User Pic (lack of)
Sunday, November 8, 2009 by MrBurly | Discussion: WindowBlinds
So many so called Vista ready akins are lacking the user pic,Might I ask why?.
Personally, I don't download them anymore because of this,call me fussy but thats me!
Reply #2 Sunday, November 8, 2009 11:33 AM
The blue glassy userpic background 
looks good with very few themes and is thus removed by many artists.
You're fussy 
Reply #3 Sunday, November 8, 2009 11:46 AM
Well, there's an answer from one of the best artists around!
Reply #4 Sunday, November 8, 2009 11:52 AM
I never put a user pic in a skin. Damn ugly things if you ask me
Reply #5 Sunday, November 8, 2009 12:14 PM
Might seem a bit fussy but a valid issue for those customers that like a user pic it's a valid point.
Personally, its WB's lack of abilty to customize the user pic frame or even colorize that has led me to stop including it in my skins.
Reply #6 Sunday, November 8, 2009 12:18 PM
Good point. I'm sure if we could skin it then more artists would keep the user pic. As it is now, it's an eyesore!
Reply #7 Sunday, November 8, 2009 12:30 PM
I agree 100%I think i did once and then set WB to change to the user pic I included to complete the theme!But even then I think the general consensus is usually no pic!
So many so called Vista ready akins are lacking the user pic,Might I ask why?.
Personally, I don't download them anymore because of this,call me fussy but thats me!
I think you will find that many artists are willing to try and get you what you want so if you find a skin you like you can always ask the artisit to add it back for you are large number of would do that I know I have done a good number of custom tweaks for individuals!
Reply #8 Sunday, November 8, 2009 1:35 PM
On those skins that use the user pic, the first thing I do is turn it off.
I've always wished that turning it on or off was something that could be done within Windowblinds, including being able to turn it off in Aero. It's easy enough to turn off but alot of users are intimidated by Skin Studio. If it could be easily disabled in Windowblinds, I would think most skinners wouldn't mind leaving it in.
Reply #9 Sunday, November 8, 2009 1:56 PM
I've always wished that turning it on or off was something that could be done within Windowblinds, including being able to turn it off in Aero. It's easy enough to turn off but alot of users are intimidated by Skin Studio. If it could be easily disabled in Windowblinds, I would think most skinners wouldn't mind leaving it in.
Reply #10 Sunday, November 8, 2009 2:08 PM
How do you turn the damn thing off in 7? I hate it!
Reply #11 Sunday, November 8, 2009 2:17 PM
In Skinsudio:
Reply #12 Sunday, November 8, 2009 2:40 PM
In the immortal words of Phil Collins...
Skin.. Skin... Sudio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQBT89MFnS8 for the young uns. 
Reply #13 Sunday, November 8, 2009 4:47 PM
Points taken, appreciate the replies.
This minor issue (for some) caused me to go back to msstyles
I'm currently using Longhorn Aero Power RC2 by sagorpirbd, a nicer skin I've yet to find, (in either format)
Thats my problem, I,m stuck with it!
Cheers.
Reply #14 Monday, November 16, 2009 6:46 PM
Since the user-pic is what everyone sees at boot/login (if you use a password or have more than one user) I think it is an item that truely should be incorporated into the theme when possible... I go so far as to make icons for my user-pic, drives, trash and even expolorer.exe so they kinda' match the theme.
Don't ask me about my LCARS phase 
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Reply #1 Sunday, November 8, 2009 11:26 AM
Fussy, you'd have to ask the individual artist...I don't think there's a set answer. As to whether you download or not, that's up to you...but the skin being "Vista Ready" means that it will skin all skinnable parts of Windows Vista. It doesn't mean the artist is obliged to put in the user picture thing.
My taste runs the opposite from yours, I much prefer without that picture thing. Too bad MS didn't make this a part of the OS you could "take or leave".