Mixing and Matching your icons and your skins

Wednesday, October 1, 2003 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News

So you've found the ultimate skin...but unfortunately the ultimate icon package you just got doesn't work with it.

The new version of SkinStudio on Object Desktop can RECOLOR your icons enmasse.  I used it today to turn icons that were blue to orange (to fit my Halloween theme).

Check out this blog: http://adam.joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=309

Written by Adam himself (lead developer of SkinStudio).

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hawkon
Reply #1 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 8:20 PM
Wooooow, I've been thinking about this, and now it's possible... awesome !
Grfx Guru
Reply #2 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 9:52 PM
Man I gotta try this out, excellent feature.
bordfryr
Reply #3 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 9:53 PM
Wow, it just keeps getting better. Those who don't have OD don't know what they're missing.
Zodiaq~
Reply #4 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 9:59 PM
Now that is just too cool!!!

That will make it soooo much easier than doing it the old fashioned way

Thank You Frogboy & Stardock for such stellar software
i81b4u-uc
Reply #5 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 11:47 PM
I just love this update. I have for one pondered what icon will go with what. Nice to know I don't have to do that much anymore. One of the best moves Stardock has made this year I think(well other than coming out with the keyboard launchpad).
messybuu
Reply #6 Thursday, October 2, 2003 12:02 AM
That's cool! I've always thought that was something that was missing from icons, but it is no longer!
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Reply #7 Thursday, October 2, 2003 12:18 AM
ooooooo. Just tried this with the ChaNinja Subzero suite. It works PERFECTLY, except for an XP logo on one of the icons. I am amazed! Awesome job!
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Reply #8 Thursday, October 2, 2003 12:18 AM
ooooooo. Just tried this with the ChaNinja Subzero suite. It works PERFECTLY, except for an XP logo on one of the icons. I am amazed! Awesome job!
Surj
Reply #9 Thursday, October 2, 2003 2:00 AM
you guys rock
Leo the Lion
Reply #10 Thursday, October 2, 2003 3:05 AM
Now this is really something........wow
nocool
Reply #11 Thursday, October 2, 2003 3:21 AM
Wow....
neophil78
Reply #12 Thursday, October 2, 2003 4:10 AM
message posted on skinstudio newsgroup as well ..;

Would perhaps be nice if it don't crashes the PC and let me do a hard
reboot ...

Here's an error message i get just before the crash:

[copy on]
Exception encountered
Class :EOutOffResources
Message : Paramètre incorrect
Cought in PaintTimerTimer
Debug step: 0
Last Debug Message: Setting Target Bitmap
Please press CTRL+C now and paste it to IRC or chat window or Mail to
(nothing more)
[OK button]
[copy Off]

N.B: i'm running IconPackager 2.12b.076 because 2.19b.002 is also crashing all the system icons ==> one full day to repair it (see the posts on iconpackager newsgroup, the issue seems to be known under Win98 2nd which i'm using but i'm still waiting for an update corrected version ...)

Apart from the icons functions, this version seems to be buggy on my system : i get a lot of error messages, such as "preview can't be complete" or something like that, and a lot of "Canvas does not allow drawing" + hang on the system ...
docx
Reply #13 Thursday, October 2, 2003 7:01 AM
Sweet!! I got to try this!
themorphium
Reply #14 Thursday, October 2, 2003 7:22 AM
Cool! The worst nitemare of the ultimate theme maker was to find icons of identicall colour!
DuoPixart
Reply #15 Thursday, October 2, 2003 8:58 AM
GreySim
Reply #16 Thursday, October 2, 2003 9:33 AM
WOW. This (among other recent things) is making me reconsider renewing my OD subscription, even though I only use it at work.
docx
Reply #17 Thursday, October 2, 2003 10:33 AM
yep it worked. ive been looking for icons that fit the color for the Nucleus skin and wasn't having much luck. I got em now!!
Bushman
Reply #18 Thursday, October 2, 2003 12:40 PM
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you etc. This is what I've been looking for for a Longggg time.
Brimo
Reply #19 Thursday, October 2, 2003 2:22 PM
Hello. I take it that everybody here who says they have already tried the new version is talking about the beta? I've been checking the Stardock site regularly for the full release but there's still no sign of it. Or have I missed something? Many thanks.
neophil78
Reply #20 Thursday, October 2, 2003 3:05 PM
yep it's still a beta version ...

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