[Shell Patcher] Tango Icons for Windows


Recommended Posts

I found how to change the icons on the AIM 5.x buddy list. If anyone wants a Tangoized AIM 5.2 or above, I can make a quick aimres.dll copy with Tangoized icons and stuff. Is anyone game for it?

EDIT: If anyone has an AIM higher than 5.2.3277, I'll see if I can customize an aimres.dll for your AIM version.

Edited by The Regal Wind

Maybe everyone is quiet because all kinds of secret projects ar ebeing worked on. Maybe Vert is finishing up the Tango Patcher for Vista (even though he said it'd take a while) and Sranshaft is creating half a dozen new Tango app icons and Stefeq is making a super duper Tango patcher for a program that needs patching and SooperDoode is updating all of his skins with spiffiness and shiny things. Nah, that's ridiculous. Nevermind.

Bad Vertigosity! You must sacrifice your life as you know it and become a slave with the sole purpose of creating a Tango shellpatcher for Windows Vista so we will all be happy. You are but an object in the vast, intricate universe.

....

Starcraft is fun, though, isn't it? :p

Maybe everyone is quiet because all kinds of secret projects ar ebeing worked on. Maybe Vert is finishing up the Tango Patcher for Vista (even though he said it'd take a while) and Sranshaft is creating half a dozen new Tango app icons and Stefeq is making a super duper Tango patcher for a program that needs patching and SooperDoode is updating all of his skins with spiffiness and shiny things. Nah, that's ridiculous. Nevermind.

Gee, SooperDoode couldn't be updating them with stuff like fully-cutemenu'd-and-tangoized icons and stuff, could he?

And maybe Sranshaft's working on Photoshop CS/CS2/CS3 app icons for patchin?

Eh, who am I kiddin'. That's silly to think. XD

Hey, great patch.

I didn't go through all the pages here, so this question/answer might have been posted already. Well...

Is it possible to see some sort of preview for each of the icon sets (Tango, Tangerine, Industrial, Gnome) included in final release? And another question. What are those Single-Shot Mods (description is not available in installer)?

Gee, SooperDoode couldn't be updating them with stuff like fully-cutemenu'd-and-tangoized icons and stuff, could he?

Har. Har. Har. :p

The menus are as cute'd as they can possibly be without the actual cutemenu extension. So there! The only thing they really need as for updates is new tabs (or native tabs) and a possible implementation of the new GTK+ set if I can find the source. But why would SooperDoode do any of that? He's a lazy ass! He even refers to himself in third person!

Hey, great patch.

I didn't go through all the pages here, so this question/answer might have been posted already. Well...

Is it possible to see some sort of preview for each of the icon sets (Tango, Tangerine, Industrial, Gnome) included in final release? And another question. What are those Single-Shot Mods (description is not available in installer)?

It'd be...interesting to show a preview of what each patch does. They all do A LOT! Basically, if you want to know what the icons you choose look like, you can "preview" them online. They're all open-source so they all should be floating around somewhere. Gnome and Tangerine are in a SVN collection on gnome.org and ubuntu.com and the Tango icons are viewable on their website. Industrial icons are from Novell and I still have no idea where they can be found so you'll have to hunt for those yourself. Oh, and the Single-shot mod is just a different mouse image that vertigosity likes.

What are those Single-Shot Mods (description is not available in installer)?
Oh, and the Single-shot mod is just a different mouse image that vertigosity likes.
Yeah, the idea was originally to have quick little overwrites for various things (classic/luna start button logos, media players, input/output devices, etc) that had specific icons for them, and wouldn't take much work to do (IE, not need to be composited with other images, or have special stuff done with them), but I got lazy/busy and nobody's really requested any, so it's just been my cute little mouse so far :p

There's some pretty amazing icons for specific devices floating around made by people who aren't me since I did my mouse and added it to the installer, though, so it might be time to pick it back up.

Working IT doesn't really leave one with much energy for playing IT in the evening :/

Yeah, the idea was originally to have quick little overwrites for various things (classic/luna start button logos, media players, input/output devices, etc) that had specific icons for them, and wouldn't take much work to do (IE, not need to be composited with other images, or have special stuff done with them), but I got lazy/busy and nobody's really requested any, so it's just been my cute little mouse so far :p

There's some pretty amazing icons for specific devices floating around made by people who aren't me since I did my mouse and added it to the installer, though, so it might be time to pick it back up.

Working IT doesn't really leave one with much energy for playing IT in the evening :/

Heck, man, why not add iPods and PSPs to that?

Also, I made a new icon for the Winamp filetypes that I think you could use from now on: file_winamp.ico

I'm also planning on making a main icon for IZArc, just as there's a toolbar and filetype icon for it.

EDIT: I got an IZArc icon done, based off the XArchiver icon mainly. I'm not very skilled at Tangoizing icons that well.

IZArc.ico

Edited by The Regal Wind

Well, I beat Starcraft. On to Brood Wars!

