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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sAARGe
Reply #101 Friday, February 8, 2008 12:16 AM
We have just 86 more days .....

zakai1369
Reply #102 Friday, February 8, 2008 1:38 AM
I disagree . . th whole concept (for me) was that you might run a gadget at the start of the birthday month (or whenever) amd on your birthday it would remind you that you needed to download teh suite components (the very latest!). You run it for a day, post a screenshot to the gallery . . and teh next day you go back to your regular desktop.



So now you have me wondering. What happens if someone here has a desktop that they share with the whole family. If they have already installed the suite for one persons birthday will the dx gadget then be able to be set for multiple dates and apply the already downloaded suite on those days?

  


Po' Where is the cake?


What about the taskbar mockup he has with a cake start menu and frosted windows?


2of3
Reply #103 Friday, February 8, 2008 3:04 AM
I've been thinking cupcake with icing for the rainy. Maybe two versions..... one cake and one balloons?

RobJK
Reply #104 Friday, February 8, 2008 3:47 AM
Hey I found it Can I do the Sound Scheme!

Robby

ZubaZ
Reply #105 Friday, February 8, 2008 8:02 AM
I've been thinking cupcake with icing for the rainy. Maybe two versions..... one cake and one balloons?
I like.
What happens if someone here has a desktop that they share with the whole family.
They should create seperate user accounts.    Multiple birthdays is outside the scope of this project.  Assume one PC, one user, one birthday.
What about the taskbar mockup he has with a cake start menu and frosted windows?
How about "Start" written in icicng?  Or in those candy letters?



Hey I found it Can I do the Sound Scheme!
Welcome!  Hold off on the sounds until we cet a theme going to inspire you.

PoSmedley
Reply #106 Friday, February 8, 2008 8:12 AM
Chocolate or Vanilla?
This is all a mock up. Let me know if I am close and what I need to tweak or change.


I can make the balloons more 'glossy'. Is the cake what you had in mind?

*thought--- a widget that drops confetti and streamers? Or maybe a screensaver? Like the ones that snow, just change it to confetti.

ZubaZ
Reply #107 Friday, February 8, 2008 8:35 AM
That's what I was thinking of Po'!

What about semi-deflated balloons for inactive apps?

I like the screensaver and DX idea too.  I don't know any of the screensaver maker though (at least I don't think so).

2of3
Reply #108 Friday, February 8, 2008 8:53 AM
I don't know any of the screensaver maker though


I do personally xslider13


Shall I try to recruit him?

ZubaZ
Reply #109 Friday, February 8, 2008 9:09 AM
I do personally xslider13
Shall I try to recruit him?


Not much range in his gallerybut I'm willing to give him a shot. 

PoSmedley
Reply #110 Friday, February 8, 2008 9:50 AM

What about semi-deflated balloons for inactive apps?


Actually 'semi-deflated' or just smaller? I think deflated would look bad.

*OR maybe..party hats for the inactive? I'm at work so I will have to mess with it at home tonight.

2of3
Reply #111 Friday, February 8, 2008 10:21 AM
Not much range in his gallery


maybe not, but he does very clean animations.

I'm willing to give him a shot.


Ok I'll drop a line


2of3
Reply #112 Friday, February 8, 2008 10:23 AM
I think deflated would look bad.


always does in your Birthday Suit(e)

ZubaZ
Reply #113 Friday, February 8, 2008 10:26 AM
I think deflated would look bad.

always does in your Birthday Suit(e)


Oh.  Wow.
Words escape me.

I think "The Birthday Suit(e)" ranks right up there with "MotherThumper" as funniest titles for anything on WC.

sAARGe
Reply #114 Friday, February 8, 2008 11:14 AM
an idea for the Dx widget ....

When the birthday time is arrived ( time left is 00:00:00) ..... then some balloons blast with some animated candles

ZubaZ
Reply #115 Friday, February 8, 2008 11:20 AM
When the birthday time is arrived ( time left is 00:00:00) ..... then some balloons blast with some animated candles
I like.

sAARGe, can you collect all teh DX requierments (wishlist) and post them together.  It might help us set some functional limits and avoid "scope creep"

sAARGe
Reply #116 Friday, February 8, 2008 11:28 AM
Well i can just give u the ideas .....
If u meant the ideas for widget then i'll collect some nice ideas and will post them together ......

sAARGe
Reply #117 Friday, February 8, 2008 11:31 AM
sAARGe, can you collect all teh DX requierments (wishlist) and post them together.  It might help us set some functional limits and avoid "scope creep"


Zubaz u know one thing ......
This is first time when u typed my name correctly.....         

U TYPED ALWAYS "sARRGe"

2of3
Reply #118 Friday, February 8, 2008 11:36 AM
This is first time when u typed my name correctly


ctrl.c, ctrl.v

ZubaZ
Reply #119 Friday, February 8, 2008 11:41 AM
This is first time when u typed my name correctly..
It'll probably never happen again.      

2of3
Reply #120 Friday, February 8, 2008 4:11 PM
About the screensaver..... I may have someone

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