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I absolutely love Linux, but in terms of design I have saw better than the default theme of most of the available distributions. Here’s a complete how-to for giving your Linux desktop the look you want and customize everything, from themes to fonts.

http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/os/how-to-customize-... 

infotips in vista's folders don't show the contents of the folder.

Best I can come up with is to try clicking on Tools, then Customize, then make sure "Menu Animations" are set on System default.