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pyn · Nov 20, 2004, 04:40 PM

I made a mockup of a theme based on Aero. Gimme some comments.

Tabs, Popup menus, buttons, progress bars, sliders, scrollbars, metal window, and menu bar shown

TheGUiTom · Nov 20, 2004, 05:32 PM

That.
Is.
Beautiful.

Ozzpot · Nov 20, 2004, 05:37 PM

Really nice.

Is that menubar transparent, or using a lightened part of the desktop pic as a fill?

pyn · Nov 20, 2004, 05:42 PM

Transparent menu bar

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TheGUiTom · Nov 20, 2004, 05:55 PM

OMG
I love that theme

Oops, double post
How strange

pyn · 06:07 PM

Just in case anyone is wondering, I have no clue about theming

penguinn · Nov 20, 2004, 06:22 PM

colors remind me of in motion
i love it though

Makki · Nov 20, 2004, 06:24 PM

Originally posted by pyn:
I made a mockup of a theme based on Aero. Gimme some comments.

Tabs, Popup menus, buttons, progress bars, sliders, scrollbars, metal window, and menu bar shown

wowowow pls pls make make hehe

Makki

TheGUiTom · Nov 20, 2004, 06:25 PM

He just said he doesn't know how to...

Stuphalina · Nov 20, 2004, 06:48 PM

If it is viable - which i do believe it is now - then it needs to be made.
Way to go, great mockup.

dgarte · Nov 20, 2004, 07:05 PM

Simple, really nice

Makki · Nov 20, 2004, 07:15 PM

Originally posted by TheGUiTom:
He just said he doesn't know how to...

ugh

Sembazuru · Nov 20, 2004, 07:28 PM

Oooh, so nice...

monkeybrain · Nov 20, 2004, 07:47 PM

That's purdy...

Hey for standard windows you could make the titlebar transparent like the menubar, with a black section for the widgets; should look sweet.

pyn · Nov 20, 2004, 08:05 PM

I'll post a second variation soon.

Devin Lane · Nov 20, 2004, 08:08 PM

That is. A ****ing sweet. Theme. Period. (.)

rhythmicmoose · Nov 20, 2004, 08:14 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the gradient is only possible in metal windows, and if that is so, the buttons and other elements are going to look a lot weaker on some other kind of background.

I'm all for someone doing this theme, but I think that mockup still has a ways to go.

siMac · Nov 20, 2004, 08:22 PM

Me likey. Me likey very much.

Like InMotion, only good.

I'd really like to see it made, so many promising mockups never see the light of day. Please consider spending a little time learning ThemePark (and a lot making it into a theme!) - there are some very obliging experts around these parts who in my experience are willing to help theming n00bs if they need it.

However, I don't really see how it is related to the whole Aero/Longhorn thing - could you post a screenshot of the inspiration? I think that, if anything, this theme owes more to the new FC interface than to any MS interface and would prefer to see it renamed than to have any implicit credit for style go to the Empire (cue imperial march music - dum dum dum, dum dee dum, dum dee dum).

Anywho, keep up the good work!

pyn · Nov 20, 2004, 08:28 PM

I am reading about Themepark right now.

Here is a second variation. First one was Aero, now this is GlassAero.

And yes I am aware of gradients only in metal windows, other windows will not feature gradients. I am wondering if you can have a transparency entire window like below?

@siMac: M$ Longhorn features transparency w/ Desktop Window Manager turned on. Aero is also what you can call the entire new M$ interface (like Luna is XP's interface). You can find many Aero related things at Aero-Soft.com (sister to Aqua-Soft.org).

crooner · Nov 20, 2004, 08:30 PM

Superb looking mockup.

Surely there must be someone familiar with TP to help get this theme made?

siMac · Nov 20, 2004, 08:39 PM

Originally posted by pyn:
I am wondering if you can have a transparency entire window like below?

Slick mockup image here.

@siMac: M$ Longhorn features transparency w/ Desktop Window Manager turned on. Aero is also what you can call the entire new M$ interface (like Luna is XP's interface). You can find many Aero related things at Aero-Soft.com (sister to Aqua-Soft.org).

Unfortunately that level of transparency is not possible with the current ShapeShifter, which is a real shame because that's a nice variation.

I know what Aero is, which is why I don't understand how this theme is influenced by it. I fail to see any similarities apart from the widgets?

pyn · Nov 20, 2004, 08:44 PM

Glass � from Longhorn (DWM Active)
Black Gradients � Slate in Longhorn

Here is what a selected menu might look like, but I'm not very happy with this one

cmove · Nov 20, 2004, 08:50 PM

It's so nice please keep it up

pyn · Nov 20, 2004, 09:18 PM

My friend doesn't like very dark themes, so I made this lighter mockup.

Zimphire · Nov 20, 2004, 09:21 PM

The text needs to be black or at least a dark grey in that one.

CreepingDeth · Nov 20, 2004, 09:25 PM

I concur. It looks too flat. The window needs a bevel.

[Zimph get on iChat]

pyn · Nov 20, 2004, 09:44 PM

hrmmm.. This better?

Ice Spectre · Nov 20, 2004, 10:09 PM

Oh my ****ing god, this theme looks awesome.
The first variant is simply beautiful.
Someone has to help him... please?

