Some of you may already know this but for those who don’t, here is something for you. As you may know, some desktops have issues displaying their clock applets properly when the panel is rotated vertically. The font is either tiny to the extent of being unreadable because they try to fit the entire clock …
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This is Orbitiny Pilot 11 and the best is yet to come. As you can see, I am doing a complete revamp, to the very core. Enjoy the screenshots. And one more thing, just because there has been silence from me, it doesn’t mean I haven’t been working on it. Non-bold fonts:
Here are some screenshots of the context menu’s displayed over different wallpapers while using the acrylic theme (you get the menu shown below by middle-clicking the desktop): Here is the same menu but with a different background / wallpaper: Here is the other theme for comparison. I call this, “glass” or “future”: You have already …
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Here are two screenshots showing two panel configurations. You can either use it as a menu bar at the top of the screen or a dock. Here is a menu bar configuration. Pay attention to the right-hand side of the panel. I paid special attention to turn those applets into indicator icons. Here is a …
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Patience is a virtue and it takes time and effort to completely revamp/redesign a 9-year old code into something truly beautiful and this latest screenshot demonstrates the latest achievements in Orbitiny’s acrylic world along with two panels running side-by-side showcasing the major improvements in panel’s vertical orientation. Not long ago, I stated that the panel’s …
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I’ve replaced the address bar plugin for the panel with a run button / plugin. The old plugin is still available in case I get complains and users want it back. The new one is actually a brand new and modern plugin but functions exactly the same nonetheless and in my opinion, it’s even more …
As part of the ongoing improvements across the entire Orbitiny Desktop, I’ve implemented panel scrolling. The best way to describe this is with screenshots so take a look. Here is how the panel would normally look: Now hover the pointer over the panel and wheel up / down and all of the contents would move …
If you’ve tried to use Orbitiny’s panel vertically and have noticed it looks a “little off”, just know that it’s all getting fixed. It has not been my priority so far because I mainly use it horizontally (I don’t like vertical panels) but I am aware that many people do prefer vertical orientation due to …
First, let me start off with the acrylic dashboard: Here is a completely redesigned System Information Tool that comes with the Qutiny file manager (which will too be spun off into a separate application). About this, what can I say, I like modules (both hardware and software), or separate applications (in terms of software) that …
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This is a complete remake of the acrylic theme I have been showing you and I think you will like it. Don’t worry too much about the context menu, the one shown in the screenshot hasn’t received the treatment yet and is using one of the other new themes that I have been working on, …