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Ideas for a Community Theme Project - Holiday Edition

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Ideas for a Community Theme Project - Holiday Edition

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I have been wanting to help organize a new community theme project for quite a while.  With the holidays rapidly approaching, and the fact that Christmas is one of the most popular skinning holidays, I would like to propose a community project around that.

What do you say?

My idea, subject to further input from the community.

Christmas/Winter Holiday Theme Pack

This would include at the minimum:

  • WindowBlinds theme
  • DesktopX Theme
  • DesktopX Gadgets
  • CursorFX theme
  • Dreams
  • RightClick Skins
  • Icons (IP or just some dock icons)
  • Wallpapers

At the end this would all be wrapped up in a Theme Manager suite.

My thought is a minimal-type theme that will appeal to a broad range of people, yet have a big influence of holiday colors or design. 

What we need?

I need a Project Manager who will help coordinate skinners and their activities.

We also need ideas for a unique name plus design ideas.

September 28th Update:

Here is the current list of people who have signed up to participate.  Aside from the WindowBlinds theme as we want to keep it consistent, several people can create themes of the same type as long as they stay within the theme.

Current skinners list:

WindowBlinds – Xiandi (Completed)

DX Theme – Redneckdude

DX Gadgets – Redneckdude, Island Dog

Dreams – CarGuy1

Theme Manager Suite – Philly0381

ObjectDock – MIrsguy

RightClick – Mirsguy, bk13GarbageMan

Wallpaper – DEVJIT, skyzyk

Sysmetrix – Fuzzy Logic

Vista Logons - skyzyk

Screensavers – Jimbo9294

CursorFX – ChaosMoth

If I missed anybody, or if anything needs to be updated just let me know.

Completed skins:

Countdown gadget - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=79&libid=77

RightClick - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=483&libid=47

CursorFX - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=2598&libid=25

DX Theme - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=4463&libid=31

Dream - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=2603&libid=50

ObjectDock Background - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=16238&libid=29

Wallpaper - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=42470&libid=8

WindowBlinds - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=6997&libid=1

Weather Widget - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1701&libid=34

Suite - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=680&libid=22

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Reply #151 from WinCustomize Forums Top

perhaps a gold and silver Christmas tree like the snowflake..a few sparkles........with presents appearing around the bottom...would be a pretty simple animation I would think....just an idea... :|   I like the spinning snowflake one too....so many things you could do...I'm sure you'll come up with a lovely one xiandi.... :)

Reply #152 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Just a little   B U M P  to get an update. :sun:

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Reply #153 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Vista is done.

I'm going to make the XP substyle in the next couple days....almost everything for XP is in there already, but I need to make a substyle and put in a new start panel, then it's on to the 7 substyle. It wont be too much longer now, then I can send it to everyone to test and pick apart.

I will need the emails of the team members to send the blind.... PM me your emails please. :grin:

Reply #154 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I will need the emails of the team members to send the blind.... PM me your emails please

Really?

Reply #155 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Well, not yours... ;P

Reply #156 from WinCustomize Forums Top

For the few who care, I'm almost done with the Vista version of Hanukkah/Solstice/multicultural December holiday windowblind.  I know Island Dog didn't include me in the group, but I'm doing this for the community for the December holiday for the "forgotten"...those who don't celebrate Christmas, but work your shift so you can be at home with your family.  I would have volunteered right away, if the original post would have been more clear that it was the "winter holidays" not just Christmas.

Anyway, this is what I have so far:

Reply #157 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I like it, Karen!! O:)

Reply #158 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Whoah nelly thats a tall start menu ! :P

Reply #159 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting vStyler, reply 158
Whoah nelly thats a tall start menu !


Not really...it's distorted because I have my 1024 x 768 monitor plugged into my laptop which has a different resolution.  It looks rather funky, but it gives me more real estate on which to do my paying job, on this cheap-@ss monitor until such time as I can convince myself I deserve a better one and can come up with the cash to buy one.  (If I wasn't keeping these other people under my roof, I'd just go out and get a nice widescreen, but nobody else in this house seems to be able to find work right now).

Reply #160 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Its not really the res sweetie, its the 15 icons in the progs menu.. wouldnt be any smaller on any size res. U just happen to prefer a lot more icons is all

 

:sun:

Reply #161 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Prefer?  No...I just need to change the setting.  It just never occurred to me to do that.  ;P   (getting old sux---I just KNOW one of these days I'm going to be that nutty looking Wal-Mart shopper with the messed up gray hair and the funky drawn on mouth with lipstick going all over the place, and my shirt inside out).

Reply #162 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Just make sure u at least have a shirt... on :w00t:

Reply #164 from WinCustomize Forums Top

DEVJIT, Skyzyk and Fuzzy...I still need your email addresses. |-)

Reply #165 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Just a thought.... I don't see any media players(read:Xion) on your list ;)

Reply #166 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The blind is done! :grin:

ID, Carguy, Mirsguy and BK, you all have mail.

Jim and Jimbo, I will catch you on IM.

Chaosmoth, I know where you live....*_*

Devjit, Skyzyk, and Fuzzy, I still need you emails...either put them in a PM or email me at xiandilee(at)yahoo(dot)com

Philly, do you want the blind now or will you get what you need when we upload it all? I'll need your email addy too if you want it now.

 

Reply #167 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Karen: I love it....and v isn't gonna download it anyway LOL  ;)

You done good. BTW...the height of th start menu does depend on the number of programs in the left panel. It's also tall because .... making it that well was a tall order.  5*

:sun:

Reply #168 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Xiandi, I normally gather all the skins once they are uploaded and make the suite. 

As ohters have said all along you have done a wonderful job with this community project. :thumbsup:

Reply #169 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Got it Cyndie, looks really cool! :thumbsup: ...............Karen, when You're ready, if You still got My email......... :)

Reply #170 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Karen, when You're ready, if You still got My email

Ditto, Karen!!

Reply #171 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Great job!  If you have any graphics resource, send them over to me as well.  :)

 

Reply #172 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Great job! If you have any graphics resource, send them over to me as well.

Don't send anything to me......I'll just loose it :rofl:

 

 

 

Looks great, all of it! 5* 5* 5* 5* 5*

Reply #173 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Cyndie, do you have any psd's to share?

Reply #174 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Cyndie, do you have any psd's to share?

I am so forgetful...lol  :grin:

Reply #175 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Check your mail guys! :grin:

I sent it from my Gmail...Yahoo would not attach the file for some reason. If you dont have it and need the images, let me know!