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[Preview] My half-finished skin by Nagamasa on 04-08-2008 at 05:14 AM

I know my skins aren't nearly as popular as Willz (Like, who cares about my skins? :P), but here's half the skin that I'm making. The real part is being stuffed in soon, but its under development. Feature bloating should be a part of this skin (I make it seem like a bad thing :P), and colorization might come too (I've played around with colorization before, so it shouldn't be too bad).

So, "What's the name of skin?" you might ask. It's a secret, since that's what the main feature is. If I've already told you, then shhhhh.

How long is it gonna take me to finish? Well, it's up to my teachers. However much homework they give.

[Image: capturedm7.jpg]
[Image: capturelv2.jpg]

RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by Aardvark on 04-08-2008 at 06:03 AM

I like it. It gives the feel it's very "flat" if you know what I mean (just looking around the edges of the windows might explain what I mean). Looking forward to further improvements. :)

RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by matty on 04-08-2008 at 10:39 AM

Appears to be a skin I would actually use. I don't really like Willz's skins, don't get me wrong he does an amazing job but I am a huge fan of simplicity.

RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by Spunky on 04-08-2008 at 11:36 AM

quote:
Originally posted by matty
I don't really like Willz's skins

I just don't like things like the list of contacts, how they are all "embossed"

Nice skin by the looks of it...

Is it gonna be called "Aero Messenger"? ;) lol
RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by matty on 04-08-2008 at 01:24 PM

Will we be able to change the colour of the gradient?

RE: RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by vikke on 04-08-2008 at 03:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by matty
Will we be able to change the colour of the gradient?
The built-in colorization-function should work, but I don't know if he will include other "themes" accessible from the settings-window.
RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by warmth on 04-08-2008 at 07:28 PM

I wanna see some SS with colorized effect on :P!!!

UPDATE & SUGGESTION: a good option for this skin will be a flip down bg option... to see the gradient in the inverse way... :$

RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by Nagamasa on 04-08-2008 at 09:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by warmth
UPDATE & SUGGESTION: a good option for this skin will be a flip down bg option... to see the gradient in the inverse way... :$
lol will do :)
quote:
Originally posted by matty
Will we be able to change the colour of the gradient?
Yes you should be able to.
quote:
Originally posted by SpunkyLoveMuff
Is it gonna be called "Aero Messenger"? ;) lol
No it's not. It's got nothing to do with Aero.

Thanks for the feedback everyone :)
RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by Chunk1993 on 04-08-2008 at 10:02 PM

Id love to use this skin :)

RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by blessedguy on 04-08-2008 at 11:50 PM

I'd use it!
(for a short period...I'm already building Aurora Live 1.11 Private Beta 1 for my friends, and there are many thingas i want to do yet...althoug many of them are in the v1.10 that will soon be in the database...depending on how much will menthix take to read my update submission!)

BUT..please!
1. Remove the search bar!!!
2. Put a dashboard bg there! (or at least an option to have...or many...me for example...use 6 different ones)
3. Use a better Contact Search border! ( [Image: rbyb0.png] )
4. Change that purple button
5. Tell us the name of it! =)

RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by Nagamasa on 04-09-2008 at 05:42 AM

quote:
Originally posted by blessedguy
4. Change that purple button
The purple button was there to create the intended feel of the "main" thing. But seeing that I added a few more of those throughout the skin, I think I'm probably leaving as the "normal" ones. :P
quote:
Originally posted by blessedguy
1. Remove the search bar!!!
Like I said, this is going to be a feature-bloat skin. If that's not included, then what is?
quote:
Originally posted by blessedguy
Use a better Contact Search border!
Does it really need to be changed? It looks fine right now to me :)
quote:
Originally posted by blessedguy
2. Put a dashboard bg there! (or at least an option to have...or many...me for example...use 6 different ones)
You mean dashboard as in where the mail button and stuff go? If you do, then... I'm purposely leaving like this, a "one piece" background, so the gradient comes out more "gradienty" and less lines everywhere (aka why there isn't any borders except around the infobox).
RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by blessedguy on 04-09-2008 at 05:20 PM

welll...I'll leave it your way.
i am always "=D" when i can give my opinion about other's skins.

I'll do the following...wait until it is released, then download it and change it (for personal use only!! of course it won't go anywere excpt for my pc) to my way if i dislike it...

good luck with it!!

RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by Shiny Rabbit on 04-09-2008 at 08:38 PM

that doesn't look too shabby, i may use it if i get tired of WAM

RE: [Preview] My half-finished skin by Voldemort on 04-09-2008 at 08:46 PM

the skin is nice but that gradient is horrible :p