Updating the biggest suite ever made : Heavy Equipment

common !!!!

Monday, November 27, 2006 by neophil78 | Discussion: OS Customization

Yep everyone, Skinning is (for me, and probably for the much part of you) firstly a question of sharing.

Once upon a time and before (i think ) WinCustomize was created, probably the biggest suite ever made was done, over which, a lot of talented skinners have bring their time and feelings ... i'm talking about HEAVY EQUIPMENT stuff.

Apart that i love this suite, i think it would be a great thing, that to increase this spirit of sharing, once again those who would want to, would be OK to update skins to latest softwares versions.

Here's the "main" element (i mean WindowBlinds) https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=1260&LibID=1 but you can also still find
- Iconpackage https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=637&LibID=2
- One Screenshot https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=653&LibID=13 shawing a great part of the suite
- A version of Suite itself https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=101&LibID=22
- A pack of Wallpapers https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=24&LibID=8
- A Winamp https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=17&LibID=10
And probably founding others software skins by searching better ...



As far as i'm concerned, i should be OK to bring up updates to a fiew apps but not for all, and also not for the coordination of it ...

Anyone to build up this project ?



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Jafo
Reply #1 Monday, November 27, 2006 9:37 PM

Anyone can revise/update the HE suite....the only stipulation is that the original 'community skin readme' be included which lists all those who partook in the original, and their contribution/s.

Original graphics by Chad Rumbut [Crumbut]....

This skin is Part of a Massive skin collection called Heavy Equipment by: CommunitySkin.
Who is CommunitySkin? It is several members of the skinning community working together on a skin set a.k.a. Skin Suite.
In the case of Heavy Equipment the list is as follows:

+++++++++++++HEAVY EQUIPMENT SKIN SUITE++++++++++++++++++++

01 Alexandrie -------------------------------------------ObjectBar
02 Boxxi ------------------------------------------------QX (one of two versions made)
03 Boxxi ------------------------------------------------QuickNotes
04 Buzz_Hog ---------------------------------------------Sysmeter  (XX Versions)
05 Buzz_Hog----------------------------------------------Tyme
06 Buzz_Hog ---------------------------------------------Consolable
07 Buzz_Hog ---------------------------------------------CD Covers
08 CRUMBUT ----------------------------------------------WindowBlinds (with help from Honz12 with the WinAmp plug-in)
09 CRUMBUT ----------------------------------------------Voice Clock
10 CRUMBUT ----------------------------------------------BrowserBob
11 CRUMBUT ----------------------------------------------GreyBook
12 CygnusXII --------------------------------------------Cursor X
13 Dmer -------------------------------------------------LiteStep (Later revisions by Jafo)
14 Donna Spadafore --------------------------------------BoxBar
15 Donna Spadafore --------------------------------------CoolPlayer
16 Doreen & ChinaCat-------------------------------------ThemeBar (Throbbers by ChinaCat)
17 Fernand of Softini------------------------------------BoxSpectra
18 Grimspoon --------------------------------------------NeoPlanet
19 HeyYou -----------------------------------------------WinAmp (AVS Preset by Grimspoon)
20 Honz12------------------------------------------------XX Calc
21 Honz12 -----------------------------------------------Colorpad
22 Honz12 -----------------------------------------------ezpop
23 Honz12 -----------------------------------------------HoverDesk
24 Integer ----------------------------------------------Wallpaper (6 of them)
25 Jafo -------------------------------------------------XX Log
26 Jafo -------------------------------------------------CD Stomper
27 Koasati  ---------------------------------------------ICQ +
28 Koasati ----------------------------------------------GetRight
29 Koasati ----------------------------------------------Icons
30 LCS600 -----------------------------------------------Cursors
31 LCS600 -----------------------------------------------XioN
32 Lorene Lalonde  --------------------------------------BoxZoom (one of two versions made)
33 Lorene Lalonde  --------------------------------------BoxFonts
34 Lorene Lalonde  --------------------------------------Box Chess
35 Lorene Lalonde  --------------------------------------Box Keeper
36 Nuvem ------------------------------------------------Desktop X
37 Nuvem ------------------------------------------------Active Dimensions (one of two versions made)
38 Paxx -------------------------------------------------WMP7
39 pjpowell ---------------------------------------------Active Dimensions (one of two versions made)
40 ScareBear --------------------------------------------BS Player
41 ScareBear --------------------------------------------eFx
42 ScareBear --------------------------------------------Beatnik
43 ScareBear --------------------------------------------CD Run
44 ScareBear --------------------------------------------MPFree
45 ScareBear --------------------------------------------MP3 Studio
46 ScareBear --------------------------------------------Oxygenator
47 ScareBear --------------------------------------------QX (one of two versions made)
48 ScareBear --------------------------------------------Scribbles
49 ScareBear --------------------------------------------Sonique
50 ScareBear --------------------------------------------Oligo
51 ScareBear --------------------------------------------STP3
52 ScareBear --------------------------------------------ProList2000
53 ScareBear --------------------------------------------Millenium Notepad
54 Scarebear --------------------------------------------FlashDesk
55 starvingartist ---------------------------------------ControlBar
56 TreeTog ----------------------------------------------NextStart
57 Treetog ----------------------------------------------WorkShelf
58 Treetog ----------------------------------------------BoxSys
59 Treetog ----------------------------------------------BoxIP
60 Treetog ----------------------------------------------BoxZoom (one of two versions made)
61 Treetog ----------------------------------------------eNotes 
 

All original graphics provided by: -------------------------CRUMBUT
Website needed for the project provided by: ----------------CRUMBUT
MessageBoard needed for the project provided by: -----------Paxx
FTP needed for the project provided by: --------------------Buzz_Hog

Project Start Date:   12/18/2000
Project Finish Date:  01/__ /2001

Total size of the Suite:______MB (buzz get this info just befor you upload everything) Then delete this note!

