September Desktop Screenshots
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 by Jafo | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Here's me still 'at it' skinning the controls/cockpit of a Republic F105...buzzing over Melbourne at mach 1.5 and scaring the pants off the locals.....there's one of 'em just to the left of the HUD....he's the blip front/center of the head-up radar.
Not just altering xml....but hunting down photos of the aircraft to add 'bits' of detail to make things a little more realistic....things like the throttle quadrant and main radar cowl....are borrowed from various photos....re-skewed/sized/rotated/etc to suit.
The 'skinning' involved is about as 'complicated' as it gets.
If I get REALLY eager I'll start from scratch and make it all fair-dinkum exact. [there's poetic licence as is...to suit screen proportions/resolution.]
This is about how SKINNING differs from wallpaper making.....the result can be interfaced with.....buttons move....gauges read [all those gauges actually work]....
SKINNING's FUN .....
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Reply #43 Monday, September 6, 2010 9:04 AM
A GUI ....Graphic User Interface.....
Buzzing along at Mach 0.9, 7500 feet, banked left and pulling 5G to hook onto the tail of an unsuspecting Cessna.....
The throttle is from a photo [I think the particular plane was/is in Dulles]....and now works [animated] [it's the white thing on the left]....as is the stick. Lots more mods...Airleron trim....functioning Gear lever....even an engine kill-switch and starter. Hunted down a map.....ends up to be one used by the pilots over 'Nam...in the 60's. The silver lump just to the right of the throttle....looks like a golf club....it's a working flaps lever [one hopes Republic wasn't cutting corners....and borrowed the boss's golf kit].
As GUI's go....it's a lot of fun messing with all the bits....and getting them all to function 'correctly'....though I cheated a little with the Airbrake....I used the 'dragchute' lever...just turn it 90 deg left....
This is the sort of 'fun' interfaces such as shells [Litestep] provides.....getting 'stuff' to do......
....stuff....
Reply #45 Monday, September 6, 2010 11:30 AM
Reduced 41%
Original 1440 x 900
Good to see you buzzh58!!!
Reply #46 Monday, September 6, 2010 12:17 PM
COOOOL, Harley! Great colors!
Recolored WG's WSX of Aero Station [Mg]:
Reply #49 Monday, September 6, 2010 7:02 PM
This one is a little dark.
The clock on the far back wall above the water & stairs is functioning.
Reply #52 Monday, September 6, 2010 8:04 PM
Thank you, Jim. 
Great minds think alike, Doc! 
Reply #54 Monday, September 6, 2010 10:01 PM
Reply #55 Tuesday, September 7, 2010 6:38 PM
WB=Solstice WIP by Harley. Cursor=Solstice by Harley.
Wall= Neptune by Ethax at DA.
DX Theme by RND. Weather by RND. Both on hold.
Reply #56 Tuesday, September 7, 2010 6:50 PM
Very nice set up RedneckDude. 
Would like to have this one, but I will wait. 
Reply #60 Thursday, September 9, 2010 10:26 PM
Hey! Hey! Hey! I'm still on XP as well! Best OS out there! 
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Reply #41 Sunday, September 5, 2010 9:08 PM