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The taskbar is still cutting 5 character of from Windows Classic Style.

Also I don't suppose you could make a version of this style for Trillian could you, right now Trillian 2.0 with the Whistler skin doesn't really blend in with your skin.

OT: Where is the official page for Yz Dock? I'm not having to much luck with Google.

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The compact Start menu, the "Turn Off Computer" is all cut off. Can that be fixed?

The backgrounds on the selected taskbar could be a shade darker.

People wanted a compact menu, so they got one :D

I wanted to make it really compact, not half and half. If you look at my screen the text says Shut Down instead, and hence no clipping. I can't remember how you do this in XP, I think you have to disable something, I'm running 2003 so it was native.

I might even get rid of the text completely...

Opaul: I set the content margins all as minimal as I could, so there really is nothing I can do about it. I think you'll find this is the case with ANY other VS you try (bar Classic), and is not related to this theme in particular.

Lookin really nice, just how I made it look with the blue taskbar...

The only problem I have is the compact start menu is too compact...

I use a laptop with a dock so I cant see the shutdown button because of the undock button. On most VS with compact I can at least see the edge of it enough to use it. I know very few people use docks prob so it's not a big deal, I can live...

Other than that it's lookin good...

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Ok will make it a little bit wider. There is a normal start menu by the way, if you're not happy with the compact one, don't use it :)

Endoscient, yeah thats it. I always disabled that anyway, reminds me of a 'My First Operating System' login screen for children (unless you change the login UI to something nice) :)

Also, regarding your comment on the taskbar size, I want it small, and I dont want the taskbar buttons/bands to occupy the whole height of the bar, it not the style I want. Personally I think that the icon 'problem' isn't even a problem, I can't keep everybody happy, everyone likes / dislikes different things... :wacko:

Anyone got comments on the blue taskbar? How are the buttons etc? How you feel about the shadow?

Definitely one of my favorite!

Only thing I can comment on is the startbutton, again. I just think the arrows look out of place because of the excellent styling you have going with the title bars and the start panel. I still think the stripe would look really nice as the start button.

Excellent work! Two thumbs! twothumbs.gif

Awesome. Shell colors are now perfect. Almost perfect. I would revert active caption color and inactive caption color :)

I love the blue taskbar. Compact menu seems a bit too compact to me though :)

Finally I still have this weird cropped button like I showed in the previous post I made - weird, as it doesn't seem to it everywhere else. And it wasn't doing it either with Opus -which still looks awesome to me! hard to choose between both)

Sincere thanks for you contributions, I just love switching themes now and then and yours are true gems.

Ok will make it a little bit wider. There is a normal start menu by the way, if you're not happy with the compact one, don't use it
Well I like comact menus alot better than regular ones. Don't change it though, I just thought I'd point it out to you...
Also, regarding your comment on the taskbar size, I want it small, and I dont want the taskbar buttons/bands to occupy the whole height of the bar, it not the style I want. Personally I think that the icon 'problem' isn't even a problem, I can't keep everybody happy, everyone likes / dislikes different things... 

I don't know if you were talking to me about this, but I think it's alot better in v1.5 now. For some reason though I like when it takes up the whole height...but thats just me. And you're right you cant make everyone happy. So just keep it how you want it, after all it is your art. :yes:

Take a look at this:

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Hows that for compact :p

Thanks for the comments and suggestions!

@afunaki: I didn't mean that in a rude way, just re-read it and it comes across funny

Definately going to expand compact start panel a bit also....

New colours on the way, so if you want one, nows the time to ask! And also let me know what you think of the start button, would be helpful!

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