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jerseyfreeze · Feb 25, 2004, 05:51 PM

Originally posted by FB Eye:
Once again Swiz, most excellent work
It is a beauty, gorgeous to look at, perfect execution...

BUT, I still thing OS X and dark theme definitely do not go well together. Adobe apps and MS Entourage (the tools I use 95% of the time) are not usable anymore. After staring at JetBlack for 5 minutes to enjoy it's beauty, had to revert to something else to get some work done

I know it's not Swiz's fault, we all know about text issues...

I have almost the exact same feelings. I love how the theme looks, but I just can't use it.

Stevos · Feb 25, 2004, 06:12 PM

Originally posted by swiz:
Sadly, I dont know if it will ever play nicely since it is buried somewhere inside the Photoshop app. Hopefully they will make it Cocoa sometime and it will be fixed.

Never going to happen =/

DigitalEl · Feb 25, 2004, 06:28 PM

Love the iContainer, but would like to use the jet engine icon as a Finder or Home icon. Any way to extract it from the iContainer. I have no external drives to "Get Info," then cut & paste from.

Is there anywhere to download the icons for custom use?

::maroma:: · Feb 25, 2004, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by DigitalEl:
Love the iContainer, but would like to use the jet engine icon as a Finder or Home icon. Any way to extract it from the iContainer. I have no external drives to "Get Info," then cut & paste from.

Is there anywhere to download the icons for custom use?

Can you swap them in CandyBar, and then save it as your own custom iContainer?

NetworkShadow · Feb 25, 2004, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by ::maroma:::
Can you swap them in CandyBar, and then save it as your own custom iContainer?

You can also apply them and copy the icons you want to folders by doing get info.
I agree though, the icons are great.

smeger · Feb 25, 2004, 06:45 PM

Originally posted by slboett:
Also, I wish I could get more themers (sorry, Swiz ) to include the "padlock" icon from the Keychain Access utility. I use this to lock my screen and other things, and since it's part of the Apple standard software, I would like to see it included.
I know it's a slippery-slope for all the third-party possibilities in the Menu Bar, but I think some are popular enough to include also - like Konfabulator and LaunchBar?

SB

It's actually been my fault that the padlock isn't included. I'll fix this.

slboett · Feb 25, 2004, 06:59 PM

Originally posted by smeger:
It's actually been my fault that the padlock isn't included. I'll fix this.

You da man!

thanks,
SB

Holigen · Feb 25, 2004, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by DigitalEl:
Love the iContainer, but would like to use the jet engine icon as a Finder or Home icon. Any way to extract it from the iContainer. I have no external drives to "Get Info," then cut & paste from.

Is there anywhere to download the icons for custom use?

Pixadex is the answer to your problem
When you have problems, it can solve em
There is nothing better
It fits like an old sweater
Made by Panic and IconFactory
It costs ten bucks, Im very sorry
Here is the link, use it wisely
Do not be repugnant or wily
At the sight of such variety

http://www.iconfactory.com/px_home.asp

Right click the iContainer
Open with is what you must consider
Scroll down the list until you find your desire
I do not jest, Im not a liar
Simply a poet, mixed in with this bunch
I even work best when in a crunch.

LBoogie · Feb 25, 2004, 07:26 PM

Hot looking theme! My only gripe is readability issues with some pallettes and the message windows in some of the programs that I use (namely Photoshop and Illustrator)

NetworkShadow · Feb 25, 2004, 07:42 PM

Originally posted by NetworkShadow:

Regular |_Wide

Regular | Wide

I'm waiting on the logo from swiz to make one more variation. Some basic feedback is welcome, if there are any small changes that you think I should make let me know.

Final desktop floor with logo:

Regular | Wide

Holigen · Feb 25, 2004, 07:44 PM

^^
Her eyes are funky...

mac15 · Feb 25, 2004, 07:58 PM

Awesome Work Neworktshadow. Its looks very cool indeed!

justinp · Feb 25, 2004, 08:10 PM

Is there an easy way to get rid of that dashed line above the active tab in Safari? That and Photoshop are the only problems I have with this theme (aside from text colors which should be fixed in 1.5 -- Stupid X11 still uses black text

).

Holigen · Feb 25, 2004, 08:16 PM

The dashed line is a preference in SafarIcon. In SafarIcon, go to the preferences tab and deselect add a line above bookmark tabs or something like that.

Dont you feel silly now?

justinp · Feb 25, 2004, 08:31 PM

Thanks

And no, I don't feel silly

A little miffed if anything. I don't think it should be doing anything but applying a theme, by default. I certainly didn't check the box for that stupid perforation

HytestA · Feb 25, 2004, 08:32 PM

Lovely theme, might be a bit dark for myself, but still one that will remain in my theme library.
One thing i've noticed is that the buttons in FontBook dont seem to be playing the theming game.

I have noticed that the FontBook buttons dont always play nicely with other themes, I pointed it out to Mr Tew with Titanium7 and he fixed it. It might be an idea to open this app just to see if its working with your themes.

voo · Feb 25, 2004, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by NetworkShadow:
Final desktop floor with logo:

Regular | Wide

Funky walls, nice though.

