Firefox Skins?
Where are they
Sunday, January 9, 2005 by Sleeping Dragon | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Brad put out a feeler question about what new categories we would like to have here at WC. One of the biggest requests was that we get a section for FireFox skins. Apparently Deviant Art is overflowing with them, and I know that Brad took a look at DA and agreed we should have one.
Where are the skins? We have a category that has remained at "0" skins since the day it was opened. Do those skins take longer to make than others, or are people just going to DA out of habit and selection, or is there really not a need?
Just curious, after so many people requested it, why there are not skins. Is anyone working on one?
Where are the skins? We have a category that has remained at "0" skins since the day it was opened. Do those skins take longer to make than others, or are people just going to DA out of habit and selection, or is there really not a need?
Just curious, after so many people requested it, why there are not skins. Is anyone working on one?
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Tiggz
Reply #42 Monday, January 24, 2005 11:00 PM
I am doing a Firefox skin to go with a wb skin I am working on...wb seems to skin the buttons, radio buttons and checkboxes?
I am basically skinning any icons I can find, that little red close button, a couple of mouseover colours which were out of place, dropdown menu arrows - that type of thing. The skin is basically an extension of the wb skin and intended to be used in conjunction with it so it seems pointless to skin elements that the wb will.
Reply #42 Monday, January 24, 2005 11:00 PM
| the only thing I'm doing in addition to the toolbar icons, are the buttons, radio buttons, and checkboxes |
I am doing a Firefox skin to go with a wb skin I am working on...wb seems to skin the buttons, radio buttons and checkboxes?
I am basically skinning any icons I can find, that little red close button, a couple of mouseover colours which were out of place, dropdown menu arrows - that type of thing. The skin is basically an extension of the wb skin and intended to be used in conjunction with it so it seems pointless to skin elements that the wb will.
Weaksid
Reply #43 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:24 AM
Reply #43 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:24 AM
Well, I finished Version one of my skin. I uploaded it and now to see if it makes it.
horiz0n
Reply #44 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:37 AM
Reply #44 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:37 AM
I tried skinning it for about a week, finding too many of the same things it seemed, and other things, like the background, top back, not the bottom back, or sub window back....... I couldn't find at all. And after a bit I looked at it, said this isn't anything special/original anyway, and trashed it. 
I'll just wait till I can get some help from someone I guess. 
But I don't use window blinds so I'd mucho prefer to have the browser skinned, but all in all, as me not using WB is a minority around here...maybe make 2 versions of a skin when it's called for, one that works with WB one that runs without?
I'll just wait till I can get some help from someone I guess. 
But I don't use window blinds so I'd mucho prefer to have the browser skinned, but all in all, as me not using WB is a minority around here...maybe make 2 versions of a skin when it's called for, one that works with WB one that runs without?
Weaksid
Reply #45 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:48 AM
Reply #45 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:48 AM
What I ended up doing is messing with the stylesheets till I figured out what did what. Like I used a bright orange color to find what tags went with what area of the browser. From there, I just kept adding and I got it to a likable skin. I will make improvements on and off depending on the time I have. Like I want to change the throbber, change more of the icons, try to skin the bottom of the browser (had alot of problems here), and some other stuff I find. I forget how long I've been working on mine. I know it's been many hours to get where I am now. But since I know what some of the things are, when I get this fully done to where I can't do anymore to it, then I shouldn't have problems with designing another one.
Weaksid
Reply #46 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:50 PM
Reply #46 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:50 PM
Now this sucks. It crashes the browser if you try to install my skin. I don't know how to delete what I submitted. I thought I had it but it's not there till I started to mess with things and I don't know what is wrong.
WickedP
Reply #47 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:00 PM
Reply #47 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:00 PM
Weaksid,
Make a post here http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=18 they've been skinning FF for much longer than we have.
Good luck!
Wicked.
Make a post here http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=18 they've been skinning FF for much longer than we have.
Good luck!
Wicked.
Weaksid
Reply #48 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:20 PM
Reply #48 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:20 PM
Thanks, I posted a new topic since I couldn't find the answer in any of the threads. I have school here soon so hopefully I can get on the internet there and see if anybody can help me.
Weaksid
Reply #49 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:15 PM
Reply #49 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:15 PM
I have the file fixed but someone said there was still a problem. Can anyone here check it out and let me know what they found? I worked on it in class for several hours and got it working. I was able to drag it over to my theme menu and it installed and stayed without any errors. I uninstalled and reinstalled it several times to make sure.
Thanks.
Thanks.
WickedP
Reply #50 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:26 PM
Reply #50 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:26 PM
Weaksid...
When I install it I get the default FF icon, and only the Tabs are skinned. Question: Did you get a GUID from irc.mozilla.org?
Wicked.
When I install it I get the default FF icon, and only the Tabs are skinned. Question: Did you get a GUID from irc.mozilla.org?
Wicked.
Weaksid
Reply #51 Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:45 AM
Reply #51 Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:45 AM
No, I actually got it from GUIDGEN.exe that was in my visual basic program. That could be the reason then. If you have a skin with the same GUID, it will blend together a little.
Weaksid
Reply #52 Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:19 AM
Reply #52 Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:19 AM
There, I went through the IRC channel and got a GUID then reposted. It should be updated now. Uninstall the prevous one and try the fixed file. Let me know if that worked?
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Reply #41 Monday, January 24, 2005 10:54 PM
Looking good! I really like th color on the tabs!
Wicked.