Author Topic: Steampunk desktop themes: your screenshots (Read 631628 times)

Stefan Freestate · « **on:** August 17, 2007, 02:41:47 pm »

MrFats and other members have made great strides in developing steampunk desktop themes for Windows. If you have what you regard as a steampunk dektop, regardless of OS, post a screenshot! I'm dashed curious.

Here's what I've cobbled together for my Gnome dual-head rig:
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/steven.freestate/Randomness/photo?authkey=AQ14xjz239k#5099679224773006050"><img src="http://lh6.google.co.uk/steven.freestate/RsWzPFUI0uI/AAAAAAAAAMM/Ww2UxJhzlTw/s800/spgtheme.jpg" /></a>

Professor Lidenbrock · « **Reply #1 on:** August 17, 2007, 02:50:25 pm »

This is beyond brilliant! How is it done?

The Infernal Mr Adams · « **Reply #2 on:** August 17, 2007, 05:23:43 pm »

This my regular everyday desktop with my capital winamp skin:

My Google page (of course)

And the Steampunk Forum!

Also, you'll notice the Firefox skin Im using in the upper portion of the second 2 pictures...Factory Black....kinda wish it was Factory Brass and Copper though :/

Professor Lidenbrock · « **Reply #3 on:** August 17, 2007, 06:31:51 pm »

I use the Firefox skin Glowygold which is not all that far removed from a brass/copper effect.

The Infernal Mr Adams · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2007, 07:16:06 pm »

Quote from: Professor Lidenbrock on August 17, 2007, 06:31:51 pm

I use the Firefox skin Glowygold which is not all that far removed from a brass/copper effect.

Really! Any chance of posting a picture?

Professor Lidenbrock · « **Reply #5 on:** August 17, 2007, 07:29:11 pm »

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Really!Any chance of posting a picture?

That may take a while. In the meantime this link will,hopefully,take you to Firefox's own preview of it.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/previews/3272

MrFats · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2007, 07:35:15 pm »

I'm quite shocked anyone had remembered that...unfortunately pieces of the project lie buried in my "to do" pile, which has been rather large lately...I will post a screenshot of what I DO have, the start menu and such. With that being said, how does one take a screenshot? (I apologize but I do not recall.

Sir Theodore Catchpole · « **Reply #7 on:** August 17, 2007, 08:39:23 pm »

Quote from: The Infernal Mr Adams on August 17, 2007, 05:23:43 pm

This my regular everyday desktop with my capital winamp skin:

what skin is that?

Professor Lidenbrock · « **Reply #8 on:** August 17, 2007, 08:43:40 pm »

It's unizon brainstormed v5 (I use the same one)

Jacob Squirrel · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2007, 09:05:26 pm »

Skins are all fine and dandy, but I personally feel that the whole purpose of them are defeated when the task bar doesn't match. So i took about a good 2 hours to figure out how to change that

makes everything else look like so...

It's pretty subtle, yet makes everything look so much nicer, fits perfectly with the Goldy Glow thinga'ma'bob for firefox...

The Infernal Mr Adams · « **Reply #10 on:** August 18, 2007, 12:02:31 am »

Quote from: Sir Theodore Catchpole on August 17, 2007, 08:39:23 pm

what skin is that?

I dont remember its name, It was posted on the Brass Goggles main site during Mr Hildebrandts week long tenure in...Feb? As soon as I get home from work Ill search it out and post a link....It IS very pretty, huh?

EDIT: Oooops, I just noticed that Prof Lidenbrock answered the question smashingly...nevermind about me, search out what he said

Stefan Freestate · « **Reply #11 on:** August 18, 2007, 12:11:42 am »

Quote from: Professor Lidenbrock on August 17, 2007, 02:50:25 pm

This is beyond brilliant! How is it done?

Gnome is quite easily customised:

Wallpaper is two panels of the Edison Bar photos, enlarged to 1680x1050px with no ill effect
Screensaver (not shown) is a collection of vintage photographs and illustrations in keeping with steampunk aesthetics
Panel and icon typeface is a Bookman ripoff for Linux
Panel colour is beige for readability
Custom theme controls are "Serenity", window borders "Brace2", icons "Humilty" (though I'm working on my own now)
Firefox is skinned with OldFactory Silver/Rust
iGoogle is skinned with SteamPunk
Media player is Xine with the OMS_Legacy skin

O for the WinAmp media player - in a previous incarnation I used and loved that Unison Brainstormed skin! May eventually develop a similar one for Xine.

Daemon · « **Reply #12 on:** August 18, 2007, 05:55:18 am »

Am I the only one that is using the OldFactory Windows XP Theme? Its quite smashing and matches the Firefox Oldfactory Black theme perfectly.

http://www.mozilla-theme-oldfactory.de/download.php

The Infernal Mr Adams · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2007, 06:51:04 am »

Heres a link to the Brainstormed Winamp skin:

Voila!

And another Poink!
This one is Bunker!
Coool
Old Radio!
Old Radio 2!
Book of WinAmp

Thats all I can find right now

Dr. Redmoon · « **Reply #14 on:** August 18, 2007, 04:42:15 pm »

Does anyone know if there are any vaguely steampunk ASTONSHELL skins?

Daemon · « **Reply #15 on:** August 19, 2007, 02:54:02 am »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPN1MgvrJus

My desktop is so awesome a simple stationary picture isn't good enough...

Thuzle · « **Reply #16 on:** August 19, 2007, 03:11:42 am »

I was wondering what you all wanted in a desktop. Let your mind go wild. Interactive background, rotating gears to virtual consoles, a skybox with welding spark particle effects. Anything your mind can conceive of. Would you use a start menu? Use a system try or task bar? Is there any other way you would want the information presented?

What stylized format would you want systray icons to be in (OS X and Vista have the flat white/black audio and network icons). Let it all spill out.

Professor Lidenbrock · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2007, 05:49:39 am »

Yahoo Widgets do a desktop pocket watch under the heading of "Multi Clock"

B. Fugu · « **Reply #18 on:** August 20, 2007, 12:03:23 am »

Yours are all so beautiful! Mine is a crude little homemade desktop, with a cursor I downloaded.

chicar · « **Reply #19 on:** August 22, 2007, 11:56:38 pm »

Daemon: How do you get your i google skin ?

Dr. Redmoon · « **Reply #20 on:** August 23, 2007, 03:33:07 am »

Anyone have a clockwork or other suitably steampunk widescreen wallpaper, preferably at 1280x800 resolution? You would think such a thing would be easy to find.....

Stefan Freestate · « **Reply #21 on:** August 23, 2007, 03:46:30 am »

Quote from: Dr. Redmoon on August 23, 2007, 03:33:07 am

Anyone have a clockwork or other suitably steampunk widescreen wallpaper, preferably at 1280x800 resolution? You would think such a thing would be easy to find.....

Google Image "clockwork", select Advanced Search -> Large Pictures, and you should find plenty of good examples from watch auctioners etc. Crop them to size with a graphics editor and you're away!

Great Bizarro · « **Reply #22 on:** August 23, 2007, 12:50:09 pm »

Here is Mine

Daemon · « **Reply #23 on:** August 23, 2007, 05:08:24 pm »

Quote from: chicar on August 22, 2007, 11:56:38 pm

Daemon: How do you get your i google skin ?

Here's the thread with instructions and proper credit to the discoverer.
http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/bg-forum/index.php?topic=2792.0

Dr. Redmoon · « **Reply #24 on:** August 24, 2007, 02:45:58 am »

I finnaly got something I'm happy with

Using the Old Factory XP theme, as well as the rusted factory Firefox skin

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Whats your desktop like?

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