Logika/Universal Metal

Thursday, January 9, 2003 by Gregory2001 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

Is there a trick to these? For some reason I cannot apply them! >
Chris
Reply #1 Thursday, January 9, 2003 6:17 PM
Not that I'm aware of. What Logika and UniverseMetal skins are you trying to apply?
Gregory2001
Reply #2 Thursday, January 9, 2003 6:41 PM
I've purchased the suites from Pixtudio. I can download them but now what?
Chris
Reply #3 Thursday, January 9, 2003 6:54 PM
IIRC aren't they each all zipped up into a big zip file? You'll need the appropriate skinnable apps to use them (WindowBlinds, Winamp, NextStart, DesktopX, HoverDesk and so on, depending on what apps you want to use on your desktop)
Gregory2001
Reply #4 Thursday, January 9, 2003 7:55 PM
Yes, they are in one file and I have the appropriate apps. I have unzipped it but it comes in a .sd file and I'm not sure what to do now.
Chris
Reply #5 Thursday, January 9, 2003 8:14 PM
I don't know what a .sd file is. There's probably a readme file in the zip file telling which skin goes to which app.

For instance, there's probably a .wba file in there which is a WindowBlinds skin. In which case, you'd need the WindowsBlinds program installed on your computer to use it.
Alexandrie
Reply #6 Thursday, January 9, 2003 11:04 PM
there is a problem with the software we use, Stardock is aware of the problem but did not came back to us with a solution yet
Gregory2001
Reply #7 Thursday, January 9, 2003 11:22 PM
Thanks, Alexandrie. I appreciate it.
YMark
Reply #8 Friday, January 10, 2003 11:58 AM
I had this same problem when I purchased the UniverseMetal suite. Pixtudio refunded my money since there is no solution at the moment. I'm still hoping they get this gets resolved because those are two awesome skins.

On another note, for you WinCustomize subscribers... supposedly, you get access to some "subscriber suites" when you purchase a subscription to WinCustomize. Is there a screen shot or someplace where "potential" subscribers can view these? It might make sway some people that are sitting on the fence.
Gregory2001
Reply #9 Friday, January 10, 2003 4:34 PM
Well, I don't know what happened but I was able to apply these today! YMark: Click on "Subscriber Resources".
kith
Reply #10 Saturday, January 11, 2003 8:31 AM
Gregory / YMark,

If you have the .sdtheme you can unzip it and then repackage it under the appropriate file names. It can be a bit of a pain but they are all in there. If you have any questions on how to do that just let me know.
YMark
Reply #11 Saturday, January 11, 2003 11:58 AM
kith, I tried that and it still doesn't work. Unzipping the .sdtheme file does not give you all the skins for the different applications.
YMark
Reply #12 Saturday, January 11, 2003 12:04 PM
Gregory2001.... clicking on "Subscriber Resources" just tells me about levels and the benefits of subscribing. I'd like to be able to at least see a screen shot of the "suites" that are available to subscribers. Like I said above, it just might make a fence sitter jump.
kith
Reply #13 Saturday, January 11, 2003 11:54 PM
No, the skins aren't in there, but the bitmaps and ini's for skins should be. If you know which ones belong to which programs it is pretty easy to zip them up into individual skin packs. When I bought Logika/UM they were just zipped up, so I have never seen the .sdtheme you have. But I have gone through a few others and breaking them down should be possible.

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