Awesome GDM screens for Ubuntu, here
Installing is very easy:
1. Click on the theme you like and download the archive.
2. Right click on your name on the upper right-side toolbar and select "Setup login screen"
3. Click on "Local" pane, then on the "Add" button, browse to the folder where you downloaded the archive (tar.gz) and then select the theme.
Bingo! you are done. logout and log back in!!
The best part is that you can select "Random from selected", pick the best ones and every time you login, it would be a different theme!
Showing posts with label GNOME. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GNOME. Show all posts
Changing the default size of gnome-terminal
The small window can be a pita sometimes.
Figure out what size you want to make the terminal. (If you have compiz enabled, while dragging the right bottom edge, you can get the size in the center of the screen, else trial-and-error)
Add gnome-terminal to the panel, change the properties and add the following to the command
(or whatever size you prefer)
Figure out what size you want to make the terminal. (If you have compiz enabled, while dragging the right bottom edge, you can get the size in the center of the screen, else trial-and-error)
Add gnome-terminal to the panel, change the properties and add the following to the command
gnome-terminal --geometry 152x55(or whatever size you prefer)
Pandora as an application on Gnome using firefox
Firefox supports multiple profiles. You can create a dedicated profile for Pandora.
1. Close firefox and start it from the command prompt using
2. Create a new profile and call it Pandora
3. Customize the profile. Install the add-on "Compact Menu 2" and remove all the toolbars.
4. Make pandora.com the home page.
5. ProfileManager makes the last profile as default. Start profile manager again and select the "default" profile so that it opens your actual profile.
6. You can create a GNOME launcher now and give the following command
7. Go to menu edit and add this under (say) "Sound & Video"
8. Search google images and get a PNG or SVG image for Pandora.
9. If you are using Avante-window-manager (AWM) you can add this to your launcher.
10. Enjoy the music!
1. Close firefox and start it from the command prompt using
firefox -no-remote -ProfileManager2. Create a new profile and call it Pandora
3. Customize the profile. Install the add-on "Compact Menu 2" and remove all the toolbars.
4. Make pandora.com the home page.
5. ProfileManager makes the last profile as default. Start profile manager again and select the "default" profile so that it opens your actual profile.
6. You can create a GNOME launcher now and give the following command
firefox -no-remote -P Pandora7. Go to menu edit and add this under (say) "Sound & Video"
8. Search google images and get a PNG or SVG image for Pandora.
9. If you are using Avante-window-manager (AWM) you can add this to your launcher.
10. Enjoy the music!
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