[catsank]

Will never sink and ever stink!

Thanks Tewksbury, It sometimes takes a complete nutter like
yourself to point the error of my ways - this thread I will now leave
well-alone as I have all Max's excellent themes in the past and your one ;)

[Spaztik]

You're an idiot Catsank...

[Maflynn]

Originally posted by catsank:

Naming conventions in sweden...

Whats up with that? Maybe I missed something in this long thread but I thought the discussion was on Max's new theme and not naming conventions?

Mike

[Patcarla]

Originally posted by mrtew:
I got you beat bro! I made 5 mods of your variant before you even finished it! :-]

LOL.

[Adam Betts]

catsank, just can it already. You're littering this thread.

[Zimphire]

Originally posted by mrtew:
Dude, you can probably stop with the Titantic stuff. I'm sure that no one else sees the humor, or thinks its a good idea.

Actually it was funny the first time..

But then the horse died, and he kept beating it.

[quandarry]

Originally posted by mrtew:
Dude, you can probably stop with the Titantic stuff. I'm sure that no one else sees the humor, or thinks its a good idea. That movie is considered quite 'lame' by the cool kids nowadays :-]

that's strange...i thought the titanic was a liner that sank in the north atlantic...


ps...if catsank bothers you guys so much why don't you guys just ignore him or do what underliner or whatever his name is and put him on your ignore list like he did with catsank and myself [like i care]...

[bbxstudio]

Originally posted by fireside:
i like smog.

and bbx i agree with you. there shouldnt be released "fixes" as you put it without the authors consent. i just dont see whats wrong with someone modding a theme for their own use. yes, i agree with the entire design vision, but for some people they just love a theme to death but dont really enjoy this small thing. does that mean they dont like the design vision? no, it means they just dont like a choice the author made. as long as they're not public, i dont see a problem with 'em. and, i do think there is a much closer relation to modding aqua and modding someone's theme than you think. oh well.

Agreed, brother Sometimes I may come across as an assh*le but it's never intentional.

[fireside]

Originally posted by bbxstudio:
Sometimes I may come across as an assh*le but it's never intentional.

Touch�

[Apfhex]

I think the brushed metal part might just be a little too bright for my taste, but otherwise it looks great (though all the bright colors do get distracting).

[Naz]

this is the first time trying a Custom GUI and this is amazing!

I'm on an old iMac 500

Will this work (look best) better on the G4?

[Adam Betts]

Originally posted by Naz:
Will this work (look best) better on the G4?

Why the hell would you think that?

x5

[mrtew]

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
Why the hell would you think that?

x5

Well, the answer is yes.... everything looks better on a flatscreen than on one of those CRT monitors that the old iMacs use. Obviously there are G4s that use them too, such as the eMac etc but those old iMac screens make everything look worse. Maybe you should just go all the way and get a G5!

[bOOzo]

For those of you who would like to use this theme on windows, there is now a well done port by KoL available. You can get it from here.

I'm also going to get started on the Graphite variation. I think I will go with Mac gurus suggestion and call it Smog, if I come up with a cool logo.

[TheIceMan]

Max, wow I think KoL did a good job porting it to Windows.

[Fat7at]

This theme just rocks great work , Is there a good Icons set that goes best with this? can someone link please.

[NetworkShadow]

Originally posted by TheIceMan:
Max, wow I think KoL did a good job porting it to Windows.

Still looks better on a Mac.

[bOOzo]

I supplied KoL with all my material + screenshots and I think that contributed a lot to the port and I think it's very accurate. I had to give him a few suggestions about minor details though.

About the icons set, I'm using the G5 set by iconfactory and it will work particularly well with the "Smog" variation.

[::maroma::]

Quick question:

Should my iTunes be matching the other brushed metal apps? I'm assuming not, since iTunes is a b!tch like that.

And if not, is there a fix for iTunes that will make it match, buttons and all? That would be sweet!

(Ok, that was two questions..)

[Cerbero]

Originally posted by ::maroma:::
Quick question:

Should my iTunes be matching the other brushed metal apps? I'm assuming not, since iTunes is a b!tch like that.

And if not, is there a fix for iTunes that will make it match, buttons and all? That would be sweet!

