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dvalley · Apr 23, 2004, 02:32 PM

I am loking to remove all of the glitz loaded with Panther. What I want is a no-nonsense, business like appearance to my display. Is there a pre packaged theme which will do this for me? I guess what I really want is to make it look like OS 9 or earlier.

CarbonG4 · Apr 23, 2004, 02:49 PM

Rhapsodized:

Max Themes

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ChosenOS:

Swizcore Studio

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[plug]and there's always mine...[/plug]
FatalE:

Carbon Themes

are some of the main minimal themes... there are many more good ones.
//Carbon

testnull · Apr 23, 2004, 02:57 PM

I'd love to see a theme that was as simple as possible - no rounded corners whatsoever; everything a shade of grey except for the titlebar, which could be a bright color. No gradients, no 3D look at all. I've got a mental image of a look inspired by the X11 Athena Widgets toolkit and TWM window manager, but I just don't have the themeing skillz to do it.

NetworkShadow · Apr 23, 2004, 02:57 PM

Download

fireside · Apr 23, 2004, 03:02 PM

Originally posted by testnull:
I'd love to see a theme that was as simple as possible - no rounded corners whatsoever; everything a shade of grey except for the titlebar, which could be a bright color. No gradients, no 3D look at all. I've got a mental image of a look inspired by the X11 Athena Widgets toolkit and TWM window manager, but I just don't have the themeing skillz to do it.

http://www.macthemes.net/articles/contest/000246.php

phillryu · Apr 23, 2004, 03:09 PM

Originally posted by fireside:
http://www.macthemes.net/articles/contest/000246.php

I gotta admit fireside, this guy appears to be looking for Sera.

fireside · Apr 23, 2004, 03:16 PM

Originally posted by phillryu:
I gotta admit fireside, this guy appears to be looking for Sera.

i knew it had its niche. fortunately for me, i'm not going to make a theme that looks like Sera ever.

dvalley · Apr 23, 2004, 03:16 PM

I downloaded rhapsodized, and it is not bad. Not quite what i was looking for. What I would like is most likely impossible: to get rid of the dock, the view buttons, etc. Basically make X into 9. Rhapsodized is a good start, but the X look os still there. What I am looking for is (and please pardon the Gatesian reference here), Use Classic look in Windows. This changs the interface to the old style. Apple apparently does not think anyone like the old look and that new is always better.

iamnotmad · Apr 23, 2004, 03:16 PM

Don't forget Kowloon. here

CarbonG4 · Apr 23, 2004, 03:23 PM

dvalley... you're prolly gonna want windowshadex then as well to bring back window-shading and to kill the excessive drop shadows on windows in OS X.

//carbon

TheDisaster · Apr 23, 2004, 03:29 PM

The NeXT theme is fairly basic...

testnull · Apr 23, 2004, 04:45 PM

Originally posted by phillryu:
I gotta admit fireside, this guy appears to be looking for Sera.

Not really. I was thinking far more basic than that. Buttons would be rectangles. No color except in the titlebar. No border around the active part of the scrollbar - it would just be a different shade of grey.

Is the theme mockup template still available? Maybe I'll take a crack at it - I don't have Photoshop, so I hope Corel PhotoPaint can import the template...

testnull · Apr 23, 2004, 04:46 PM

Originally posted by dvalley:
I downloaded rhapsodized, and it is not bad. Not quite what i was looking for. What I would like is most likely impossible: to get rid of the dock, the view buttons, etc. Basically make X into 9. Rhapsodized is a good start, but the X look os still there. What I am looking for is (and please pardon the Gatesian reference here), Use Classic look in Windows. This changs the interface to the old style. Apple apparently does not think anyone like the old look and that new is always better.

Well, Max's Classic Platinum still hasn't been ported, but I'm a big fan of Gershwix: http://www.geocities.com/gershwix/. You will also want to check out Unsanity's WindowShade X and FruitMenu.

eyevaan · Apr 27, 2004, 03:09 PM

I guess QNX 1.1 is too splashy huh?

NeXT v2.0 from Swiz is the bestest...
http://swizcore.com/SS/macOSX.php

I have used it ever since he released it and get its completely unofficial classic theme companion:

NeXTheme 1.0.2
http://www.resexcellence.com/themes/index_04.shtml

It will just strip you machine down to nearly no color at all whether in OSX or Classic.

and the newest one I ran across
Temperance
http://www.fakebanana.com

FB Eye · Apr 27, 2004, 03:14 PM

Try Gershwix

AveTenebrae · Apr 27, 2004, 05:22 PM

hey, you forget Good Grey !
Respecting shape of os X without any metal or platic textures..
In this preview there is not the graphite version of this theme, completely grey, for me the best..

JoE950 · Apr 28, 2004, 01:16 AM

this thread makes me want to

NetworkShadow · Apr 28, 2004, 01:31 AM

Originally posted by JoE950:
this thread makes me want to

hehe JoE and I like the more crazy in detail themes for the most part.

RydDragyn · Apr 28, 2004, 08:41 AM

A lot of the "glitz" in X to which you refer is quite functional, actually. Usability was the original motive for its creation -it was not a mere artistic choice.

I have forsaken the unstable, ugly mess that is classic.

JoE950 · Apr 29, 2004, 12:32 AM

im with you ryd. classic had its day. its time to put it in a museum with some dinosaur bones, and sarcophaguses..

but im not a fan of glitz either.. i like grit myself. i really dont know why i like the style of the hardware..

Komisar · May 3, 2004, 06:23 PM

I agree may we move on to nicer and greater themes, who cares about the boring ones let the fireworks launch!

cgc · Jul 24, 2004, 01:59 PM

I love Kowloon. I want a theme that is masculine, no fricking glowing pulsating buttons. Make everything square and rugged. Kowloon is the theme I always go back to with AquaExtreme/SmoothStripes (square) a close 2nd/3rd.

That's why I loved Elroy's unnamed theme mockup...

fireside · Jul 24, 2004, 03:07 PM

this thread is 2 months old. why do people bump up threads from 2 months ago?

Frisbee · Jul 24, 2004, 04:18 PM

Originally posted by fireside:
this thread is 2 months old. why do people bump up threads from 2 months ago?

There can only be one reason.

+1.

Fonzie · Jul 24, 2004, 04:26 PM

If you want boring themes, try this http://penguinn.com/~blackdog/themes.html

there should be a DMG for download called Gizmo. It rocks your boat.

NOT!

Luca Rescigno · Jul 24, 2004, 04:33 PM

Originally posted by fireside:
this thread is 2 months old. why do people bump up threads from 2 months ago?

Because they are teh sux.