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jdbon · Jan 28, 2003, 07:35 PM

A stripeless glossy aqua, with recessed widgets.

swiz · Jan 28, 2003, 08:32 PM

In the hopper...

CarbonG4 · Jan 28, 2003, 11:09 PM

trying to get a visual on your request, here's a mockup...

something like that? and just to clarify, that was just a 2 minute PS job with zero intention of doing anything with it.

jdbon · Jan 29, 2003, 01:25 AM

I like the widgets. I do not like the hide/show
button. Take the current button and recess is slightly. I'm not sure if i like the gloss/wave effect. Maybe it shouldn't be glossy?

ARENA · Jan 29, 2003, 03:04 AM

Originally posted by CarbonG4:
trying to get a visual on your request, here's a mockup...

something like that? and just to clarify, that was just a 2 minute PS job with zero intention of doing anything with it.

Pretty good start Carbon!
The blue widget looks really bad though...it should be the standard toolbar widget, only sunken.
I think the glossy effect looks cool, but i don't like the wavy thing at the sides of the title bar.

bOOzo · Jan 29, 2003, 07:29 AM

Funny you should request this, because I have an update for SmoothStripes in the works and among the news is a gloss version. Although it's not the same gloss as in carbons mockup.

Other than that I'm also in the processs of updating some aqua objects that still have the 10.0-10.1 aqua style.

ARENA · Jan 29, 2003, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by bOOzo:
Funny you should request this, because I have an update for SmoothStripes in the works and among the news is a gloss version. Although it's not the same gloss as in carbons mockup.

Other than that I'm also in the processs of updating some aqua objects that still have the 10.0-10.1 aqua style.

That's great news Max, Smooth Stripes is definitely my favorite theme ever.
I hope you use the sunken widgets in a version of the update.

bOOzo · Jan 30, 2003, 04:22 AM

Originally posted by ARENA:
That's great news Max, Smooth Stripes is definitely my favorite theme ever.
I hope you use the sunken widgets in a version of the update.

Glad you like it, it's actually my favorite too.
The gloss version will have sunken widgets.

kovacs · Jan 30, 2003, 04:57 AM

Cool Max, can't wait to try out this new version, I hope Apple will realise that the stripes where a mistake, the complete GUI looks so much more polished with the smoothstripes theme. I use the total opaque version on my iBook and I think it makes the GUI faster, the difference is really noticable on my iBook 366 mhz. Keep up the good work

SwissXDesign · Jan 30, 2003, 07:37 PM

Nice one!

Looks like we might have a variety of like themes to choose from as I'm in the process of making one in the style of my site's header (click on the sig). But then again, chances are Max's will kick a$$ as usual (this'll be my first theme).

Oooo, first post here too. What a day for firsts... And BTW, smoothstripes is by far the best theme ever! Thanks Max!

bOOzo · Jan 31, 2003, 04:47 AM

I'm glad you like my themes

SwissXDesign - Glad to hear you are getting into X theming, the more variety, the better

blackbird_1.0 · Feb 3, 2003, 02:21 AM

if i can whip up an LCARS sample, can someone make a theme of it? That would rock!

lcarS is the graphics from star trek

codywalton · Feb 3, 2003, 09:30 AM

we've been down that LCARS road before..... its not gonna happen.

read more here:

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...ighlight=LCARS

Macanoid · Feb 3, 2003, 01:31 PM

I too like the idea of a glossy smooth stripes. Thank you to whoever's gonna make it!

Dace · Feb 3, 2003, 11:34 PM

It would seem someone already has a glossy, stripe-less Aqua:

bOOzo · Feb 4, 2003, 05:52 AM

Originally posted by Dace:
It would seem someone already has a glossy, stripe-less Aqua:

That is Rene. I give him my preview builds, because he gives good suggestions.

The apple menu and the x-+ are from my brushed theme and those titlebars are new for SS Gloss.

Macanoid · Feb 4, 2003, 03:20 PM

WOW, B00zo, that looks very smooth indeed. Any timeframe known yet when this might be released??

bOOzo · Feb 4, 2003, 04:22 PM

Originally posted by Macanoid:
WOW, B00zo, that looks very smooth indeed. Any timeframe known yet when this might be released??

Glad you like it

It should be done withing a week.

ARENA · 04:45 PM

Originally posted by bOOzo:
Glad you like it

It should be done withing a week.

wo0t!
... /me start counting the days.

kovacs · Feb 4, 2003, 04:49 PM

This has been a great Apple year so far, updated Powerbooks, Powermacs, Screens, iMacs and eMacs, updated iApps and now an update of my favourite theme

Macanoid · Feb 4, 2003, 04:53 PM

thank you b00zo, I shall be looking forward to the update

NetworkShadow · Feb 4, 2003, 07:05 PM

How about a smooth dark theme? I loved the old BBX ones with the black and blue colors. Like: