The Skinbrowser is almost here...

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We haven't come up with a name yet for it. SkinBrowser just seems too generic. We're currently thinking of calling it - WinCustomize!

The skinbrowser bypasses all the HTML stuff and goes directly to the underlying database that drives the site. See the screenshot.

The skinbrowser will be available to users who subscribe to WinCustomize. Subscriptions will become available in the next few weeks - $19.95. Not only will users get the skin browser but unlimited downloads, exclusive skin packs, and some surprises we're working on that won't be available until later.

If anyone has any thoughts on a proper name for the program (maybe calling it WinCustomize is the way to go, we're not sure), post here.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yo tengo varios nombres,pero es dificil elegir.El primero es "Kamaleon" y el segundo "SkinNavigator (SN)".Espero que encontreis un buen nombre.
Saludos and Good Luck
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wincustomize, that's a good name. That would be ok.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The chameleon is our logo.
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Price per year.
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
"The skinbrowser bypasses all the HTML stuff and goes directly to the underlying database that drives the site."

Ok, so what exactly dose this program do.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Direct query to the Database supplying the ASP content. Saves you having to deal with the HTML UI of the website,,, I would imagine (but don't quote me on this being a feature) that you can make more robust queries through this program than you can through the web site (IOW, find ALL OS/2 related skins, regardless of program, instead of the current hunt-by-library that the web site allows)
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I remember when skinz.org offered a similiar program with the name SkinBrowser. So I'm looking forward to it. I just wondered if it will also provide an update to any news, or will we have to visit the site for that?
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Check out the screenshot. It should make that clear.

The SKinz.org skinbrowser was pretty cool. The only downside is that it relied on HTML windows for most of it. This skin browser does have some HTML windows in it but for the most part it's done as a GUI.

For instance, in the final version, the message board will be abstracted to be like a news reader.

Another nice thing is that we hope to eventually make it very multithreaded so that while you are looking at one thing, if the site has updated, it can optionally update various parts of itself in the background so clicking on sections and skins and other things is very fast.
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
So all these skins that people upload and create for free your now thinking about charging to download? Have you gotten permission from all the "skinners" to sell their stuff on a subscription basis? Off the cuff this kind of upsets me. If you are going to do this then it should be part of Object Desktop as one of the items you get. I can't see paying to download skins. I would probably just move on to some of the other sites and I would think that the "skinners" would probably upload their skins somewhere else because they won't get the visibility because folks have to pay to download. You may want to re-think this aspect.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
So all these skins that people upload and create for free your now thinking about charging to download? Have you gotten permission from all the "skinners" to sell their stuff on a subscription basis? Off the cuff this kind of upsets me. If you are going to do this then it should be part of Object Desktop as one of the items you get. I can't see paying to download skins. I would probably just move on to some of the other sites and I would think that the "skinners" would probably upload their skins somewhere else because they won't get the visibility because folks have to pay to download. You may want to re-think this aspect.
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think that it should be included with ObjectDesktop. But, if it is a faster and better way to view these great freely given skins and is charged for it would be worth it. I do think that it should be an addition for those who want it and not the only way of browsing. So do it but not to the exclusion of this sight.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I believe the problem with including the cost of a subscription to WinCustomize with ObjectDesktop is that not everybody who purchases ObjectDesktop uses WinCustomize, and wouldn't enjoy paying an extra twenty dollars for something they don't use.
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ahh, So this is like a program that connects to some server where all the skins are and lets you view and download skins, without going to a website.

Sounds cool, but $19.95 is a bit pricey for something I would use so little.

Logika or SAGE are the only skins I use...