Reminds me of Nightmare before Christmas or Beetleguise, not sure which think its the grid pattern reminds me of some freaky film.

Dace · Feb 25, 2004, 11:53 PM

Originally posted by voo:
Funky walls, nice though.

Reminds me of Nightmare before Christmas or Beetleguise, not sure which think its the grid pattern reminds me of some freaky film.

That would be Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice...both directed by Tim Burton

NetworkShadow · Feb 26, 2004, 01:14 AM

Originally posted by Dace:
That would be Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice...both directed by Tim Burton

He's a god.

Thanks, glad my desktops are liked.

DigitalEl · Feb 26, 2004, 01:14 AM

Pixadex is the answer to your problem

Thanx Holigen. That's EXACTLY what I needed. I'm just crazy enough to buy it when the demo's up, too! That jet engine icon is about the sweetest thing I've ever seen. If I had the skills <hint, hint> I'd do a black desktop with that intake front and center... Leaving room for the dock, of course.

Beautiful work, Swiz.

d4nth3m4n · Feb 26, 2004, 01:21 AM

Originally posted by Holigen:
Pixadex is the answer to your problem
When you have problems, it can solve em
There is nothing better
It fits like an old sweater
Made by Panic and IconFactory
It costs ten bucks, Im very sorry
Here is the link, use it wisely
Do not be repugnant or wily
At the sight of such variety

http://www.iconfactory.com/px_home.asp

Right click the iContainer
Open with is what you must consider
Scroll down the list until you find your desire
I do not jest, Im not a liar
Simply a poet, mixed in with this bunch
I even work best when in a crunch.

i think this is the first post of yours that i have seen that isnt just statwhoring and is actually helpful. bravo!

Holigen · Feb 26, 2004, 01:46 AM

Statwhoring!!! How is that??? What do you mean by that??? Boy oh boy...

Btw, Ive wanted to ask you, how is your internet connection underneath that bridge?

wibs · Feb 26, 2004, 02:02 AM

back on topic...

swiz, i love your finder buttons, but the contrast just seems so high. I really want to like this theme, and I'm trying. It's just that the white is really harsh against all that (jet)black.

badidea · Feb 26, 2004, 08:01 AM

Originally posted by swiz:

I will be adding the Synergy installation instructions to my FAQ on the site in about an hour.

How long is an hour in your time??

For some weird reason I cannot figure this out myself - I put the files in the same folder where the other Synergy "themes" are but it just doesn't work!
I also tried to replace the images of an existing "theme" but this also didn't work!

So please post those installation instructions!

Thanks a lot!!!!

mac15 · Feb 26, 2004, 08:27 AM

How about a JetWhite variant, everything completely inverted. A white theme would be at bit more usable I think.

Patcarla · Feb 26, 2004, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by NetworkShadow:
I'm waiting on the logo from swiz to make one more variation. Some basic feedback is welcome, if there are any small changes that you think I should make let me know.

Really really nice desktops NS

memento · Feb 26, 2004, 09:38 AM

Originally posted by swiz:
Are you a lefty too? Ive only ever seen one other lefty drummer in my life!! Its crazy, we are more rare than I would have thought.

you bet I am. Drums are easy, though. Other than a lefty double bass pedal, you just need to turn a righty set around. I also play bass - it's next to impossible to find the right lefty bass.

servo · Feb 26, 2004, 10:42 AM

Am I looking wrong or is the iChat Online status the same as the offline status on the menubar? They both look to be white to me. Whereas Away is red.

codywalton · Feb 26, 2004, 11:43 AM

You know what desktop pic would look great with this theme? A really high quality pic of Darth Vader!

I did a GIS for vader but I didn't find anything that was of satisfactory quality to make a desktop. I'm looking for something similar to this but maybe a little more stylized, larger, and higher quality. Anyone know where we can find some of these?

swiz · Feb 26, 2004, 11:51 AM

Originally posted by badidea:
How long is an hour in your time??
For some weird reason I cannot figure this out myself - I put the files in the same folder where the other Synergy "themes" are but it just doesn't work!
I also tried to replace the images of an existing "theme" but this also didn't work!

So please post those installation instructions!

Thanks a lot!!!!

Sorry bout that, I forgot yesterday.
Its on there now

.

NetworkShadow · Feb 26, 2004, 12:00 PM

Originally posted by Patcarla:
Really really nice desktops NS

Thanks.

I hope to see some snaps of people using them.

Patcarla · Feb 26, 2004, 12:37 PM

Originally posted by NetworkShadow:
Thanks. I hope to see some snaps of people using them.

There you go

Not using your desktop with Jetblack though. But
It goes pretty well with other themes too

starman · Feb 26, 2004, 01:19 PM

I don't like how all the dialog buttons are all the same color. Windows customizers do that and it pisses me off. Other than that, it looks amazing.

Mike

slboett · Feb 26, 2004, 02:01 PM

Originally posted by Patcarla:
There you go

Not using your desktop with Jetblack though. But
It goes pretty well with other themes too

Hey - I want that theme too! When are you going to release it???

SB

codywalton · Feb 26, 2004, 02:31 PM

Originally posted by slboett:
Hey - I want that theme too! When are you going to release it???

SB

ditto. that theme looks kick ash!

HytestA · Feb 26, 2004, 03:08 PM

Swiz there appears to be little squares all over the background of iTunes track info window, is this a bug or something SS1.5 will fix?

quandarry · Feb 26, 2004, 03:35 PM

throw 'jet black', '555gg' and 'Xi-MX7' into a blender and mix well and you may pull out a decent glossy black theme leaning towards the 'Xi-MX7' theme.

the widgets and stuff need a lighter border or hi-lite around them to decrease eye strain...if 'Xi-MX7' buttons didn't have that arc on one side they would be great and if borders of the recesses had the lighter border of '555gg' that would work.

and on...

codywalton · Feb 26, 2004, 04:34 PM

Well, I got tired of looking for a desktop I like to match JetBlack. So I just made a couple. Click the thumbnails to download

benign · Feb 26, 2004, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by quandarry:
throw 'jet black', '555gg' and 'Xi-MX7' into a blender and mix well and you may pull out a decent glossy black theme leaning towards the 'Xi-MX7' theme.

the widgets and stuff need a lighter border or hi-lite around them to decrease eye strain...if 'Xi-MX7' buttons didn't have that arc on one side they would be great and if borders of the recesses had the lighter border of '555gg' that would work.

and on...

Mix'em ... and you get a bucket of shite. You would
not know true quality design if it bit your ass.

'jet black' shines due to the designers outstanding
artistic ability - the others you mention are fine examples
of perseverance of the inexperienced, inelegant artisan.

The only decent dark themes released so
far are Daisuke's Neos and swiz's JetBlack.

Frisbee · Feb 26, 2004, 05:33 PM

Benign style postage...

Benign, I have to
disagree with you.
I think that Pat's
Xi-Mx7 theme is
a very nice one, and
I used it a lot longer
than some other
themes out there.

While the 5/g thing
isn't a great theme,
it's a great improvement
over some of that
guy's earlier works.
I can also see why
you post like this.
It's really fun, makes
your posts seem much
longer than they really
are.

swiz · Feb 26, 2004, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by codywalton:
Well, I got tired of looking for a desktop I like to match JetBlack. So I just made a couple. Click the thumbnails to download

Cody those are tight. I was gonna ask you to make them 1680x1040 for me but I can just do that myself with the black background.

Regarding the iTunes squares, that is my oversight, I will fix that and post back here when I do.

That screenie of PatCarlas new theme is indeed nice, although I dont think any of the other themes mentioned here are near the same level of JetBlack when it comes to cohesiveness and professionalism though. I may sound like I am full of myself but...but nothing. I think JetBlack speaks for itself.

codywalton · Feb 26, 2004, 06:29 PM

Originally posted by swiz:
Cody those are tight. I was gonna ask you to make them 1680x1040 for me but I can just do that myself with the black background.

Thanks! I did them just for myself, but I figured someone else might want 'em.

I may go back and re-do them later. There is a bit of jaggieness around the eges of the imperial logo that bothers me...

benign · Feb 26, 2004, 07:36 PM

Originally posted by Frisbee:
Benign style postage...

.

I throw the frisbee and like
a dog some chase it.

NetworkShadow · Feb 26, 2004, 07:55 PM

Originally posted by codywalton:
Well, I got tired of looking for a desktop I like to match JetBlack. So I just made a couple. Click the thumbnails to download

Looks cool, but not hi-res enough... It's not as smooth looking as it should to match JB.

NetworkShadow · Feb 26, 2004, 07:57 PM

Originally posted by Patcarla:
There you go

Not using your desktop with Jetblack though. But
It goes pretty well with other themes too

Looking good.

fireside · Feb 26, 2004, 09:03 PM

Originally posted by mac15:
How about a JetWhite variant, everything completely inverted. A white theme would be at bit more usable I think.

he did, guiPod.

dole · Feb 26, 2004, 09:29 PM

Now for the Windows port of JetBlack... Looks like crap to me

http://free-st.htnet.hr/crni/Tuxedo.html

NetworkShadow · Feb 26, 2004, 09:41 PM

Originally posted by dole:
Now for the Windows port of JetBlack... Looks like crap to me

http://free-st.htnet.hr/crni/Tuxedo.html

lol Looks like they ported it from the first screens swiz ever posted. It's changed a LOT since then.

dole · Feb 26, 2004, 09:47 PM

hmmm... I wonder if that screenshot I posted is actually the Tuxedo port or something? Here is the full screenshot for the JetBlack port and the menus look different than what I originally posted.

http://screenshots.haque.net/screens...shot-11065.jpg

swiz · Feb 26, 2004, 10:04 PM

Man they're fast. This is the first time I wasnt even contacted at all abvout a port. I guess they read my comment on my site regarding ports. Fine by me

.

Its really amazing how close they can make PC's emulate the Mac OSX look.