[req] Pastels shell32.dll

[XanDaMan]

Does someone out there have it? Its really the best icon set i've seen in ages, and i'd love to have it in this format...

[J the Monkey]

I made one, and I feel it looks pretty good. PM me if you are interested, and willing to give feedback on it, then I will ask Marvilla's permission to send to you, as she is the original creator. Once and if she gives me permission, then I will let you try them out. Actually I made a mini shell pack with explorer.exe, iexplore.exe, mstask.dll, mydocs.dll, netshell.dll, shdocvw.dll, stobject.dll, url.dll, and wiashext.dll. I cannot publish this out so sorry to everyone, but until I get one persons' feedback after getting Marvilla's permission, and then spend a lttle more time detailing and adding to it, it wil not be a option for me to give this out. Included is a post of Marvilla's license included with the Pastels icons, that I will respect and obide by, as I completely respect the artist that took the time to create such awesome icons to give away freely. :)

-J the Monkey-

Pastels Icon Set ? 2004 by Marvilla

Rules and regulations and all that good stuff regarding these icons:

*These icons are copyrighted by me. 

*They are only for personal use by the person who has downloaded them for use ONLY on their computer.

*You may not distribute, re-zip, re-bundle or upload these icons or the zips they are bundled in anywhere without my prior permission.You may not place them for download on any website. 

*You may not sell them or use them for profit in any way. 

*You may not use them as images, icons or graphics on any website whether it is a business or personal website. If you wish to use these sample icons for any of these purposes please contact me for stock icon pricing fee.

*You may not use them as images, icons or graphics in any software or application whether it is a freeware, shareware or retail application. If you wish to use these sample icons for any of these purposes please contact me for stock icon pricing.

*Do not take credit for creating these icons. 

*If you have any questions regarding these icons please use the contact page at Iconica to send me a message.

*Use these icons on your computer at your own risk, I take no responsibility for anything that may occur after you download them.

And last but not least...enjoy! :)

Marvilla
http://www.marvilla.us
http://www.gfxoasis.com

[babis]

That would be nice if it goes thru.. Looking forward to it!

[J the Monkey]

Wow, I'm just waking up here, and I have gotten a good amount of responses via PM of others wanting this, and others who are willing to contribute their hard work to the project as well. I am about to PM Marvilla now, but I had a thought. Being as SP2 is just around the corner (couple of weeks, I think), should I go ahead and get ask permission and release a shell pack that is made for SP1, or hold of releasing a SP1 pack and play around customizing bitmaps, AVIs, etc. to add to one of the first shell packs to be released for SP2? One of my main concerns is time, because I have a 9 1/2 month pregnant wife who could pop at any minute :huh: :wacko: :woot: :woot: . My daughter's due date was actually last Monday 6/21, but she didn't want to come out to play yet, so we are going in Friday morning to induce my wife. This being said, I know she will be very tired, due to having the baby, then breast feeding every two hours, so I will be trying to get her as much rest as possible by watching my daughter whenever she can get a few moments sleep in. I really do not want to rush this project either, just to hurry and release it, as I feel it will be one of the greatest shell mods created. These are just my thoughts. Please, any feedbacks or suggesstions are welcome.

-J the Monkey-

[ЀṾ]

preducer too has made a pastel shell32.dll n was asking permission from marvilla. Havent seen him after that. Myabe you guys could work together n make this a big shell pack :)

dont think there are enough icons for it, but u cud try :)

If you guys need any assistance, Im always there :D

I too am gonna work on another shell pack after i finish my Gant 2 ocean pack

Lots of shell packs set for releases, I love it :D

[sonyc]

more shellpack please...

IP sux big time

[J the Monkey]

preducer too has made a pastel shell32.dll n was asking permission from marvilla. Havent seen him after that. Myabe you guys could work together n make this a :)g shell pack :)

dont think there are enough icons for it,:)ut u cud try :)

If you guys need any assistance, I:Dalways there :D

I too am gonna work on another shell pack after i finish my Gant 2 ocean pack

Lots of shell packs set for relea:Ds, I love it :D

Thanks a lot Devil, it's good knowing you are there for help, as it has always been your shell packs that I have personally used so far! Preducer was one of the ones that I was referring to, who had gotten in touch with me. He stated that he got the permission, yet now does not have the time to be able to do the project, and he is willing to send what work he has done so far to compare, and assist with mine. So, that is good knowing that he got permission to do it, hopefully I will as well. As you stated, it has been difficult so far, with not a very high quantity of icons, yet I have found that some of the icons can be used for different things. That being said, it may not be as "detailed" as perhaps some of the other shell packs, like your GANT 2 pack for example, but in my learnings, I have learned quality is better than quantity 99% of the time, and these icons look steller with some of the new and old visual styles, my favorite being OpusOS blue.Here is a screenie of what I mean:

Click here for full size

I do think this will be 200% better looking than that when done, but we'll see. Devil, what are your thoughts on the "do it now, or wait for SP2?" issue.

:D the Monkey- :D

[babis]

I vote wait for SP2. (who knows, maybe by then we'll even have more pastel icons? ... but I know she mentioned she was busy.. oh well)

For now you could work on:

-BMPs (toolbar, wizards, etc.)

-AVIs

-Maybe a website for it?

by the way, that's some really good news, and I wish you the best!! (about your new baby daughter)

[Phil Gates]

I vote wait for SP2. (who knows, maybe by then we'll even have more pastel icons? ... but I know she mentioned she was busy.. oh well)

For now you could work on:

-BMPs (toolbar, wizards, etc.)

