Would this be good on the Wiki? On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:44, Douglas Royds wrote: > Ubuntu is a good distribution, but its default colour theme is pretty > awful. Ubuntu brown be gone! And take the cuddling lovies with you, too! > > Splash screen: > > System Tools->Configuration Editor (gconf-editor) > apps/gnome-session/options > splash_image > splash/your_preferred_image.png > > The path is relative to /usr/share/pixmaps, though I believe that you > can specify an absolute path if you wish. > You might like to download a splash screen from art.gnome.org > > Splash screen background colour: > > System->Admin->Login Screen Setup (gdmsetup) > Standard Greeter, Background Color > > Window theme: > > System->Preferences->Theme > You can either choose one of the themes on offer, or mix and match: > Theme Details lets you separately choose themes for the > Controls (the top window-bar), the Window Border, and the > Icons. > To download and install a theme, go to art.gnome.org > Download a theme in the form of a tar.gz file > > Desktop background: > > System->Preferences->Desktop Background, or right-click on the > desktop background and choose Change Desktop Background: > Add Wallpaper > Choose a picture > Style: Fill Screen > > Voila! No sign of Ubuntu brown left anywhere. I have also made my bottom > panel disappear properly: > > Right-click on the panel, Properties > Autohide > > gconf-editor (System Tools->Configuration Editor) > apps/panel/profile/default/toplevels/bottom_panel/auto_hide_size > 1 > > I only have 1024x768 pixels, so I don't like to lose too many of them to > the panels. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ======================================================================= > This email, including any attachments, is only for the intended > addressee. It is subject to copyright, is confidential and may be > the subject of legal or other privilege, none of which is waived or > lost by reason of this transmission. > If the receiver is not the intended addressee, please accept our > apologies, notify us by return, delete all copies and perform no > other act on the email. > Unfortunately, we cannot warrant that the email has not been > altered or corrupted during transmission. > =======================================================================
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