MikeB314

MikeB314

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Reply to A roll call please… in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I work full time as a web developer, which includes graphics work as well as coding, and I have&nbspa very busy&nbspside career as a professional skinner. I believe I fit all 3 criteria.

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Reply to All these program make the computer slow. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

It sounds like you're having issues with ObjectDock, rather than "All these program" as you put it. What kind of video card/video memory do you have? I found the programs that use a lot of visual effects (like ObjectDock and WindowFX) ran 100% better once I got a decent video card. All of the other programs worked fine even with my old card though. WindowBlinds, DesktopX, and the rest didn't slow my PC down a bit.

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Reply to Has WC SWALLOWED Hippy......????? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Hippy submitted several skins to the GUI Olympics, just uploaded a new one here the other day, and, as part of SkinPlant, launched that new Spider-Man suite mentioned on the home page. He also dishes out quite an ass whooping in UT2004.

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Reply to Metallica theme by Skin Factory not being released.... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Basically, Alienware has distribution rights to the theme and they have not released it yet. There is no word on when they will, or whether it will be exclusively available on Alienware machines. The Skins Factory was under the impression that Alienware would be releasing the theme at E3 this year, so at that time, they posted screenshots of the theme. Alienware did not release it, however, and TSF removed the screenshots.

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Reply to No IconX? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I don't think any theme uses IconX. I believe it's&nbspup to the&nbspuser to turn it on or off.&nbspIt isn't stored with the theme when it's zipped for distribution. If you install IconX and DX, IconX will appear as a tab in your DX settings just like it used to. Only now, you have the option of installing/running it independantly.

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Reply to The 2004 GUI Olympics in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

There's nothing a graphic designer hates worse than some no-talent know-it-all telling them how to do their craft. Crobs808 would have more success jumping into a shark tank with raw meat tied to his body. I'd tell you how I really feel, but then I probably have to exile myself.

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Reply to Oh please ! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

If you draw your own picture of R2 D2, that's ok. That's considered fan art. But you can't take drawings or photos that belong to LucasFilm and use them without permission.

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Reply to Oh please ! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Everything Star Wars is copyrighted and trade marked. Permission from LucasFilm would be required to release any skins or wallpapers using Star Wars imagery. You will find plenty of science fiction style themes here though.

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Reply to The Premium skins poll - (week of 7/14) in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

MindlessPuppet, as someone who stated on the GUI Olympics boards that you just couldn't manage to finish your own WB entry in time, I am suprised that you now find it so simplistic and, well, mindless. Here's my take on it... Say I make a number of free skins that lots of people enjoy. Some of those people like my work in general, look forward to each new release, and make use of the majority of them. Now, lets say I decide to make a suite of skins and charge a small fee for i

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Reply to what is it????? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

He was directing you to the sticky thread at the top of the message board called " You have a great web site you want to share? Post it here! " That is where you should post the link to your site, rather than making a new post. "The thread has been locked" means that no one can post to it anymore. [Message Edited]

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Reply to scrollbars in IE ...pulls the entire tray down instead of the slider in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

It's a glitch that has always&nbsphappened between WindowBlinds and IE if you use transparency on your scrollbar thumbs. Instead of honoring the transparency, it appears to pull a copy of the background up and down with it. There is no fix that I know of. I just try to avoid using transparency there. For example, if I want to have rounded ends on the scrollbar background, I incorporate the rounded parts into the scroll button images instead of the scroll background itself. That way

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