Skinners, Artists, Coders, and Testers Needed: Community Suite

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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ZubaZ
Reply #781 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:31 PM
Screenshot?
mike b1954
Reply #782 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:44 PM
Sure .. gimme a few minutes, Z !
mike b1954
Reply #783 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:00 PM
Here you go ...
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mike b1954
Reply #784 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:01 PM
I hope that clarifies things for you ...
ZubaZ
Reply #785 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:09 PM
Have you tweaked teh fonts?

Here's what I have:

Lantec
Reply #786 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:09 PM
Sorry Guys!
Zu reminded me I've been slacking off on this thing. I'll be working between now and Friday to put together some preliminaries and will finish the Sysmetrix & RC skins over the weekend.
mike b1954
Reply #787 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:16 PM
No , .. I am afraid I haven't ,Zubaz .. I wouldn't even know how to do that .. I only use paint net to get to the graphics of each skin .. and I haven't even done that yet ..

If it appears ok to you ... then is it possible that you have the correct fonts installed already in your font folder ... ? Weird ...

( I have to go offline for a little while ... Family Visitors .. gahhhhhh !!        )

See you later .. ( sorry about that ..)
alibear123
Reply #788 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:06 PM
Ok, I'm starting work on the V3 using theAVMAN's images. Please could I have a play button and a repeat button, plus a smaller version of Frame.png, preferably at X 220 and Y 440. If I need anything else, I'll just ask.
RickJP
Reply #789 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:24 PM


Got the same Font as Mike also finding some funny things happen when try to change off Birthday Blind I.E. new colour of Window Classic and Font in Rapture have to Reboot to get back to normal.

Anyone else seeing this.?

Zubaz which version are you using this is the one from the WindowBlinds Gallery.
ZubaZ
Reply #790 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:34 PM
Zubaz which version are you using this is the one from the WindowBlinds Gallery.
Yeppers.

Updated WB recently?  Rebooted?
RickJP
Reply #791 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:37 PM
Tried deleting the blind and re downloaded it but still had above happening.

Last go just changed to classic then deleted the blind and all was correct when loaded Rapture
ZubaZ
Reply #792 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:40 PM
Please could I have a play button and a repeat button
There are a number of good arrows in the WB skin.  Have you looked at those?
plus a smaller version of Frame.png, preferably at X 220 and Y 440
I don't know elements but most apps will allow you to resize images.  (or is the problem gettin the dimensions to match what you want?)
RickJP
Reply #793 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:59 PM
Font PAINTST_ in the Birthday Blind as soon as I put that into my Windows Font Folder it changed the font on the Sunny Day blind so seems to be a problem there with that font.

Took the font out of the blind folder and then applied the blind looks like your Picture In#785

windows classic still wrong colour
alibear123
Reply #794 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:07 PM
I'll try resizing the Frame.png, but I'm worried about stretching the arrows in the WB ass they are not big enough. I'll give it a go. Maybe I could just use a > in big text.
ZubaZ
Reply #795 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:11 PM
Maybe I could just use a > in big text
I'd rather not.  maybe someone can help with the graphics as you need them.
Post your next version and what you think needs to be improved upon and what you would liek help with.
alibear123
Reply #796 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:12 PM
Again, I'm gonna be offline for a while, and I'm sorry if I've been irritating. I feel so not-clever in front of all you geniouses. C ya.
mike b1954
Reply #797 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:28 PM
Harley can you please send me the three DX clock faces with transparent backgrounds ,set at 140 x 140 px ? Cheers buddy !!

Screeny shortly !!
theAVMAN
Reply #798 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:59 PM
Ok ... Inactive window test looks ok , but active window text is white ... Harley , is it supposed to be like that ?


The skin should install the font called Paintstroke. White with purple glow.

Harley can you please send me the three DX clock faces with transparent backgrounds ,set at 140 x 140 px ? Cheers buddy !!


NP mike
mike b1954
Reply #799 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:06 PM
Thanks Harley .. Looking forward to those clocks .. If I have the time hehehe !!

Right .. here is the first screenshot .. of the Birthday Sidebar .. Remember , this IS only a coupla hours after I first downloaded the WB .. but .. so far so good !! here y'as all go ..
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mommaTee
Reply #800 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:09 PM
Nice work, Mike!!

Can I make one tiny suggestion? The purple of the buttons (i.e. Winsford, FlipClock, Taiwan, etc.) needs to be a bit darker and less pink, in my opinion.

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