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Tag Archives: screenlets
‘Orb Clock’ is striking must-have eye-candy for your desktop
Screenlets fans looking for well-designed eye-candy to place on their desktops should check out the following all-in-one clock Screenlet by Mickeyz.
Five sexy screenlets for Ubuntu: Gmail, Clock and more
Screenlets, the desktop widget framework for Linux, was once the apple of eye-candy fans everywhere.
Make the jump to grab five refreshing screenlets.
Flip Time screenlet adds alarm, new features
Remember that awesome ‘flip style’ clock screenlet theme we mentioned earlier last week? Well it’s since been souped up, made themeable and capable of displaying even more information.
‘Flip style’ theme for Screenlets clock widget
It feels like an age since I last wrote about anything related to Screenlets – the desktop ‘widget’ framework for Linux.
As consolation for Screenlet fans here’s a cracking ‘flip clock’ style theme for the default clock screenlet.
HTC-style Weather Clock for your desktop
Add some HTC-inspired beauty to your desktop using the following WeatherClock Conky script. Heavily influenced by the HTC widget available on many smart-phones (and the Windows desktop) it informs you of both the time and weather fore-casted for the coming 4 days. It’s lacks animation and is a bit of a hassle to get up [...]
Android Clock screenlet theme
Screenlet clock fans seeking an Android clock theme need look no further. Regular readers may well know that I had made an Android clock skin myself but since it has disappeared from both my Drop Box and my hard-drive we can all thank Slater91 for coming to rescue and creating a brand new one for [...]
Ubuntu Mono Icon for Screenlets
MadnessRed mailed me with his tip on how to make a mono-panel matching Screenlets icon. You take this .svg by Darkhaseo and change the colour from ’606060′ to ‘EAD3D0′ via your preferred medium (gedit is quickest). For the lazy this is the result: – Download @ http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3000127/screenlets.svg Installation Hit ALT+F2 Type ‘gksu nautilus /use/share/icons Hit enter/return Drag the [...]
Move Over Screenlets – Opera Desktop Widgets Come To Town
The developers of web browser Opera recently announced plans to free their widget platform from the browser and let them run on the desktop. Users need no-longer have Opera running in order to use Opera Widgets. "…as long as you have Opera installed, you can run any widget you like, without ever opening the browser." [...]
Android Clock Screenlet Theme
I love Android. I can’t afford an Android device mind, but i still love Android. I’m currently porting the Android icon set into a Gnome theme using Genoid’s work so far as a base, but more on that later! Android Clock Theme No “Android” themed desktop would be complete without the Android clock widget so [...]
Dropbox Screenlet Displays Freespace and More On Your Desktop
Dropbox screenlet displays your current Dropbox usage, freespace and status on your desktop. The screenlet does require having Dropbox open and running or else it looks like this: – Download Download Dropbox Screenlet @ http://www.gnome-look.org/content/Dropbox+Screenlet Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk
PerfectClock Screenlet Lives Up To It’s Name
PerfectClock screenlet is a Linux port of the desktop-clock Windows application. It comes with a bunch of pre-made themes, and tons more are available – from Dynamite shaped clocks to binary style ones. PerfectClock is a skinnable, flexible, fast and highly customizable program displaying an unlimited number of World-Time clocks on your desktop. ~ Official [...]
Wide Weather Screenlet
Display the weather and a four day forcast right on your desktop with this minimal screenlet. I first noticed this screenlet in an screenshot on DeviantArt by BilliShere and fell in love with it’s simplicity. You can download the screenlet from: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Wide+weather?content=77168 Installation Install it in the usual way by dragging and dropping it into [...]
FolderView Screenlet
This screenlet just popped up on Gnome-look.org and it’s very ‘ooooh!’. Anyone who has used KDE 4.x.x will have seen the plasma ‘folder view’ applet, if not glance below at the transparent boxes that show the files inside the specified folders right on the desktop. The ‘FolderView’ screenlet brings some of that sexiness to Gnome! [...]
Disc Mount Screenlet
This disc-managing screenlet displays drives connected to your system. Features:-Click to mount, unmount, and eject drives-Click to play audio CD’s, open other volumes in Nautilus-Hover to show name and status Options:-Horizontal or vertical layout-Show/hide empty optical drives-Use icons from your gnome icon theme Download Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk
Battery Meter Screenlets
Battery Screenlet This first one is a very simple battery screenlet that displays your real-time battery power as a graphic. It’s icon is based on the Tango battery icon, so it integrates well into the Gnome desktop. Download from Gnome-Look @ http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Battery+Screenlet?content=99587 BatteryState This one is slightly more informative, providing the user with info on: remaining [...]