(Ok, that was two questions..)

iTunes doesn't use the proper OS X GUI elements, it has a custom interface, like QuickTime. I think an AA "skin" for iTunes would be hard to do, because, if I'm not mistaken, the background in iTunes has to be greyscaled, and since AA has a blueish tint, it wouldn't work out very good.

[unlinear]

I'm not crazy about this theme.. although it is very well crafted.

Or rather, I wasn't crazy. that's until I activated metalifizer.

The brushed version of Aluminum is gorgeous. I wish I could move the images to the 'normal' aqua for a custom version that's all 'brushed' AA style.

congrats, max. this is a winner.

[bbxstudio]

Originally posted by Cerbero:
iTunes doesn't use the proper OS X GUI elements, it has a custom interface, like QuickTime. I think an AA "skin" for iTunes would be hard to do, because, if I'm not mistaken, the background in iTunes has to be greyscaled, and since AA has a blueish tint, it wouldn't work out very good.

That grayscale thing is bullsh*t - I mean, in this day and age, how much are they really speeding things up by limiting those tiny ppats to 8-bit grayscale? True metal isn't actually grayscale, anyways. grumble. grumble.

[bOOzo]

Originally posted by bbxstudio:
That grayscale thing is bullsh*t - I mean, in this day and age, how much are they really speeding things up by limiting those tiny ppats to 8-bit grayscale? True metal isn't actually grayscale, anyways. grumble. grumble.

I actually tried making an iTunes skin yesterday, on top of the fact that the gradient has to be grayscale, I can't even make it bright enough to match the metal apps..

Btw, 1.0.1 is out. Check my homepage.

[Zimphire]

And it has already been XPinated.

[::maroma::]

Originally posted by bOOzo:
I actually tried making an iTunes skin yesterday, on top of the fact that the gradient has to be grayscale, I can't even make it bright enough to match the metal apps..

Btw, 1.0.1 is out. Check my homepage.

Thanks for the Smog version, it looks great! I also like the new desktop pics. The light ones really complement the theme well.

[KoL]

Originally posted by Zimphire:
And it has already been XPinated.

[img]http://screenshots.haque.net/screenshots/view/5876/screenshot-5876.jpg[img]

what happen to that screenshot it looks flipped


here's the a preview of the Windows XP version (msstyle) of A.A. - http://www.studiotwentyeight.com/tmp/AAPreview.png

and a winamp skin that match the theme - http://www.studiotwentyeight.com/tmp/AAwamp.png

[swiz]

Originally posted by KoL:
what happen to that screenshot it looks flipped


here's the a preview of the Windows XP version (msstyle) of A.A. - http://www.studiotwentyeight.com/tmp/AAPreview.png

and a winamp skin that match the theme - http://www.studiotwentyeight.com/tmp/AAwamp.png

Wow, from those screens I think it actually looks better on a PC. Awesome.

[bbxstudio]

Originally posted by KoL:
here's the a preview of the Windows XP version (msstyle) of A.A. - http://www.studiotwentyeight.com/tmp/AAPreview.png

Looks good - just out of curiosity, why MSstyle over Windowblinds? Also (I hate pointing these things out) you misspelled 'original' in the 'about' plaque (missing an 'i').

[honz]

Originally posted by swiz:
Wow, from those screens I think it actually looks better on a PC. Awesome.

Yep, I tried the theme on my mac and couldn't get used to it, but I love it on my pc. It's the first mac theme which feels better for me on Windows.

[KoL]

Originally posted by bbxstudio:
Looks good - just out of curiosity, why MSstyle over Windowblinds? Also (I hate pointing these things out) you misspelled 'original' in the 'about' plaque (missing an 'i').

well Im not the best person to awnser that question. My english is limited and I cant explain it well (my first language is spanish) Try asking in DT�, there are a lot of people that can explain it beter than me.

oops Im going to fix that, thanks

[Mediaman_12]

Originally posted by bbxstudio:
Looks good - just out of curiosity, why MSstyle over Windowblinds? Also (I hate pointing these things out) you misspelled 'original' in the 'about' plaque (missing an 'i').

It's probbaly beacuse with a small (free) OS patch any XP user can install a MSstyle format theme, where as if it was a windowblinds format theme then only people who have bought (and installed) WindowBlinds can use it.

[bOOzo]

Originally posted by Zimphire:
And it has already been XPinated.

