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Originally posted by Rolando
Hate the font, nice skin.

Ok, everybody hated the font =P

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Originally posted by vaccination
Change the font, jesus christ...

EDIT: Good man..

Yeah the font is the only thing I would say is bad. The design is really nice though. Ive never really liked the dashboard at the bottom, it doesn't really flow the way most windows are where main controls are all at the top.

I'd say use a font like Helvetica Neue. It would suit the clean style of the skin.
Thanks for the suggestion =P, will add it.

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Change the DP borders, and it'll all be good. ;) :P
Next step... want to see if I can also add the animations.

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I really like it but i have a problem im using tab chats and there is the blue colour where is files etc would it be possible to change this colour so that it fits to the others (like it was in MSN 8,5)
I think yes... Will check =)

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Originally posted by Menthix
Looks very nice, and there seems to be a big demand for dark skins.

I wouldn't go with that font by default though, too hard to read. May be better without italics.
It is an Italics-only font =/, and I will add more fonts =P. It was the first that looked nice to me... anyways, you all will have a good number of fonts to choose. Btw, it isn't turned on by default.

And yeah, people want dark skins because of that black-into-red problem I think.

Thanks everybody for the comments! =)
Will change somethinfs now and then show it here.

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Available fonts:
  • Aerovias Brasil NF
  • Drummon Narrow
  • Drummon
  • Helvetica 45 Light
  • Helvetica Neue
  • Speedbal No1 NF

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RE: [Preview] Codename "The Favourite - Dark"
Cant wait for it i know it will be my favorite skin hope you will release it soon!
04-11-2009 09:26 AM
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RE: RE: [Preview] Codename "The Favourite - Dark"
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It is an Italics-only font =/, and I will add more fonts =P. It was the first that looked nice to me... anyways, you all will have a good number of fonts to choose. Btw, it isn't turned on by default.

And yeah, people want dark skins because of that black-into-red problem I think.

Thanks everybody for the comments! =)
Will change somethinfs now and then show it here.

Update:
Available fonts:
  • Aerovias Brasil NF
  • Drummon Narrow
  • Drummon
  • Helvetica 45 Light
  • Helvetica Neue
  • Speedbal No1 NF


I can suggest the 'Monotype Corsiva' font, it looks kinda old but nice :P
04-11-2009 09:32 AM
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And yeah, people want dark skins because of that black-into-red problem I think.


Yeah dark skins aren't too easy to work with, especially when some text colors can't be changed. I've been working on a dark skin as well and have had to go with a bit of trickery to get it happening.

Thankfully the black to red thing only happens with images. If you use colors they work properly (which is a bit weird).
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O.P. RE: [Preview] Codename "The Favourite - Dark"
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Cant wait for it i know it will be my favorite skin hope you will release it soon!
Nice =P, and yes, I will release it soon.

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I can suggest the 'Monotype Corsiva' font, it looks kinda old but nice :P
LOL, I had forgotten about Monotype Corsiva =P, I've used that font for ages, like in MSN Messenger 6.1. Thanks for the suggestion =)

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Thankfully the black to red thing only happens with images. If you use colors they work properly (which is a bit weird).
Yeah... already saw that...

P.S.: But dark images seem to colorize well to black:
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RE: [Preview] Codename "The Favourite - Dark"
A skin as have the ability to change font is someting extra to me... I just had to say it xD

And I came up with a another idea. Maybe make a function as makes it possible for skin users to change the font by importing .ttf files into the skin. By that, you can change to which font you want =D
Idk if thats even possible but it would be a nice thing, just an help idea :P
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And I came up with a another idea. Maybe make a function as makes it possible for skin users to change the font by importing .ttf files into the skin. By that, you can change to which font you want =D
Idk if thats even possible but it would be a nice thing, just an help idea :P
Hadn't thought about that... Anyways, don't thing that would be possible, as it is needed to declare the font with it's name in the SkinInfo =/
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Hadn't thought about that... Anyways, don't thing that would be possible, as it is needed to declare the font with it's name in the SkinInfo =/
oh ok, but still nice that you are able to change the font anyway =)
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RE: [Preview] Codename "The Favourite - Dark"
Really nice! Do you have any idea when you gonna release it :)?

Edit: I really Like the negative colored icons to :P

This post was edited on 04-11-2009 at 05:59 PM by IA015.
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