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Skinners, Artists, Coders, and Testers Needed: Community Suite

Happy Birthday!!

https://forums.wincustomize.com/?aid=174881
from WinCustomize Forums

After the success on the Troll Thumping Day Suite some members of the Mother Thumpers are coming together to create the "Happy Birthday Suit(e)".

I envision this suite centered around a DX gadget that counts down to your birthday. On your birthday the gadget will prompt you to download the most recent incarnation of the suite components so for your special day, your desktop will celebrate with you.

At this point we have some components assigned to artists but this is a collaborative project and welcome input and assistance from everyone. Please jump in and help out if you'd like.

WB - theAVMAN - complete, uploaded
Vista Logon - RickJF - complete, uploaded
Dream - Carguy - complete, uploaded
Tabbed Docks - mommaTee - complete, uploaded
Zoomer Docks - mommaTee - complete, uploaded
XP Logon - RickJF, sAARge - complete, uploaded
Winamp - TheD2JBug - complete, uploaded
Avatar - Hog56 - complete, uploaded
SoundPackage - Robjk - complete, uploaded
DX Birthday game  - Haptork - complete, uploaded
DX Clock - theAVMAN - complete, uploaded
Dock icons - RickJF - complete, uploaded
RightClick - Lantec - complete, uploaded
Rainlendar - 2of3 - complete, uploaded
Bootskin - RickJP - complete, uploaded
IconPackage - MommaTee - complete, testing
Sidebar - Mike - complete, uploaded
Xion - alibear123 - complete, uploaded
Cursor - sAARge - complete, uploaded
Sysmetrix - Lantec - pending - drafts posted in thread
DX Countdown Widget - theAVMAN, milksama
DX Weather - puterdudejim - complete, uploaded
DX Calendar - puterdudejim - complete, uploaded


Launch date: Unknown at this point
(Happy Birthday Karma and Snowy! - Original date May 6th, 2008)

Please see the link below for the original suggestion.

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Reply #601 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The fonts throughout the WB are a bit too large though and the italics on all the buttons hurts readability
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Are you thinking smaller fonts or other fonts?  Different italics or none?

Wanna post a mock-up?  Or suggest a font?

Siege of Centauri
Reply #603 from WinCustomize Forums Top
mommaTee thinks it's time for puppet master Zubaz to update the post info ;p
Reply #604 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Zubaz,
I see Pugboy was doing the Vista Logon for this but he hasn't been logged on since 4/22.
Since he's MIA, I was going to do a couple from the wall in the graphics package..one with confetti added (like the Dream) and one without.
Is this ok or does someone else have the Vista Logons covered?
Reply #605 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Is this ok or does someone else have the Vista Logons covered?
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Please do.
mommaTee thinks it's time for puppet master Zubaz to update the post info
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Yes dear . . a bit later today.
Reply #606 from WinCustomize Forums Top
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Reply #607 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just cross checking was comment#562 on page 23 visible to anyone. :NOTSURE: ;) ;p
Reply #608 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just cross checking was comment#562 on page 23 visible to anyone.
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I just saw it I will take a look!
:)
Reply #609 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sorry Haptork Did have a play with it and it worked fine, but as you may recall I don't play games so suck at them as well so left it to others to comment.

Found it easy to control where I threw it to burst balloons and apart from that was not much to say looked ok worked ok.
Reply #610 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Haptork,  I played the game back then and then lost my notes.

My thoughts: 
  • The mouse control seems jerky.  That could be my drinking problem though.
  • Instead of the instructions pointing to each feature (which does not line up for me) more text on a background might work better.  What if we had a "greeting card/birthday card" with instructions on it?
  • I really like the "dream" animated balloons (Desktop Mode)
  • I would disable Desktop mode while in Stage game.  The balloons just sit there.  maybe switch to the desktop-style game?
  • Would like to see the track of previous throws or the strength settings
  • What does the lower set of *trees* do?  It sort of indicates angle . . but not completely.  I'd remove it if it isn't complete
  • The monkey's tail seems to disconnect
  • It would be cool if cupcakes could replace the stone
  • Strength indicator could be party hats
Thank you for all the hard work!

