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digitaljames · Aug 14, 2004, 07:42 PM

Preview of the Chosen OS - Inspirat theme I've been futzing around with.

I'm coming up blank on the Apple menu look......

Standard high contrast apple?

or

Something completely non-apple?

Thoughts everyone?

P.S. Remade the widgets from scratch to get rid of the artifacting from borrowed graphics.

justinp · Aug 14, 2004, 07:53 PM

How about the standard Apple shape, with the look of the widgets/pressed menubar state. When pressed it could switch to a 1px stroke (no antialiasing/pixel) with shadow, like the x - + widgets.

Komisar · Aug 14, 2004, 08:13 PM

Looks great digital james, im excited to see how it turns out!

cmove · Aug 14, 2004, 08:26 PM

I like with the button apple
You made some days ago please insert it for the graphite version.

rareflares · Aug 14, 2004, 08:26 PM

looks fantastic! not sure about what to do with the Apple logo though.

justinp · Aug 14, 2004, 08:38 PM

Meh, scratch the aliased Apple. It just looks bad.

SwarmyCurve · Aug 14, 2004, 08:54 PM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
Preview of the Chosen OS - Inspirat theme I've been futzing around with.

I'm coming up blank on the Apple menu look......

Standard high contrast apple?

or

Something completely non-apple?

Thoughts everyone?

P.S. Remade the widgets from scratch to get rid of the artifacting from borrowed graphics.

Wow, this looks gorgeous - and no friggin' Tiger highlight caps!

I would stick with an Apple icon for the Apple Menu.

I would sure hope you can release this. (and soon!)

philcozz · Aug 14, 2004, 09:43 PM

Looks very nice, and I too recommend sticking with some sort of apple for the menu.

cube3 · Aug 14, 2004, 10:07 PM

looks juicy dj

ARENA · Aug 14, 2004, 10:47 PM

It looks beautiful. About the apple i'd say do it in the style of the widgets ore replace it with the appe text in a button.

codywalton · Aug 14, 2004, 10:53 PM

those high-gloss widgets are killer! keep it up.

digitaljames · Aug 14, 2004, 11:20 PM

HIghlight on the finder buttons or no?

fireside · Aug 14, 2004, 11:27 PM

those widgets are ugly.

digitaljames · Aug 14, 2004, 11:30 PM

Originally posted by fireside:
those widgets are ugly.

Ok...that cuts it! You are now my jailhouse b*tch and I will rent you out for cigarettes....

Anyone wanna have 10 minutes with my b*tch?

Dave-o� · Aug 14, 2004, 11:32 PM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
HIghlight on the finder buttons or no?

Dunno.. Could i please see a complete window? it's hard to make that call with the preview image you provided. My guess is that 'No' to the highlights...

Solid start to an awesome theme..

Edit: duh, i just looked up in the thread and saw the non-highlight version or subtle version. I would have to say that is my choice.. It doesn't take away from the widgets and i think they are the strongest visual element to the theme, so why not showcase them.

SwarmyCurve · Aug 14, 2004, 11:48 PM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
HIghlight on the finder buttons or no?

I say: NO!

Looks much more refined without the harsh highlight effect.

CreepingDeth · Aug 15, 2004, 12:34 AM

The stuff on the Finder buttons looks like Windows XP-ish stuff. Redo those. Looks fine to me.

ARENA · Aug 15, 2004, 12:40 AM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
HIghlight on the finder buttons or no?

no.

cmove · Aug 15, 2004, 12:41 AM

Yes
Make two variations

NetworkShadow · Aug 15, 2004, 01:05 AM

Great looking! And no Tiger menubar.

ambush · Aug 15, 2004, 01:14 AM

where is the dl link

Gerrit Vanoppen · Aug 15, 2004, 01:22 AM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
HIghlight on the finder buttons or no?

The original Chosen OS black-silver-white glow doesn't fit your menubar/finder window, so a change might be good - even if it isn't the one you're proposing now. Perhaps I'd take the menubar as a start. Just my 2 eurocents.

fireside · Aug 15, 2004, 01:58 AM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
Ok...that cuts it! You are now my jailhouse b*tch and I will rent you out for cigarettes....

Anyone wanna have 10 minutes with my b*tch?

you pedophile!

ps: you should make the window selector thing-a-ma-jig that same style of the border of the ugly widgets. like, flat on top, curved on the bottom.

wibs · Aug 15, 2004, 02:18 AM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
HIghlight on the finder buttons or no?

nope, keep them how they were. this mod is looking pretty sexy, good work

Seph · Aug 15, 2004, 06:13 AM

Yes

!!!

I would say go something non apple for the apple menu, after all it is a Longhorn inspiriat theme

At last we will be able to have an inspiriat version of this theme

Great work as always DJ

Frisbee · Aug 15, 2004, 09:40 AM

KEEP THE SHINY BUTTONS! Do it to all the buttons!

Twister · Aug 15, 2004, 10:41 AM

I think it looks amazing the way it is. Love the current apple menu apple too. I'm not a fan on 'other' things in the apple menu.

codywalton · Aug 15, 2004, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by Frisbee:
KEEP THE SHINY BUTTONS! Do it to all the buttons!

I agree. The gloss is the best part of your mockup.

