How to extract icons from a DLL file using Linux.
How to extract icons from a DLL file using Linux.
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GTK file picker still does not have icons in 2023.
Gnome 4.4 has icons in the file picker, but I wish everyone had 4.4. I need the icons.
Read MoreAn awesome retro icon theme for Gnome and MATE.
A lovely retro icon theme for Gnome and MATE, this looks just like the icons that CDE uses.
Read MoreIcons in the file picker are now working in Fedora 38 beta.
Fedora 38 has icons in the filepicker at last. Gnome 4.4 is awesome.
Read MoreAdd GtkGridView to the filechooser. This is finally a thing in Gnome.
Gnome have finally started adding thumbnails to the file chooser. Will this finally end the debate?
Read MoreGnome now discussing adding thumbnails to the file picker after all of this time.
Gnome is still not setting proper icon thumbnails in the file picker in 2022. Please fix this now.
Read MoreA nice script to draw player icons on the GPS in Arma 3.
This code is placed in the initPlayerLocal.sqf. This will draw player icons and names on the GPS display. This is a very useful Arma 3 code sample. initPlayerLocal.sqf1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23…
Read MoreGnome on Linux still does not have icons in the file picker. This is sad.
Gnome on Linux still does not have icons in the file picker There is an active feedback tracker task to add icons to the file picker, but this is still going since it was posted 17 years ago. And it still has not been implemented. 17 years. And it seems…
Read MoreSome very interesting Linux desktop themes for GTK.
Nice themes for your Linux desktop Nice themes for your Linux desktopWindow themesIcon themesDesktop wallpapers Window themes Google Chrome Metacity theme for MATE and Gnome Shell. This is a nice Google Chrome inspired theme for MATE and Gnome Shell. This is a very good theme. https://www.opendesktop.org/s/Mate/p/1006898/. Nice colourful Windows 8.1…
Read MoreTheme your Gnome or MATE desktop in interesting ways.
The MATE desktop that comes with Ubuntu is very amenable to customization. One cool theme idea is to try and make it look like Windows. There are Windows Vista icons that are very nice. They can improve the look of your desktop a lot. Download them here: https://www.securitronlinux.com/linux/files/Vista.tar.gz. That would…
Read MoreUbuntu has many traps for the unwary.
I was using Redshift on Ubuntu with the Gnome desktop and it kept flickering off and on again. I found out that the Night Light feature in Gnome was enabled and this was conflicting with the Redshift app. I just disabled Night Light and this was fixed. But this is…
Read MoreHow to theme your Ubuntu MATE or Xfce desktop to look like Windows `95.
There is a very nice theme and icon pack I found that can make your Linux desktop look like Microsoft Windows `95. This is a nice change from modern icon packs. The old icons are very nice looking theme and is good for those of you who miss the old…
Read MoreNice script for Arma 3 that will provide icons and player name over heads.
This is a very nice script for Arma 3 that will give each player a icon over their heads and their name and role. This is very useful for IFF and works very well. addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", { { if ((side _x) == west) then { drawIcon3D [([_x, "texture"] call BIS_fnc_rankParams),…
Read MoreHow to get player icons that show friendly players with Arma 3 without extra scripts.
How to get quality player icons for IFF with Arma 3 without using dodgy scripts from the Internet that can drop FPS.
Read MoreHow to install a lovely Windows 7 GTK theme on Linux Mint or Ubuntu.
A lovely GTK theme that emulates the look of Windows 7. I have just found a very good Windows 7 GTK theme: https://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Win2-7+Pack?content=113264. This is a lovely GTK theme that makes your MATE or Gnome 2.32.2 interface look just like the Windows 7 Basic theme. Windows Vista icon theme: http://www.securitronlinux.com/files/Vista.tar.gz….
Read MoreHow to use the tweak tool to customise the Linux Mint MATE desktop.
MATE tweak tool for fixing the MINT desktop The MATE tweak tool is used to easily tweak the Linux Mint MATE desktop. Install this easily with the command below. jason@jason-virtual-machine ~ $ sudo apt install mate-tweakjason@jason-virtual-machine ~ $ sudo apt install mate-tweak Now we can tweak our desktop. Here, this…
Read MoreMore lovely GTK themes for Linux and Android desktops.
GTK themes . Vertex. https://github.com/horst3180/Vertex-theme. Vertex is a theme for GTK 3, GTK 2, Gnome-Shell and Cinnamon. It supports GTK 3 and GTK 2 based desktop environments like Gnome, Cinnamon, Mate, XFCE, Budgie, Pantheon, etc. Ceti 2. https://github.com/horst3180/Ceti-theme. The GTK3 theme supports Gnome 3.8, 3.10 and 3.12, but the Gnome…
Read MoreHow to disable desktop icons on the Linux Mint MATE desktop. Very easy with the Configuration Editor.
Remove the icons from the Linux Mint MATE desktop. This post will tell you how to disable the desktop icons on the Linux Mint MATE desktop. I prefer to have the desktop this way as it is a little faster and better looking. Just go to Applications->System->Configuration Editor in the…
Read MoreHow to remove desktop icons with MATE 1.6 on Linux Mint 15.
This screenshot shows how to remove the desktop icons with the dconf-editor on Linux Mint 15 MATE. Simply open the dconf-editor, which is in System Tools and then untick this value: org -> mate -> desktop -> background -> show-desktop-icons. This will instantly get rid of those pesky icons that…
Read MoreNew Windows 8 GTK theme available for Linux. This comes with a Metacity theme as well.
Nice Windows 8 theme for Linux http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Windows8+%28GTK+theme+2.x+%26+GTK+3.x%29?content=158560. This is a theme for GTK 3.0 that allows you to theme Unity or MATE to look like Windows 8. Sure the Windows 8 and Server 2012 interfaces are ugly; but it is kind of cool to theme Unity and MATE to resemble…
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