I would value TSF's opinion regardless of how it is said and where.

mebion...I think I answered in another thread:

Open Impulse.

Click on the left orb (lightning orb) and select 'change logon'

then, examine logon name and password. type in your name/password if incorrect and 'ok'

then click again on the orb and update. If it still doesn't appear, right click on mycolors and check if installed properly.

If it is and ankh doesn't appear, open a ticket with stardock support. If not installed peoperlt answer appears, update and recheck. If still not installed properly (you will have to reboot after the prior step), uninstall it through Impule and reinstall (the usual proviso about firewalls and antivirals) and reboot.

If it still doesn't appear, you'll have to talk with sd support.

 

There's something to be said about consistency. If you're going to use the blue gems from the windows and start menu on the start button keep them the same size. This will create a more unified look to the theme.

 

The Ankh itself looks odd to me. It uses a gold that hasn't been seen on the theme and looks rendered and more like a clay sculpture (the way its uneven) than a symbol of power. It also doesn't have the same crisp and clean look that the theme has so to me it looks out of place.

You're pretty clearly stating that the skindesign is "wrong". It's more than just an opinion.

Good on you.

Ah, there we go... When all else fail, we can always resort to namecalling.

 

Lasse: Did you do the King Tut icon from scratch?

I think it's wonderful work! I just wish they had given us the unencrypted version so that we could make widgets and such (since it came with none). I truely think it's great just the way it is!!

Spot on, RedBuzzard.  I totally agree.

wow....i like this...very nice

/shakes head again

 

Well, having gotten through all the kindergarten back-and-forth above, let me tell you something. I absolutely love this Ankh thing. I've been studying ancient Egypt for many years, especially the 18th Dynasty, and this representation from the tome of Tutankhamen is just beautiful. Even his cartouche is right on correct. Yes, the whirling ankh needs to be fixed - maybe shape like a real ankh - but other than that, this is my absolute favorite My Color. It's very well done, and just about as authentic as any of the paintings I've seen inside his tomb. KUDOS!! (And please don't be mean with each other - people out in the world are mean enough to us as it is; we need to be helpful and kind to our own. Thanx for the terrific theme1

While it is very nice, for me, it's like all the other MyColors themes. I use it for about an hour then switch back to my own.

This is a matter of taste, as I alluded to previously. I prefer the more traditional Ankh, but that's only my taste. The only real time I'd use the theme is around Passover...and I'll probably 'shop' Moses onto the wall...from "The Ten Commandments"...scenes of my people "gittin' outta town" while the gittin' was good! 

Overall a beautiful Theme, and my thanks to The Skins Factory (once again) for a gorgeous Media Player Theme (Take a look at Alien, those of you who haven't yet...most stunning wmp skin ever!).

You mean our Alienware Invader Windows Media Player skin.

 

Nods in agreement.

Lasse....You did a great job on this skin! And for free at that! 

Sorry. Correct.

 

Y'know? It's only a skin. You like it? Get it. I did. It's a great job...and free at that!

You don't like it. Forget it and move on. What pettiness. No one can reconciate? Really.

 Best WMP skin ever,imo. Speaking of which,I lost mine in my OS reinstall and now it appears to no longer be available on the TSF site.  The "Download" button is greyed out. Am I just missing it or is it no longer downloadable.  Say it ain't so!

I stopped offering it after Alienware took down our logo off their site

At 50-60 MB I'm not supporting them if they aren't supporting us. Simple economics. I think you can still get it from their site though.

At the risk of sounding like an "arrogant prick" it is by far the best media player ever created. I posted an HD video of it on our YouTube channel. You have to click the HD button to see it and turn up your speakers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjeERptzg20&feature=channel_page

I just wish I knew what was causing the "all white taskbar" on my Vista machine.

Other than that, it's very well done.

Oh, and what's the deal with the "taskbarhorzcrack.tga"?

That was pretty impressive, Jeff.  I have a question about TSF skins.  Do you have anything a little more...elegant? Not necessarily girly, but a touch on the feminine side?  Everything I've seen so far would really appeal to a guys guy, or even my daughter who is a guys' kind of girl (loves the idea of outer space, plays a lot of video games, football games, fishing, etc.), but I'm more of a traditional lady and like things a little bit more on the "pretty" side...doesn't all have to be girly, but a little less "left brain."  Example would be Stardock's Dragon theme (not exactly feminine, but there is that lovely Emerald start button.)  I'd hate to have to wait until you're daughter grew up and took over the company before I experienced Hyperdesk.

We've often addressed the female gender in our themes.

 

The Bionic Dot had a pink and purple skin: http://www.theskinsfactory.com/newsfadmin/files/89view4.gif

The Need for Speed has a pink one too: http://www.theskinsfactory.com/newsfadmin/files/84view3.gif

There are others.

 

For Hyperdesk we started out with what we knew would be popular on a broader scale but we're definitely going to start doing some that are more for both genders. I guess theme wise WALL-E's EVE theme is fairly gender neutral: http://www.hyperdesk.com/product_details.php?p=32 

 

Solar Flare could go either way: http://www.hyperdesk.com/product_details.php?p=9

We're going to work on it though. We've talked about doing DarkMatter in pink, silver and black

screenshot looks like a fine skin...my only niggle is the text shadowing on the titlebar. Best my colors skin I have seen in a wile. (I wouldnt know ankh from an ankle bracelet so I have no opinion on that)

So have we decided who has the biggest.....brush.....yet. 

For my purposes and at the present time, Stardock.  More skins, more diversity in style, MOST of the time there's the option of personalizing/customizing/altering (with the exception of encrypted skins...I know, I'm a big cry baby, but I'm new at skinning, and there is nothing for me to learn from encrypted skins), and there's this wonderful group of skinners to help me along the learning journey.

TSF has outstanding skins for the market demographic they are catering to.  I just don't happen to be in that demographic (I'm a middle-aged female dork, not a young male geek).

"So have we decided who....."    Only thing I know for sure is "It ain't me babe, no no no, it ain't me babe..." :LOL: