PC Magazine do it.., why wincustomize don't?

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not only PC Magazine have made something like a "Looking through our life" article every time they can, also other magazines have made this, so why Wincustomize hasn't made? We can have a little space (between the Sponsors and the Recent forum activity), in which we can show one of the first skins that came here on the beginnings of Wincustomize...

...my two cents.   

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i know that u will say, "Wincustomize is not a magazine...", but to me it's a good idea...
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Maybe call it: 'Back in the Day'...? 'Antique Showcase'?
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think it would be good. Certain skins were the first of their kind as it pertained to the development of Windowblinds and DesktopX advancing in what they can do and offer. I've gone back, looking at older skins that I could play with and see if I could update them. You go back to something like 'Trek Pad' that didn't even have the taskbar skinned and you realize how far it's come. The same could be said for cursors and iconpackages.

I think an occasional 'look back' would be interesting, with some input from the people who had to figure out the codes as things advanced.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
with some input from the people who had to figure out the codes as things advanced.


Now that would be really interesting! I remember trying to configure Hoverdesk with the original pixtudio suite*, and it whacked my brain. Never could get it to work right. Then took VB6 in 2002 at a tech school here and realized what all goes into a mod of any kind. You creators are amazing, when I think about the part of themes/skins that's in addition to 'just' the artwork. Took me a whole semester just to code a tic-tac-toe game!

*check out the suite, it's as full as Heavy Equipment! Yep, those were the days...
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I remember when Pixtudio was a Premium Skin  
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
u see? this and other skins from that time realy deserve a quote on the from page, if a admn. see this thread please let me know what u think about it!
 
 
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
A long while back I had brought up a Skinning Hall of Fame idea, But I didn't follow though with it.(got real busy with life and all)  
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I think it's a great idea, and would love to see members of the community write up their "skinning history" so to speak.  We have an article system here that is woefully underused.  This is exactly the sort of thing we'd love to see the community use that space for.

So I say go for it, write it up from your own perspective.  Give your own thoughts and insights on how you got started, what things were like "back in the day" and how they've changed since then.  I often feature good community articles on the front-page news, so it would most certainly get some attention!

 

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ok, i'll try to contact Treetog and make something like an interview about Pixtudio. Just a five questions interview i guess.   
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
...but Zoomba, this will go directly to the articles area or what?
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wow! Any comments from treetog would be great.
[...something about 'Overseer'Z, and that avatar is just scary... ]
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ah! but every week i would like to have some sugestions and see which skin i would choose to make the interview.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This is called 16 Volt by Ruinedinc. It was done sometime in 2001 I think.

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WindowBlinds, Winamp, EZpop, ColorPad, Coolplayer and Wallpaper in Screenshot.

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Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Screenshot looks as if it was just made not one that is six years old. I like it. Kudos to the author.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
eeeh, ok, i send an email to Treetog and i didn't get any answare.., maybe he thought it was a joke     ..., so maybe i should choose someone else..., any good idea?
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
...but Zoomba, this will go directly to the articles area or what?


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