Steampunk XP, style 1

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I need some opinions on what I have so far.  Here's a screenshot.



Here's the download for anybody who is willing to give her a spin.

http://www.mediafire.com/?0b4nmdyzunz

All comments appreciated.

 

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'll have a look!!  :grin:

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looks great. You're getting really good at this! :thumbsup:

Sins of a Solar Empire II
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Really cool Karen! :thumbsup:

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Really looking just great from the SS. :thumbsup:

Is everything we see in the SS going to be upoaded? 

Love the wall, icons, dock everything just works together in that SS.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looking good, on both Vista and XP :)

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The wall and the dock icons are over at Deviant Art.  The dock is already here, (Transbrass), as are the IP icons (GSM).  I plan on improving the Rainlendar -- it's not quite got the feel that I want it to have yet, and the clock is a ClocX skin I made as a replica of the compass from Pirate of the Caribbean, and I can upload that in the Graphics Gallery here at WC.

I'm really curious to see if the start menu works on other people's computer, and the impressions people have of the animations.  Anybody?

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Snowman, reply 5
Looking good, on both Vista and XP
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\o/   YEAH!

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'm running it on vista and the animations are working and I think it looks really cool! :thumbsup: ............do You have those in png strips btw???  ;)  

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting bk13GarbageMan, reply 8
I'm running it on vista and the animations are working and I think it looks really cool! ............do You have those in png strips btw???   
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I have them as individual .pngs, and the strip is a .tga.

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have them as individual .pngs, and the strip is a .tga.
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I just found the strips, just in case, do You think You could send Me the pngs??? [email protected]

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting bk13GarbageMan, reply 11
I have them as individual .pngs, and the strip is a .tga.

I just found the strips, just in case, do You think You could send Me the pngs??? [email protected]
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Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

It looks great, Karen. Would you mind putting up a link to the Deviantart page?

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Nice looking WB :sun:

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Karen, this is good! I think the start menu is a bit tall for my taste, but all in all, very nice!

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

HOLY SHIT!!! yr best looking wb to date!!!!!!!!

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

This is seriously good stuff. What's the wall named at Deviantart?

Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I went looking for the wallpaper -- my bad, it's not at Deviantart, it's at SteampunkWallpaper - http://steampunkwallpaper.com/?p=614

Lots of good stuff over there.  
The Dock Icons  are here -  http://paradis24434.deviantart.com/art/Antique-Icon-update-72437894

Well...I'm off to skin the Vista parts and then on to the grunge substyle.

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

This blind is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo awesome, I just love it!!!!  The start panel rocks!!!  Way to go karen!!! B) B)

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The gears on the left and right top are animated, and the gauge on the lower right side is as well. The gears in the middle (on the top) aren't. (I'm using XP).

The windows are great. The only problem I have is the scroll bar. It's hard to tell where it is because it blends too well.

Thanks for the links.

Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting willistuder, reply 21
The gears on the left and right top are animated, and the gauge on the lower right side is as well. The gears in the middle (on the top) aren't. (I'm using XP).
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You caught me...I was going to be lazy; animation is a real challenge for me, and that group of gears was particularly difficult so I was going to keep them static, but that wouldn't be true to the skin, now would it?  So...I fixed it.  They are now spinning.

The windows are great. The only problem I have is the scroll bar. It's hard to tell where it is because it blends too well.
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Thanks for that -- fixed that now, too. Expanded the size, made the mouse over a copper color and the pressed a brighter brass -- it is now much more usable.  

Anybody else have some advice/suggestions?

Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hi Karen, it actually looks good on Win7. I would like to see the text a bit darker on the right side of the Start menu where the "Computer" "Control Panel" etc. links are but It's good as it is.  5*  even without the text change. Great work and thank you for making my desktop look so good.

Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Your "Best Yet"  :grin: :thumbsup:

Sent you a pm. Congratz!!!! :inlove:

Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting DaveBax, reply 23
Great work and thank you for making my desktop look so good.
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Keep in mind it's not done yet!  It will get better!