gmail themes

MikeVic · 11-25-2008, 11:34 AM

Not sure who uses gmail here, but the Tree theme is super cool. You enter your city and it changes the page based on the current temperature...

So I was wondering if there is something like this for a desktop? The window is behind me (and I'm in a cube), so I'd like a "fake" window in front...

Any thing like this out there?

DaddyTorgo · 11-25-2008, 11:53 AM

that's pretty cool - i was wondering if the themes would end up being neat or just being a waste

MikeVic · 11-25-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

that's pretty cool - i was wondering if the themes would end up being neat or just being a waste

I like them. It's better than the graphical change stupid hotmail made.

jeff061 · 11-25-2008, 12:09 PM

Yeah, they are pretty well done.

DanGarion · 11-25-2008, 12:23 PM

Not available yet on Google Apps. They look nice though.

DaddyTorgo · 11-25-2008, 01:49 PM

be cooler if you could minimize your inbox so you could see more of the picture (or am i just not knowing how to do that?)

samifan24 · 11-25-2008, 01:58 PM

I'm using the "shiny" theme.

MikeVic · 11-25-2008, 02:00 PM

I don't know how to minimize the inbox either.

hukarez · 11-25-2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by samifan24

I'm using the "shiny" theme.

Same here!

DanGarion · 11-25-2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by samifan24

I'm using the "shiny" theme.

I'm sure that's better then the shitty theme.

-apoc- · 11-25-2008, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

be cooler if you could minimize your inbox so you could see more of the picture (or am i just not knowing how to do that?)

In settings set it to 25 conversations per page. I believe that is the "default" setting for the themes. I just switched to planets today from Cold shower.

ISiddiqui · 11-25-2008, 03:26 PM

I'm using the "sea" theme that changes colors based on the time of day. I was using the Shiny theme, but the read and unread message colors are too similar on it.

Izulde · 11-25-2008, 03:34 PM

I just switched from Mountains to Summer Ocean.

johnnyshaka · 11-25-2008, 04:40 PM

Interesting, I just might start using GMail to manage all of my webmail accounts...it looks pretty slick.

Anybody playing with any of the "Labs" features? If so, anybody have any suggestions for which ones to use/play with?

hoosierdude · 11-25-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

Not sure who uses gmail here, but the Tree theme is super cool. You enter your city and it changes the page based on the current temperature...

So I was wondering if there is something like this for a desktop? The window is behind me (and I'm in a cube), so I'd like a "fake" window in front...

Any thing like this out there?

Got a link for it? I did a quick search and no go.

DanGarion · 11-25-2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

Not sure who uses gmail here, but the Tree theme is super cool. You enter your city and it changes the page based on the current temperature...

So I was wondering if there is something like this for a desktop? The window is behind me (and I'm in a cube), so I'd like a "fake" window in front...

Any thing like this out there?

How about a mirror?

lordscarlet · 11-25-2008, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

Interesting, I just might start using GMail to manage all of my webmail accounts...it looks pretty slick.

Anybody playing with any of the "Labs" features? If so, anybody have any suggestions for which ones to use/play with?

The only one I really use is buddy icons in chat

DanGarion · 11-25-2008, 05:50 PM

Superstars - more icons
Pictures in Chat
Fixed width font
Advanced IMAP - great if you check your mail on iPhone because they crash if you have too many folders
Default Reply to All
Quote selected text - too used to doing this in old email clients that I need it now
Navbar drag and drop - you can move you sidebar stuff around
Forgotten attachment - if it thinks you were supposed to attach something it will remind you
Custom Label Colors - makes things easier to see
Mark as Read Button - adds ease of use
Google Calendar - calendar right on the gmail screen, great if you use gcal

samifan24 · 11-25-2008, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

Interesting, I just might start using GMail to manage all of my webmail accounts...it looks pretty slick.

Anybody playing with any of the "Labs" features? If so, anybody have any suggestions for which ones to use/play with?

There are some really useful "Labs" features and some pretty pointless ones. The fact that you can add your gCal and RTM accounts to your inbox is pretty cool, though.

MikeVic · 11-25-2008, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by hoosierdude

Got a link for it? I did a quick search and no go.

A link for what?

MikeVic · 11-25-2008, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DanGarion

How about a mirror?

Har har.

hoosierdude · 11-25-2008, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

A link for what?

Couldnt find the Tree skin you were talking about. You have the link for it?

