[VS] Clearscreen Sharp for Windows 7

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

I replaced the explorer.exe fine (new start button shows), however when I apply the theme I lose aero and it just applies the Windows Basic theme? It shows up under Installed Themes in the personalization menu.

Is a theme patch needed for Windows 7 like Vista? (I haven't applied anything)

edit: Found out you do need to patch ;) Nice looking theme, I just kind of miss the red close button :p

[ViperAFK]

I'm still getting no volume/network systray icons with the explorer replacement (I downloaded the updated one) I can live without it for now though :)

[laq3]

I don't know whether this is just personal preference, but when a window is maximized, I think that the min/max/close buttons aren't vertically centered (i think that they are too low).

[Ionium]

I don't know if it's just me, or what, but after I wake up my PC from sleep mode, digsby loses its window border and I can't move it anywhere on the screen.

[(Spork)]

nice theme !

[(Spork)]

Found a bug i think ! with windows 7 Pro

[Pharos]

WOW! Amazing theme. You are very talented. Going to install it now.

[ViperAFK]

Found a bug i think ! with windows 7 Pro

It was reported already (first page I think) Its a bug with 32-bit windows. The theme maker is working on it :)

[Beastage]

Oi I noticed it too but I'm on 64bit windows 7, no network/volume icons.

[(Spork)]

It was reported already (first page I think) Its a bug with 32-bit windows. The theme maker is working on it :)

kool

[-KJ]

I don't know whether this is just personal preference, but when a window is maximized, I think that the min/max/close buttons aren't vertically centered (i think that they are too low).

Yeah, unfortunately that is out of my control as far as vertical placement of the buttons in maximized windows mode as I have set mine lower than default (so on maximized they look even lower with the smaller titlebar area).

I am going to be making an Aero framed alternative, because that's really the only caption buttons that look right. You know why all these buttons on these Aero-based MSSTYLES themes look off? It's because of the restrictions there... you really can't do much except keep the default captions or funky orbs, but I didn't want to give the impression there that I didn't try to do something unique... like I didn't want people to pass this off as another Aero mod/recolor that was rampant when I first started theming last year around this time.

[Trong]

Great theme!

Could you possibly make the small Start button, the triangle, work on the bigger taskbar (resized, of course)?

[-KJ]

Great theme!

Could you possibly make the small Start button, the triangle, work on the bigger taskbar (resized, of course)?

Yeah, I've already had people ask that, but first I want to focus on getting most of the bugs out of the theme. :)

I don't know how long it'll take, though. :( lol

[+KibosJ Subscriber²]

I like this theme a lot :D Great work.

[.Markus]

looks amazing, hoping for a quick bugfix and then I'll download it.

Wicked work so far :)

[(Spork)]

after the system tray bug is fixed i could see me using this theme all the time

[svnO.o]

Awesome VS. Added it to the list of visual styles :)

[-KJ]

Awesome VS. Added it to the list of visual styles :)

Thanks :)

[Ionium]

This shoulda been the default aero for windows 7, imo

[Ji@nBing]

This shoulda been the default aero for windows 7, imo

The only way for that to happen would be for him to go back in time and create it while MS was still working on the Win7 GUI and pitch it to them :p. But yeah, it's waaaaaay better than the default. Actually IMO: Best. Theme. Ever.

[Harlem39s Finest]

nice theme.

[-KJ]

The only way for that to happen would be for him to go back in time and create it while MS was still working on the Win7 GUI and pitch it to them :p. But yeah, it's waaaaaay better than the default. Actually IMO: Best. Theme. Ever.

Thanks, but to be fair, Aero was designed for everyone whereas I designed it more for the younger people, I guess (smaller fonts, smaller caption buttons with less defintion, less color for the controls and active/inactive states). That isn't to say that older people can't use this, but default Aero would probably be easier on their eyes. :rofl:

I like the caption buttons in Aero better, but I already stated why I went with mine (to be unique)... so I will probably give this theme the Aero frames and caption. Windows 7 default theme looks much better than it did on Vista. The teal color in Vista and the hard window edges there just wasn't my cup of tea. Aero on Windows 7 feels a lot lighter :)

Anyway, thanks for the comment :)

[GreenMartian]

Thanks for the awesome theme. And for making the titlebars black when transparency is turned off (I find them kinda distracting).

One thing (other than the x86 systray bug) that would hold me back from using it is how bad the superbar background looks on a slightly resized bar when vertically oriented. Compare the following with a horizontal superbar. The light-dark watchatingiebit just doesn't work as well as it should vertically.

[-KJ]

Thanks for the awesome theme. And for making the titlebars black when transparency is turned off (I find them kinda distracting).

One thing (other than the x86 systray bug) that would hold me back from using it is how bad the superbar background looks on a slightly resized bar when vertically oriented. Compare the following with a horizontal superbar. The light-dark watchatingiebit just doesn't work as well as it should vertically.

Np :) And I'll try sorting that out now.

I have a limited download threshold per day, but from 1AM ~ 6AM I can download freely... that when I will download Win7 x86 and try sorting the blank/white bug in the systray, search button, and some other parts.

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I fixed the CCleaner bug. I will try sorting the x86 bug tonight and then release another version tomorrow. Hopefully the big issues will be gone by then.

[andy_rose]

wow this is truly a great VS. Thank you so much for porting it to Win7!!