New visual theme from Microsoft

Ooh...very nice eye candy!

/me ports it over to WindowBlinds

i hope they didn't hurt themselves, going through all that trouble.. you know, throwing a gradient layer over the graphics they used to make the blue xp theme

i was thinking 'wow, the xp theme people made a new one? so it must look dramatically different from the exisiting themes.. like, white, or transparent, or something.' not too much different from that overkilled ole blue one.

/me still thinks they would jump on that MSN9 skin.

/me is still sticking with Dogma.

Its an improvement, but still not anything I would use.

They do know windowblinds exists right?

Its not converting over right. Dang.

if you follow the directions that come with it and right-click on the msstyle and open with "Window Shell Common dll, it'll open up display properties with the new skin showing. save it as a new msstyle theme and apply it

It looks utter crap imo.

Hurrah for Windowblinds being able to change it!

#1 by Skinner CerebroJD - 6/29/2004 1:59:23 PM Ooh...very nice eye candy! CerebroJD ports it over to WindowBlinds

As soon as that skin was announced we had a little pool going on irc as to who'd do the obligatory port.
A few names came out, but we overlooked you. Next time you gotta give me a heads up, so I can place my bets.

Some people call it crap - some love it like it's the best thing MS ever offered (which I actually believe myself). I just don't like it enough to use it everyday

Check the comments section over at Neowin: http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=21800&category=main#comment241955

I'll stick with WindowBlinds until Longhorn arrives. Then I'll use the default theme for a while and then I'll be using WindowBlinds again.

What I do, which might seem strange, is I'll use WindowBlinds to run the default Luna theme (converted to WB).

Why?

1) Lets me use right-clicking on the title bar to minimize apps.

2) It's somewhat faster in painting.

3) More controls get skinned so it's more consistent.

I actually cry when I have to use the windows defaults....because WB wasn't installed yet....

hehehe..... said it before, i'll say it again, if the guys at microsoft wanna make decent windows themes, then they surely need to hire some of the people who upload their skins 'n' stuff here to do the job right.

you skinners can take the ms guys to school

you skinners can take the ms guys to school

I'm not including myself. (Yeah right..hehehe). No, really. I think you are totally right. Pixtudio could really show Microsoft a thing or two about making a beautiful user interface. Then, Adni18 can show them how to make a beautiful and professional looking interface. Then there are Treetog and Alexandrie.. Oops they're part of Pixtudio.

I just installed it yesterday, I just laughed...
They are way better skins on here.
I agree they should hirer the best skinners here to show Microsoft how its done instead of using theyr GUI designer thats probably working in the basement where they store file cabinets lol. just like that guy in office space.

I just installed it yesterday, I just laughed

It is actaully quite sad really. All that Microsoft money and they put out something like that. Maybe they're actually promoting WB and planning to buy the company. Wanna work for Microsoft, Brad?

Yuck. Looks like Luna.

Wonder if they put any thought to plastering a Frog over the shot and is that grin for some reason connected to that suspicious looking green splatter on the desktop?


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things that make you go hmmmm....

It ain't easy peeing green...

It simply looks horrible.. man, they should have hired TSF to do the job right...

2 days and still no WB port.
What's going on? You'd think people are actually making their own skins or something......

#23 by Hippy - 7/1/2004 5:56:01 AM 2 days and still no WB port.What's going on? You'd think people are actually making their own skins or something......

bah, pesky creativity

Its certaintly not horrible, but its a bandwagon job. They have just done what 85% of people are doing at the moment and adding a gloss effect to everything.