CreepingDeth · Nov 20, 2004, 10:26 PM

Originally posted by pyn:
hrmmm.. This better?

Good, but I still think a decent window bevel is called for. And it really needs a different Apple menu cap. It looks to much like Xiap's theme (forgot the name of it)

pyn · Nov 20, 2004, 10:34 PM

? I got the curved cap idea from Royale Inspiriat (port by Makki) but amde it more curvy. And where are you talking about the bevel?

CreepingDeth · Nov 20, 2004, 10:36 PM

I'm not sure the kid fits in right now. Looks outa place.

A window bevel, like the one in the regular finder window. It looks very flat.

Tick · Nov 20, 2004, 11:39 PM

Very nice ideas here

Ji Eun · Nov 21, 2004, 12:05 AM

Originally posted by pyn:
I am reading about Themepark right now.

Here is a second variation. First one was Aero, now this is GlassAero.

And yes I am aware of gradients only in metal windows, other windows will not feature gradients. I am wondering if you can have a transparency entire window like below?

@siMac: M$ Longhorn features transparency w/ Desktop Window Manager turned on. Aero is also what you can call the entire new M$ interface (like Luna is XP's interface). You can find many Aero related things at Aero-Soft.com (sister to Aqua-Soft.org).

that's freakin' glorious.

rhythmicmoose · Nov 21, 2004, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by pyn:
hrmmm.. This better?

There! That slight bevel on the inactive tab would look good on the rest of the elements, methinks. Just make it so the light source is straight above (Apple style) and not at a 45 degree angle (Microsoft style).

Makki · Nov 21, 2004, 12:42 AM

Pyn your mockups look awesome man i am liking them and remember take peeps advice etc and consider it yes but remember the vision you had when you started this project and stay true to it man that is how you get a glorious theme.

Makki

MacMan4000 · Nov 21, 2004, 12:46 AM

please make this! I can help you If needed. PM me. I'll check back tomorrow morning, but then I have to work 12:30 to 5:30 eastern time, so if i don't respond right away don't be offended.

NetworkShadow · Nov 21, 2004, 12:49 AM

wow

the dark version rocks.

Zimphire · Nov 21, 2004, 12:58 AM

Originally posted by CreepingDeth:
I concur. It looks too flat. The window needs a bevel.

[Zimph get on iChat]

I am on AIM all the time man...

roosta · Nov 21, 2004, 02:35 AM

you're not working for hire here, design this theme as you think will look best and make you happiest.
personally i think the window is fine as it is, a bevel would take away from its elegance.

Makki · Nov 21, 2004, 03:04 AM

Ditto

SafariX · Nov 21, 2004, 03:17 AM

Must. Have.

mac15 · Nov 21, 2004, 04:55 AM

I have some glass photoshop styles if you want them

bluevertical · Nov 21, 2004, 06:23 AM

my 2 cents....
make it how you want...
don't worry about others...
stay true!

peace.
bv.

chezpaul · Nov 21, 2004, 06:54 AM

Yeah make it and don't listen too much.. they made it worst..

handras · Nov 21, 2004, 10:30 AM

Originally posted by pyn:
I am reading about Themepark right now.

Here is a second variation. First one was Aero, now this is GlassAero.

And yes I am aware of gradients only in metal windows, other windows will not feature gradients. I am wondering if you can have a transparency entire window like below?

@siMac: M$ Longhorn features transparency w/ Desktop Window Manager turned on. Aero is also what you can call the entire new M$ interface (like Luna is XP's interface). You can find many Aero related things at Aero-Soft.com (sister to Aqua-Soft.org).

OMG! It's beautiful!

siMac · Nov 21, 2004, 10:39 AM

Originally posted by pyn:
Glass � from Longhorn (DWM Active)
Black Gradients � Slate in Longhorn

OK, here's some screenshots to try to explain what I mean. Please, please, don't take my bringing this up again as criticism because it's not - I love what you've come up with, I just don't want a load of snivelling little Windows-monkeys unnecessarily mouthing off about how Mac users are trying to imitate M$.

Apple Motion (note: these windows are also transparent):

Your mockup:

Longhorn Slate:

These seemed to be the most reliable and most probably authentic Slate screenshots I could find. if you have better ones I'd love to see them. I hope you can see where I'm coming from.

pyn · Nov 21, 2004, 12:30 PM

My Photoshop style is slightly darker than the real Longhorn Slate. It's more similar to StefanKa's Photoshop style, but it darker and has a different angle of reflection. There are tons of Photoshop styles for glass and aero at Aero-Soft.com

Komisar · Nov 21, 2004, 01:39 PM

I love the darker one with the transparency

acronym16 · Nov 21, 2004, 01:56 PM

the first one, make the first one! its damn nice, breaks the mould for a black theme haveing to be pitch black. I don't think the transparency version works aswell and would just become annoying. Like everyone else said listen to what other people say but if you disagree don't do it, keep you're vision, thats what I'm doing with my icons. Then again no one seems to respond to that post the icon thread (at the end, I've updated the link btw, all advice will be apreciated)

Mighty_Mike_T · Nov 21, 2004, 03:52 PM

Very nice. I'd love to see this theme.