[Req] Lh4051/Aero etc?

[Boggit]

I really like the Slate themes brought out so far. I was looking at some shots from the PDC I noticed the start panel has the User picture/logo (or whatever the name for the picture is) half attached the start panel? Meaning that it is half "sticking out the top". I have seen some other VS's that have been made like this and I am wondering if anyone is planning on making a LH/Aero (whichever it is) VS with a startpanel like this? :)

pic attached:

[+primortal Subscriber²]

i liked the video where that picture/logo animates on the start menu.

[OldeCrow]

well something like that wouldnt be that difficult .. i think windowsX has experimented with the idea even but its really ugly so why ?

[Tech_8356]

I'm relatively certain that those animations can not be done in any version of Windows except Longhorn. Hence, why they featured it in the video that primortal so kindly linked for us.

[+primortal Subscriber²]

I think he's looking for just a static image, not animated like i mentioned.

[Tech_8356]

I think he's looking for just a static image,

Gotcha.....if static is the case, it shouldn't be too difficult to do then. :yes:

[Boggit]

Yes, a static image, unfortunately I just don't have the skills to make one myself :(

[Tech_8356]

heh heh :shifty:

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me neither :ninja:

[OldeCrow]

well the screenshot is pretty easy to reproduce as a static startmenu well it would be close anyway.. black on the left white window on the right .. user pane magic pink for transparency with a few black pixels on the bottom to cap off the startmenu. user name text should be able to hide with negitive values in content margins so only the user picture will show, unfortunatly user pictures dont seem to do transparency so ya cant have a cool user pic like in the screenshot .. plus the screenshot has window transparency turned up pretty high .. im guessing the normal slate gradient is actually in the left side of the startmenu on that screenshot

Ill play around with the idea and see what i can come up with :D give me a day or so, have a real life to attend before i can play with a new style again ;)

[MadDog]

And if you look closely, it's not the user logo that is animated... It's the icon for whatever program the mouse is hovering over. Pretty sweet!

[Windows X]

It's not beautiful as you think unless you're MS nuts from the passions of MS stuffs.

P.S. Sorry. I type it wrong :blush:

Edited November 6, 2003 by Windows X

[Default Forum User]

:rofl: ROFL - Windows X's english is terrible. Worse then babelfish. :pinch:

[JakeSWE]

Who cares if his english is bad? Atleast he works to make our windows experience more personal and fun, more than we can say about you default user. :laugh:

[Boggit]

Cool thanks OldeCrow! :) I'm using your Slate VS btw. Wish I had the skills for these things, but unfortunately I dont! hehe

[Windows X]

A decision from OldeCrow. He won't make it because it's not beautiful at all for non-MS nuts.

[Boggit]

Windows X: I don't know how you can speak for OldeCrow himself by saying he won't make this, even when he told us he'd have a go when he gets spare time?

[Thecho]

OldeCrow,

I look forward to seeing your attempt at the startpanel. I really like how it looks in the pic above!

[Boggit]

OldeCrow,

I look forward to seeing your attempt at the startpanel. I really like how it looks in the pic above!

I agree with TheEcho, I think this could be made to look great, even without the fancy Aero effects :)

[thecowgoesmoo207]

OldeCrow,

I look forward to seeing your attempt at the startpanel. I really like how it looks in the pic above!

I agree with TheEcho, I think this could be made to look great, even without the fancy Aero effects :)

same here, this could be made into a great theme. any idea if you'll get to it by saturday night?

[OldeCrow]

WindowsX is right its just plain FUGLY !

and i did tell him i didnt think i would do it after saying in here that i would ..

having said that ill try to at least get a slate/aero startmenu together for a screenshot since there seems to be so much interest :blink:

While I was thinking about this i did tinker with another style this afternoon to see if i could reproduce the basic layout as the screenshot ..

Clickme!

[Alan Zeino]

I made one of these start panels before. Its really easy, if you can provide a high res screeny i can cook something up in 2 mins ;)

[Illusion456]

Here is about as high res as it's gonna get until someone finds some better shots..

[OldeCrow]

here ya go

images still need some cleaning up and its still but ugly but its basicly what you can do with the screenshot :D

Added the scheme to my slate theme

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[thecowgoesmoo207]

thanks for the theme, i'm working on fixing it up now. :)

[Rivak]

Here is about as high res as it's gonna get until someone finds some better shots..

That looks a lot like the Boeing logo... :blink: