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Post Your Desktop: January 2013

Designed4Mac

Designed4Mac

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RcktMan77 said:
I would be interested in learning what icon set/theme you are using for those shown in your desktop picture.
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Some of them are stock pics that i found on line but most are what i made myself. Once made use a little program called img2icons to turn them into the right file. Then either copy and paste the icons in preview or the easier way is to use candy bar. I have uploaded a more recent image of some new icons that i made. And also with a black menu bar using Nocturne 3.
 

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dxstewart

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lovememac said:
Some of them are stock pics that i found on line but most are what i made myself. Once made use a little program called img2icons to turn them into the right file. Then either copy and paste the icons in preview or the easier way is to use candy bar. I have uploaded a more recent image of some new icons that i made. And also with a black menu bar using Nocturne 3.
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If you don't mind me asking, how did you get the time/date to display like that?
 
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Designed4Mac

Designed4Mac

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dxstewart said:
If you don't mind me asking, how did you get the time/date to display like that?

Playing around with changing application icons. I didn't find a complete set full of all the icons I need with a look I want... so I improvised. All the icons with the actual set are not even shown in the dock. :/ I keep the dock hidden though.
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The time/date are added using Geektool. I have uploaded the commands used. Its quite easy to use and there are loads of tutorials out there if you get stuck. Here is the one that i used http://desktopspotting.com/25/awesome-geektool-mac-os-x-desktop/. As far as the icons go, i couldn't find a full set either so decided to make my own. if you have basic knowledge of photoshop they are quite easy to do.
 

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Mike J

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skippymac said:
How do you get safari to do that if you don't mind me asking?
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it's an html document saved somewhere on your computer and then you set your browser's homepage/starpage to the location of that document :)

you can look around on google or deviantart for browser start pages
 
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dxstewart

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lovememac said:
The time/date are added using Geektool. I have uploaded the commands used. Its quite easy to use and there are loads of tutorials out there if you get stuck. Here is the one that i used http://desktopspotting.com/25/awesome-geektool-mac-os-x-desktop/. As far as the icons go, i couldn't find a full set either so decided to make my own. if you have basic knowledge of photoshop they are quite easy to do.
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Thanks! Played around with GeekTool tonight. Pretty awesome stuff.

I might create custom icons too just so everything matches. I just didn't have the time today... Work. Meh.
 
Big Stevie

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Namtaro said:
What's the circular thing in the middle? :
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Its actually the clock & calendar. Although the time/date is displayed in digits at the top, the circular thing is also a unique clock & calendar combined. It takes a while to get used to it, but its a nice looking clock for a desktop That image above is displaying 12:46 & 35 secs, 13th January

The time of 12:46:35 is representes by..
Yellow outer line is the seconds hand ticking around the clock and resting at 35
Green line is the minutes hand resting at just past 9
Blue line is the hour hand representing 12

The date of 13th January is represented by the inner two lines..
Purple line indicating 13
Grey line indicating 1
 

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GerritV

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Big Stevie said:
Its actually the clock & calendar. Although the time/date is displayed in digits at the top, the circular thing is also a unique clock & calendar combined. It takes a while to get used to it, but its a nice looking clock for a desktop That image above is displaying 12:46 & 35 secs, 13th January

The time of 12:46:35 is representes by..
Yellow outer line is the seconds hand ticking around the clock and resting at 35
Green line is the minutes hand resting at just past 9
Blue line is the hour hand representing 12

The date of 13th January is represented by the inner two lines..
Purple line indicating 13
Grey line indicating 1
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Reminds me of the Polarclock screensaver.
 
cambookpro

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Big Stevie said:
Its actually the clock & calendar. Although the time/date is displayed in digits at the top, the circular thing is also a unique clock & calendar combined. It takes a while to get used to it, but its a nice looking clock for a desktop That image above is displaying 12:46 & 35 secs, 13th January

The time of 12:46:35 is representes by..
Yellow outer line is the seconds hand ticking around the clock and resting at 35
Green line is the minutes hand resting at just past 9
Blue line is the hour hand representing 12

The date of 13th January is represented by the inner two lines..
Purple line indicating 13
Grey line indicating 1
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Is it an app? Can you tell me the name of it? Thanks :)
 
Big Stevie

Big Stevie

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cambookpro said:
Is it an app? Can you tell me the name of it? Thanks :)
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Yes its an app called Live Wallpaper, its just one of the themes included. I was directed to it from this forum..
 

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