ORTHODOX unorthodox
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Monday, January 17, 2005 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Last month we released SkinPlant's Unorthodox skin pack. It was a collection of 5 skins that took on totally unique ideas on how the Windows GUI might be done. It's been a hit with users. But many users loved the designs so much that they requested that we provide them with "normal" styles as well. That is, ones with the standard Windows configuration.
So this month, Unorthodox has been updated to include Orthodox skins. If you already have Unorthodox, just go here and put in your email address and it'll send you a link to the updated pack.
Here's an example using Tablet PC (Unorthodox/Orthodox):
Reply #2 Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:58 AM
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Reply #4 Tuesday, January 18, 2005 8:39 AM
The problem on non-English XP systems usually occurs when the "All Programs" text has been forced off the menu and an extra wide arrow image is used, which usually contains the text within it (as seen in the CyberSkin example). The skinner will adjust the content margins enough to push the English phrase "All Programs" off the menu, but on a non-English sytem, the phrase can be longer or shorter, leaving the arrow image misaligned.
We haven't done this with any of the Unorthodox/Orthodox skins. They all use plain text with a standard sized arrow image.
Reply #6 Wednesday, January 19, 2005 12:12 PM
I've puchased it. Really nice!
However, I had a little issue regarding "All Programs" (almost perfect):
Can I fix it using SkinStudio Pro?
Thanks!
Reply #7 Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:27 PM
Reply #8 Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:10 PM
I set "-14" and now it's better!
Can you add a smaller left margin in next update? Will this new value affect other idiom?
By the way, I'd like to suggest compact menu in the next version of the suite.
Thank you!
Reply #9 Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:39 PM
Gallus, that won't effect anything else besides the All Programs area. I'll be sure to correct that next time it's updated, and I'll keep the compact start menu in mind. 
Reply #11 Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:47 AM
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Reply #14 Thursday, January 27, 2005 5:59 PM
I'm facing another issue with Anomaly Orthodox (one of the best skin!).
There is an application named STOIK Video Converter 2. Link
Some skins are compatible with it, but some aren't. This kind of issue could not happen. I think WB should handle this kind of situation better.
Anyway, Anomaly Orthodox doesn't work with STOIK Video Converter 2. Its window gets bigger and bigger and I have to end it.
Compatible skins: FlyOS, Element Default and Royale
Maybe you can figure out why Anomaly Orthodox is incompatible since there are skins that work with the application without problem.
Maybe even Stardock could take a look at this, because maybe WB could handle this instead skin by skin.
Thanks!
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Reply #1 Monday, January 17, 2005 6:56 PM
Some skins doesn't look nice, e.g. CyberSkin (Link):
Maybe you could inform if a skin is or is not compatible with other idiom than english!