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quandarry · Jun 20, 2003, 05:37 PM

since i received the go ahead from the original author i thought i would start a thread on systronic so people can see the progress...it'll be a while...

i'll try and thro up screenshots of elements as they appear in themepark so you can see what's involved...

but first a desktop shot...

FullDesktopShot

phillryu · Jun 20, 2003, 05:50 PM

Looking really nice, but the inactive tabs should really have darker text. Also, the paper textured background in the menus should be just a clean grey I think, and the scrollbars make me feel a bit uncomfortable, with the space on top. However, it looks really cool, besides that.

ubba · Jun 20, 2003, 06:07 PM

I agree with phillryu about paper texture, clean gray could be better. Anyway very cool style.

.....
jo

quandarry · Jun 20, 2003, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by phillryu:
Looking really nice, but the inactive tabs should really have darker text.

the light text on the tab in the screenshot is a quirk of 'themechecker'...here's how they really appear...

rgoer · Jun 20, 2003, 07:09 PM

Have they changed theming such that you can now have white text in the title bar? I thought that was always a limitation of either carbon or cocoa (can't remember which)... always black text, no matter what you set in extras.rsrc.

smeger · Jun 20, 2003, 07:48 PM

I dig this theme hard. And I prefer the paper texture - it gives the theme character and sets it apart from others. It's not meant to be a subtle theme, I don't think.

But hey, I liked Golden Delicious. I'm not renowned for my subtle and elegant taste.

quandarry, you can use Theme -> Theme Preview in ThemePark to generate previews. I assume that you know this and aren't doing it because of the bug that's in it, but in case you didn't, thought I'd letcha know.

rgoer, you can use white text in Carbon apps, not in Cocoa. So you wind up with a schizophrenic operating system if you change the text colors.

fireside · Jun 20, 2003, 08:33 PM

awesome theme but ugly metal interface.

NetworkShadow · Jun 20, 2003, 08:59 PM

The metal needs a rework, but I love the theme otherwise.
Maybe low contrast light 1 pixel pinstripes might look better in the menus than the paper texture?

n8x · Jun 20, 2003, 10:33 PM

That is one gorgeous theme.. really stretching the limits of the osX toolbar!

The scrollbars need some fixing up obviously, to match the original, but it's looking amazing so far..

fireside · Jun 21, 2003, 12:10 AM

ps release beta so i can start hax0ringz it.

NetworkShadow · Jun 22, 2003, 05:21 PM

I could beta it if you're going to do that.

Beer Penguin · Jun 22, 2003, 05:53 PM

Wait, doesn't the text go over the edges of the red part of the titlebar?

NetworkShadow · Jun 22, 2003, 07:46 PM

Originally posted by Beer Penguin:
Wait, doesn't the text go over the edges of the red part of the titlebar?

There's no way to stop that from happening...

Beer Penguin · Jun 22, 2003, 10:54 PM

Originally posted by NetworkShadow:
There's no way to stop that from happening...

Well then as nice as this theme looks now, it's gonna look tacky as **** once the text rolls over the edges.

Fonzie · Jun 19, 2004, 11:10 PM

Well, it's been a year. So.....

I'm an idiot. LOL - but I remember seeing the theme when it was live and liked it. I cannot get through to quandarry - even though it's only been a day or two that i've waited

I also used it on XP a year and a half or so ago.

Let's all go find old threads and bump them LOL.

digitaljames · Jun 19, 2004, 11:25 PM

Dammit...I'm rolling along in the thread wondering why the images are 404.....see your post and realize it's a year old. Busted!

Makki · Jun 19, 2004, 11:30 PM

lol

Fonzie · Jun 20, 2004, 12:02 AM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
Dammit...I'm rolling along in the thread wondering why the images are 404.....see your post and realize it's a year old. Busted!

Sorry

fireside · Jun 20, 2004, 12:11 AM

just did a search on google, and this theme does indeed look awesome. hurry up and finish it, boy.

Lancer409 · Jun 22, 2004, 02:01 AM

can somebody post a link? i keep finding a windows theme ..

Fonzie · Jun 22, 2004, 02:09 AM

Originally posted by Lancer409:
can somebody post a link? i keep finding a windows theme ..

I think only quandarry knows where there's a picture of it. sadly. The waybackmachine on www.archive.org didn't produce any results

badidea · Jun 22, 2004, 05:35 AM

Originally posted by Fonzie:

...

Let's all go find old threads and bump them LOL.

You mean the BBX O...O...O...OMG I almost did it

Fonzie · Jun 22, 2004, 06:08 AM

Originally posted by badidea:
You mean the BBX O...O...O...OMG I almost did it

LOL. true true