In addition to being visually appealing, the Desktop Theme shows the depth to which Liferay themes can be customized. A lot of work has been done to overhaul the css and javascript, so even if you've already seen version 1.0, it's worth taking another look.

 
Mac:

 
Vista:

 
Linux:

 
One of the interesting aspects of the theme is that the above screenshots are implemented as color schemes. Each color scheme contains the custom css and images that are different than the base theme. This was made possible by some enhancements made by Nate Cavanaugh and Brian Chan:

 
Here are some additional features available in the Desktop theme. Sliding arrow:

 
Embedding the Analog Clock and Date into the Add Content menu:

 
Taskbar that highlights the selected portlet in the taskbar and brings it to the front of the screen:

 
Address Bar: Community > Page > Portlet:

 
Hide all configuration icons other than minimize, maximize and close except on hover:

 
Customized warning message when the session is expired:

 
The theme has also been tested to work on ie6, ie7 and ff. If you like this theme, let us know about it, so that we continue to invest time and make improvements to it.

 (Please send any bugs/requests to Peter Shin, the designer of the theme: http://www.liferay.com/web/pshin/home)