WinRAR Interface Patch

[SentientPC]

(?`?._.?[Current Status: WinRAR 3.40 GUI Patch v1.0 Released / WinRAR 3.41 GUI Patch v1.1 Pending]?._.???)(?`?._.?[Last Update (posted below): Update #17 (11/07/2004)]?._.???)[/b>UPDATE #17: WinRAR 3.41 GUI Patch v1.1 coming soon :Dith a bonus :D)!bonus UPDATE #16: Announcing the release of the WinRAR 3.40 GUI Patch v1.0 (English only at this time)!

Neowin member 'DanyBoss' has submitted the WinRAR 3.40 GUI Patch v1.0 to Softpedia!:cool:se vote :cool:.

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Original postings (outdated):

Greetings fellow Neowinians.

I wanted to announce this when I had proper permission from everyone to actually release it, but with all of the recent talk regarding the WinRAR GUI I might as well post the information.

I have been working on a small WinRAR GUI patch based on FOOOD's icons. It began as a private project, but as it progressed, I thought about the possibility of releasing it. The patcher (GUI-based) weighs in at around 270 KB and currently works on the 3.40 B3/4 releases.

This required more time than anything, but I will release it if I can secureUPDATE #1: Eugene Roshal from WinRAR has given his permission. Thanks Eugene.neUPDATE #2: FOOOD from FOOOD's Icons has given his permission. FOOOD is sending me some tweaks to be implemented in the released version. Look for such a release following soon after. I will also contact Eugene Roshal to try to determine an estimated release date for 3.40 final, as only supporting the final version would be much easier. Thanks FOOOD.ODUPDATE #3: WinRAR 3.40 final is not expected until an estimated mid-September (get those last bug reports in!). After I receive the updated components from FOOOD, I will decide how to proceed.o UPDATE #4: FOOOD's updates:yes: arrived :yes:. I think everyone will be quite pleased. I will get to work :cool:ng them :cool:.emUPDATE #5: Screenshot previews using FOOOD's updates added as images #7 and #8 below. Please note that these are not final, as there are still images to replace (such as the arrows, disk drive, key, etc.). The main buttons are at, what effectively is, 36x36. I am trying to find a work around to this limitation right now. These icons really start looking great at 48x48, but they REALLY begin shining at 64 x 64. They are fantastically detailed and of typical FOOOD quality. I really want to show that off. tUPDATE #6: The icon size limitation I alluded to in UPDATE #5 :yes:xed! :yes:. I want to thank Eugene Roshal from WinRAR for taking a second out of working on 3.40 Final to send me some hints on this issue. If you use WinRAR on a regular basis, please register and support them. Also, if you enjoy all of the work FOOOD contributes for FREE to the community, please consider donating a little som:cool: to him :cool:.imUPDATE #7: I attached four more screenshots below to wet your appetite. I also moved the 'Alpha/Concept' screenshots into links for our modem viewers. When the patch is released, you will have a choice of which pixel size icons work best for you. The exact options have yet to be finalized, although 48 (shown below in the new screenshots), 64 (also shown below in the new screenshots), and 72 pixel versions :De safe bets :D. This way, you can tailor the interface more to your preference. More to follow... fUPDATE #8: I MIGHT release this patch for B6 so some foks can test it out (if I am satisfied with it, and FOOOD passes his final approval). I added five new screenshots below and moved older ones to links. 'B3' has a few toolbar icon updates, context icons, file icons, 'About' picture. More to follow... fUPDATE #9: I posted a small update here. More to follow... fUPDATE #10: I just had my power restored following Hurricane Frances. I will have to catch up on the thread. Attached a few screenshots of 'Beta 4' below. More to follow... fUPDATE #11: We are still ;)rking on it ;). WinRAR is getting new 'SFX' and 'Recovery' file icons, as well as tweaked toolbar and context menu icons:cool:y tuned :cool:.edUPDATE #12: Okay folks, here is the deal. FOOOD and I are in totally different time zones. When I am awake, he is asleep (and vice versa). This makes turn-around time on 'suggestions/receiving new files' a bit long sometimes.

We are adding a few more cool things at the last minute, so I think everyone will be quite happy with it.

Thanks again for all of the comments...I know you folks want to play with it and we are trying our best to get it out.

Regards.