-AVIs

-Maybe a website for it?

by the way, that's some really good news, and I wish you the best!! (about your new baby daughter)

i second that

[J the Monkey]

I vote wait for SP2. (who knows, maybe by then we'll even have more pastel icons? ... but I know she mentioned she was busy.. oh well)

For now you could work on:

-BMPs (toolbar, wizards, etc.)

-AVIs

-Maybe a website for it?

by the way, that's some really good news, and I wish you the best!! (about your new baby daughter)

That is more what I was leaning towards as well. I am now just awaiting to hear back from Marvilla. Thank You, for your kind words abought my baby, I am about as nervous right now as well, I don't even know... But kind words are always soothing.

-J the Monkey-

[ЀṾ]

Go ahead n release it whenever its complete and ill do the converting of the files to SP2 :)

btw when is SP2 gonna be final?

and congratulations in advance for ur baby daughter :present: :)

[J the Monkey]

Check your PM Folder Devil :devil:

[Marvilla]

Hi J the Monkey, check the email addy that you PM'd me ;) I have a small request for you in there before you can release the system files, ok?

Congratulations on your new baby daughter (I hope she's here and that y'all are doing wonderful) :heart: :rose:

[Digitalis]

Did this die ? :\

[J the Monkey]

Did this die ? :\

Patience friend, this is not a quick process if it is to be done correctly. :)

Nope, not dead at all. Just got Marvilla's reply, so I am full head into this. I will have to stop for a week or so at any given point though, because my wife and I still have not had our baby, which could be at any second. I was wondering if anyone has any decent tutorials on creating AVIs, or if anyone would like to step up and make some for me to include. I think I might have all the icon switches done, or close to done though, with a few minor exceptions. Also, I am now working on the BMPs mainly. The files that I have created as of now(minus BMPs and AVIs) are:

EXEs: explorer.exe, IEXPLORE.EXE, mspaint.exe, and notepad.exe

DLLs: fontext.dll, mshtml.dll, mstask.dll, mydocs.dll, netshell.dll, shdocvw.dll, shell32.dll, shimgvw.dll, stobject.dll, url.dll, user32.dl, and wiashext.dll

CPLs: access.cpl, Adobe Gamma.cpl, appwiz.dll, CamCpl.cpl (Logitech Webcam applet), desk.cpl, directx.cpl, hdwwiz.cpl, ImageDrive.cpl, inetcpl.cpl, intl.cpl, MLCFG32.CPL(Outlook 2003 mail applet), mmsys.cpl, ncpa.cpl, nusrmgr.cpl, powercfg.cpl, S32LUCP1.CPL(Symantec Live Update applet), sapi.cpl, sysdm.cpl, and timedate.cpl

More to come when I get a chance! It should be worth it!

-J the Monkey-

[J the Monkey]

@ XanDaMan: check your PM Box :D

[thop]

Is it done yet? :D

Sorry but i'm REALLY looking forward to it! :)

[Echilon]

Looks nice :)

[sonyc]

J the Monkey, can you send me the shell also?

Thanks alot

[Devnull_]

I also need this shell. If you want I can host it on my webspace for your guys.

Whoever has it, just email me at: psugand[AT]gmail.com and I will send you some FTP details where you can upload it.

[J the Monkey]

Hey Guys,

Sorry for the delay, but my daughter was just born on July 2nd, so I have been away from my computer for a while. Also, in that time, I had a catastrophic hard drive failure and lost everything I had on that drive, including all my art, and customization files... sux bad. Luckily, I sent XanDaMan the first alpha version of my shell pack which is everything minus bitmaps and AVI files. So I got him to send it back, and in a couple of days, I will resume work on the shell pack, but for now, I am tending to my wife and daughter. My little girl came out weighing 10lb 7oz and measured 20.5" long, so needless to say, my wife is in some pain, but all is well, healthwise, with both of them, so I couldn't be happier. A couple of people have PMed me asking for the files, but what I will need soon is beta testers, those who will report any comments, bugs, abnormalities, etc... If you are interested, please PM me. F.Y.I. when this is completed, it will initially be released at www.gfxoasis.com first, being as that is Marvilla's site, and was the one favor she asked of me. Soon after, it will be released here as well, so do not worry. :D Once again, if anyone has any tutorials on the creation of the AVI files, or would be willing to make some to send to me, please get in touch through e-mail, or via PM here at Neowin,

Thanks All,

-J the Monkey-

[J the Monkey]

I also need this shell. If you want I can host it on my webspace for your guys.

Whoever has it, just email me at: psugand[AT]gmail.com and I will send you some FTP details where you can upload it.

It is not finished yet, but once it is, I will shoot you an e-mail with the details.

-J the Monkey-

[Devnull_]

Okay! :D

[queenaudio]

It is not finished yet, but once it is, I will shoot you an e-mail with the details.

-J the Monkey-

Hi there mate

Congratulations on your new baby! I am sure you are enjoying your sleepless nights :laugh:

I was wondering, do you have a link to the alien wallpaper you posted in that screenshot? It is absolutely fantastic!

Thanks mate!

Grahame

[J the Monkey]

Hi there mate

Congratulations on your new baby! I am sure you are enjoying your sleepless nights :laugh:

I was wondering, do you have a link to the alien wallpaper you posted in that screenshot? It is absolutely fantastic!

Thanks mate!

Grahame

Thanks for the kind words. The wallpaper in that shot was a rip from one of KOOL4U's desktop screenshots that I modded for the theme, so I cannot post it, as the vast majority is not my work. In fact, I lost it as part of that hard drive failure I mentioned before. As soon as I reinstall some of my software, I plan to rip it out of my own screenshots again to recreate it for myself. I wish I could be of more help, but my hands are tied on that. I am pretty sure that there is nothing wrong with ripping it yourself if you wanted to get it for personal usage though. It does rock with the OpusOS/Pastels theme! :yes: