geoken Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I just started working on it so all I have to show is the taskbar. The start menu is also done but it needs a bit of tweaking. After that I'll move to the window borders and probably call it quits. I was thinking of re-doing the UI widgets as well but I think they already look pretty good. I tried a bunch of different button styles and every time I loaded the theme I thought to myself "does this really look better than the default button? Am I changing it just for the sake of changing it?" Anyway, here is the general direction I'm taking. Hopefully I'll update soon. I'm hoping to have it done in about a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmedMonkey Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Looks pretty good. Are you going to make an aero version? And I think you should move the start button closer to the edge... it looks a little off at this state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoken Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 Looks pretty good. Are you going to make an aero version? And I think you should move the start button closer to the edge... it looks a little off at this state. That is the Aero version, I just haven't put any opacity on it yet. I'll probably make a few versions (with or without opacity). As for the start menu, I'll move it a bit and see how it looks. I was just afraid that the gap between the menu and the quicklaunch area might get too big but I'll do it and see how it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmedMonkey Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 You could make it wider in that case. I'm not sure how vista skinning works - can you define a rectangle for every object? or is it set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HideAndGoatse Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 One of the things I hate with vista skinning is that the start button is so dang small, could you make it longer more like the XP one? > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous_person Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 @geoken - the taskbar looks nice. I cant wait to see the rest :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoken Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 I made a longer start button. I personally like the smaller one, but I'll save out both versions so people can have a choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre. Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Very nice, can't wait to see the final version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoken Posted November 4, 2008 Author Share Posted November 4, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_here Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Looks very nice though I dont like the "sunken" style caption buttons (minimize/maximize/close). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoken Posted November 4, 2008 Author Share Posted November 4, 2008 (edited) Looks very nice though I dont like the "sunken" style caption buttons (minimize/maximize/close). I'll try to include an alternate version most likely using the user button (aka. the buttons seen in the save dialog) I was initially going for this look ( http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php...d?content=26050) as it's one of my favorite Gnome themes. Edited November 4, 2008 by geoken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_here Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I was initially going for this look ( http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php...d?content=26050) as it's one of my favorite Gnome themes. If thats what youre trying to do, may I suggest you make the gradient a bit lighter color. The button are too dark at the edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 After looking at the screenshot you posted for a while, I think a blue one would be nice too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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