[WIP] An idea for a new Miranda IEview template

[Calintz]

What do you guys think? its only my first draft and still needs alot of improvement.

Just dont expect it to ever be made cos i have no idea how to make IEview templates :no:

[russellc]

that looks pretty cool. if you'd like i can put it on my list of ieview templates to do :p

[Hidea]

that looks pretty good! except the fact that the avatar is taking over two lines, that won't work.

(on, and the drop shadows that are that big is kinda hard to code... I think.... that's what RUSSELL told me :p)

I did something similar to this! I don't even remember what I named it! you can ask Karma Police to code it for you, if you want!

[NeoXY]

that looks nice....pitch your idea at some of these guys here on Neowin and I'm sure they will be more than willing to help...:D

[russellc]

that looks pretty good! except the fact that the avatar is taking over two lines, that won't work.

(on, and the drop shadows that are that big is kinda hard to code... I think.... that's what RUSSELL told me :p)

I did something similar to this! I don't even remember what I named it!  you can ask Karma Police to code it for you, if you want!

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i think you misunderstand. shadows in general arent hard to code. they're just more difficult to plan out on how to make them appear (its really just an annoyance, nothing more). and big shadows arent the issue, its shadows not on 90 degrees :p ..so any shadow not symmetrical is what i'm talking about

[Calintz]

Thanks alot russel, dark kyuubi and hidea. I literally made this in under 5 minutes, incredibly simple. So shadows, avatar size/position etc can easily be changed.

Thanks alot Russel for offering to help make the template :D :D :D but when ever your free, i remember reading somewhere else on the forum that ur busy with exams so take ur time.

[russellc]

Thanks alot russel and hidea. I literally made this in under 5 minutes, incredibly simple. So shadows, avatar size/position etc can easily be changed.

Thanks alot Russel for offering to help make the template  :D  :D  :D  but when ever your free, i remember reading somewhere else on the forum that ur busy with exams so take ur time.

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well i just finished one of my exams (my advanced placement exam) which is earlier than all other exams. but i have 3 ISP's to do before the end of the year..in a month and a bit i'll be having my actual exams.

my priorities on doing these templates is keeping the ones that are quickest and easiest to do first (as i am tight on time, and will be for the next month and 2 weeks). i managed to squeeze in an update on pureplastics just this weekend. so, maybe the coming weekend (or whenever you finalize your mock) i can snip out some time from my hell-like schedule

[Veedems Veteran]

that is actually a nice start. I would suggest making the dotted line divider into an "indented line" of sorts, you know what I mean?

[Calintz]

Russel: Hehe i also got exams, start on monday :cry: ill be busy for about 2 weeks after that i finish this year and im completely free to work on this :D . I'll try and c if i can do anything b4 this weekend. By the way how many templates are on ur to do list?

Bangbang: Ye i think i know what u mean, ill give it a try. I also realized that the avatar overlapses the seperation lines (need to fix that)

[russellc]

Russel: Hehe i also got exams, start on monday  :cry:  ill be busy for about 2 weeks after that i finish this year and im completely free to work on this :D . I'll try and c if i can do anything b4 this weekend. By the way how many templates are on ur to do list?

Bangbang: Ye i think i know what u mean, ill give it a try. I also realized that the avatar overlapses the seperation lines (need to fix that)

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i have 4 waiting to be done atm :p

i still need to update all my templates with some new code that fixes a certain bug with long names/messages distorting the template. so far i only have pureplastics and pigment updated with that code :pinch:

[Calintz]

2nd draft. Added a timestamp to each message. I like the way the dark gray goes with the lighter transparent background, but it mite get annoying seeing a large timestamp all the time, so im not sure. Fixed the seperation lines and tried making a file transfer message.

[Rix]

Dammm Man, if this actually gets released i'll be switching back to miranda again (Y)

[fukachu]

not that i use miranda.. but i think the file status one could do with a rounded bottom rather then the square. in the silver bit that is. it just looks a little odd cause it has nothing under it.

[Calintz]

Rickie: Thanks alot :D

Fizical: Ye i just realized that aswell kinda missed that :s easily fixed though

[Scott Evo]

This looks hot for sure. :yes:

[spex04]

Looks nice (Y)

Very StefanKa-like :)

[Calintz]

ye, i used to use the transparent black for my miranda contact list, then i saw a toolbar thing that stefanka made and thought the silver would go really well with the transparent black :D

[Dom]

It looks nice, im switching to miranda if you release that :p

[karma_police]

Everything is possible to do, it doesn't matter if the avatar uses 1,2 or n lines and it doesnt matter if the shadow is big or small.

The only problem you will have (thx to IE) is that any link inside any message sometimes wont work unless you find the correct size of the png or do some tricks to get it working. All is because of the filter you have to use to load the alpha channel.

[-scorpio-]

Everything is possible to do, it doesn't matter if the avatar uses 1,2 or n lines  and it doesnt matter if the shadow is big or small.

The only problem you will have (thx to IE) is that any link inside any message sometimes wont work unless you find the correct size of the png or do some tricks to get it working. All is because of the filter you have to use to load the alpha channel.

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Stupid ie huh :rolleyes: but nice template looks like stefenka's winamp skin.

[undu]

Looks great, the only think that I fon't really like are those big timestamps, too big for me :/

[insanekiwi]

wow. looks damm nice for a start.

[+unabatedshagie Subscriber¹]

Nice, this might become my default one if it gets released. (Y)

[eNeon]

Looks awesome : )

[Calintz]

Thx everyone :D

B4boon: Maybe we could make different settings (just like other templates have different colour settings) so u can have it if u want, or not.

Karma Police: Excellent :D (part from the ie links of course...)