That would be the official port by Kol, so no need to worry.
There will also be a Linux port in the works soon.

[Mike S.]

Originally posted by Mediaman_12:
It's probbaly beacuse with a small (free) OS patch any XP user can install a MSstyle format theme

Could you tell me where one would get this patch?

[Kujo]

only for sp1

http://www.qfrag.com/~kujo/PatchXP(uxthemeSP1).zip

[Mike S.]

Thank you, I'll try theming XP next time I'm on my PC.

[andretan]

I love Max's themes, but I have hesitated in installing Aluminum Alloy.

And like the few others here, I agree that AA looks better on the PC than in OS X.

My 2� worth:
I feel that the theme part for the menubar looks a little "crowded".

Other than that, I love the colors

Great job Max!

[mrtew]

Will this theme work on a PC running Windows 2000 NT? And is there a way to use it without haveing administrative privlidges? I want to use it at work but I don't know that much about M$ machines.... just that they're a pain!

[digitaljames]

Nope, XP only....Windowblinds themes will alter win2k but you may need admin rights to install it.

Originally posted by mrtew:
Will this theme work on a PC running Windows 2000 NT? And is there a way to use it without haveing administrative privlidges? I want to use it at work but I don't know that much about M$ machines.... just that they're a pain!

[Azzgunther]

Max you've gone and created my favorite theme here! There's only one thing I didn't care for: the claustrophobic feel of the toolbar. Amazing theme and NICE job with the load-pictures! Beautiful.

Also, thanks for the mod Spaztik. You took 98% perfect up to 100%

[Geobunny]

Originally posted by bbxstudio:
Also (I hate pointing these things out) you misspelled 'original' in the 'about' plaque (missing an 'i').

Had to look at that again, I missed it first time round...but this is probably why:

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.

[jerseyfreeze]

Originally posted by Geobunny:
Had to look at that again, I missed it first time round...but this is probably why:

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.

Those researchers should probably define what it means to "not matter." Sure, I could read what you wrote, but it took a lot longer than if you had spelled everything correctly. Plus, spelling matters for the same reason most of us attempt to speak in complete sentences: it prevents us from looking like idiots.

Regards,
a newspaper copy editor

[hyteckit]

OMG! This theme is sweet in Panther.



BIG PICTURE

[SomeToast]

Those darn buttons in the Calculator's "Advanced" mode!

You'd think they could have placed the graphic inside a standard button instead of making the entire button a graphic.

At least they're in a symmetrical arrangement.

[bOOzo]

Originally posted by SomeToast:
Those darn buttons in the Calculator's "Advanced" mode!

You'd think they could have placed the graphic inside a standard button instead of making the entire button a graphic.

At least they're in a symmetrical arrangement.

In Panther the Calculator uses specific metal (from the Extras.rsrc) buttons and just overlays the advanced sign (sin, cos and other). So that's an improvement.

[LeeG]

Originally posted by hyteckit:
OMG! This theme is sweet in Panther.



BIG PICTURE

Where did you get the seamless menubar version of aluminum alloy - I love this theme, but I would prefer the seamless menubar-

Lee

[bOOzo]

Originally posted by LeeG:
Where did you get the seamless menubar version of aluminum alloy - I love this theme, but I would prefer the seamless menubar-

Lee

Spaztik made a mod of AA, which you can grab from my forum.

[NetworkShadow]

Originally posted by LeeG:
Where did you get the seamless menubar version of aluminum alloy - I love this theme, but I would prefer the seamless menubar-

Lee

He siad he's runing it in Panther, It applies like that in Panther if you run it through ThemeFur. See:

[Crimson]

One minor gripe... Menu extras sport aqua-background, is there a way around this? Also a somewhat lesser one: the contectual menu has double-spacer due to added space on mine...

[bOOzo]

Originally posted by Crimson:
One minor gripe... Menu extras sport aqua-background, is there a way around this? Also a somewhat lesser one: the contectual menu has double-spacer due to added space on mine...

Log out and back in to fix the menu extras.
The double separators there is nothing I could do about, but I guess they might fix it in Panther since aqua uses separators in it.

[Crimson]

hehe, the logout(in trick was what I suspected... hmm... is there a way to remove the spacer from the theme altogether? it's a good one...