riio Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 well im planning to get the windowblinds just to use this theme.. so if you have any info about this theme or bugs to tell, please do so.. i would really appreciate it.. thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted January 16, 2002 Veteran Share Posted January 16, 2002 Originally posted by SwooshXP well im planning to get the windowblinds just to use this theme.. so if you have any info about this theme or bugs to tell, please do so.. i would really appreciate it.. thank you. bug: YOU NEED TO PAY FOR IT!!!! :D yes, you need to pay for a theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riio Posted January 16, 2002 Author Share Posted January 16, 2002 that's a good point saint.. LOL:D well i will pay for it anyways as long as logika will meet my needs:P but what i want to know if some1 here have installed the windowblinds and installed the logika have had a problem or found bug.. anyone? please.. i really want this theme, but i dont to put my comp into misery.. i have window xp pro and 1.1celeron hp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogboy Administrators Posted January 18, 2002 Administrators Share Posted January 18, 2002 I have Logika. It's one of the best WindowBlinds skins out there. Not just because it looks cool but it is the first skin I know of to use the new Smartbutton feature (lets you assign what title bar buttons do yourself without having to be a skinner). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riio Posted January 18, 2002 Author Share Posted January 18, 2002 yo frog.. can u tell me what program do i need to use logika? or do i just need windowblind and purchase the logika? btw, can u take a pic of your desktop what does it look? please... i really want to get this theme too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jardragon901 Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 Oh, cool where can I find this skin(at least some pics so I could decide if I wanted to buy it)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riio Posted January 18, 2002 Author Share Posted January 18, 2002 www.pixtudio.com you'll see it there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomis_nehc Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 man, logika looks tite... but too bad we have to "pay" for a skin... i am sure more people would use it if they weren't charging for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3r0 Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 wow it looks sweet, but I'm afraid I'd never pay for a skin either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superlgn Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 What a load. $10 for the theme? and how much is all the software to go with it? $50? $75? More? That f'n website won't even let you in if you aren't using IE. Suck it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 Originally posted by superlgn What a load. $10 for the theme? and how much is all the software to go with it? $50? $75? More? That f'n website won't even let you in if you aren't using IE. Suck it. lol.. Yeah it seems like some kid registerd the domain and is running the domain off his 56k web server lol.. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riio Posted January 18, 2002 Author Share Posted January 18, 2002 i know, you have to pay for it.. but if some here can make it like that for stylexp then it would be awesome.. but i doubt it treedog will allow it..:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogboy Administrators Posted January 18, 2002 Administrators Share Posted January 18, 2002 Of course Treetog wouldn't allow porting it - they're trying to run a business selling skins. While some balk at paying $10 for a suite of a skins, $10 is what Friday lunch costs me so I happily bought it because they're cool skins. Couldn't be ported to msstyles anyway. msstyles is pretty limited. I don't think most people are aware of that. One example - the bottom corners are rounded. It uses Smart buttons (has a rollup button). It has sound effects. The icon text is shadowed on the active window. And if someone did manage to make something similar in shape, the performance would be bad because msstyles isn't designed to handle irregularly shaped windows (beyond Luna) quickly so it would be noticeably slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogboy Administrators Posted January 18, 2002 Administrators Share Posted January 18, 2002 Here's a screenshot of it on my system: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superlgn Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 The thing that really bugs me about alot of those themes for WB is that the darn toolbar buttons (like on IE) are so big and puffy, it looks dumb to me. :) I know you can turn off certain visual effects/elements from themes, but gah. :o I like the titlebar buttons and the scrollers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomis_nehc Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 let me get something straight... logika is a wb3 skin? if it is, how can you guys (stardock) allow them to derive money selling skins for wb3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenreaper Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Because . . . well, why not? It's like Photoshop plugins - some are free, but some people (usually those people who have spent a long time working on them) want to charge money for them. Sure, it would be nice for Stardock if it were added to the list of free skins, but they realise that people spend a lot of time at this and deserve to be compensated. After all, Stardock sells WindowBlinds. More quality skins, even if they are at a price, can only increase demand. And hey, it's an interesting experiment. I'd like to see if good quality skin suites can sell. Remember also that this is not just one WB3 skin, it's a lot of skins for different products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jardragon901 Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Oh c'mon $10 aint nothin for a qulity skin suite, once I get my paycheck I'm definatly getting that. Do you guys realize how much work got put into this suite of skins? This is definatly a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Yeah its a nice skin but gees anyone who has made a StyleXP theme so far, could re make alot of this theme standing on there head, the graphics are done and eveyrhing granted osme of the features cant be done obviously but the gist of the theme could easily be done but yeah who would pay for a theme?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMan Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 I think charging for skins is a neat idea, although $10 is a bit much IMHO, especially since the australian dollar brings that up to $17-$18 for me, hehe. :roll: Personally, I think the logika theme is really ugly and way too complex, but that's just my taste. It's great that it seems to satisfy so many people's interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenreaper Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Originally posted by Osiris Yeah its a nice skin but gees anyone who has made a StyleXP theme so far, could re make alot of this theme standing on there head, the graphics are done and eveyrhing Well, yes. But you wouldn't be allowed to. It's called "stealing". The graphics are what you're paying for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogboy Administrators Posted January 19, 2002 Administrators Share Posted January 19, 2002 We live in a world in which some guys are currently trying to charge TWENTY bucks for somethign that patches a DLL and comes with a pretty skin selection screen (that uses over 7 MEGS of ram to do it). I can assure you that the Logika skin took more time to do than it took to develop something like Style XP. And msstyles can't do Logika anyway, and stealing its graphics is illegal they're copyrighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeza Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 that skin doesnt look worth 5 dollars let alone 10 specially since ppl dont use one skin forever why pay 10 bucks for somethin that will get replaced ina matter of days/weeks im sure some anonymous person, given enough motivation would jack the whole thing and make it free ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sezmra Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Well, I'll tell you why *I* bought it. A: It's an awesome suite, just my style with the blue and silver color scheme. B: I appreciate all Treetog and Alexandrie have done for the skinning community and voice that appreciation through my purchase. I'll probably continue to do so in the future, too. Onto other things - Frogboy, I hate to bother you and I'm not sure if I'm just having a stupid moment or what, but: When I go to the smartbutton properties for Logika, it says the "current skin does not support smartbuttons" etc. In any case, the "smartbutton" is applied(appears as a thin metallic bar next to the minimize button)and functions correctly so far. But I notice your screens had a nice logika arrow type button :p Maybe I'm in need of a clean install.(lord knows I could use one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandrie Posted January 20, 2002 Share Posted January 20, 2002 We have updated the code for Logika Windowblinds skin so smart buttons should work properly now. When we coded Logika it was code right way but than Windowblinds change the code for smart buttons. So here is the update. Just search for same file name and replace the older with this one. http://www.pixtudio.com/Logika.uis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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