Reply #611 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I would add;

I think the balloons should be in the same style (not necessarily the same size but the same balloon in different sizes and colors)

I did some balloons earlier on and you may use those if you think they are nice.

See
reply #478 (page 20)
reply #457 (page 19)

Thanks for a cool game!
Reply #612 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks AV and Rickalot. Actually no replies made me a bit uninterested in making it further, I would have felt better with a reply with just "OK" written.
But no problem I am in a habbit of it, you know. ;)

Instead of the instructions pointing to each feature (which does not line up for me) more text on a background might work better. What if we had a "greeting card/birthday card" with instructions on it?
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Nice. I will try it.

I would disable Desktop mode while in Stage game. The balloons just sit there. maybe switch to the desktop-style game?
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Ya stage mode gives you different configurations and you have to burst given ballons with given number of throws. Some stages like 2nd stage have flying ballons,too. You can swith to desktop mode anytime.

Would like to see the track of previous throws or the strength settings
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The leaves indicate the strength of previous throw, if there is any need to have it accurately in text then let me know I will do it.

What does the lower set of *trees* do? It sort of indicates angle . . but not completely. I'd remove it if it isn't complete
The monkey's tail seems to disconnect
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Actually the lower set and the tail's rotation isnt doing alright with latest version of Dx. Lower set indicate just vertical strength and tail indicates the angle. Here..
Link I discussed it. Hope we will get to the solution.

It would be cool if cupcakes could replace the stone
Strength indicator could be party hats
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Does anybody has these images already or I've to make them? If images are there then please send 'em.

I'll post a newer version very soon with some improvements. :)
Reply #613 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think the balloons should be in the same style (not necessarily the same size but the same balloon in different sizes and colors)
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Nice advice I will do it. :)

There is a randomizing hue shift script in most of the ballons. Whenever they reach top of the screen there hueshift changes but some ballon images cant be recolored by hue shift. The smallest ballon images are recolorable with only hueshift. I have used Tim's and Jimbo's ballon images too but they cant be recolored with hueshift so Jimbo's ballons are always red and Tim's are always blue. If anyone has images which can be recolored with hueshift then I think we can use it on the object else I will try to make some similar recolorable ballons with different sizes. :)
Reply #614 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Recycle


Reply #615 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Recycle is very funny!  Great idea!
Reply #616 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Recycle is very funny! Great idea!
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Cool,Glad you like it!! :)

Do you have time to give a DX object a run through before I upload?
Reply #617 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Do you have time to give a DX object a run through before I upload?
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Share eth link brother!
Reply #619 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It functions . . I'm not seeing a purpose for the script on the base object and the two glosses don't have a lot of effect (if any). Dragging causes the animation to stop for a bit so only the DX and X show. (Vista Business 32).

Looking at it the bottom appears to have space for two buttons.  I know I clicked on them and wondered why nothing happened.  If you are going to upload as is, you may frustrate users. :)

I didn't look, how many frames of animation are there?
Reply #620 from WinCustomize Forums Top
WWW Link

This was the screen shot but I will work on it some more before uploading .DX builder has been acting kinda funny since I started this one that why I wanted someone else to check it on different PC.

Thank you Harley
Reply #621 from WinCustomize Forums Top
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Reply #622 from WinCustomize Forums Top
very nice set :CONGRAT:


Re your object on my XP SP3 tried it out looked same as screen shot if clicked on clock or am/pm button and moved it around stilled worked ok most of the time then would mainly vanish apart from top buttons if clicked on flame area to move it vanished apart from top buttons as soon as tried to move it.
Reply #623 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Nice concept, Harley!

One suggestion: make the box a wrapped present?
Reply #624 from WinCustomize Forums Top
One suggestion: make the box a wrapped present?
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Or a gift bag.  I alsways use gift bags becasue when I wrap something it looks likethe kids did it.  :)
Reply #625 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Great work on the animations, AV! They're looking really good :CONGRAT:

+1 for wrapped present