The Unorthodox Skinpack is here!
Take an alternative approach to Windows
Thursday, December 9, 2004 by Cordelia | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Popular skin designers Skinplant, creators of the “Hulk” and “Spider-Man” Skinpacks, have created a new Skinpack for those of you who want to personalize your PC. Unorthodox allows you to view your Windows environment in a whole new way!
Check out the “Dissident”, “Anomaly”, and “Hi-Fidelity” and other skins that can give Windows XP the look of the PocketPC, TabletPC, or other radical designs. It's only $9.95 and it's well worth it and looks fantastic on your desktop.
For more information and screen shots go to: https://www.stardock.com/products/themes/unorthodox |
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Steve Grenier
Reply #22 Saturday, December 11, 2004 11:11 AM
Reply #22 Saturday, December 11, 2004 11:11 AM
Some skins in this package aren't my favorite and I think could have used some more work. TabletPC however I like very much and it is a great skin. For anyone wanting to see the power of WB vs Msstyles I suggest getting his pack. It shows you the things that WB can do that Msstyles can't. 
werewolf
Reply #23 Saturday, December 11, 2004 1:09 PM
Reply #23 Saturday, December 11, 2004 1:09 PM
Great pack guys, very strange but that's what makes it special 
Haven't lived with each skin yet, using Anomaly for a while to see how it fits.
What does the little down point arrow on the top, far right side do? Nothing happens when I click once, when I click twice the app closes.
Haven't lived with each skin yet, using Anomaly for a while to see how it fits.What does the little down point arrow on the top, far right side do? Nothing happens when I click once, when I click twice the app closes.
MikeB314
Reply #24 Saturday, December 11, 2004 1:31 PM
Reply #24 Saturday, December 11, 2004 1:31 PM
Thanks, werewolf. The down arrow opens the system menu, instead of a window icon.
joeyinpa92
Reply #26 Sunday, December 12, 2004 11:57 AM
Reply #26 Sunday, December 12, 2004 11:57 AM
-follow up-
I still haven't gotten an answer on the chance of subskin(s)... Do I take that as a no?
Thanks,
Joey Lee*
Email
I still haven't gotten an answer on the chance of subskin(s)... Do I take that as a no?
Thanks,
Joey Lee*
MadDeez
Reply #27 Sunday, December 12, 2004 12:23 PM
Reply #27 Sunday, December 12, 2004 12:23 PM
if there was a subskin using traditional button locations, why would they call the skinpack "Unorthodox"? i think you folks are missing the entire concept of the pack. it's called "Unorthodox' for a reason. you should have guaged from the name of the pack and by viewing screenshots that the thought of tradtional skins never entered the equation. these skins are great examples of things that can be done by creative skinners within the windowblinds realm. each of these skins is great in its own way.
Natsgm
Reply #28 Sunday, December 12, 2004 1:32 PM
Reply #28 Sunday, December 12, 2004 1:32 PM
"Unorthodox" is not synonymous with "nonstandard button locations." Even if that were the case, it's not beyond the bounds of common sense to include "Orthodox" substyles with an "Unorthodox" skinpack. It's just a matter of how many of them you want to sell.
MarkMcQ
Reply #29 Sunday, December 12, 2004 10:02 PM
Reply #29 Sunday, December 12, 2004 10:02 PM
It defeats the point of creating an unusual set of skins though, as we'd be getting sales on the basis of them having standard versions, which people would be more inclined to use. Making 'regular' sub skins would negate the need to even make the Unorthodox versions.
craeonics
Reply #30 Monday, December 13, 2004 4:17 AM
Reply #30 Monday, December 13, 2004 4:17 AM
One thing that becomes painfully obvious, now that I have one of them ultra-crisp TFT screens, is that WindowBlinds really needs to have alpha shaded borders implemented. Those rounded edges look plain nasty.
Maybe you should have gone for a thicker black edge instead of trying to cut it off a close to the gradient as possible.
Maybe you should have gone for a thicker black edge instead of trying to cut it off a close to the gradient as possible.
retiredmaster
Reply #31 Monday, December 13, 2004 8:17 AM
Reply #31 Monday, December 13, 2004 8:17 AM
(there are just too many critics in the world...)
Nice job as usual fellas.
Nice job as usual fellas.
joeyinpa92
Reply #32 Monday, December 13, 2004 12:06 PM
Reply #32 Monday, December 13, 2004 12:06 PM
Gee, Maybe instead of "asking" I should have just tried to get a refund. The themes are of no use to me the way they are, and yes, that's my problem. I will look allot closer before purchasing next time, if there is a next time....
Thanks Anyway!
Joey Lee*
Thanks Anyway!
Joey Lee*
MarkMcQ
Reply #33 Monday, December 13, 2004 1:04 PM
Reply #33 Monday, December 13, 2004 1:04 PM
I'm starting to think that if we had released a skin pack called "All these skins are green", people would start asking why there were no blue subskins.
joeyinpa92
Reply #35 Monday, December 13, 2004 3:41 PM
Reply #35 Monday, December 13, 2004 3:41 PM
No, if they were green and I wanted blue I just wouldn't have purchased them. I always thought I was helping by "purchasing" the premiere themes, never did I expect that on the one occasion that I have a quetion, and somewhat of a problem that I'd get this sort of treatment. Wow.
Later.
Joey Lee*
Later.
Joey Lee*
MarkMcQ
Reply #36 Monday, December 13, 2004 4:15 PM
Reply #36 Monday, December 13, 2004 4:15 PM
You received no ill treatment. We've answered question politely in this thread, your original one got overlooked, then you started with an attitude. Would have been simple enough to point it out to us without sarcasm instead of assuming there's some grand conspiracy against you.
Regarding your original question, no, there won't be any subskins. They would require quite a big reworking of all 5 skins.
Regarding your original question, no, there won't be any subskins. They would require quite a big reworking of all 5 skins.
Monte Cristo
Reply #37 Monday, December 13, 2004 8:05 PM
Reply #37 Monday, December 13, 2004 8:05 PM
Love the skins, guys. It takes some getting used to when I want to close a window and what-not, but that's half the fun! They look great and they function quite well. I'll have to say that my favorites are dissident and anomaly. I even made a wallpaper for anomaly, if anybody would be interested in seeing it. Nothing special. I'd upload it, but I believe I'd need some permission for that. Keep up the good work.
joeyinpa92
Reply #38 Monday, December 13, 2004 8:54 PM
Reply #38 Monday, December 13, 2004 8:54 PM
Well, I learned two lessons; do not question/request the Artists, and two; spend my money elsewhere. One correction: I believe I was more than nice in my posts, especially considering it took four days just for an answer.
Cya,
Joey*
Cya,
Joey*
craeonics
Reply #39 Tuesday, December 14, 2004 5:25 AM
Reply #39 Tuesday, December 14, 2004 5:25 AM
Word of advice: email is your friend. Not to mention a more direct avenue of communication than the comments on a newspost.
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Reply #21 Saturday, December 11, 2004 9:30 AM