UPDATE #13: As this patch has progressed, we have continuously identified areas we could improve/expand upon. Although we are open to additional tweaking in the future, we want this to be as complete as possible right out the door. The enthusiasm in this thread has been (and currently is) great to see and is most definitely a motivation to make you folks as happy as possible with the finished 'product'.

Instead of a rush job, we want to make sure we implement the highest quality artwork in all areas of WinRAR. As FOOOD mentioned, time sometimes becomes a constraint. While this project has taken longer than originally anticipated, its scope of coverage has also increased over what was originally planned. Let it be known that we are working to the best of our ability to make this happen as soon as we can, with the highest quality possible. pUPDATE #14: As FOOOD mentioned, additions to the patch are complete. All that remains is writing/organizing the copyright text, completing the Readme, and compiling together the patcher executable. We are in th;)homestretch ;). reUPDATE #15: Greetings folks. The complete download package has been sent off to FOOOD for his final approval and posting. It weighs in at 3.82 MB, which includes several file type icons created by FOOOD, documentation, and, of course:Dthe patches :D. Hold tight..ldUPDATE #16: Announcing the release of the WinRAR 3.40 GUI Patch v1.0 (English only at this time)!

Neowin member 'DanyBoss' has submitted the WinRAR 3.40 GUI Patch v1.0 to Softpedia!:cool:se vote :cool:.

Download:

MD5 hash: 01fb46eb96a81138040894ca3d04fbe5

Neowin member 'B3AN' provided the initial mirrors for distribution here (reported to have generated over 40GBs of traffic before B3AN had to remove it!) and here!

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Please mirror the file if you can (since I have become overloaded with PMs, please resend me a message if you can mirror the file). More mirrors will be posted to this thread as they become available.available.

Thanks again for the great co:happy: folks :happy:.

________________________________Eye candy:Ey'Alpha/Concept' screenshots (outdated) (moved to links fo:)modem users :)):)):

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http://pics.xs.to/pics/04085/rarIcons1.png

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http://pics.xs.to/pics/04085/rarIcons2.png

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http://pics.xs.to/pics/04085/rarIcons3.png

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http://pics.xs.to/pics/04085/rarIcons4.png

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http://pics.xs.to/pics/04085/rarIcons5.png

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http://pics.xs.to/pics/04085/rarIcons6.png

________________________________'Beta 1' screenshots (outdated) (moved to links fo:)modem users :)):)):

7) [Luna]

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04082/rarpatchbeta.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04082/classic.png

________________________________'Beta 2' screenshots (outdated) (Only 48x48 and 64x64 pixel versions are shown!;);):

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04094/Beta2Luna48All.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04094/Beta2Luna64.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04094/Beta2Luna64All.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04094/Beta2Classic64.png

________________________________'Beta 3' screenshots (outdated):d):

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04095/3about.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04095/3toolbar.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04095/3information.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04095/3wizard.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04095/3assorted.png

________________________________'Beta 4' screenshots (current):t):

Edited November 7, 2004 by SentientPC

[ThalSwe]

Take your time. Its better to wait for something great then to get something that would need updates/fixes later.

Keep it up.

[FOOOD]

uhm as long as its for personal use and he doesnt distribute he doesnt need permission.

True, as long as he doesn't release it there's no problem :)

[islanq]

I think this is the longest software thread ever... :sleep:

[MikeN]

I don't mind the wait because it will certainly be worth it, but I'm not sure I could go through this after every (future) WinRAR release. ;)

[msg43]

I think this is the longest software thread ever... :sleep:

nope. Logest is LClock it in customizing windows but it is also software.

[Bearded Kirklander]

Greetings,

As FOOOD mentioned a few pages back, he sent me the updates.  Their are a few issues that I just replied with, so I will wait to hear back from him to make the appropriate changes.

I haven't updated the thread in two days because I have been extremely busy with work :sleep:.  I haven't had much time to jump on the computer for anything other than work, it seems.

Stay tuned..

Thanks for the update. Sorry we are all buggin' ya so much. Now many of us probably feel all guilty... :(

Hang in there, and I guess we will all try to be patient. :)

[war]

Yea I will host too.

[b3ta]

:cry: is it really going to be much longer - I want a pretty winrar

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Me too...

[insanekiwi]

12 pages of nothing :rofl:

[Kane]

12 pages of nothing :rofl:

Yea, and just think. You just contributed to it.

Oh Sh*t so did i. Oh well :laugh:

[FOOOD]

There's nothing we can do to speed it up.

Real life & work dictates when we get to work on this.

