Plastik for Windows

[Thresher]

I was looking around today and... I can't see where the fonts mess up the dialogues. I've seen some screenshots of the dialogues being cut off but I haven't been able to reproduce it myself.

[toadeater]

I was looking around today and... I can't see where the fonts mess up the dialogues. I've seen some screenshots of the dialogues being cut off but I haven't been able to reproduce it myself.

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I checked today, you're right, the dialogues no longer cut off. It used to happen with Total Commander and some other apps (Emule I think?), but it doesn't seem to be happening anymore. This bug with Verdana existed in other themes as well, maybe it has something to do with using multiple fonts in a theme? I don't know, but it looks to be ok now.

Anyone who had font problems with this theme care to check?

[Thresher]

Ok, i've been busy with other things lately, so i haven't the release out, which I had hoped to have early this week. Sorry.

In the mean time, what does everyone think about the new start button? I'm posting a few pics, one of a proposed start button, and two of the one the theme is currently using under different themes:

So if you're interested it would be nice if you could post which start button you prefer, and anything you think needs changed about it, if anything. I know someone mentioned earlier that they think the current start button looks blurry. If anyone else thinks so that would be a good type of thing to point out.

Thanks everyone, and I am going to TRY for at least another preview release by Saturday if I can get my act together by then.

[Jools]

The old KDE-button looks the best imho. It fits perfect to the theme :) Try also the font suggested by toadeater, don't like verdana that much because of the button issue :(

[Thresher]

What exactly is the button issue? I have no problems with it... maybe post a screenshot or something?

[Jools]

Here U go...

[Thresher]

OK, I see what you mean now. Thanks for the screen.

The secondary font style for this theme WAS tahoma. Fixing the alternate fonts is the last thing needed before release as far as i'm concerned. I still like verdana as the default font, but tahoma and a third font (...maybe the one toadeater suggested?) will be easily available. Hopefully that will work?

As for the start button... he, he... apparently no one solution will ever satisfy everyone. I'll think about having two versions, one with winflag and one with kde, but I might want to see that there's more than one person wanting this before I actually release it like that. Anyway, this version will be winflag, but that will definitely be a descision to make for the next release.

[Zoiks]

I personally prefer the KDE logo not the winflag. But the skin is awesome. Good work.

[toadeater]

*BUMP*

Thresher, are you still working on this theme?

[Thresher]

Well... sort of...

I reinstalled windows, but forgot to backup "My Documents", which is where I was storing all the work files for the theme. I haven't bothered to assess the damage yet, but I think its safe to say I lost a lot. I'll have to start over from wherever I was on the file available for download. I've been fairly annoyed at my stupidity, so I haven't even looked at it since then, but since you're the second person asking about this I'll try to get started on this again as soon as I get some other things in order.

[bananaman90]

I would love to lay my hands on a copy of the newest version, but since the links doesn't works, I can't get it. :no:

So please. Could anyone post a working link or send the file in a mail to palmworld(at)punkass(dot)com

Thanks, and keep up the great work! :)

[Zoiks]

thresher, keep up the work... i love this skin. Its great. Would be a shame if the project died.

[toadeater]

Any progress?

[toadeater]

Note, this style is open sourced, if anyone wants to continue working on it (fix bugs, update to latest KDE standard), hint hint. :D

[toadeater]

BUMP

:sleep:

[Thresher]

A lot of people have been asking for this lately, so I'll post a download link to my latest version of PlastikXP. I'm trying to begin work again, but I have almost no idea what I was doing when I left off. I'll try to skim through this topic sometime to get a feel for what was going on when I stopped, but in the meantime, if you don't have the latest version, get it.

As well as bug fixes I've changed a few things from Contra's latest version, so I'd encourage you to get that as well and compare them to see if you like the changes.

Thresher's Latest PlastikXP

Contra's PlastikXP Page

[toadeater]

A lot of people have been asking for this lately, so I'll post a download link to my latest version of PlastikXP. I'm trying to begin work again, but I have almost no idea what I was doing when I left off. I'll try to skim through this topic sometime to get a feel for what was going on when I stopped, but in the meantime, if you don't have the latest version, get it.

As well as bug fixes I've changed a few things from Contra's latest version, so I'd encourage you to get that as well and compare them to see if you like the changes.

Thresher's Latest PlastikXP

Contra's PlastikXP Page

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Been using this version you uploaded, and I can confirm the fonts are still messed up. Being cut off badly in some system dialogs. Firefox button works now at least. Not sure what else was done to it.

[Suicide]

i will be sooooooo happy if anyone will finish this theme ...

thanks go to anyone who cares and continues the workout

one of the best linux ports ever

love this theme and hope i will use it in full effect someday

:yes:

[Thresher]

I finally got around to working on PlastikXP again. Two changes in this version:

First I changed the "Large Fonts" option to Tahoma, so hopefully people can use that if they are having trouble with button text getting cut off or if they just like Tahoma better.

Socond change is a minor graphical tweak. I enlarged the caption buttons (minimize, maximize, close) on windows by a couple of pixels. I think it looks a lot better, and it is closer to the actual KDE theme. To do that I had to make the whole caption bar bigger. I think its worth it, but I know some people like the absolute minimum, so I'd like to hear what you all think. I would really like to get rid of a couple pixels of spacing between the caption buttons and the top of the caption bar when a window isn't maximized, but I'm not sure if that's possible.

Anyway, I'm uploading the new version now, available at the link I posted above.

[YtseJam]

Would it be possible to make available a thin caption bar as an option?

[toadeater]

Would it be possible to make available a thin caption bar as an option?

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You can shrink it down manually. Select "3D buttons" in appearance and shrink them down a few pixels. :D They'll still look ok.

[jtcoyote002]

Thresher are you still working on the theme? When will the latest version be posted?

[GrandMaster]

its posted in COMPLETED VISUAL styles. stop bumping this

[toadeater]

its posted in COMPLETED VISUAL styles. stop bumping this

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That's Contra's original version. This version is Thresher's updated version. Besides that it's open-sourced and anyone can work on it.

[GrandMaster]

my bad didnt know