August 2023 Desktop Screenshots
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Saturday, July 29, 2023 by DrJBHL | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Well, it's August, already. Hottest month over with...hoping (against hope) August will be somehow better.
Decided to give tribute to three great Master skinners, and really good people...one of whom is here in memory only, Xiandi (Lady X), PoSmedley, and WebGizmos. They collaborated to create a beautiful skin, my desktop of the month: Xiandi the Windowblind and CursorFX, PoSmedley, the walls, and WebGizmos, the Winstep Xtreme.
We're talkin' Metropolite:
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Reply #22 Saturday, August 5, 2023 11:22 AM
I wonder why noone includes explorer in screenshots anymore.
VS: Full Black Yellow Theme for Windows 11 by cleodesktop.
Hi Carl.
Please take care using cleodesktop, the guy who runs it (A Vietnamese National) steels others work and then charges money for themes that do not belong to him, also he says he will offer support, but i bought a theme from him that did not work correctly, he could not fix it so then ignored any e mails i sent to him.
Ohhh, thank You, I didn't know that. 1st of all I was lucky to be able to use dark themed GUIs without black on black fonts in explorer and other inconsistencies. Where can I find decent themes then? deviantart is confusing as hell meanwhile.
Reply #24 Sunday, August 6, 2023 1:38 AM
I was lucky to be able to use dark themed GUIs without black on black fonts in explorer and other inconsistencies.
Carl - Not a full answer to your question, but I did find this on Neowin:
It's a RC, and who knows if it'll conflict with SD software...as Neowin states,
However, keep in mind that by doing so, you allow third-party software to modify system files on a deeper level. Therefore, you should mind potential privacy and stability risks. Besides, the release is not final, so it might be better to try the project on a virtual machine (Microsoft provides free VMs with Windows 11) or a spare device with nothing critical or vital on it.
Please don't misunderstand. I'm not at all in favor of "patching" nor altering system files because I don't trust them anymore than I trust MS with my info, and I don't want to endanger the OS warranty. I just saw the article and thought you might want to know about it.
Reply #25 Sunday, August 6, 2023 8:54 AM
I wonder why noone includes explorer in screenshots anymore.
VS: Full Black Yellow Theme for Windows 11 by cleodesktop.
Hi Carl.
Please take care using cleodesktop, the guy who runs it (A Vietnamese National) steels others work and then charges money for themes that do not belong to him, also he says he will offer support, but i bought a theme from him that did not work correctly, he could not fix it so then ignored any e mails i sent to him.
Ohhh, thank You, I didn't know that. 1st of all I was lucky to be able to use dark themed GUIs without black on black fonts in explorer and other inconsistencies. Where can I find decent themes then? deviantart is confusing as hell meanwhile.
I have sent you a PM Carl.
Reply #29 Tuesday, August 8, 2023 7:17 AM
Tribute to a great master skinner "Xiandi" gone too soon for which my memory remains deep...
"Armageddon" theme for Winstep that I didn't have the possibility to produce for download...
Reply #30 Tuesday, August 8, 2023 7:53 AM
Tribute to a great master skinner "Xiandi" gone too soon for which my memory remains deep...
"Armageddon" theme for Winstep that I didn't have the possibility to produce for download...
How very kind of you, Picco14. I wish you could post it for download. I suppose it's a permission problem? If so, RedneckDude could possibly help, as Jim has remained in contact with the late Xiandi's husband, and he can give you permission for your touching tribute. Since I am also a gallery moderator, there should be no problems.
Comme c'est très gentil de ta part, Picco14. J'aimerais que vous puissiez le publier en téléchargement. Je suppose que c'est un problème d'autorisation? Si c'est le cas, RedneckDude pourrait peut-être aider, car Jim est resté en contact avec le mari de feu Xiandi, et il peut vous donner la permission de votre hommage touchant. Veuillez pardonner toute erreur de traduction commise par Google. Étant donné que je suis également modérateur de galerie, il ne devrait y avoir aucun problème.