Dave-o� · Aug 15, 2004, 02:19 PM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
Ok...that cuts it! You are now my jailhouse b*tch and I will rent you out for cigarettes....

Anyone wanna have 10 minutes with my b*tch?

Sure DJ, but is it okay if it's for my dog?

digitaljames · Aug 15, 2004, 02:25 PM

Progress shot of the *gloss* variant. The apple menu is mainly for Cmove....

Twister · Aug 15, 2004, 02:59 PM

Love the apple menu!!

cmove · Aug 15, 2004, 03:01 PM

Nice Apple menu

fireside · Aug 15, 2004, 03:29 PM

this theme has gone from bad to horrible.

ps: "Inspirat" isn't a word.

Mike S. · Aug 15, 2004, 04:18 PM

I like what I'm seeing but that Tiger style end cap looks rather... large.

Will there be a Panther style menu bar? Is this theme a long ways off or a quickie since it's a mod? In other words, any E.T.A.?

as2 · Aug 15, 2004, 04:22 PM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
Progress shot of the *gloss* variant. The apple menu is mainly for Cmove....

Ditch Tiger the endcaps... they look f-ugly

Apart from that, love it!

digitaljames · Aug 15, 2004, 04:36 PM

There is no Tiger style with this theme. The gloss variant looks like Max's OS XP themes...what is a "panther style menu bar"....if you mean one without any extras, and just an apple then yes. No, there's not an ETA....

Mike S. · Aug 15, 2004, 05:39 PM

A "Tiger style" bar is one that has that big, XP-like button design to the Apple menu. A "Panther style" bar is one that lacks it; looks like the very first picture you posted.

I don't even know if "Tiger style" is accurate seeing as I don't recall seeing a Tiger screen that had that end cap around the Apple menu, it's only for the Spotlight search but themers have started putting it on both ends and calling it "Tiger style" so I guess I picked it up from there...

wibs · Aug 15, 2004, 06:26 PM

Originally posted by Mike S.:
A "Tiger style" bar is one that has that big, XP-like button design to the Apple menu.

that's the best description of it I've seen so far. just think, only a few short months until 10.4 comes out and then everyone will be trying to get away from it's XP-hax0r look as fast as they can.

woo, post #400. in forum years, i think i'm now a pre-teen!

darkcore · Aug 15, 2004, 09:43 PM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
Preview of the Chosen OS - Inspirat theme I've been futzing around with.

<image snipped>

I'm coming up blank on the Apple menu look......

Standard high contrast apple?

or

Something completely non-apple?

Thoughts everyone?

P.S. Remade the widgets from scratch to get rid of the artifacting from borrowed graphics.

I see the apple menu icon being the same size/shape as the normal aqua apple, except it would be filled with the same gradient you're using for the selected menu items/widgets

digitaljames · Aug 15, 2004, 09:48 PM

Originally posted by darkcore:
I see the apple menu icon being the same size/shape as the normal aqua apple, except it would be filled with the same gradient you're using for the selected menu items/widgets

I tried that and it looked like crap since the apple is so small.....

Dave-o� · Aug 15, 2004, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
Progress shot of the *gloss* variant. The apple menu is mainly for Cmove....

I like the Apple Menu DJ

Designer Nit-Picky: Watch the spacing between the Apple Menu Bevel and the next column [Finder]

Twister · Aug 16, 2004, 10:19 AM

Need a beta tester?

justinp · Aug 16, 2004, 11:29 AM

Did you ever figure out the metal window bevel that was giving you fits?

underwood · Aug 16, 2004, 11:38 AM

please make a full itunes skin, however impossible it is?

unlinear · Aug 16, 2004, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
Progress shot of the *gloss* variant. The apple menu is mainly for Cmove....

the apple menu looks out of place-- its a diff gradient than that on the menu + the window widgets. why not use the same all over?
also, i'm a fan of a small simple apple icon vs a 'button'. to hell with the widgets' windows origins =)

also-- i hope you're aware that the majority has joined cmove's side in wanting the gloss variant =)

NetworkShadow · Aug 16, 2004, 02:35 PM

Originally posted by unlinear:
the apple menu looks out of place-- its a diff gradient than that on the menu + the window widgets. why not use the same all over?
also, i'm a fan of a small simple apple icon vs a 'button'. to hell with the widgets' windows origins =)

also-- i hope you're aware that the majority has joined cmove's side in wanting the gloss variant =)

I agree, the Apple menu looks like it's pulled from another theme or something. Doesn't match, it's too rounded. It's a little too XP looking also. The active menu state is also out of place, I'd mach everything to the widgets or the finder buttons.

ender2002 · 06:29 PM

I think it should look somewhere around the lines of this:

edit: tightened applemenu

NetworkShadow · Aug 16, 2004, 07:36 PM

Originally posted by ender2002:
I think it should look somewhere around the lines of this:

edit: tightened applemenu

unlinear · Aug 16, 2004, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by ender2002:
I think it should look somewhere around the lines of this:

edit: tightened applemenu

i did like the lighter widgets though.. maybe the darker widgets as click-state?

fireside · Aug 16, 2004, 07:44 PM

Originally posted by ender2002:
I think it should look somewhere around the lines of this:

edit: tightened applemenu

i think it'd look better of the root menu item selector gradient was the same as all the other gradient instead of the flat grey.