Desktop News and Articles

New technologies will change the way you view the objects on your Linux desktop.

A member of Suse’s X11 team delivers an insider’s look at Xgl.

Red Hat’s head of X development describes the evolution of AIGLX.

OpenOffice Calc is fine for most spreadsheet applications, but if you’re looking for better performance and a smaller footprint, try Calc’s lean competitor, Gnumeric.

The compact Yammi [1] music database for KDE (Version 3.2 or newer) is a useful replacement for a jukebox.

Some applets deposit icons in the system tray of the KDE or Gnome task bar. If you don’t use KDE or Gnome but you still want the system tray applets, check out Trayer.

If you want a better view of your virtual desktops, try Kpager2, an alternative pager for KDE.

A well chosen font is the perfect addition to your

Linux experience. KDE provides a number of tools

that help you cook up a really tasty alphabet soup

with very little effort.

Linux’s text display still suffers from legacy issues, but it is well on the way to

recovering. This article explains how Fontconfig, X, and Gnome work together for

a brighter future.

SuperKaramba is always a pretty sight,with a collection of themes that

allow users to give their desktops that personal touch.