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Hi this is my first post and first visual style so lets hope all goes well. Anyway Calm(not final name) is a clean and detailed looking VS for windows 7 that I am currently mocking up and are looking for feedback and suggestions. So far the taskbar and start menu are done and working live, but there is still a lot of work to do. Let me know what you think :)

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That actually looks great. It's somewhat minimalist and definitely not noisy and in-your-face like some themes are, and it's really pretty. There's also this feel to it that some themes don't have, or have only initially as you first glance at it, but after staring at it for a while it loses it. I'm really liking it so far. Keep it up! I'll be watching this, as I have yet to find a replacement for the default Aero theme that is as thorough and consistent in feel and look. Yours just might do though... maybe? We'll see.

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That actually looks great. It's somewhat minimalist and definitely not noisy and in-your-face like some themes are, and it's really pretty. There's also this feel to it that some themes don't have, or have only initially as you first glance at it, but after staring at it for a while it loses it. I'm really liking it so far. Keep it up! I'll be watching this, as I have yet to find a replacement for the default Aero theme that is as thorough and consistent in feel and look. Yours just might do though... maybe? We'll see.

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Thanks for your great reply. One of my goals for this theme is to have good contrast and functionality in the content area, while the window should blend well with your backgrounds.

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I am not really sure since there is still a lot of little parts to skin. And I am re-doing the start menu since I kind of changed look of the theme. Here is what the startmenu looks like so far in a mockup. Link

What does the text in the right-hand set of links look like over a light background, like a snowy wallpaper or an Explorer window?

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What does the text in the right-hand set of links look like over a light background, like a snowy wallpaper or an Explorer window?

I worked on the start-menu a lot to make it look good on most backgrounds even though I recommend wallpapers that are smooth and not too harsh on contrast like complete black or white. Here is what the startmenu looks like on a light wallpaper.

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Alright So I should be able to start working on Calm again Wednesday, since that is when I get my graphics card back. Yeah I had to rma that too since I was getting corrupted screens and bsods so hopefully the replacement will finally fix things. Also when I start working on Calm again I will be posting a lot of previews so you can critique my progress.

Thanks for nice comments!

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