whack Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 Hey everyone I was wondering why don't we see more shellstyle hacks out there I can't stand to use a style that doesn't have a good matching shellstyle. I started this thread in hopes that some of the skin authors out there might see what a great thing it is and start making them. I end up making them for anystyle I use regularly that the author didn't and I would like to see some more. so here are some examples of what I think are some of the best. First of I want to say this is the most complete hack I've seen every image is new and everything has been covered it's great I love it I think it's the only full hack out there Acid Etched by MephistoCorugant and you can get it here And one of the few styles if not the only one (I'm not sure about about Acid Etched)to be released with a shellstyle and also one of the sleekest Sosumi by ahra and you can get it here And every one should know this one. it looks great and it's on one of the best styles out there. Prophecy by Xcert and you can get it here Then the first shellstyle I did so I really love it just for that reason was this one PlasticTube by MarbleMad Shellstyle by Whack and you can get it here Yet another of my shellstyles for another of my favorite styles and I think it has a nice twist to it ChaNinja by ChaNinja Shellstyle by Whack and you can get it here And now the as of yet unreleased and incomplete style that I'm currently working on I haven't even showed the author of the style yet Crizalys XP by Crizalys Shellstyle by Whack and you can get the style without my shellstyle here And now for something compleatly different a new shellstyle I'm working on at the authors request that looks very different from all the rest and lets us now they don't all have to look the same Liquidous by unspec Shellstyle by Whack So please guys please make shelstyle's they make the whole style so much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aco Veteran Posted January 6, 2002 Veteran Share Posted January 6, 2002 Please leave this forum for completed visual styles only. Moved to Customizing Windows XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whack Posted January 6, 2002 Author Share Posted January 6, 2002 oops sorry did't mean to post it in compleated visula style that was a complete accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 YEah very true, without a matching shellstyle its just not the same. And it doesnt complete the theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y_notm Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 most themes don't include a shellstyle.dll probably for the simple fact that stylebuilder doesn't support it, and they don't know/feel like doing it manually. you'll see a lot more themes with shellstyles if stylebuilder ever supports it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binary Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 People dont make them usually because its a friKKen pain editing them. you need 32 bit bmp's and alot of patience figuring out which values apply to what part. My shellstyle still has alot of flaws in it :( But I'm fixing them slowly.... maybe u can fix them since you seem to be an expert at it ;) Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whack Posted January 6, 2002 Author Share Posted January 6, 2002 what's the problems?? there are tricks to figuring what values are what but anyway you don't need to replace all the bitmaps and many are usually only recolors that's no hard and alot of them are for mouseovers and pressed buttons it's really not that hard. I don't understand how you can make a style and then think the shellstyle is hard. But anyway I guess having made like three of em they seem easier now but if anyone has any questions I think I know these things inside and out now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted January 6, 2002 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 6, 2002 whack, Are these shellstyle hacks u did for each theme? If so where can we get them? If not please ignore my requests :o) Im not entirely sure what they are :o) but they sure look nice ... never tried some of those themes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whack Posted January 6, 2002 Author Share Posted January 6, 2002 I did the last three the hacks for the first two where done by the authors if you read my post you'll see there are links to each style and credits to the authors and some to myself for my shellstyles and all the styles come with the shellstyles included I sent mine to the authors and they included them and gave me credits the only one not available yet is the last one as I havn't finished it or sent it to the author yet but I will work on getting it done and see if he'll release it in a couple days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted January 6, 2002 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 6, 2002 thnx ... sorry for dumb question ... I just dont understand these things :o( ... hardware etc im fine with ... software NO!!! :o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arhra Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 You can add Sosumi to the list of themes with fully modded shellstyles, just finished the control panel background etc for it a few minutes ago :D (i'll be posting the updated (finished?) version soon). