[rel] VistaXP Visual Style

[pied_piper]

using stuff like tht will seriously downgrade windows xp preformance, if you want a vista look then download vista!

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I know - thx... just that I'm a little worried using beta software and I'm not a beta tester.. so how could I get it?

[br0ck13]

well i cannot give you any direct links or anything, all i can say is "torrents" or "google"

I got my official WinBETA copy from http://www.newtorrents.info

But like you said it is beta, i dont wanna download 2.5 gig for each new beta, i removed vista after 1 day because i just dident like its preformance in beta.

[MGOB]

there are plenty of torrent search engines / list sites you can find it on,, not difficult.

[pied_piper]

there are plenty of torrent search engines / list sites you can find it on,, not difficult.

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I don't think I want Vista... just the look of it on XP... I do too much office work on my home PC...

Know where I can start?

[freedom77]

why won't you wnat vista??

it is already miles better than xp, its not just looks you know.

[Denis W. Veteran]

why won't you wnat vista??

it is already miles better than xp, its not just looks you know.

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It's not a stable operating system yet. It's definitely NOT a wise idea to use Vista, in its current state, as an everyday operating system. Some programs I rely on in XP may break apart in Vista.

And most importantly of all, there might be a billion security holes in this beta of Vista that won't be patched until either the next beta, the RCs, or after it goes off to RTM.

[gahbmwM5]

Hi Franco,

You know m8, this VS is quite nice and (of course) has the KoL quality that one expects of your works...

You diplomatically work your various threads nicely, and the links at the Pg1 of this rather long 60+Pg thread to the various start buttons that you graciously offer is great!

Even looking @your 'ss' on Pg 50 where the 'StartButton.bmp' is now named:

comenzar.bmp *** as I originally when opening up the VistaXP.msstyle in ResEdit was looking for StartButton.bmp lol...

Great work here!

:yes:

[KoL Veteran]

Even looking @your 'ss' on Pg 50 where the 'StartButton.bmp' is now named:

comenzar.bmp *** as I originally when opening up the VistaXP.msstyle in ResEdit was looking for StartButton.bmp  lol...

Great work here!

:yes:

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LOL yes, I forgot to mention that I change it to comenzar.

"Comenzar" is "Start" in spanish :D

[crimsonhead]

LOL yes, I forgot to mention that I change it to comenzar.

"Comenzar" is "Start" in spanish  :D

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Like to commence

[scowl]

anyone know where i can get high quality vista toolbar icons? i need to make some foobar buttons to match this.

[Leddy]

using stuff like tht will seriously downgrade windows xp preformance, if you want a vista look then download vista!

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The beta's pretty funny at the moment and it's half a headache just to get Aero Glass working- and it isn't pretty (in terms of speed), even on a really nice rig

[Guest]

The beta's pretty funny at the moment and it's half a headache just to get Aero Glass working- and it isn't pretty (in terms of speed), even on a really nice rig

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it runs as fast as having no skin on at all here... or seems to at least, everything is super smooth

[Smigit]

still loving it, although I'm finding it pretty hard to see the scroll bars at time. Picking out whats the part I should be grabbing onto can be difficult at times, maybe make it a bit more defined.

(Y)

[gshapiro]

The toolbar separator bars in Explorer and IE do not display. I've seen this in a few other styles so maybe it's something with my system.

Any ideas how to get them to display?

Nice style!!!

[roxor]

your vistaXP vs really owns, i would like to see a silver button start in silver theme, and there's a bug with maximize, minimize and close buttons in MS Office 12, but i think there's no possibility to fix it...

[golazo]

The beta's pretty funny at the moment and it's half a headache just to get Aero Glass working- and it isn't pretty (in terms of speed), even on a really nice rig

well your computer must be really crap because it worked on mine straight away and was faster than xp

[Jojo81]

Does this work on 64 bit XP? I know it's probably mentioned in this thread somewhere but a little too long to read through at once.

[breakfastclub]

Any updates ?

Someone wants to release an Vista-VS with round startbutton ? ;)

How about system-sounds for vista ?

[KoL Veteran]

Mockup created in Photoshop. Startbutton and Start Menu like Beta 2 concept images. :D :p

[trAsher]

Mockup created in Photoshop. Startbutton and Start Menu like Beta 2 concept images.  :D  :p

Looks amazing!

[Boz]

Mockup created in Photoshop. Startbutton and Start Menu like Beta 2 concept images.  :D  :p

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New design looks really great. If you wouldn't mind I would just point out a few design things that I found visually distracting with your existing Vista Style.

First of all, let me say something that's already known, you are very talented and very detail oriented and this is why I know you won't take this as criticism but more as a friendly design suggestion.

In your Vista style the menu hover label is too light blue, in many cases it's very hard to see what you are highlighting, I think it would be much much better if you just made it a bit darker blue. We all know that Vista has a slightly different approach so those light blues might work well with real Vista but not really with Windows XP.

Also, in some cases the menu fonts are also light so just a bit darker tone of grey will look perfect.

In Windows Blinds version, I've noticed that when you click slightly below close button the windows roll up. Weird.

Also in Windows Blinds 5 version with glass, I do believe that less transparency will be much more usable because in Vista we have the blur which gives the effect that's not tough on the eyes, when it's just clear transparent and you have Windows overlapping it's really hard to find your way around because Windows contents are overlapping as well. With let's say 20% transparency it will look perfect because background windows won't look as intrusive.

That's it. Great work as always, keep it up.

[Playboy]

Mockup created in Photoshop. Startbutton and Start Menu like Beta 2 concept images.  :D  :p

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That should actually be doable for XP, javier. Not 100% sure, but it can be done. :D

[FiREFLi]

That should actually be doable for XP, javier. Not 100% sure, but it can be done.  :D

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So...

It should be doable.

But you're not 100% sure about it.

But it can be done.

Make your mind up. :rolleyes:

[Duke D]

Mockup created in Photoshop. Startbutton and Start Menu like Beta 2 concept images.  :D  :p

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I rlly hope that this is possible, i think that looks great :D

[Playboy]

So...

It should be doable.

But you're not 100% sure about it.

But it can be done.

Make your mind up. :rolleyes:

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in other words...maybe. =/