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Miricla & Tinted: WIP

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Miricla & Tinted: WIP

His 'n Hers Blinds

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I recently began work on a new WindowBlind I am calling 'Miricla.' This is a skin that I am making specifically for my wife, Brysgirl. She has not been able to find that 'perfect skin' yet, so I am creating it for her.

It is primarily blue in color and quite glassy. I chose the blue color because I just couldn't bring myself to work with pink. This skin is a recolorers dream, and looks good however you set the color slider in the config settings.

When I complete Miricla, I will begin work on 'Tinted,' which will be essentially identical in most ways to Miricla, just with dark glass rather than blue. Also, the Tinted WB will be made to match the ObjectDock backgrounds I have already created of the same name.

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

But must have a "Send HG free pizza" button to be perfect.

Is this good enough?

 

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looks better :sun:

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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looks better

Thanks! :)

Just decided last night that I'm going to rework the window frames and probably the window close buttons. Now that I think about it, those frames don't (entirely) match where I'm going with the skin. But hey, that's what the development stage is for, right?

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

She's my main (and only) tester right now. She's testing it on XP while I use it on Vista.

Quoting myself here to correct myself:

My wife is not the only tester. Z71 is also helping me along. :)

Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looks awesome, Mg!!! :grin:   5*  

Brysgirl, you're one lucky lady :star:  

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

And this is the Hers? I love it!  :grin: 5*

Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top

And this is the Hers? I love it!

Yeah, she wanted something pink. I refused to work in pink. I just couldn't do it. X| Sooooo... the alternative was to build something that recolors well. :star:

Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Start menu is completely finished, including log off buttons! \o/

Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looks fantastic, Brian!!!  Keep up the hard work, sir! 5*   :w00t:  

Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top

blend modes are SO important.

Now John...stop giving all the best tricks away.

JK...he and I have been telling people for a long time...get away from default PS bevels...it makes a huge difference.

 

That start menu looks tons better now.

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 

blend modes are SO important.
get away from default PS bevels...it makes a huge difference.

Yeah, that was a good tip. I primarily design for print, and for what I do there, blend mode variations are second nature to me. I guess I need to transfer that to gui design, too.

That start menu looks tons better now.

Thanks! I guess you can call this whole skin a gift to my wife, and so I'd want to give her the best possible. Thanks for the help & guidance v & ir! :)

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Reworked the window frames and window buttons...

Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Beautiful :thumbsup: . When will it be ready?:drool:

Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Deea19, reply 14
Beautiful . When will it be ready?

Now that I've got most of the "easy" stuff done, it's on to the more tedious work. X| Not the mention the minor differences that'll need to be made for it to work across the 3 OS's.

I'd say probably a couple of weeks. Depends on how much free time I get. :w00t:

Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 Couple of weeks *_*   ? I should better start counting the days :grin: :thumbsup: ;)

Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If your using layers on the window frames...check your blend mode...you have a halo effect...especially at the sides and corners.

depends on the color content that they sit on ,but the correct blend can minimize the halo.

All else is looking great. :D

Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top

you have a halo effect...especially at the sides and corners.

Would you mind showing me? I'm not sure I know what you mean...

Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top

left side of your window and each corner has lite pixels showing...usually caused by a layer blending incorrectly with the drop shadow and some of the pixels in antialiased corners.

dosnt show up so much til its over something dark

 

layer automask has some difficulty with the transition between actual frame and shadow...depending on the blend mode and color content of the graphics involved.

 

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Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ah, ok. think I see it now. I'll look into it. Thanks!

Reply #46 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Okay, I've found it. Looks like I need to revamp the frames once again! X-(

Reply #48 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looks great man.

Thanks! :) New frames looking even better than before. (Thanks, IR!) Stay tuned!

Reply #49 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Honey, They're lookin' good! B)

Reply #50 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yes, Honey, they look friggin awesome!!!  :P