metalX3!! :D
Monday, January 26, 2004 by grayhaze | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Just kidding... but I still thought some of you might be interested in a bit of news about my latest skin.
I promised I'd release something new this year as a result of Gary Jules getting the Christmas No. 1 and winning me £400 to buy myself a sparkly new home cinema system. Well, I've now settled on a likely candidate for my next release, and things are progressing slowly but surely.
I won't tell you what it's called or give you any more details than the image below and to say it's a skin to accompany a rather popular recent release in another area of desktop customization by a surprising new(ish) talent.
Answers on a postcard to the usual address...
I promised I'd release something new this year as a result of Gary Jules getting the Christmas No. 1 and winning me £400 to buy myself a sparkly new home cinema system. Well, I've now settled on a likely candidate for my next release, and things are progressing slowly but surely.
I won't tell you what it's called or give you any more details than the image below and to say it's a skin to accompany a rather popular recent release in another area of desktop customization by a surprising new(ish) talent.
Answers on a postcard to the usual address...
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IPlural
Reply #5 Monday, January 26, 2004 4:09 PM
Reply #5 Monday, January 26, 2004 4:09 PM
grayhaze,great to see you 
Fantastic about the win and the New Home Theater System !!
Even more so to read of something new in the works
Hope everything is going well and that we all see more of you, you're sorely missed on the board
Fantastic about the win and the New Home Theater System !!
Even more so to read of something new in the works
Hope everything is going well and that we all see more of you, you're sorely missed on the board
Uh, oh !
Leo the Lion
Reply #12 Tuesday, January 27, 2004 3:45 AM
Reply #12 Tuesday, January 27, 2004 3:45 AM
Nice to see you around again grayhaze.....I think Travis hit the nail on the head when he said GANT.......thats my guess as well seeing your peep shot.....we wait with baited breath
grayhaze
Reply #13 Sunday, February 1, 2004 12:07 PM
Reply #13 Sunday, February 1, 2004 12:07 PM
Well things are progressing slowly but surely on this skin. I've made small changes to the majority of the elements, and I think things are looking a lot more striking as a result, while remaining true to the source material. I'm still not telling you what that source material is though... 
Here's a comparison:
Old
New
Now the next question is how far do I go with this? Who would like to see an all-singing all-dancing skin of the metalX2 variety? Who would like a nice simple, fast skin this time around?
Did someone mention a GUI Olympics 2004...?
Here's a comparison:
Old
New
Now the next question is how far do I go with this? Who would like to see an all-singing all-dancing skin of the metalX2 variety? Who would like a nice simple, fast skin this time around?
Did someone mention a GUI Olympics 2004...?
grayhaze
Reply #14 Sunday, February 1, 2004 12:11 PM
Reply #14 Sunday, February 1, 2004 12:11 PM
By the way, I should note that I have a lot more stuff completed than that little image shows. I'm just not ready to show a proper preview yet for various reasons.
and a tease too! 
azdruid
Reply #18 Sunday, February 1, 2004 1:31 PM
Reply #18 Sunday, February 1, 2004 1:31 PM
Personally, I'd go for the fast and nimble skin-type this time around. The other MetalX skins certainly had one heck of a feature set, but it did get a little big.
Time to pull out those GANT icons...
Do you have an expected release date? Looks interesting, but I liked the 'Old' version better. Less metal, but slightly better visibility factor. Not too many shiny bevels, please. It hurts the eyes.
Time to pull out those GANT icons...
Do you have an expected release date? Looks interesting, but I liked the 'Old' version better. Less metal, but slightly better visibility factor. Not too many shiny bevels, please. It hurts the eyes.
grayhaze
Reply #19 Sunday, February 1, 2004 1:53 PM
Reply #19 Sunday, February 1, 2004 1:53 PM
As usual concerning an expected release date, when it's done.
Although I'm all for simple skins, I'm also developing this with a mind to possibly making it an entry to the 2004 GUIOs. So while there will be a simple version as usual, I might still include all of the extras if time permits. If I do so this time though, I intend to make things a little simpler to configure.
While I agree that perhaps the first attempt was a fraction easier on the eyes, it also didn't have quite the same look as the inspiration. With these modifications I've attempted to match the look of the original a lot closer. I honestly didn't have metal in mind as I tweaked things, but I'll concede that perhaps it does look a little metallic. In a way that's where I should be going for this skin anyway...
Although I'm all for simple skins, I'm also developing this with a mind to possibly making it an entry to the 2004 GUIOs. So while there will be a simple version as usual, I might still include all of the extras if time permits. If I do so this time though, I intend to make things a little simpler to configure.
While I agree that perhaps the first attempt was a fraction easier on the eyes, it also didn't have quite the same look as the inspiration. With these modifications I've attempted to match the look of the original a lot closer. I honestly didn't have metal in mind as I tweaked things, but I'll concede that perhaps it does look a little metallic. In a way that's where I should be going for this skin anyway...
grayhaze
Reply #20 Sunday, February 1, 2004 1:55 PM
Reply #20 Sunday, February 1, 2004 1:55 PM
I'm also investigating doing a proper custom colour version this time around too, at the request of the original artist. The standard hue shifting functions of WB would cause a problem when trying to maintain that blue uplight.
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Reply #1 Monday, January 26, 2004 3:32 PM