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Zombie Outbreak - completed

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Zombie Outbreak - completed

https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/7244/
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I started a new WB skin...looking for some input. 

I plan on making 2 substyles, one that is "infected" and one that is "immune" -- the screenshot below is infected (creepy font, bitten start panel, eyeball expander, green edit controls).  My intent is that the immune version will have normal font, plain start panel, and light grey/white edit controls, for more of a utilitarian, everyday skin.

Let me know what you think -- good, bad, etc. 

Thanks.

 

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I don't think Windowblinds supports animation on window frames. It be a great idea, though.

If I'm not mistaken there was an aquarium skin some time ago that had fish swimming back and forth in the window frame. ;) Yeah...thats right...you ain't gettin out of this one that easy! XD

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting WebGizmos, reply 26

If I'm not mistaken there was an aquarium skin some time ago that had fish swimming back and forth in the window frame. Yeah...thats right...you ain't gettin out of this one that easy!


o_O    I guess I've been schooled.  Just did a search and found the skin you're talking about (it was from before my time here).  Why the heck hasn't anybody been doing this all along aside from that one skin?  Or have I missed others?

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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Molten used to have frame anims. I think WB7 killed that. 

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I think WB7 killed that.


That explains why the fish did not swim back and forth on my window frame when I applied the aquarium skin.

Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

That explains why the fish did not swim back and forth on my window frame when I applied the aquarium skin.

They swam on mine...at about 80 miles an hour! XD So make your animation really slow! ;P Oh...and they even swam in the startbutton!

Oh and yeah...there have been others that had animations in the window borders. :grin:

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yeah Molten had great window frames animation. Can't believe this is not working anymore in WB7 >:(

 The skull idea it's nice but like tazgecko said they need to look a little bit more scary :)

Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Can't believe this is not working anymore in WB7

Ahhhh...yet another reason for me to still love XP...the animations still work! :thumbsup:

Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Progress to date -- still a long way to go, and this is mostly the uninfected version, except for the start panel, and there are still animations to create for that.  All in all, I'm pretty satisfied so far.

 

Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting WebGizmos, reply 26

If I'm not mistaken there was an aquarium skin some time ago that had fish swimming back and forth in the window frame. Yeah...thats right...you ain't gettin out of this one that easy!

I "sold" more than a few copies of WB just by running that skin.  It was sad to see that function go.

Start animations are great (The vivian tam one makes me cry it's so lovely) but how often do you see the start panel compared to seeing a window frame?  Oh well.  

Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting k10w3, reply 33
Progress to date -- still a long way to go, and this is mostly the uninfected version, except for the start panel, and there are still animations to create for that.  All in all, I'm pretty satisfied so far.

 



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This looks sooooooooooo GOOD :drool:

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top

This one: https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/2274/ (2002)

not this one https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/premium_themes/6/ (suite) or this one https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/6158/ (skin) (both 2007)

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yep.... Alexandrie (i-Umami) is just incredible. I remember that one too, Zu... and we discuss Start Buttons?

Probably the best one ever created.

Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Very cool idea!

Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I've been working on the start menu animation (the maggots).  It's truly disgusting.  I have to add some more, but if you want to see a sample I've uploaded a beta version here:  http://www.mediafire.com/?fh0t3th6t10m9

Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have try it k10w3 and I love the maggots animation, maybe you need to work a little bit more on the maggot who's on the dark green side. It looks different then the others 2 maggots. And i love how you added a little bit blood on the window frames :thumbsup:

Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top

maybe you need to work a little bit more on the maggot who's on the dark green side


Yeah, that one sort of looks like it's floating up the panel toward the end instead of crawling.  I need to add more frames (it's already 107 frames, but it needs more), and I need to add some going diagonally, and down, instead of all of them facing north/south.

Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting k10w3, reply 39
I've been working on the start menu animation (the maggots).  It's truly disgusting.  I have to add some more, but if you want to see a sample I've uploaded a beta version here:  http://www.mediafire.com/?fh0t3th6t10m9
Looking good (gross).   x_x

Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Some very cool innovative ideas here, K! I love the tray expander eye that looks up on mouseover :thumbsup:

Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks for the kind comments, guys.  I'm really having fun with this one (that's the whole point to skinning, right?)  I just mastered an open, purulent wound (a/k/a pus-filled sore).  Not a whole lot of real estate in the Windowblind for that, but I can see it on a matching Rainlendar!

Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Karen! I love it!!! Nice blood splotch and maggot, and I love the animation!!!! More maggots!

For the min/max/close, could one be a half eaten head?

Reply #46 from WinCustomize Forums Top

For the min/max/close, could one be a half eaten head?


I'll try to design something like that and see if it works.  Those buttons are kind of small for adding the amount detail it takes to pull off something like that.  It might work for the start button, though! :D

Reply #47 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I didn't have the nerve to suggest it...but I did think it.  :grin:

Reply #48 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Zubaz, reply 34



Quoting WebGizmos,
reply 26

If I'm not mistaken there was an aquarium skin some time ago that had fish swimming back and forth in the window frame. Yeah...thats right...you ain't gettin out of this one that easy!


I "sold" more than a few copies of WB just by running that skin.  It was sad to see that function go.

Start animations are great (The vivian tam one makes me cry it's so lovely) but how often do you see the start panel compared to seeing a window frame?  Oh well.  

 

Pretty Cool Karen!! :thumbsup:

If you are interest in animating the windows frames look here https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/6720/ WB7 will still support it .This skin hasnt been updated for 7 so taskbar buttons are not correct, but the frame animations work and they are done in two layers where the bottom layer is tiled andd the top is stretched.

;)

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Reply #49 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh, thanks, Harley!  I downloaded it now and will dissect it later when I get off of work to figure out how its done.  I should have went to you in the first place, because you ARE the king of animation here. (I grant you karma for the help).

Reply #50 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looks really cool Karen! :thumbsup: .......if you need more maggots, I can get you thousands! :grin: