Metallic Shades 2

[ThemeNorth]

Description

A smooth metallic visual style with a choice of four colours (blue, green, purple, red), three font sizes (normal, large, extra large) and three modes:

- Standard - classic height taskbar, includes the user picture in the start panel

- No User Picture - as standard mode with no user picture in the start panel

- Compact - thin taskbar, defaults to having thinner title bars and has a more compact start panel which does not show the user picture

- Extra Compact - as compact mode with narrow places list. Only fully supported at 96dpi with 24x24 pixel icons.

Additionally the visual style fully supports changing taskbar heights and widths, customisation of window dimensions and fonts and will operate in any dpi mode.

Comments

Inspiration for this theme came from Windows Whister, Windows Blackcomb Previews, Sosumi, Apple OSX and, of course, Luna.

General Credits

Credit goes to Darkone for the creation of the ThemeXP visual style upon which the start panel is based.

BeOS Icons Credits

Mac version by Matthew McClintock:

Matthew McClintock Icons

Windows Conversion by KoL:

StudioTwentyEight

Installation/Uninstallation

To install simply download and run the attached executable.

The visual style can be uninstalled through Add/Remove Programs.

Optional Font Requirements

Lucida Grande (Title Bars)

Ensign (Standard and No User Picture Start Panel User Name)

These will default to Arial if the specific fonts are unavailable.

Latest Updates

- Fixed problems with progress bars and scroll bars in Mozilla Firebird.

- Changed User Name font on Compact Start Panels

- New ultra compact option (with narrow places list). Only fully supported at 96dpi.

- Improved compact start buttons (now properly sunken)

- Smoother compact start panel log off area backgrounds

- Improved start panel log off area appearance when the 'Log Off' option is hovered over when using the Welcome Screen.

Preview (Standard Blue)

LogonUI

Metallic Shades LogonUI.

WinAMP 2.x Skin

A smooth and simple WinAMP 2.x skin made to match the blue colour schemes.

View and Download: deviantART

Agreement

This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.

BeOS Icons used in the Shell Style released under the Design Science License.

Links

View and Download: deviantART, GetSkinned

Enjoy and remember the definition of an upgrade "Take old bugs out, put new ones in" so let me know...

Edited October 7, 2003 by ThemeNorth

[stevember]

Thankyou, been waiting for this. This theme in my opinion is one of the most professional around.

[tomwarren Veteran]

Nice (Y)

[Paul]

oh yeah! very cool!

[CyberKewl]

Very nice! Good job!

[ahfunaki]

lookin good...

[empty]

Oh yea, i think this theme is gorgeous but i dont like the dividers between the toolbar items, should they be removed it wiuld be my permanent theme.

[hypnotic]

dude the compact mode rocks. very good work.. though I kinda like the old blue color scheme.. :) maybe 2.1? heheh.

thanks again.

[spacey]

sweet. good job.

[+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹]

Very nice indeed ... another one for my collection, wish there was a way to auto switch themes on reboot (for both WB and VS, or maybe just individual formats)

[BxBoy]

awesome theme, this is my favorite.. been using it for the longest!

[altezza Veteran]

Good job! Keep up your effort! (Y)

[Elliott]

Very nice indeed ... another one for my collection, wish there was a way to auto switch themes on reboot (for both WB and VS, or maybe just individual formats)

StyleXP can switch theme between theme automatically, but most of us don't have that running, so oh well. :p

[+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹]

StyleXP can switch theme between theme automatically, but most of us don't have that running, so oh well. :p

Indeed, I dont want to pay for a package that is basically a dll hack ... Oh well .. doesnt take long to change manually, Im just finidng it hard to find favourites now HeHe :)

[russellc]

good job! :D first one was nice too, but this one is better...you should make more colour schemes though.. (Y)

[Zapster]

Nice work! Love this vs. Thanks!

[firefox]

nice

[Xeptic]

Wow, i'm really impressed by this. Looks very clean and professional. Colours are very nice. Thanks man!

p.s. why doesn't the red and purple compact mode have a shell style?

Edited May 15, 2003 by Xeptic

[nXP_151 Veteran]

Wow ! it's nice ! good job !

[dpanda]

neat looking..like it...

[Ethere]

Oooh man. I've really been waiting for this one. But, your link to the GetSkinned mirror is not correct. Should be this one:

http://www.getskinned.org/submission_code/...=1371&tt=visual

[BroChaos Veteran]

very nice theme man, i used the first one for a while, one of my gf's faves too :p

[markus10018]

VS doesn't work on my computer and I don't know why. I've tried manual und automatic installation but the vs doesn't show up on appearances. Double clicking doesn't work either. This is first time I've ever encountered this problem.

.exe = 327.904 bytes

.msstyles = 4.710.400 bytes

Any idea anyone?

[ThemeNorth]

why doesn't the red and purple compact mode have a shell style?

Slight oversight on my part that one! I've uploaded a new version with an updated installer.

your link to the GetSkinned mirror is not correct

Thanks, changed that.

VS doesn't work on my computer and I don't know why...

I'm afraid I'll have to pass on that one, anyone have any ideas? (I'm fairly sure it isn't anything I've done)

On a general note thanks for the kind feedback, it's always nice to know people like your work!

[Kal525]

awesome theme, only gripe is with the dividers in the programs menu.