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Happy Birthday!!

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 by ZubaZ | Discussion: Community

After the success on the Troll Thumping Day Suite some members of the Mother Thumpers are coming together to create the "Happy Birthday Suit(e)".

I envision this suite centered around a DX gadget that counts down to your birthday. On your birthday the gadget will prompt you to download the most recent incarnation of the suite components so for your special day, your desktop will celebrate with you.

At this point we have some components assigned to artists but this is a collaborative project and welcome input and assistance from everyone. Please jump in and help out if you'd like.

WB - theAVMAN - complete, uploaded
Vista Logon - RickJF - complete, uploaded
Dream - Carguy - complete, uploaded
Tabbed Docks - mommaTee - complete, uploaded
Zoomer Docks - mommaTee - complete, uploaded
XP Logon - RickJF, sAARge - complete, uploaded
Winamp - TheD2JBug - complete, uploaded
Avatar - Hog56 - complete, uploaded
SoundPackage - Robjk - complete, uploaded
DX Birthday game  - Haptork - complete, uploaded
DX Clock - theAVMAN - complete, uploaded
Dock icons - RickJF - complete, uploaded
RightClick - Lantec - complete, uploaded
Rainlendar - 2of3 - complete, uploaded
Bootskin - RickJP - complete, uploaded
IconPackage - MommaTee - complete, testing
Sidebar - Mike - complete, uploaded
Xion - alibear123 - complete, uploaded
Cursor - sAARge - complete, uploaded
Sysmetrix - Lantec - pending - drafts posted in thread
DX Countdown Widget - theAVMAN, milksama
DX Weather - puterdudejim - complete, uploaded
DX Calendar - puterdudejim - complete, uploaded


Launch date: Unknown at this point
(Happy Birthday Karma and Snowy! - Original date May 6th, 2008)


Please see the link below for the original suggestion.

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Bash2cool
Reply #281 Sunday, February 24, 2008 2:47 PM
If anyone sees other walls or images that might inspire teh real artists here please post images or links.


ON the job

HAPTORK
Reply #282 Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:04 PM
I read my post no. 278 and it sounds like I am gonna make a new wall with banner and cake. But actually I wanted to say that I am gonna add a banner and cake to that image and gonna reduce the no. of objects in the image.

I think Zubaz doesnt like a noisy and busy party.
Probably its the age factor.
ZubaZ
Reply #283 Sunday, February 24, 2008 4:01 PM
Probably its the age factor.
Ouch!!!
ZubaZ sends Haptork to his room without any dinner
HAPTORK
Reply #284 Sunday, February 24, 2008 5:47 PM
Just worked a bit on the B'day night image on the basis of suggestions...

b'day nite3

Friends, how does it look now?
Pugboy
Reply #285 Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:13 PM
How is this for a Vista logon?



It will block out some text, so I will work on that now.
RickJP
Reply #286 Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:15 PM

Friends, how does it look


now?

Fonz and the Happy Days Gang came to mind when looked at it.
RickJP
Reply #287 Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:19 PM
How is this for a Vista logon?


More the sort of thing I was expecting to see looks ok
Pugboy
Reply #288 Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:25 PM
Hmm... Anyone care to give Dynamic Dream Making lessons?
RickJP
Reply #289 Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:29 PM
pass
ZubaZ
Reply #290 Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:52 PM
Pug, Hap; the image in 285 is more what I was thinking of as a wall/boot/logon.
Take a look at what people post in teh "birthday threads".  That might give an idea of what folks like.
ZubaZ
Reply #291 Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:53 PM
Hmm... Anyone care to give Dynamic Dream Making lessons?
Pug, the only person outside of Stardock is Littleboy (I think).  Might be worth a PM. 
Pugboy
Reply #292 Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:06 PM
I guess. Just took a peek at another thread (This one), and it seems that people are starting to figure it out.

I have a .logonvista, and I will post a new screenshot. This time, less is hidden by the white background.


Hmm... No Prt Scr while you are logging in... Anyone have Vista?

However, I can post the image:
PoSmedley
Reply #293 Monday, February 25, 2008 8:33 AM
I need the candle and winky in .png in individual frames.

*the canvas size for each frame should be the same width as the User pane in the start menu

*the canvas height should probably be 200-300 pixels


I will try to get this to you tonight. Canvas height should probably be??????? Can you explain? I want to get it right the first time if I can.
theAVMAN
Reply #294 Monday, February 25, 2008 9:14 AM
Canvas height should probably be??????? Can you explain?


Each frame (which should include candle and winky) should be equal in width to the user pane width,and the height of each frame should be No More than 300pixels(preferably 200pix)

I will try to get this to you tonight.


No rush !

I will send you a PM later!
ZubaZ
Reply #295 Monday, February 25, 2008 9:29 AM
Pug . .  and Haptork . . your submissions look like images jsut slapped on a background.  The goal is to tie everything togetehr is a suite people would want to have for a day.

Looking at them again, I think the mods would send those to personal pages. If they were used as a wallpaper (and the bootscreens and logons) they need to blend in.  They can't have lots of small images to make finding icons hard to find.

 I know you guys can do better.  I believe in you!  Now let's see the next versions.   (Or, we can wait until we see the taskbar and go from there)
PoSmedley
Reply #296 Monday, February 25, 2008 11:20 AM
(Or, we can wait until we see the taskbar and go from there)


It will be up tonight. Probably without the animation, until Avman and I work it out.
I will also make available all images I have so far for download. I will also put together a color chart to help out.

There official room in IRC is #birthday. I will spending more time there in the evenings and also on messenger (messenger info on personal page).
PoSmedley
Reply #297 Monday, February 25, 2008 7:31 PM
Working on skin. I am in IRC and on msn messenger as of 7:30pm eastcoeat time.
Pugboy
Reply #298 Monday, February 25, 2008 11:03 PM
Tried to contact the XP logon guys... Didn't get a reply

sAAArge? Alperium?

(Forgive me if I spelled those wrong)

btw, the logon looks better when it is on your comp
PoSmedley
Reply #299 Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:02 PM
IRC #birthday
messenger (see profile for info)
twitter
7:01 pm tonight til ?

*AVMAN and HG _THE TRAiTOR only ones who made it last nite. Accomplished some work on Start menu.
sAARGe
Reply #300 Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:27 PM
Tried to contact the XP logon guys... Didn't get a reply sAAArge? Alperium?


Yes ... Pugboy ..............

i'm here ...........

what u need to ask ????

sorrry ..... not getting much time for work ... coz having examz ......

but now examz finished ........ so i'm back ..........

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