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Brien · Apr 25, 2003, 09:09 AM

Gia Mia is back. Just finished the buttons, working on scrolls.

Just started on Crossover. Title bar, widgt, and scrolls are done. Buttons almost done.

Feedback is appreciated!

Zimphire · Apr 25, 2003, 09:51 AM

Yeah when I first started themeing I had problems with the button like that as well. You have to get the single line JUST the right shade.

Nice looking themes so far.

Patcarla · Apr 25, 2003, 09:58 AM

I like the cross over theme better..very clean..

I would focused on this one. More potential IMHO.

Patcarla · Apr 25, 2003, 10:07 AM

BTW, How do you get this type of preview?

Brien · Apr 25, 2003, 10:12 AM

ThemeChecker 4x, preview #1. We used it all the time at XThemination.

FB Eye · Apr 25, 2003, 10:23 AM

wow, nice work brien!!! i think that Crossover looks very good

Patcarla · Apr 25, 2003, 10:48 AM

Originally posted by brien:
ThemeChecker 4x, preview #1. We used it all the time at XThemination.

OK. thanks..I tried to download it but I can get to the webpage anymore..

Could you (or someone else) send the file to me? : plassus@mac.com
Thanks a lot

ubba · Apr 25, 2003, 11:09 AM

Try here http://members.cox.net/instosoft/checkerx/body.html

jo

Patcarla · Apr 25, 2003, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by ubba:
Try here http://members.cox.net/instosoft/checkerx/body.html

jo

Thanks !

CarbonG4 · Apr 26, 2003, 03:02 AM

Originally posted by brien:
... Just started on Crossover. Title bar, widgt, and scrolls are done. Buttons almost done.

Feedback is appreciated!

Not bad, I'm assuming this is the OS X port of FBEye's Crossover K2 scheme... it's a nice start but I think maybe you should try and stay true to the original design wherever possible (specifically the widgets)

I do like that you toned down the titlebar gradient, makes the theme work in OS X w/o coming off as a complete K2 scheme w/ the notorious heavy gradients.

//Carbon

FB Eye · Apr 26, 2003, 11:53 AM

When I made the mockup for Crossover, it was intended to be an OS X theme eventually...

I offered the design to a schemer because when they announced the Kal site was going to close, all the schemers got into a scheme-creating marathon... a bunch of them were asking if anybody had some ideas for schemes... Dragon Tongue did an excellent job with the scheme, but considering the limitations of Kal, the final result is a bit off from my original design...

That being said, brien can do whatever he wants with my design... I consider it a starting point or inspiration, and I'm sure he'll manage to make a great theme out of it... and judging from the "nice" comments we see here, he should probably stay away as much as possible from the K2 scheme

NetworkShadow · Apr 26, 2003, 12:23 PM

I think you just need to work on getting rid of the elements from the other themes and make sure they all match, other than that I think they both will look good when done.

Brien · Apr 28, 2003, 09:09 AM

Updated screens. See above.

Brien · Apr 30, 2003, 01:54 PM

Okay, Gia Mia should be done in a couple weeks, sooner if school isn't too bad. So, while I'm at it, what other color variations would you like to see?