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 


 

 


TYCUS
Reply #2 Monday, November 27, 2006 10:06 PM
holy mother of all cows!!! 61 items for one suite?    i could help with the cursor but, GOD this is more than a suite!!!

XX
Reply #3 Monday, November 27, 2006 10:10 PM
Yeah. It's a huge suite. You can basically make everything in computer look the same.

Skinhit
Reply #4 Monday, November 27, 2006 10:50 PM
wow. what a lineup! even Jafo got his skinning hands dirty

Skinhit
Reply #5 Monday, November 27, 2006 10:52 PM
and Neophil...i think thats a great idea

neophil78
Reply #6 Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:01 AM
Original graphics by Chad Rumbut [Crumbut]....


Yep i know that Jafo, i tried to find if Crumbut still skins but didn't found any info ....   (for permission ) 

But others are still in (i think of treetog at least ...) who might have already web structures to coordinate that project ...   

In another way, i don't know if all softwares already skinned are still used by people, and perhaps it wouldn't be the first priority to try to re-skin alls ...

I just throw up in the air that idea, hoping something's will happen happen   

BoXXi
Reply #7 Tuesday, November 28, 2006 4:32 AM
it was fun working on that project..... I remember that Quicknotes was the only thing I could skin back then. I actually made 2 Quicknotes skins, I wonder if I still have them.........?

BoXXi
Reply #8 Tuesday, November 28, 2006 4:54 AM
hehe.... I found my skins....
this was the first one... http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/11543/
the second one... http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/11417/
Did you know that there was a SECOND community project, called "Formula One"?
I did a skin for that too...... http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/27229/?qo=8&q=by%3Aboxxi+in%3Acustomization%2Fskins%2Fnotes%2Fquicknotes&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps
This was the main skin for that project.... http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/26340/?&q=formula+one&qh=in%3Acustomization%2Fskins%2Fwindows%2Fwindowblinds+sort%3Atime

And you can see ALL the CommunitySkin stuff here..... http://communityskin.deviantart.com/gallery/

Jafo
Reply #9 Tuesday, November 28, 2006 5:59 AM

Yep i know that Jafo, i tried to find if Crumbut still skins but didn't found any info .... (for permission )

I am quite sure that the others in 'CommunitySkin' will be OK with my OK-ing subsequent revisions, etc. ....provided they have that text as I posted.  Subsequent additions to it to be posted after the

'++++++++++++++++++++' line at bottom...to differentiate from the original communal works.

Chad has 'moved on' to Game skinning....and admins on http://forum.rscnet.org 

I caught up with him a few months ago....


Jafo
Reply #10 Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:09 AM

Did you know that there was a SECOND community project, called "Formula One"?

And a somewhat lesser one revolving around the Deviantart site graphics...called 'Deviantskin'.

All were almost impromptu gatherings of a disparate bunch all with a common 'theme', and an idea to extend the boundaries of what was to then the common perception of skinning being a bunch of people doing their 'own thing'.

Heavy Equipment was by far the biggest and arguably the best...


ZubaZ
Reply #11 Tuesday, November 28, 2006 7:33 AM
Thanks for the links Boxxi. The F-1 DX theme is very cool.


neophil78
Reply #12 Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:47 PM
Well, it's about two days i think, i throw up this !... (was supposed to be an article ...).
Thanks to those guys who where interested in, but I think clear,, sharing is not the priorority .... thouh, this project is dead at life ...

c242
Reply #13 Thursday, November 30, 2006 1:23 AM
Hmm, I still have the whole suite on a Backup-CD here and once a year I think about how great it would be to update it.

Bichur
Reply #14 Thursday, November 30, 2006 9:52 AM
Well, it's about two days i think, i throw up this !..


give it a little more time - 2 days isn't that long (people do have other things to take care of)

Poddytat
Reply #15 Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:35 PM
I would love it if this skin suite were updated, however I didn't realize how incredibly huge it was/is! Lordy, that is going to be a job and a half. NeoPhil, give it a week or so, some folks don't check in every day. It is a great idea, just give folks time to even hear about it.

MikeB314
Reply #16 Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:48 PM

It might be good to make a list of what actually needs updating. The WindowBlinds skin does for sure, but lots of those apps haven't been changed in years or don't even exist anymore.


neophil78
Reply #17 Thursday, November 30, 2006 4:14 PM
It might be good to make a list of what actually needs updating. The WindowBlinds skin does for sure,

You've said it ... thanks for the updating of WB ...

Cindersis
Reply #18 Thursday, November 30, 2006 11:49 PM
This is wonderful! I like the way everyone put in a part to make this whole skin a reality. It would be nice to collaberate with others to do something like this again. Just watching it fall into place would be a learning experience for me and maybe for other newbies.




neophil78
Reply #19 Friday, December 1, 2006 7:34 PM
I don't know why it was not posted as an article ... (I had do for this ...    )
( ... and why, it's not easy to find it in forums ...    )

TYCUS
Reply #20 Friday, December 1, 2006 8:10 PM
i'll start working on the cursor.., if u guys want so...

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