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WinCustomize 2K9: Expanding focus

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A new WinCustomize is coming and it’s a reunion of much of the original 2001 WinCustomize team with Johanne (Alexandrie) leading the UI design and Pat (T-Man) re-architecting the backend.  This time, we have a crack team led by Matt (Orcnbeans) helping create a new way for the site to function that should make it lighting fast.

Much of the site will be XML based which also means that the site will be able to be displayed in lots of different ways (which obviously makes it skinnable).

One of the areas we’re going to increase WinCustomize’s focus on is that it we’re going to expand beyond just talking about how to customize the aesthetics of Windows but also the functionality of it.  As Windows has evolved since 2001, so has customization. 

Moreover, web technology has evolved substantially since 2001. In the age of Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks, we want to begin to let users make use of those technologies in interesting ways. We’ll talk more about that as we get further alone.

The new site design is a lot cleaner with an emphasis on fewer page loads.

The galleries are much more straight forward and focused on that gallery. This way, we can add features that are specific to a given gallery. A wallpaper gallery, for instance, will eventually support specific wallpaper sizes, color searches, etc.

The rating system, as previously mentioned, is gone, replaced by the Love/Like system to let people know which skins people love/like the most and letting us filter skins based on that metric.

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Navigating galleries will be done through a drop down menu with each section being explained to users.

The Community features will get a  major bump and more software will be made available to make it ever easier to interact with other users, find what you’re looking for, and more.

Stay tuned. We hope to launch the new WinCustomize.com later this month (fingers crossed).

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

What? No DX???

Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Bebi, reply 21



Quoting -Ue_Carbon,
reply 11
Will this effect the Sins of a Solar Empire sections??


I don't see how it would affect any of the sister sites, since it's Wincustomize specific. But it looks/sounds like a huge improvement. Just be sure to link to specific Wiki articles/tutorials in those dropdown explanation areas!

 
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Yeah but the Sins maps are stored and shared over the Wincustomize site. Along with mods and replays.

Star Control: Origins
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I don't see DesktopX in that new interface.
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Would be interesting to know for definite if it is being dropped. It hasn't been updated for quite a while and the varios problems with it have not been resolved.

Right-click also. :annoyed:

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 

What? No DX???
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nope., the only three galleries will be CursorFX, WB(only for Vista and Win7 themes all other skin for XP will be banned in azap!) and Icon Package  :|

 

....|-)

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

any other type of skin/theme will get directly to your personal page gallery only for you not for public ;)

Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top

all other skin for XP will be banned
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There's an idea I can live with;)

Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top

any other type of skin/theme will get directly to your personal page gallery only for you not for public
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If this is the case, my skins will be at DevArt, and SDN.

 This can't be true, where are you getting this info, Tycus?

Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I don't see DesktopX in that new interface.
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any other type of skin/theme will get directly to your personal page gallery only for you not for public
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What the hell??? >:( Seems the time I've spent here has been spent in vain... v_v

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Guys....It isn't finished...why "borrow" a problem that doesn't even exist yet?

Isn't that kinda like paying rent on a house you don't even live in?

It ain't WC without you all...and Brad's already said that the proprietary software will have galleries...so relax:

In the immortal words of Dr. Sydney Friedman, "Ladies and Gents take my advice, lower your pants and slide on the ice." ;) :sun:

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I've heard nothing about any galleries being dropped.  Relax.

Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Please ignore TYCUS.....

....sometimes humour doesn't translate/communicate well....;)

Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top

sometimes humour doesn't translate/communicate well
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Yes! This sounds great and I've already relaxed! :inlove:

Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Great news Brad..:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Don't leave XP users behind.  It's still good until 2014.  Besides according to the Mayan calendar and Nostrudomus we won't need to look beyond Dec.21, 2012 about 7PM.  If we get hit with an EM pulse from a sun ejection we'll be worrying about skinning ourselves instead of computers.:rofl: *_* :\ Nice looking interface guys and girls, except for the no DX listing of course.

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Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top

according to the Mayan calendar and Nostrudomus we won't need to look beyond Dec.21, 2012 about 7PM.
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I better set my alarm,I wouldn't want to miss it.;P

Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Please ignore TYCUS.....

....sometimes humour doesn't translate/communicate well....
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:grin:  

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Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Isn't that kinda like paying rent on a house you don't even live in?
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I have to do that for my ex every month....by law.  X(

Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I've heard nothing about any galleries being dropped. Relax.
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It took a few minutes to realize he was yankin my chain! lol

I was gonna look you up, thanx, Zub.

Reply #46 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I wonder if we will ever see TYCUS back here. :O  :rofl:  :grin:  :rofl:  

I think the DX question has been answered, and I couldn't even in my wildest imagination see XP skins going anywheres, really now folks, just step back and breath. :sun:

Reply #47 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting angus1949, reply 16
Don't leave XP users behind.  It's still good until 2014.  Besides according to the Mayan calendar and Nostrudomus we won't need to look beyond Dec.21, 2012 about 7PM.  If we get hit with an EM pulse from a sun ejection we'll be worrying about skinning ourselves instead of computers. Nice looking interface guys and girls, except for the no DX listing of course.
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Absolutely! LOL....how about some SP1000? Seriously, though XP holds the lion's share of the OS market and in these times  :S it'll be holding it for quite some time to come.

Excellent comment, Ed. I for one (despite having had Vista foisted on me with the new laptop) absolutely agree with you!

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 17
according to the Mayan calendar and Nostrudomus we won't need to look beyond Dec.21, 2012 about 7PM. I better set my alarm,I wouldn't want to miss it.
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Wiz...it ain't a question of you missing it...it's vice versa your versa vice. :grin:

Reply #48 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Luckily, I don't get a Mayan calendar from my local bank or I might be worried.

(And I was also kidding about no DX, and Ex-P)

Reply #49 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 

I have to do that for my ex every month....by law.
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Hey Jim, I did that twice before.  I swore the next time I was just going to find an ugly woman I didn't like and give her a house.  Thus cutting out all of the intermediate BS.*_*

 

Luckily, I don't get a Mayan calendar from my local bank or I might be worried.
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Hey Wiz, you know that date has to be true because they show it on TV!  You can't get those calendars from local sources.  They're carved in stone and weigh tons.  Kind of like my last set of divorce papers.

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Reply #50 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hey Jim, I did that twice before. I swore the next time I was just going to find an ugly woman I didn't like and give her a house.
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Bitter?

Nah, not in the slightest....;)