I want to make Orbitiny Desktop, a unique desktop. I try to do this with new and unique features that no one else has done before, a new futuristic styled theming and application portability, functionality and modularity. I do not take features away, and never will. I promise! Instead, I add features and improve existing …
This is still work in progress and I’ve been working on it for several days because I had to redesign large portions of code and thanks to that redesign, I am happy to say that Qutiny no longer requires a restart when a new theme is applied. That was actually my top priority. This means, …
In the previous post, some sections weren’t done, now they are. Here is how the new audio, drawer and calendar menus look. Also, I said previously that the SysTray appearance has been improved so in these panel screenshots, I have integrated it so that it shows all icons for you to see. About the Drawer …
Here is a slideshow with plenty of screenshots of Orbitiny’s latest development. The slideshow showcases the two themes that I’ve been working on. Pilot 11 is near and this is its look (more or less) with further tweaks to be made as I go along. Aside from theming, here is what I have fixed so …
I’ve implemented a way for the text on the panel to automatically adjust its font color depending on the background color behind it. This means if the background behind the panel is dark, the text will become light / white and if the background is light / bright then the text color will become dark …
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 …
Read more “Orbitiny’s Context Menus Have Received the Acrylic Treatment (Screenshots)”
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 …
Read more “Acrylic Beauty With Two Panels (Vertical and Horizontal) + an Application Menu”