Reply #31 Tuesday, August 8, 2023 8:37 AM
Just cant change that black font in the main explorer window. (One of the WB11 betas it changed to white when you set the system to darkmode, but was lost when WB11 released)
Can anyone confirm??? That would be a bummer.
Here is my XP theme I was working on when WB11 betas started dropping. It was defiantly possible as it worked back then. Just not now.
Light mode - Dark Text in explorer (Dont mind the dark bg as it was a test)
Dark mode - Light Text
Reply #32 Tuesday, August 8, 2023 8:39 AM
My current desktop for August 2023, nothing special. Just basic windows 11 theme and modified taskbar to allow toolbars again. A little bit of rainmeter for the taskbar shadow and weather widget.
Reply #33 Tuesday, August 8, 2023 8:53 AM
Here is my XP theme I was working on when WB11 betas started dropping.
Convincing screenies, but I believed you on your say so, SD. I bet MS hard coded it in an update.
My current desktop for August 2023, nothing special. Just basic windows 11 theme and modified taskbar to allow toolbars again. A little bit of rainmeter for the taskbar shadow and weather widget.
Nice. Simple and functional. 
Reply #34 Tuesday, August 8, 2023 2:37 PM
Picco14: Redneck Dude will pm you the permission from Xiandi's husband. All you have to do is put it in the zip file with the skin and upload it.
Another desktop... Fett MikeB and Giz. Wall from the web, recolored.
Reply #35 Wednesday, August 9, 2023 7:46 AM
Picco14: Redneck Dude will pm you the permission from Xiandi's husband. All you have to do is put it in the zip file with the skin and upload it.
Another desktop... Fett MikeB and Giz. Wall from the web, recolored.
Reply #37 Wednesday, August 9, 2023 9:39 AM
Bonjour DrJBHL...
En français, désolé mais c'est plus simple pour moi...
J'ai le message permission "RedneckDude" et l'accord de l'époux de feu "Xiandi", mais la diffusion du Screenshot "Armageddon Winstep" pour un hommage n'était pas dans l'idée d'obtenir une permission pour diffuser le thème.
C'était juste un hommage pour tout son travail de maître skinner qu'elle avait accomplie pendant de nombreuses années de son vivant et surtout ce n'était pas l'intention de remuer le couteau dans la plaie de son mari. J'en suis désolé...
A l'époque, de son vivant, je lui avais fait une demande pour diffuser le thème "Armageddon Winstep", j'avais obtenu son autorisation, le thème n'était pas aussi bien fini qu'aujourd'hui car je l'ai repris et terminer pour mon propre compte. A cette époque, "Murex" était intervenu et avait refusé de diffuser à raison la partie calendrier dans le thème. Donc sans calendrier, j'avais décider de ne pas diffuser le thème mais seulement le skin "Xion Player" sans playlist et équaliseur que j'ai rajouté aujourd'hui.
Je ne sais pas encore si je vais le diffuser, je suis en pleine réflexion et je ne voulais pas ce remu ménage auprès de son mari, c'était au départ juste un rappel sur son travail qui nous a régalé pendant des années...
Avec tout mon respect à tous et toutes et surtout son mari "David Schiller"...
Et merci à vous et "RedneckDude...
Reply #38 Wednesday, August 9, 2023 10:15 AM
Picco14, David Schiller seems most enthusiatic about wanting you t the publishing of the Armageddon tribute theme. You would not be rubbing salt in his wounds nor saddening him in any way.
Picco 14, David Schiller semble le plus enthousiaste à l'idée de vous demander de publier le thème de l'hommage à Armageddon. Vous ne seriez pas en train de remuer du sel dans ses blessures ni de l'attrister de quelque façon que ce soit.
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Reply #21 Saturday, August 5, 2023 10:08 AM
I wonder why noone includes explorer in screenshots anymore.
VS: Full Black Yellow Theme for Windows 11 by cleodesktop.
Hi Carl.
Please take care using cleodesktop, the guy who runs it (A Vietnamese National) steels others work and then charges money for themes that do not belong to him, also he says he will offer support, but i bought a theme from him that did not work correctly, he could not fix it so then ignored any e mails i sent to him.