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Naked - [Noir] WB - WIP

Naked - [Noir] WB - WIP

Strip it... Strip it good

After seeing the popularity of transparent themes in the past few months I thought it was time for me to put my own version of the concept together. Hopefully I can do it justice, and provide a high quality Master skin with my own take on it.

The basic concept is a stripped down, very transparent, very fast WB that is perfect for screenshotting and showcasing wallpapers

There will be zero bevels or gradients, all the buttons will be flat and designed to be more like a touch screen interface.

It will have a white text and black text start menu substyle for use with light or dark wallpapers.

Heres a small screeny of what I have after a couple of days, I'll try to expose more as I strip it down. :hot:

 

I hope everyone can get Naked soon :P

 

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Reply #51 Top

All Glass Firefox

 

Tried it.. just made everything black on my firefox.. is there a trick? :-|

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The thread describes any caveats.  Apparently, there are one or two firefox addons that can break it.  And you have to be using the Firefox 3, 32 bit branch.  3.5 doesn't work yet I don't think, and it doesn't support the 64 bit Firefox. 

Let me know what you find out as I have never had it not work just right out of the box.

Reply #53 Top

Quoting vStyler, reply 24

So, because I'm a mod I'm only allowed to give praise and glory?
 

No your welcome to your opinion, Just came off badly Imo and I wasn't the only person to think that...far from.

I'm still waiting to hear from you what prompted you to say it 'looked like' a Vista clone.

..but frankly it doesn't matter to me what you think as I hold little to zero faith in your judgement.

See... with that last line you'll be waiting very long. I won't drop to that low a level - just to justify an opinion.
(Last post from me in this thread.)

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Reply #54 Top

Quoting vStyler, reply 21
Thanks everyone, I'll try not to disappoint 


One question though, will it feature full transparency like this beauty?
SkyDXT - I've yet to venture into Vista (shown in that screenshot) with this theme... but everything that can be glassed... will be.

There are a few additional things that the user has to do to get that particular look and I don't like to make folks take additional steps to obtain a look with my themes. In addition to that I'd like to keep it as usuable as possible.

However it turns out, hopefully it'll be classy looking.

Well I'm currently using this style and from what I understand these extra steps are not neccessary for a WB to reach full transparency. Everything that is inside the window frames is completely made glass by WB alone, he only used the help of the native AERO engine to get a seamless flow between frame and inside while using the default AERO Stream.

Anyway I'm happy about your statement that you will try to make everything glassed, it always bothered me on most skins that I could set the frame and explorer bg to glass but the address and "command" bar where still opaque.

 

Keep up the awesome work! ^_^

Reply #55 Top

See... with that last line you'll be waiting very long.

Fine by me, had the first critique been anywhere near accurate I would have addressed it appropriately.

Reply #56 Top

The commandbar will be trans... the address bar.. ive had issues with making it trans in past themes... but we'll see.

Reply #57 Top

That's how it gets done :w00t:

Best leave it in the CHAMP's hand :thumbsup:

 

Reply #58 Top

Kinda reminds me of the wb Solarion. Not the shape but of the tranparency.

Can't wait \o/

Reply #59 Top

I'll get these over to v tomorrow night and he can pass them along.

:D

looks great...thanks.... :thumbsup:

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Quoting Snowman, reply 15
I see nothing new here.... far from.
Looks pretty much like the multitude of "Vista glass" clones allready available.

I too got the initial impression that it was another vista clone. Reminds me of Aero Frost. Looks nice, though.

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Well Brysgirl, as I told Snowy, you'll see upon release, color aside, this will hold no resemblance to either.

I know this.. cos I made Aero Frost and have made 6 full Vista clones for Stardock also. Ive probably made more 'real' (not reused images, all from scratch, interpretations) Vista clones than anyone and I can assure you, short of being transparent, every element of this theme is and will be different than any Vista clone.

 

Thanks for your nice comment.

 

Stay tuned.  :)

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Reply #62 Top

Stay tuned.

Will do. I'm sure it will be worth waiting for. You do good work.  |-)

Reply #63 Top

While i am not into the full glass looking themes this does nothing to detract from the outstanding quality and talent that is a hallmark of all your work john. This theme will definately be a winner for those who like this look. Superb work mate :)

Reply #64 Top

Thanks everyone... :)

 

Xp is naked...left laying on the bed feeling violated... Time to move on and strip Vista down!

 

Im so bad }:)

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Were you able to get the Glass Firefox working, amigo?  :)

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v's famous...someone has gotten a whiff of this thread and published. It's a rip!

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Were you able to get the Glass Firefox working, amigo?

 

No I couldn't, Ill try mess with it some more when I'm done.

 

Doc, you are correct.. Im ripping... ripping pixels off Vista as we speak.! :w00t: }:)

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Xp is naked...left laying on the bed feeling violated...

I don't even want to know what you did with the mouse.:blush:

Reply #69 Top

Nice wb, stay tuned! B)

..widgyes..wip

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One question though, will it feature full transparency like this beauty?

http://fediafedia.deviantart.com/art/Glass-for-Vista-WB-102838445

 

For Vstyler and others, I solved the problem wherein setting the explorer backgrounds to 100% transparent (or 0% solid/opaque if you prefer) causes an empty explorer folder's background to go solid black.

Turns out that taking the slider all the way to the left gives WindowBlinds a headache, but all you have to do is click on the slider widget and hit the right arrow key on your keyboard once.  It won't even cause the widget to move visibly (you can check your input by hitting hit a couple more times, to see it move a nudge).

This sets the background to a fraction of a percent solid, which, although NOT noticeable visibly, does stop WindowBlinds from getting a headache from the technique (probably by thwarting a divide by 0 error or something similar).  So this simple tweak gives perfect results and no bug.

Now I am looking forward to the Naked WB release even more.  :grin:

 

 

Reply #71 Top

bilbo! Really great! Love that....looks really well done  :thumbsup:

v...keep rippinem! XD

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Excalpius - Thats good to know.... However.. Due to WB's limitations in some Vista sections I dont think im going to go for completely clear windows... for one.. Maxed windows dont support trans... so going from a completely trans window to a completely opaque one, for me.. is unnacceptable. Ill probably make the windows white, perhaps pinstriped and leave the window background settings to the per user. Folks can adjust that themselves like you said with WBcfg.

 

Another problem is the search box, using a translucent image there leads to having a box within the box and looks like pure hell. Its just not supported. You'll notice that other theme doesnt have a trans. search box in start menu.

In using the theme u referred to the search\url box was buggy as hell and not something I can feel good releasing to the public especially in a pay theme.

Next problem is the command bar.. it doesnt have an inactive state.. so there is no way to make the entire window look correct as one piece, active and inactive.

Another problem is the header bars.. they don't seem to want to play nice, when transparent.... for different states.

Lastly, as if the other stuff wasnt enough the Nav. pane and favs area on left will not support trans. so unless its hidden (and I assume most people dont hide it, I know I dont.) then it throws another wrench in the fully trans. window idea.

 

What I will try to do is make a full flass frame\toolbar and do the conventional thing elsewhere while still keeping it as minimal as i can.

 

Bilbo.. lookin good buddy :thumbsup:

 

Edit, dont ask me why that paragraph up top is a link, i didn't intend it. X-(

Reply #75 Top

Man....this will make a great Winstep theme as well! Can't wait for the release V! :thumbsup: