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I wrote a blog post about styling up Arch Linux. I spent a long time learning all of these things and thought it would be good to share with other people.
However, I'm not much of an expert, or a design guru, so anyone who would like to review the post and help me make it better is more than welcome.
http://www.ntcoding.blogspot.co.uk/2014 … nding.html
Cheers

WonderWoofy wrote:
teateawhy wrote:In my opinion the default xfce setup is far superior to your customized version.
Sorry OP, but I have to agree with teateawhy...
Both of your opinions are valid.
I tried to lay out the necessary steps someone could take to customise their desktop precisely how they want it to look. When I wrote the post I intended to separate the fact (how to change a setting) from the subjective (this style is better than that).
Maybe I should re-read it and try to be clearer what is my opinion and what are the technical steps that one would need to carry out in order to create an environment tailored to their specific preferences.
Last edited by n_t (2014-01-18 18:03:35)

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