Changing My Gnome

I have made some changes in my desktop. Having two panels in the
screen really flattens the view and I figured I have space to give
horizontally.

I pulled the upper panel to the left side to maximize my mouse
movements on the left area. I made a couple of nice background
images to complement the new order and set them up to fit nicely
within the 30 pixel panels and to enhance the icons. I added a
gedit application icon. I noticed I kept clicking Applications when
I could put the icon out in the panel. I resisted the urge to put more
icon in the panel as the vertical space there proved to be becoming
a little bit crowded.

I disabled beryl and compiz all together because that is not how I work
and it just does not fit with my work flow. It is nice to the eye but I
made my decision. It made my job faster, more efficient. I guess until
the next eye candy comes around.

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