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Originally posted by esno

Yeah okay, I dont use a pirated Windows, mine is a legal copy. But I dont really like, that I?ll give Mr. Gates more access to my PC then before.:ermm:: >

No more, no less. That about sums it up. And really, who cares... do you think Mr. Gates himself is going to use this "higher level" of access to look through your porn collection? No I'm not attacking you personally, just the thought process that goes into those kinds of statements. Honestly, if you don't like the direction that Microsoft is taking Windows, install your choice of any number of other OS's. I know, I know... everyone always says that, but what else can you do? If you won't install a service pack that fixes numerous issues, then what other alternatives do you have but to run a "buggy" install of Windows?

Or I guess you could always learn how to hack your own shell32.dll:oo:pp

Originally posted by Shalayer

Does anyone have any experience with skinning trillian?? i have started to change the images of the defualt Trillian pro Whistler theme cos i like the layout of it but im having troubles with the menu, it seems to use a colour rather than an image?? but im not sure..

if any1 can help or take over id appreciate it! im losing patience! haha

heres a pic so far ne way

http://www.algardiner.co.uk/junk/trillian.jpg

also what happens with credits!? other than everaldo, honz and tim? ive looked on the trillian board in the past and u seem to have to ask for permission to use status icons? smilies? and loads of other stuff? is that right??

What happened with the Trillian skin? This looked great! Did you change your mind?

Originally posted by Shalayer

Does anyone have any experience with skinning trillian?? i have started to change the images of the defualt Trillian pro Whistler theme cos i like the layout of it but im having troubles with the menu, it seems to use a colour rather than an image?? but im not sure..

if any1 can help or take over id appreciate it! im losing patience! haha

heres a pic so far ne way

http://www.algardiner.co.uk/junk/trillian.jpg

also what happens with credits!? other than everaldo, honz and tim? ive looked on the trillian board in the past and u seem to have to ask for permission to use status icons? smilies? and loads of other stuff? is that right??

That looks pretty cool actually.

OK, here's the deal with Trill:

The best thing to do if you're gonna make a trill skin is make everything yourself!!! OK, so it's a port of the msstyle/wbskin, and you're also going to be using everaldo's icons, because there's no way I want to see whistler/xp icons all over a Crystalliazed Trillian skin :p

Permission from me will not be a problem if the skin's up to quality and the same will go for Everaldo: as long as it's good quality and doesn't make everaldo's icons look like sh*t there shouldn't really be a problem with permision.

Try to use everaldo's icons for taskbar icons as well, this saves asking another person for permission, since you're already asking everaldo.

but,

You will have to ask whosever code your using.

I was going to make a trill skin eventually, it was going to be along the same lines/style as this one appears to be going. I wouldn't have used that code though as it would take me a week or two to figure it all out.

btw to change colors look in this file C:Program FilesTrillianskinsWhistlerelements>colors.ini

i like the new theme i thought the gel type buttons on taskbar were okay but i like the gradient better. also for the shell u forgot to chage folders, u only have normal color and version1 where u should have normal color, crystal2, crystalf, crystalf2, so i just changed it to reflect that, so u should update it

grea job keep it up, the only thing i want now is a hover quick launch

In fact, I just went out and got all the Crystal Icons I could find and used Icon Packager to totally re-do my system to match these.

Now, if only we could get some mouseover action on the quicklaunch items it would go from 99.99% to 100% (in my opinion, but that's because I like mouse-overs :D ).

I'm using the WB version of this at work on my Win2K box. Heh, messes with all the other guys... ;)

Originally posted by antoxicion

all the credit goes to Shalayer....

all i did was fix a button...

so he's gonna release this soon

and thanx to Kid from Trillian Forums...

http://www.o-t.us/upload/guest/crystal_trillian.jpg

Ok honestly, I hope that does not get released. That skin is nowhere near complete and I hope no one gave him permission for that. I have talked to honz and he will be making a trillian skin, but he is really busy. I have seen some beta images and they look great and very original. This is not. (Please dont pester him to get the skin done)

That skin has very little effort put into it, though it does have some. Trillian skins are VERY time consuming and they take a lot of effort.

PLEASE dont let that be released.

Originally posted by antoxicion

it's not complete... (to me) it looks like it cuz i like simple skins...

Shalayer might want to change a bunch of stuff...

it's up to him'

i was just showing you peeps a peek

{edit} show me a screen shot of honz or whoever is making one {/edit}

yeah I like simple skins too, but all you appear to have done here is to replace the watercolor frame with the crystal frame and changed scrollbars, titlebar buttons. I mean......sh*t man! there's not even one crystal icon in there!!

I'll post a screeny later of what I have in mind.

BTW, if you ask me for permission to release this you'll get a big fat no.

holy **** chill ppl! hha

i didnt know he had posted a pic of it, not that i mind but hes right i havnt finished with it.

All i have dun is what i said in the original post changed the watercolor pics to crystal ones i still want to chnage all the icons over but it takes time sorry i have to sleep and it was a saturday after all :D, but i think for a first time skinning trillian and 2 hrs i didnt do that bad haha :-

i mite get a chance to work on it l8r but i have uni work to complete first and this isnt too high on my 'todo' list...

AL

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