MikeVic · 11-25-2008, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by hoosierdude

Couldnt find the Tree skin you were talking about. You have the link for it?

I can't link to it. It's just under Settings->Themes... near the bottom. Maybe you're thinking of gchat?

SackAttack · 11-25-2008, 11:31 PM

I was using planets, but I'm going to have to check out Tree. that sounds damn nifty.

SackAttack · 11-25-2008, 11:32 PM

Dola,

The planets one changes, too. It went from Saturn or Jupiter last night/this morning to...Mars?

M GO BLUE!!! · 11-26-2008, 02:50 AM

I'm Mr. Excitement... been using "Steel."

I love "Terminal," but can't use3 it for very long before it gets old.

SackAttack · 11-26-2008, 03:37 AM

I don't think Tree works for me. It just shows a green, springtime tree and a daylight setting, even when I changed my Gmail settings to reflect my new zip code.

wade moore · 11-26-2008, 04:45 AM

This thing would be much better if it actually, you know, worked.

I have put in multiple cities on the East Coast and it changes throughout the day, but not accurately. For instance at 5:00 AM Washington, DC and Boston are pure blue sky.

If they can't get the time of day right why should I think the weather would be right?

lordscarlet · 11-26-2008, 06:26 AM

I forgot about gcal and rtm, I use those too.

As for Tree: seems to work for me. Time of day may not quite work, but rain and snow have both been accurate.

wade moore · 11-26-2008, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by lordscarlet

I forgot about gcal and rtm, I use those too.

As for Tree: seems to work for me. Time of day may not quite work, but rain and snow have both been accurate.

It's sunny and 34 in Richmond, VA yet themes looks like it's the most overcast day you've ever seen.

wade moore · 11-26-2008, 07:11 AM

And it just magically become sunny.

MikeVic · 11-26-2008, 08:52 AM

Tree gets the weather right for me, but daylight doesn't work.

11-25-2008, 12:09 PM	#4
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Yeah, they are pretty well done. __________________

11-25-2008, 12:23 PM	#5
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Not available yet on Google Apps. They look nice though. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

11-25-2008, 01:58 PM	#7
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	I'm using the "shiny" theme. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

11-25-2008, 03:26 PM	#12
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	I'm using the "sea" theme that changes colors based on the time of day. I was using the Shiny theme, but the read and unread message colors are too similar on it. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

11-25-2008, 03:34 PM	#13
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	I just switched from Mountains to Summer Ocean. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

11-25-2008, 11:53 AM	#2
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	that's pretty cool - i was wondering if the themes would end up being neat or just being a waste

11-25-2008, 01:49 PM	#6
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	be cooler if you could minimize your inbox so you could see more of the picture (or am i just not knowing how to do that?)

11-25-2008, 02:00 PM	#8
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I don't know how to minimize the inbox either.

11-25-2008, 04:40 PM	#14
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	Interesting, I just might start using GMail to manage all of my webmail accounts...it looks pretty slick. Anybody playing with any of the "Labs" features? If so, anybody have any suggestions for which ones to use/play with?

11-25-2008, 05:50 PM	#18
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Superstars - more icons Pictures in Chat Fixed width font Advanced IMAP - great if you check your mail on iPhone because they crash if you have too many folders Default Reply to All Quote selected text - too used to doing this in old email clients that I need it now Navbar drag and drop - you can move you sidebar stuff around Forgotten attachment - if it thinks you were supposed to attach something it will remind you Custom Label Colors - makes things easier to see Mark as Read Button - adds ease of use Google Calendar - calendar right on the gmail screen, great if you use gcal __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

11-25-2008, 11:31 PM	#24
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	I was using planets, but I'm going to have to check out Tree. that sounds damn nifty.

11-25-2008, 11:32 PM	#25
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Dola, The planets one changes, too. It went from Saturn or Jupiter last night/this morning to...Mars?

11-26-2008, 02:50 AM	#26
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	I'm Mr. Excitement... been using "Steel." I love "Terminal," but can't use3 it for very long before it gets old.

11-26-2008, 03:37 AM	#27
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	I don't think Tree works for me. It just shows a green, springtime tree and a daylight setting, even when I changed my Gmail settings to reflect my new zip code.

11-26-2008, 06:26 AM	#29
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	I forgot about gcal and rtm, I use those too. As for Tree: seems to work for me. Time of day may not quite work, but rain and snow have both been accurate. __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

11-26-2008, 08:52 AM	#32
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Tree gets the weather right for me, but daylight doesn't work.

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