My Longhorn desktop

By Tobey
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OldeCrow

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well considering there desktop build tags say lab_06 , and 74 is a main build. i would say its fake.

yes my screenshots are real visual styles in progress Jade is a long way from being done since i dont actually have the new lh build installed yet and im

going on vacation this week .. i propbably wont get the jade style done before i leave .. the Obsidian one i may finish cuz its a Slate mod and ive already got

an exact slate style. who knows i may get them both done if i dont run out of days this week ;)

and its not exactly a fake im useing samurize for the sidebar and fake build number, it wouldnt be any fun for those of you in the know if i used the plain 4074 build number :D

your right though i should change the build number so it looks more like it could have come from lab_6 ;)

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Illusion456

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Thanks for the input, I went with the darker bar. Spent a few hours working on it tonight, am about 30% done so lots of work left still but here are a couple of shots of what I have so far :D

aero1.jpg

aero2.jpg

And to keep from flooding this page with pics,

Click here to see what it looks like without any transparency

Still playing with the caption bars and buttons in those shots, they will probably change completely by the time I finish, thinking about maybe a chrome look to them.. not sure, need sleep though right now :blink:

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neostyle

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Thanks for the input, I went with the darker bar. Spent a few hours working on it tonight, am about 30% done so lots of work left still but here are a couple of shots of what I have so far :D

http://users.multipro.com/themorrows/aero1.jpg

http://users.multipro.com/themorrows/aero2.jpg

And to keep from flooding this page with pics,

Click here to see what it looks like without any transparency

Still playing with the caption bars and buttons in those shots, they will probably change completely by the time I finish, thinking about maybe a chrome look to them.. not sure, need sleep though right now :blink:

looks very nice (Y)

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Mannlich

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the whole point is that it doesn't look like slate in longhorn....duh!! It looks more like a possible glass theme. If you have tried 4074 you would know the look he is going for. The theme looks excellent, I can't wait to get my hands on it, nice work!

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dude that is sweet. There is that pdc video from the sidenote thing with avalon transparancy. Illusion, it looks just like it. I mean its almost scary, lol. Keep up the awesome work and please continue work, cause this slate theme is getting boring. Also how did u do transparency? Is it a special prog or somehting else

Also will u include that sweet bg, the stadium looking thing!?!(the first screenshot in your last post)

Also the caption bars were a translucent kinda glassy white color. U can get a good look at it on www.microbeta.net and if u go to videos and watch the Aero transparency in LH #4051

video, it has the color scheme.

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Illusion456

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interesting, like the theme not sure bout that stuff on the sides but the taskbar looks cool.? Just glad at least people are doing this sweet theme.? I think its the best microsoft has shown us yet.

What stuff on the sides? The sidebar? Thats not part of the theme, I just had the program turned on when I took the screenshots for added effect.. I can't say I ever use it or like it that much, but I really do like the clock lol I'll leave the bar off from now on in the shots though.:p:pEditb> oh nevermind, i thought you were talking to me .. duh, not enough sleep i tell ya lol:rolleyes:s:

For the transparency, I'm just using glass2k for the taskbar (the sidebar has its own transparency settings).. and glass2k is free so just do a google search and you should find it. It's important to use some sort of transparency, even just a little bit, with this taskbar because the image used for it is made more for transparency more than being solid. In other words it will look better with it turned on;);)

For the guy wanting it to look like slate, if you want slate go use slate lol. But I will include a few different versions that include a thinner taskbar.

I'll be working on the caption bars and buttons tonight, have a few ideas so I'll do some mock ups and post them and get everyone to choose which ones they want.

Oh and that LA Center wallpaper can be found by clicking HERE

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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love that wallpaper, lol. Aso for the caption bars and buttons, could u make a set based on what u saw on the video that i suggested just so i can see what it looks like and possibly if anyone else likes them? Im a perfectionist what can i say, lol. Also do u know when u might be releasing this sweet theme?

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Illusion456

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Not sure when I'll be releasing it.. I just started last night so there is a loooong way to go.. I will probably be releasing a "beta" in a day or two just so people can use it and tell me what they like and dont like about.

As for the caption bars from the video.. it's hard to come up with something like that because you never get to see what they look like in solid form to mold the bars from that, plus you really can't get them to look that good because XP doesnt have that sort of transparency. But I tried anyway, and use just a tad of transparency in the windows.. see what you think:

test.jpg

The caption buttons arent done yet, so thats why they arent in there but they will be. I'll do a couple more mock ups of the caption bar ideas I have later on tonight and post them and let everyone choose which one they like best :D

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MonkeyClaw Veteran

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nah man do one, one is just like the video. It looks so good. Number one is very simple and to the point, just like this theme. It resembles the real one really well and also i just like it better than 2. I mean its your theme, but imo one is so much better than 2. Also does that transparency prog use up much resources? Also where did u get the shadow from? And how much resources does it use?

Oh and also, are u gonna do like a shell theme that will change the color of the icons like back and forward, etc like in some of windowx themes? Just curious doesnt really matter but i just wanted to know, lol.

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