K r o m e - WIP
cos you can never do too much marketing :P
Friday, June 5, 2009 by vStyler | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
er months of buggering around in C4D I think I might just be ready to try pull off a true Chrome windowblind.. You know. not just metallic looking gradients and highlights, but real, rendered, reflective materials and about as far away from Vista as I can possibly imagine going, at least regarding material composition.
Finished.
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Reply #182 Saturday, June 27, 2009 10:16 PM
it's looking mighty fine, john. i'll buy it when it's released. btw, how does it look on Win7?
Reply #183 Saturday, June 27, 2009 10:24 PM
Not sure John, don't have Win 7, don't expect to anytime soon.
Reply #184 Saturday, June 27, 2009 10:44 PM
V, can't pick a wall? lol Every screeny you've done has a different wall, just shows the versatility of KROME!! BTW, please send permission. 
Reply #185 Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:08 PM
Your skins are built solid for Vista so to make them WIn 7 worthy all you need to do is..
1. Make the start button maximum 50 pixels wide.
2. Make the Vista logoff buttons no larger than 53 pixels wide or it will get cut off. Only 1 button is used instead of 2 so it needs the shutdown glyph/ text.
3. The taskbar buttons would need to have the part where the icon goes in your design removed.
** might require making the logoff arrow as a glyph but that depends on the design. If done the usual way like in Vista it should be OK.
Everything else will work fine as not much changes from Vista to Win 7.
Reply #186 Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:24 PM
he's a hyperactive wall changer when making blinds....every screenie will be different throughout the day....especially when initially selecting colours....up to 200 times a day...to make sure the shadings blend the best with the widest range of walls......yeah...nuts.. 
Reply #187 Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:31 PM
Guess that's what it takes to put out his calibur of skin.
Reply #188 Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:36 PM
Decided to change the tooltip to use a graphic provided by Messiah1 from his docks. That's it, near the cursor.
Reply #189 Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:36 PM
I plan at some point to install a seperate HD to install 7 on, I've heard nothing but nightmares trying to partion XP, Vista and 7 and I just can't see myself making adjustments to an OS I don't have yet and can't test any changes I make. When I have Wb7 and Win 7 I'll do updates... Im sure some things will change by then to where even If i made a 7 version now it will need updated again.
Looks good Jim , you have permission to release when I release the WB... leave a link to it plz.
Reply #190 Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:52 PM
Reply #191 Sunday, June 28, 2009 12:17 AM
Man that is so realistic! The K shines as it turns, the reflection is awesome!
Reply #192 Sunday, June 28, 2009 12:18 AM
Sa-weeeet!
Reply #193 Sunday, June 28, 2009 12:19 AM
Dual booting Vista and 7 is a piece of cake, John. Dunno about XP.
Reply #194 Sunday, June 28, 2009 12:30 AM
And there in lays the problem ... no WAY I'm getting rid of XP, more people on it than Vista and 7 combined.
Reply #195 Sunday, June 28, 2009 12:51 AM
I kinda miss XP, but I am getting used to Vista. Won't go to 7 for a while, I guess. Letting go of XP was rough...lol. I guess you need it, skinning for 3 OS's must be tough. Good thing DX works on all 3 the same.
I suppose making a blind for 7, without actually having 7, would be a bitch, but if you do, I'll test for you.
Reply #196 Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:01 PM
I speak from experience about tripple booting with XP, Vista and Win7. Don't try it. It knocked out XP until I removed the partition that had Win7 on it. Then all was good. I put Win7 on a different drive and just swap em out when I want to use it. Bit of a hassle but not too bad.
Back on topic: Everything looks great so far. Jim's DX theme is looking sweet. Docks are about done and then I just need to work up a screeny. Great work John and the others involved. Another winner in my book.
Reply #197 Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:28 PM
WB done, winflag substyles added, screenshots made, description written... upload in progress. 
Thank goodness too, this was a difficult one. 
Reply #198 Sunday, June 28, 2009 5:06 PM
It all looks pretty snazzy...turned out better than I expected it too.(and I dont usually like silver skins)
Reply #200 Sunday, June 28, 2009 5:40 PM
It's a reflection of it's creator.....
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Reply #181 Saturday, June 27, 2009 9:40 PM
It wont be long, day or two.