Dark Lava V3 - WIP

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Dark Lava V3 - sneak preview

 

Hi,

I've been away for a while,working on a Firefox Theme "LavaFox V1"

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11861/

Now i'm updating my WB "Dark Lava" to version 3 (just started)

It'll be darker and more hot ;)

What i'm doing is porting the look of LavaFox into Dark Lava.

Found some facts that made me think about dark themes in general under WB.

I'm not sure now if it's possible to make a real dark theme in WB... I tried black background in win explorer,

but then the light-gray text becomes invisible under certain apps (that display white background).

The other thing i couldn't do is to animate the scrollbars and progressbar(as in LavaFox).

Firefox uses animated pngs as native format so anything (!) can be animated very nicely,

That will be the coolest feature for Stardock apps IMHO... (instead of filmstrip and frame count)

Anyway, i'd love to get some feedback and discuss the possibilities of dark themes in general.

Any feedback is very welcome.

Greetings.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

There is no way to make a 'true' dark theme in WB that is compatible with all apps.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

This is the first time viewing your blind in zoom mode and I think it's freekin' awesome. The skin has a textured 'feel' to it, I guess that's a good way to explain it. Anyway...I haven't seen FF yet but if this preview is any indication then......WOWSER! A keeper and then some. You rock dude.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: k5

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Please make a one for vista:drool: :grin:

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks Master vStyler, i suspected so...thanks for confirming!

Thanks Uvah for awsome feedback!

Koolet22, i've heared it looks great on Vista, please give it a try, i'll be happy to make the neccessary changes(if there are any :) , I actually skinned explorer 7 and 8 .. I should actually share this great tip for skinners - There is a portable collection of all internet explorer versions 1-8, it's called "internet explorer collection". So i skinned the new vista explorer (using xp). Anyway, please try it and let us know.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I actually skinned explorer 7 and 8 .. I should actually share this great tip for skinners - There is a portable collection of all internet explorer versions 1-8, it's called "internet explorer collection". So i skinned the new vista explorer (using xp). Anyway, please try it and let us know.
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So, if you're gonna share with us, how about a link?  o_O

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Sorry i forgot, had to search it again ... Here it is:

http://finalbuilds.edskes.net/iecollection.htm

 

Any feedback how it works on Vista so far?

( I'm on XP and loving it :)

I'm quite near releasing the new version,

would be nice to know...

Thanks anyway.

 

 

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Any feedback how it works on Vista so far?
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If you mean Dark Lava 2, It's working fine for me. Running it now. It has problems with IE7 though. :grin:

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh, and thanks for the link. :thumbsup:

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks for the feedback! What problems with IE7? Would you like to test Dark Lava V3 on Vista?

Welcome for the link!

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

What problems with IE7? Would you like to test Dark Lava V3 on Vista?
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Yes, I'll test for you, and send me an email and I will send you a screenshot of IE on Vista

 

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanx RedneckDude! I'm sending a PM.