New Compiz-Fusion Plugins

New Compiz-Fusion Plugins

I’ve just updated compiz fusion (git) in the repo… You can install it from there adding this and then:

sudo pacman -S compiz-fusion-git

GreaseMonkey And Userscripts.org - A way to give useful tools to your Firefox

“Allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript. Hundreds of scripts, for a wide variety of popular sites, are already available at http://userscripts.org. You can write your own scripts, too. Check out http://wiki.greasespot.net/ to get started.”

by “https://addons.mozilla.org/it/firefox/addon/748″

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Gnome 2.22 Released

Let’s see how to install it on ArchLinux…

Update 10/04/2008

• Gnome 2.22 in [extra]
• Gnome 2.22.1 released

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Firefox 3… Latest Beta & Nightly builds

Firefox 3 will be a great release… especially for one thing all linux users want… OS INTEGRATION

This doesn’t want to be a minimization of what firefox changed inside (and surely will change)… But at a first look… it seems that we (linux users) won’t have to use workarounds to get our favourite browser more pleasant to see.

Update 02/04/2008

• Added Firefox 3 with system cairo
  

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Relaxing Wallpaper with a comfortable gtk engine :)

I don’t know why… but this wallpaper gives me a pleasant sensation of relax :)

I associated it  with this gtk engine which is available in 2 versions…

• based on clearlooks
• based on aurora

I’ve chosen the first one… (MOTIVATIONS)
It’s name is Caramello

Links:

• Gnome-Look
• Direct Download

After downloaded… extract it to a folder and install it with “Appareance Preferences”…

Tango Generator - Create a new tango icon theme

Tango generator is a great script…

It uses this different icon themes to create a new one:

• Collected Application Icons
• Custom Application Icons
• Upstream GPL
• Custom Mime Types
• Sane Emblems
• Gnome
• Tango
• Tango Common
• Gtk Stock Icons
• Tango Unabashed
• Tangerine
• Gion
• Foxtrot
• Old Tango
• Industrial
• Gnome Alternatives
• Foglie
• Dark Media
• Tango Materia Red
• Tango Materia Green
• Ubuntu Studio
• Mist
• Si
• Crux

Gtk Engines Benchmarks - What’s the fastest?

There is a program that benchs every kind of gtk engine…

The name is GTKPERF.

Have you ever asked: “What’s the fastest gtk engine?” (in everyday actions…)

I used gtkperf to bench some of the most famous gtk engines:

• Clearlooks (from gnome-themes-svn)
• Nodoka
• Human (from Ubuntu)
• Murrine (thanks to CIMI (like new Clearlooks) :))
• Aurora
• Mac4Lin
• Clearlooks Classic
• Crux
• Glossy
• Glider
• Mist
• Nova
• Simple
• ThinIce
• Rezlooks (gilouche)
• Industrial
• Experience
• QtCurve
• Bluecurve
• Mythbuntu

Updated with xfce-gtk-engines