latin4567

You seem to have some extra time on your hands so I'll ask you a favor ..... go here http://www.eyeball-design.com/fxzone/frames02.htm , practice some of the tutorials and make a windowblind that would make the GUI Gods shout from Mount Pixolympus. When and if you do I'm sure we will all comment on it and let you know what we think.

I just think you can use your free time more productively, you even made a screensaver, maybe you could put that tallent to work as animations in the WB.

Just a thought .. have a nice day
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I LOVE animations
Before I discovered skinning I just sat around all day making .gif's
Yet I have been very productive today hehehehe
I made the coolest dx weather object known to mankind just now
it is an animated wallpaper that has a picture of a temple sticking out of some jungle in south america. when it rains outside then it lightning strikes near the temple - when it is sunny outside it is sunny at the temple - when it is night outside it is dark at the temple
it is SOOOOOOO cool I took one of Goku's weather objects and changed some of the scripting so there are only 7 states instead of 47
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I turned the actual weather icon object into a 1024 by 728 picture with states for the different weather condidions and I changed the sky and the temple where needed to be realistic
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well that sounds like alot of work and effort, keep up the maddness and maybe practice those tutorials so your work will be truely original.


Waits patiently for that WB
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I am horrible at windows blinds
I tried using skin studio but failed miserably
I have attempted using it to make a windowblind 6 times
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I am worried that the priview image wont do it justice
like all animated wallpapers it looks ten times better when it is active
I dont really know how do go about making the priview image
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I just wish we could upload animated priviews -sigh-
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Take screenshots of all 7 states and then reduce the sizes until they fit the screen. It may not look the best but In my opinion it is probably the best way to show it off. People will understand that the images are distorted. You want them to see as much as possible. Oh, and my screenshots are horrible so you may not want to listen to me.
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Well latin, now I guess is the time to learn SS. I know what you mean though, it is a bit confusing for me too. My main problem is the graphics though, I am very new to all this as well and it's hard for me to find the time to practice practice practice. I'm meerly suggesting you practice while you have the opportunity is all. If I had the time I would be in PhotoShop all day trying to get it right but alas ... I work too much for PS perfection.


Keep trying with WB's, I'm sure you can do it. You seem to be doing everything else. Just turn on the music, pop a tic-tac and take your ridalin and I'm sure you will be able to sit there long enough to get it right.
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I have uploaded a screenshot
I am waiting for 2 things
1. for the screenshot to get through the mods so I can show it to u guys
2. for that dude who took the picture of the temple to e-mail me with permissions (what else is new )
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grrrrrr
the screenshot got Rejected
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Screenshots need the wall to be partly obscured to prevent re-use of the wall as a wall from the screenshot.

It's a copyright issue.

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latin4567 Your email is not functioning....and I am trying to send you one.
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I just fixed it
apparently I had 50 megabytes of und e-mails and I surpassed my limit
But I got your e-mail - I am not entirely sure what it was refering to though
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Pitch it again Jafo.. he keeps ducking them...
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I got the e-mail
and I think I figured out which comment it refered to (the one you d e l e t e d) I dont know why you said it wasn't true because it was - I have done it
maybe it was because the sentence structure was choppy and it looked weird or somthing
I have an idea!
remove the message board link from my profile (just the link not the abilty )
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OK i am going into lurk mode
I will not visit the message board more then once a day
if anyone has to tell me somthing do it within the next ten seconds
10, 9, 8, 7,6,5,4,3,2,1
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Jafo I don't like you acusing me of having bryce 5 (I dont get it for 3 weeks) your comment is not appriciated - ya I know the wall is pretty bad but it was my first skin...
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=8&SkinID=15778
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Re...#18...read my comment.

 

Think twice before responding.

And reread my email.....ask your mother to explain it, if necessary.

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and I think I figured out which comment it refered to (the one you d e l e t e d) I dont know why you said it wasn't true because it was

That's pretty-well ALL of your comments.

They are either wrong [help], or just totally off-topic.

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I am horrible at windows blindsI tried using skin studio but failed miserablyI have attempted using it to make a windowblind 6 times


Don't try to create a windowblind all at once. Take your time. Get a theme in you head, and do one piece. The start button or the start menu is a good place to start. Then, just back off if you have too. The most important thing is to keep it fun. That is how it gets completed.

When I start a start menu, it looks nothing at all like the finished one. I actually have five completed attempts before I see something that I like. Each one might take three or four hours then it gets trashed. And that is just one piece. The next piece might take four hours, then it gets trashed. In the end, it just takes a lot of patience.

I actually have a new idea for a windowblind theme. I've had it for two months. But, I haven't even got one piece that I am happy with. So, I just back off until I feel inspired with a new idea or approach to it.

So, don't let the failures deture you. The success in the end will overcome all the failures.
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I am in lurk mode therefore have no need for a diagnoses
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a bit talkative for a lurker