How are you going to tackle the preview-enabled icons? The Tango folders open upwards, Vista's folder opens to the right and has thumbnails spilling out of it. (Preview enabled icons can be disabled using Folder Options.)
Well, the way it handles preview-enabled folders is actually pretty simple and elegant - it just has two icons, imageres #5 and #6 for normal folders, one of which it lays under the preview stuff, the other over:

Of course, you're quite right about the Tango icons being the wrong angle and such - even with the most obvious quick dirty hack done, it's still pretty wrong. Unless there's a hack to change the size and angle of the preview images, I'll probably have to invent sideways-variant folder icons for all the icon sets in Vista... owwie. Or just disable preview-folders... but where's the fun in that?

And just to give everybody something to dream about:

Having played with Vista a bit, I am starting to dig some of its nicer points... and there's already (a) component-removal tool(s) out for it. Now I just need a new machine, so I can Zalmanify my video card :p

Edited by vertigosity
Well, I beat Starcraft. On to Brood Wars!Well, the way it handles preview-enabled folders is actually pretty simple and elegant - it just has two icons, imageres #5 and #6 for normal folders, one of which it lays under the preview stuff, the other over:

Of course, you're quite right about the Tango icons being the wrong angle and such - even with the most obvious quick dirty hack done, it's still pretty wrong. Unless there's a hack to change the size and angle of the preview images, I'll probably have to invent sideways-variant folder icons for all the icon sets in Vista... owwie. Or just disable preview-folders... but where's the fun in that?

And just to give everybody something to dream about:

Having played with Vista a bit, I am starting to dig some of its nicer points... and there's already (a) component-removal tool(s) out for it. Now I just need a new machine, so I can Zalmanify my video card :p

AH! Why must you taunt us so? Are you actually using Vista as your main OS or are you still on XP for the most part and using virtualization for Linux and Vista? Things are looking really good!

Well, I beat Starcraft. On to Brood Wars!Well, the way it handles preview-enabled folders is actually pretty simple and elegant - it just has two icons, imageres #5 and #6 for normal folders, one of which it lays under the preview stuff, the other over:

Of course, you're quite right about the Tango icons being the wrong angle and such - even with the most obvious quick dirty hack done, it's still pretty wrong. Unless there's a hack to change the size and angle of the preview images, I'll probably have to invent sideways-variant folder icons for all the icon sets in Vista... owwie. Or just disable preview-folders... but where's the fun in that?

And just to give everybody something to dream about:

Having played with Vista a bit, I am starting to dig some of its nicer points... and there's already (a) component-removal tool(s) out for it. Now I just need a new machine, so I can Zalmanify my video card :p

Damn, you are seriously making me tempted in making me play StarCraft again. I haven't played it ever since WarCraft III Frozen Throne came out and I was playing X Hero Siege and DoTa on Battle.net. Maybe I should start playing again to find out about the story with Raynor and Kerrigan, what with the UED...

Wait, this is a Tango thread, when did I start talking about StarCraft? Damn you, vertigosity :p !

PS: I like what I'm seeing at the moment

Scirwode

Well, I beat Starcraft. On to Brood Wars!Well, the way it handles preview-enabled folders is actually pretty simple and elegant - it just has two icons, imageres #5 and #6 for normal folders, one of which it lays under the preview stuff, the other over:

Of course, you're quite right about the Tango icons being the wrong angle and such - even with the most obvious quick dirty hack done, it's still pretty wrong. Unless there's a hack to change the size and angle of the preview images, I'll probably have to invent sideways-variant folder icons for all the icon sets in Vista... owwie. Or just disable preview-folders... but where's the fun in that?

And just to give everybody something to dream about:

Having played with Vista a bit, I am starting to dig some of its nicer points... and there's already (a) component-removal tool(s) out for it. Now I just need a new machine, so I can Zalmanify my video card :p

Damn that looks great, I really wish I had vista.

Hi, I'm ReLapse and I refuse to install vista because I'm addicted to tango XP.

Welcome, welcome... the first step is always the most difficult!

But to admit you're addicted is also the first step in the direction of recovery (Vista Tango Patcher - the "cure") ;)

btw. the lack of tango in vista even drove me in dark linux regions... it's so scary!