(plus the time zone difference)

Maybe it would have been better not to have shown previews at all & just released it when it was ready :rolleyes:

[Kane]

There's nothing we can do to speed it up.

Real life & work dictates when we get to work on this.

(plus the time zone difference)

Maybe it would have been better not to have shown previews at all & just released it when it was ready :rolleyes:

Dont worry foood.

*looks at doom3* It's done when it's done :)

[jmhnzax]

Dont worry foood.

*looks at doom3* It's done when it's done :)

:shifty: :rolleyes: :) :happy: :laugh: :yes: :D :woot: :sleep: :p

[Bearded Kirklander]

There's nothing we can do to speed it up.

Real life & work dictates when we get to work on this.

(plus the time zone difference)

Maybe it would have been better not to have shown previews at all & just released it when it was ready

You are right. Perhaps we are so used to getting things at lightning speeds, being all broadband savvy, that we just grow impatient in general when it comes to deliverables.

If so, sorry about that. We are only human.

BTW, glad Gabe Newell isn't in charge of the project, aren't you? :laugh:

[jcgamer60]

Maybe it would have been better not to have shown previews at all & just released it when it was ready :rolleyes:

i think you are right

[blooregard]

There's nothing we can do to speed it up.

Real life & work dictates when we get to work on this.

(plus the time zone difference)

Maybe it would have been better not to have shown previews at all & just released it when it was ready

Well, I understand this project (as any other) has to take it's own time, but I think the best in Neowin are previews, just to know what will come up in the coming days.

In my opinion, what has been done (showing it to community and asking their opinion) has been great. Probably we all need to be less impatient... although I know it's hard when something is sooo cool.

I think this patch will be awesome, congratulations to all the people working on it!

[Bearded Kirklander]

I guess given the rapid pace of responses in the past, we figured SentientPC would be on the ball. That could be part of it also.

[MikeN]

I think you could look at this in two ways: Impatience and enthusiasm. It's a pretty fine line sometimes that is all too easy to cross. I would like to think that people are just enthusiastic and I hope that SentientPC and Foood take this a sign of just how much we appreciate what they are doing.

[Bearded Kirklander]

I think you could look at this in two ways: Impatience and enthusiasm. It's a pretty fine line sometimes that is all too easy to cross. I would like to think that people are just enthusiastic and I hope that SentientPC and Foood take this a sign of just how much we appreciate what they are doing.

Excellent point. Soup For You! (Y)

:laugh:

[Hankyone]

i feel so :jump:

[dreamthief]

Did you get FOOOD's permission to use his icon? It doesn't look like you did..

3k post count and yet so naive. Should have read the earlier post.

[SentientPC]

I think you could look at this in two ways: Impatience and enthusiasm. It's a pretty fine line sometimes that is all too easy to cross. I would like to think that people are just enthusiastic and I hope that SentientPC and Foood take this a sign of just how much we appreciate what they are doing.

In addition, as this patch has progressed, we have continuously identified areas we could improve/expand upon. Although we are open to additional tweaking in the future, we want this to be as complete as possible right out the door. The enthusiasm in this thread has been (and currently is) great to see and is most definitely a motivation to make you folks as happy as possible with the finished 'product'.

Instead of a rush job, we want to make sure we implement the highest quality artwork in all areas of WinRAR. As FOOOD mentioned, time sometimes becomes a constraint. While this project has taken longer than originally anticipated, its scope of coverage has also increased over what was originally planned. Let it be known that we are working to the best of our ability to make this happen as soon as we can, with the highest quality possible.

Regards,

Jason

[caerma]

In addition, as this patch has progressed, we have continuously identified areas we could improve/expand upon. Although we are open to additional tweaking in the future, we want this to be as complete as possible right out the door. The enthusiasm in this thread has been (and currently is) great to see and is most definitely a motivation to make you folks as happy as possible with the finished 'product'.

Instead of a rush job, we want to make sure we implement the highest quality artwork in all areas of WinRAR. As FOOOD mentioned, time sometimes becomes a constraint. While this project has taken longer than originally anticipated, its scope of coverage has also increased over what was originally planned. Let it be known that we are working to the best of our ability to make this happen as soon as we can, with the highest quality possible.

Regards,

Jason

we all know it will rock..., thank you for your outstanding job... :)

[mtrftw]

it's funny because if this was just a new version of winrar people wouldn't get so hyped up.