When u add something in geektool u can select the color & opacity background or the in the "Colors and Font tab" To make a "sidebar's effect" select color black and 50-70% opacity in BKgd button. Also you can add a border line with the same way adding other entry in geektool, or making in photoshop and later adding like picture in geektool.

If you want to use the bar at the bottom, select the same size (or more) of your widescreen and set the position manually with the mouse, and the las step, accurate by numbers in cordenates (x,y)

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Very easy.

You only have to add a new entry, select type picture and in the URL box point the route of ur file (can be a http url or local file)

If your choice is local file the format is like this file:///Users/(ur name user in Mac HDD)/(folder)/file_name.jpg

next be sure to check a high refresh like 999s to avoid CPU over working

the last step is to point the location (x,y) and dimensions (w,h) u want.

In the style tab you can set the opacity level.

Good luck and ask me if u have any problem

(sorry my bad english)

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