interested in knowing, but that's why.

---Skorpion

Skorpion: I can;t find that font you used on the start menu *anywhere* can you please(!!) send it to: robbie@totaln.com please!

so then, there are NO beos/linux/mac desktops out there??

okay, really, i am just testing if my sig image works

Oh i was forgotten to do that with windows tweaker

Search the font name at google.com, that's how I got it.

oh ok that is good to hear XTC thought something was wrong
Thanks Skorpion

Using version 3 (and the command line version, not the graphical/screensaver version) takes me roughly 7 to 8 hours to complete (I think). Its hard to say because my average stats are high due to old versions, older slower computers, and the screensaver version.

When I switched to version 3, the screensaver took about 25 hours on my old pc. The command line version on that machine (under unix now, not windows) take about 8 hours. This new win machine is much quicker though.

In the 3 weeks ive been using these two machines in tandom, my average time has gone down from like 12:36 to 11:56 and still dropping with each completed unit.

--mark

i´ll join this thread

an old screenshot of my server
http://estoyjodido.50megs.com/torta.jpg

Hey is that what Redhat linux looks like? Cool.

You like korn!! hahahahahahaaaaa!!! They suck!!

red hat? *loses all respect*

pfft

My desktop at work
http://www.vanrillaer.be/mydesktop.jpg

Greetz

Knuff

[ April 05, 2001: Message edited by: knuffel ]

awwwwwwwww

LOL! I find it hilarious that most people running ICQ are in hidden mode. What's the point? Oh, unless you add every Tom, Dick, and Harry to your contact list. I have 3 on my contact list....all are close PERSONAL friends, not Joe Blow on the other end of the wire. Hell, even I hide from them.

Here's an old boring screenie with my baby as the wallpaper: http://www.geocities.com/quakeroatsboy/desktop.jpg

[ April 06, 2001: Message edited by: Thradar ]

Here's my desktop:
http://people.we.mediaone.net/bryanharley/mydesktop.jpg

Thardar, that's why it has a visible list.

Slaly, yep, I know.

mine.. quite big-

Currrent Desktop

-Ghoste

taken while ago on an old computer:

http://www.johnmiller2004.com/misc/desktop.jpg

most of the games icons are from other family members

doubt I'll take a pic of this one since it'll be changing in ~ week to a new computer

[ April 08, 2001: Message edited by: JohnM ]

I have a mac. So sue me. Make any anti-mac comments you want, I don't care.
http://theultimagamers.hypermart.net/images/mydesktop.jpg

Enjoy.

nice background it has the whole creature from the blue lagoon thing going on oh yeah macs suck lol j/k I have to learn the Mac OS for a photoshop class lol and I have only used a mac about 4 times in my life

Heh, not creature from the blue lagoon, but Fenix, a "hero" from starcraft and brood war. And macs are pretty cool...I have some very nice programming programs, and code editors.

Here's another Mac desktop for ya. My second monitor gets busier, but I'll spare ya.

Not an anti-mac comment, but your font sucks ass.

Just a thought

Golden.

another screen :
here

Yeah, it does. Whenever I run AIM, it screws up and becomes all bold and ugly.

[ April 09, 2001: Message edited by: Dark Templar ]

heres mine, nothin special but i like it.

click here to see mah desktop.

~2~

Alright, here ya go.. The desktop I use on my fiance's computer..

It's our daughter!