This brings back memories of going from one window manager to the next (blackbox, fluxbox, or enlightment anyone?) and fiddling with the configuration endlessly. Now I don't think twice and just use whatever the default is.
At my last job, we sat around in the support bullpen trying to outdo each other with our desktops. The more 3D and "Matrix-y" the better. There was so much green phosphor text you'd think you were in a room full of old IBM 3270 CICS terminals.