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 is any1 thinking of doing some kinda aqua/OS X type one?! For me... i have always turned off "Common Tasks" i guess its Cus there ain't been no Aqua/OS X kinda theme, happening 2 complement the MSStyles! i dunno... but it would be kinda sweet, if some1 did do 1! NeYo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_rose Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 Agree with whack. the themes look incomplete without a matching shellstyle. cant wait till romsi makes a shellstyle for the LOTR theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whack Posted January 6, 2002 Author Share Posted January 6, 2002 oh god ahra I'm sorry I actually meant to include you in the original post but I forgot and I spent the whole time trying to remember who else had actually gone out and done a really good shellstyle. I'll have to go back later and edit the post to put you in sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arhra Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 Originally posted by whack oh god ahra I'm sorry I actually meant to include you in the original post but I forgot and I spent the whole time trying to remember who else had actually gone out and done a really good shellstyle. I'll have to go back later and edit the post to put you in sorry. Not a problem, it wasn't really finished 'til last night anyway :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whack Posted January 7, 2002 Author Share Posted January 7, 2002 yeahI just noticed that now when I brought up my old copy of sosumi and went to control panel but I did still intend on putting you in because I was really happy that you realeased it with a shellstyle hack. But I wasn't too surprised as I religiosly only used rhodium edge when I first got style XP until a few more original skins I liked came out. But I remembered you had done a light hack of the shellstyle for that one too. And it's the onle that made me realize the shellstyle was even there. So I wanted you in just out of respect and thanks for your work. So if where do I get the updated version I'll update the post when I get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whack Posted January 7, 2002 Author Share Posted January 7, 2002 Hey Neyo I might do one what style do you want it based off of I'll give it a try and then see if I can get the author to release it as soon as I finish my crizalys one. I even have and Idea for another hack I figured out for the msstyles file that an OSX style might benefit from that would allow for pinstriping the background on XP Search sidebars. I would use binarys but it's not out yet:( . That thing looks so clean:) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whack Posted January 7, 2002 Author Share Posted January 7, 2002 Oh well maybe Binary will do one himself he does know how(hint, hint) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 7, 2002 Share Posted January 7, 2002 LMAO! Yeah... i will "Hint Hint" as Well ...:D @ the Mo, i am using DJP's AquaMax (2.1) i think! But It looks like I'll be chaning Soon... (Hint Hint!) LOL! Cheers All tha Same... NeYo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romsi Posted January 7, 2002 Share Posted January 7, 2002 Included in Beta 3 Version of GondoR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whack Posted January 8, 2002 Author Share Posted January 8, 2002 right on romsi it looks really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whack Posted January 8, 2002 Author Share Posted January 8, 2002 one thing though romsi you might want to fix the tip of the pencil in the background on the control panel window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger2k Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 oh may god, whack: i want that curser Please post a link of where you got it :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orphic Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 y_notm: I've been using the Windows .NET 2.0 Betas ever since you released beta 1. I would have liked the original Windows .NET, but the blue, no matter whether it is dark or purple-like or blue luna, is hard on my eyes because i sit in front of these beasts 22 hours a day 7 days a week and after you released .NET 2.0 Beta 1 I saw the Professional 'Grey' version and I about fried my circuits under the keys of my keyboard from the drool. To the point: After I saw Beta 2 I was dissapointed, because now it looks as if you are incorporating that booger colored version with a different look. Personally, and with feedback from friends, the Professional 'Grey/Silver' theme is so easy on the eyes and makes a good match for alot of other colors, even though everything on my desktop has been redone to match your theme and this bad ass wallpaper...I also noticed you messed with the shellstyle.dll somewhat, but it could bemodified in the future to really go great with the entire theme (the white BGs are starting to build a sense of 'yek' along with the theme. Just my 2 cents...It's ok, you can think i'm a moron. Hell, most people tell me I'm nuttier than a toddler turd on halloween. In fact, I have been told by the local PD that I am more out of control than a retard in a room full of bouncy balls. If I wasnt so into my coding addiction I would probably be doing things I shouldnt be doing which could make my life in more of a dangerous situation than Michael Jackson with an A S S full of tinker toys. OMG, speaking of...I know this sounds retarded to some. But, for my son and my younger brothers friends...a tinker toy msstyle :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJP Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 Thanks for the good idea. I made an shellstyle.dll for my aquawhistler theme. If stylebuilder supported this stuff things would be much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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