dinks DX or 8-Ball? You decide...
Thursday, July 25, 2002 by grayhaze | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I seem to be doing so many things at once that nothing's really getting finished. Maybe it says something about my thought processes that I tend to have around 5 personal projects on the go at once. 
Anyway, I'd like to get some opinion from those people waiting for either my '8-Ball' skin or the update of 'dinks' for XP. Which would you most like to see first? They're both in similar states of completion (window borders, scrollbars and buttons so far), so I seem to keep jumping back and forth between the two and not making a whole lot of progress as a result.
Currently 8-Ball looks quite good, although it's probably one of the most simple looks I've ever created for a skin. It's sort of a black polished chrome with white circles all over the place - very much like an 8-Ball in fact.
dinks DX (as the remake seems to have renamed itself), is a complete redesign of the original dinks skin to make it look the way I originally intended when I made it all that time ago. Think of a cross between the original and the smooth rubber look of my 'tactile' skin. IMHO it looks much better than the original, while still keeping the same overall look and layout.
So, which should I focus my attention on. I don't have much time for skinning, and now there's so much extra stuff that needs skinning as a result of the new 3.4 version of WindowBlinds a skin is likely to take a bit longer anyway.
Of course, if you don't know what I'm talking about, or really don't care, you can say so too.
Anyway, I'd like to get some opinion from those people waiting for either my '8-Ball' skin or the update of 'dinks' for XP. Which would you most like to see first? They're both in similar states of completion (window borders, scrollbars and buttons so far), so I seem to keep jumping back and forth between the two and not making a whole lot of progress as a result.
Currently 8-Ball looks quite good, although it's probably one of the most simple looks I've ever created for a skin. It's sort of a black polished chrome with white circles all over the place - very much like an 8-Ball in fact.
dinks DX (as the remake seems to have renamed itself), is a complete redesign of the original dinks skin to make it look the way I originally intended when I made it all that time ago. Think of a cross between the original and the smooth rubber look of my 'tactile' skin. IMHO it looks much better than the original, while still keeping the same overall look and layout.
So, which should I focus my attention on. I don't have much time for skinning, and now there's so much extra stuff that needs skinning as a result of the new 3.4 version of WindowBlinds a skin is likely to take a bit longer anyway.
Of course, if you don't know what I'm talking about, or really don't care, you can say so too.
Valhalla
Reply #2 Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:36 AM
Reply #2 Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:36 AM
I'd love to see Dinks updated 1st
but
that's just me being selfish
but
that's just me being selfish
Woodbridge
Reply #4 Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:45 AM
Reply #4 Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:45 AM
Damn you greyhaze, just when I was looking forward to seeing your 8-ball skin, you offer to update one of my all time favourite skins.
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #5 Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:48 AM
Reply #5 Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:48 AM
Fuzzy Logic wants Dinks too!
If I double post like Valhalla does that count as two votes?
If I double post like Valhalla does that count as two votes?
Woodbridge
Reply #6 Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:49 AM
Reply #6 Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:49 AM
Woodbridge votes Dinks after much debating
Still not sure though.
Damn you
Still not sure though.Damn you
Chris
Reply #8 Thursday, July 25, 2002 12:05 PM
Reply #8 Thursday, July 25, 2002 12:05 PM
Well, I'd say work on what gives you the most pleasure. That said, not having seen 8-ball but having used Dinks in the past, I can only say I'd love to have an updated Dinks. Though I want both. Now. Now! NOW!
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #11 Thursday, July 25, 2002 1:17 PM
Reply #11 Thursday, July 25, 2002 1:17 PM
Hey Valhalla, I'm not stupid - I just want Dinks real bad.
grayhaze
Reply #14 Thursday, July 25, 2002 6:29 PM
Reply #14 Thursday, July 25, 2002 6:29 PM
Well that's 4 votes for each. Now I'm back to square one!
I guess I'll keep working on both until I get bored with one of them. I'll still finish both eventually, but I know how much people have wanted a good update for dinks. I've been promising I'd do one to all the people that keep mailing me too!
As is probably the case with all skinners, I also have two others in the works, but I'm not even going to tell you about those for fear of getting an even wider spread of votes...
I guess I'll keep working on both until I get bored with one of them. I'll still finish both eventually, but I know how much people have wanted a good update for dinks. I've been promising I'd do one to all the people that keep mailing me too!
As is probably the case with all skinners, I also have two others in the works, but I'm not even going to tell you about those for fear of getting an even wider spread of votes...
pjpowell
Reply #16 Friday, July 26, 2002 6:46 AM
Reply #16 Friday, July 26, 2002 6:46 AM
pjpowell wants the Eight ball!
pjpowell likes Unreal
pjpowell likes Unreal
Caylynn
Reply #17 Friday, July 26, 2002 9:37 AM
Reply #17 Friday, July 26, 2002 9:37 AM
Dinks. When I was on 2000, I was using that skin a lot.
When I was on 2000, I was using that skin a lot. Please login to comment and/or vote for this skin.
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Reply #1 Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:35 AM
but
that's just me being selfish