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Reply #276 October 26, 2009 6:53:20 AM
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Quoting cplair,
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And I'm watching Windows 7 do what, that I can't perform with XP?

DirectX 10/10.1/11? (Which in the end means realtime graphics that cannot be replicated on XP, unless you start some crazy hacking that'll probably be done when DX14 comes out. )

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Reply #277 October 26, 2009 7:12:23 AM
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Not sure how u did that but it looks pretty freakin wicked.

If you meant my shot of your great new skin, it was with a whole lot of tweakin with color and transparency and copying the start button to use as icons in the menu.

Quoting zakai1369,
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that is a terrific shot karmat. Is that all one rainmeter theme? (besides the wb and od I mean)

Thanks Zakai, there are nine rainmeters, but a bunch of them come from two rainmeter packs (Arachnid and Uixx) - it's in the screenshot gallery now with info and links, if you're interested.

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yeah....very impressive karmat....

Thanks Sydneysiders!

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Reply #278 October 26, 2009 7:50:24 AM
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Wow, karmat....talk about sniping! GREAT setup, mate!!! 

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Reply #279 October 26, 2009 7:53:09 AM
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Thanks Doc!

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Reply #280 October 26, 2009 11:14:15 AM
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DirectX 10/10.1/11? (Which in the end means realtime graphics that cannot be replicated on XP, unless you start some crazy hacking that'll probably be done when DX14 comes out

What's amazing is how you can see this feature being demonstrated in the screenshot.  WOW!  All I can see is a clock, weather and dock, so my x-ray vision must be broken.

For the record, I've had a Vista system for 3 years and have been running Win7 over a year and a half now.  So I know what goes on underneath the hood of an OS.  That's my job.

I just choose not to shoot with it. 

 

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Reply #281 October 26, 2009 11:24:09 AM
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copying the start button to use as icons in the menu.

 

U know, u can always ask for a psd , would make it a lot easier and better quality results.

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Reply #282 October 26, 2009 12:06:57 PM
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Quoting cplair,
reply 280

DirectX 10/10.1/11? (Which in the end means realtime graphics that cannot be replicated on XP, unless you start some crazy hacking that'll probably be done when DX14 comes out
What's amazing is how you can see this feature being demonstrated in the screenshot.  WOW!  All I can see is a clock, weather and dock, so my x-ray vision must be broken.

For the record, I've had a Vista system for 3 years and have been running Win7 over a year and a half now.  So I know what goes on underneath the hood of an OS.  That's my job.

I just choose not to shoot with it. 

 

If that's what you were looking for... Then the little text input field in the start menu isn't there in XP.

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Reply #283 October 26, 2009 1:20:00 PM
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Quoting vStyler,
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copying the start button to use as icons in the menu.


 

U know, u can always ask for a psd , would make it a lot easier and better quality results.

Thanks for the offer, but I don't have photoshop

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Reply #284 October 26, 2009 4:17:34 PM
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Then the little text input field in the start menu isn't there in XP

That's funny.  The ever-popular crappy-ass over-sized start-menu that's so literally cluttered with bull-shit, that you actually need a search-engine just to find your apps.

Who was the genius who thought that would be cool?  Because to me, it's not.  He needs to be busted right in the knee caps for that.  That wasn't even a brainfart, that was a straight out aneurysm!

It's why I hated Vista in the first place and it's why I'm in no rush to migrate right now, even though everyone else may think that Windows7 is better.  A turd cannot be polished.

Thanks anyway for this rather engaging yet converse bit of dialog, but you gotta keep it real with me.

 

 

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Reply #285 October 26, 2009 4:37:59 PM
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Ditto CP, its absolutely useless and just another restriction to start menu design.

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Reply #286 October 26, 2009 4:40:22 PM
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 .........er, I mean  . Cp's right, is what I mean. Right? 

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Reply #287 October 26, 2009 5:45:22 PM
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Reply #288 October 30, 2009 8:57:03 AM
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Reply #289 October 30, 2009 9:37:50 AM
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Thought I'd add a new screenshot here for the end of the month.

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Reply #290 October 30, 2009 9:43:11 AM
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That bee a great looking wall, Syd

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Reply #291 October 30, 2009 9:45:11 AM
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Reply #292 October 30, 2009 9:46:39 AM
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Reply #293 October 30, 2009 9:55:29 AM
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Nice Shots, everyone!

@Mick: Which skin is that, Mick?

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Reply #294 October 30, 2009 10:07:34 AM
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Quoting DrJBHL,
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Nice Shots, everyone!

@Mick: Which skin is that, Mick?

MikeB314 - Ozone

It's tweaked with a texture I made from the Propaganda Tiles collection.  Iremoved "apply to gray pixels" to just texturize the blue parts of the skin. And then a touch of recoloring.

Personally, I think this is proof that texturizing actually can add something really great to skins. The original is awesome on its own, but it gives a smoother overall impression this way.

Oh, and it's the "Dark revisited" skin on firefox.

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Reply #295 October 30, 2009 10:17:17 AM
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Nice Shots, everyone!

 

 

and yeah that reworking of Ozone looks pretty good

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Reply #296 October 30, 2009 3:59:55 PM
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Reply #297 October 30, 2009 5:06:57 PM
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That bee a great looking wall, Syd

yeah..it's amazing clarity....must have been some camera they used.....

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Reply #298 October 30, 2009 5:52:26 PM
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Tinted DX and weather widget. I plan to upload this widget seperately also, for those who don't want the DX. Also, seperate weather.

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Reply #299 October 31, 2009 6:07:09 PM
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My last one for the month...

 

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Reply #300 October 31, 2009 6:27:45 PM
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and very elegant it is too karmat....

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