Edited by MrFuji
This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • Win11Debloat 2026.06.14 by Razvan Serea Win11Debloat is a lightweight, easy to use PowerShell script that allows you to quickly declutter and customize your Windows experience. It can remove pre-installed bloatware apps, disable telemetry, remove intrusive interface elements and much more. The script also includes many features that system administrators and power users will enjoy. Such as a powerful command-line interface, support for Windows Audit mode and the option to make changes to other Windows users. All changes made by Win11Debloat can be easily reversed, and most removed apps can be restored via the Microsoft Store. A full guide on how to undo the changes is available here. Win11Debloat features: Below is an overview of the key features and functionality offered by Win11Debloat. Please refer to the wiki for more information about the default settings preset. Remove a wide variety of preinstalled apps. Click here for more info. Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, activity history, app-launch tracking & targeted ads. Disable tips, tricks, suggestions & ads across Windows. Disable Windows location services & app location access. Disable Find My Device location tracking. Disable 'Windows Spotlight' and tips & tricks on the lock screen. Disable 'Windows Spotlight' desktop background option. Disable ads, suggestions and the MSN news feed in Microsoft Edge. Hide Microsoft 365 ads on the Settings 'Home' page, or hide the 'Home' page entirely. Disable & remove Microsoft Copilot. Disable Windows Recall. Disable Click to Do, AI text & image analysis tool. Prevent AI service (WSAIFabricSvc) from starting automatically. Disable AI Features in Edge. Disable AI Features in Paint. Disable AI Features in Notepad. Disable the Drag Tray for sharing & moving files. Restore the old Windows 10 style context menu. Turn off Enhance Pointer Precision, also known as mouse acceleration. Disable the Sticky Keys keyboard shortcut. Disable Storage Sense automatic disk cleanup. Disable fast start-up to ensure a full shutdown. ...and more. Once you’ve downloaded the Win11Debloat file (Get.ps1), just follow these quick steps: Locate the Get.ps1 script file. Right-click the file and select Run with PowerShell from the context menu. If prompted by User Account Control (UAC), select Yes to grant the script the necessary administrative permissions. Win11Debloat 2026.06.14 changes: This is a minor release that hopefully addresses the false positives in Windows Defender and Bitdefender that prevented users from downloading and/or running Win11Debloat. Refactor Get-RegFileOperations.ps1 to address false positives by @Raphire in #626 Add logging around WinGet app retrieval and increase timeout to 20s by @Raphire Download: Win11Debloat 2026.06.14 | Open Source View: Win11Debloat Home Page | Screenshots 1| 2 Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
    • Still using Microsoft Money 2005 in 2026 here!
    • I have a couple to mention, and they still run great on Windows 11 Adobe Lightroom Version 2 Alcohol 120% CLZ Book, Comic, Game, Movie, & Music Collector (PC - No longer sold / Grandfathered in - now mobile apps/online only) DVDDecrypter ISO Buster Pro version 1.9.1 (Still supports HD-DVD too) Nero Burning Rom 8 (Only the burning software, no backup, media converter, etc)   OpenAL (Runtime) - GuildWars 1 Reforged still uses it for 3d headphone audio PowerDVD 12 Ultra SPTD (SCSI Pass through Direct Driver) UltraISO Windows Media Encoder 9 WinImage You can tell I still sport an optical drive    
    • Linux 7.1 arrives with an NTFS overhaul and major hardware performance boosts by Paul Hill The founder of the Linux kernel has just announced the availability of Linux 7.1. This is a stable version of the kernel that will now be tested by various Linux distributions before it is shipped to users through update managers. Some users, like those on Debian, for example, might not get it for a long time, if at all, while Fedora users can expect it in the near future. With Linux 7.1 out on time, the merge window for Linux 7.2 is now open, giving contributors the opportunity to send in major new features that have been waiting for the last two months. Torvalds warned that he is currently travelling and will be in another timezone, so timing for the merge window may be irregular due to timezone differences and limited internet access. Torvalds said that he has already fetched early pull requests to allow him to do some offline work, but the travel could still cause disruption. Right now, he is not planning to extend the release, but did consider it. He said he might later regret not extending, though. In terms of this last week of development for Linux 7.1, Torvalds said there were no major or alarming changes. This week consisted mostly of smaller driver updates to GPU, networking, and sound, networking fixes, trace tooling fixes, and misc minor fixes. The shortlog this week lists fixes for driver bugs, memory leaks, I/O and USB fixes, networking and RDMA fixes, DRM/graphics fixes, and tooling and verification improvements. Specific fixes include USB series heap-overflow and buffer overflow fixes, and multiple use-after-free, memory-leak, and refcount corrections across subsystems such as i2c, zram, gpio, and net. There are fixes for graphics drivers, including amdgpu, i915, and virtio, as well as hypervisor and virtualization tweaks affecting mshv, vmbus, and hyperv. According to Phoronix, anyone running Linux 7.1 should look out for the new NTFS driver, Intel FRED for improved performance on Panther Lake and future CPUs, faster graphics with Intel Arc Battlemage, and improvements for older AMD Radeon GPUs. If you are running Linux on your computer and everything is fine, then you don’t need to worry about updating to Linux 7.1 as a priority; just wait for it to be pushed to you. If you have tried Linux on hardware but it didn’t work properly, trying again with a distro that uses Linux 7.1 could cause Linux to work on your machine, thanks to the new hardware support.
    • you can also do this with this tool: PowerSettingsExplorer made by mbk1969 at 3dguru forum.. I found it by accident researching on modern standby and annoying quirks of it in 2022
  • Recent Achievements

    • Week One Done
      rolfus earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Month Later
      Leroy Jethro Gibbs earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Conversation Starter
      flexorcist earned a badge
      Conversation Starter
    • One Month Later
      AndreaB earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • One Month Later
      agatameier earned a badge
      One Month Later
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      507
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      197
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      139
    4. 4
      ATLien_0
      90
    5. 5
      Steven P.
      81
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!