WinCustomize ForumsNevermind, feline... you must not go on IRC. Or if you do, you must use one of them fancy interfaces that hides all the underlying operations!
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This really is getting more and more like an IRC channel. But JavaKarma seems to be the only OP, and the mode's +t. /me hides quickly before he gets kicked and/or banned!
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Nope.. never claimed he did use my graphics. And I'm going to just let this go now, because it's wasted effort. But I do want to take a minute to try and explain myself. I don't want anyone thinking I'm just being a big, bitter baby about this 1. It's difficult to call any Dashboard skin a "clone" or "port" of XP or any other OS. Dashboard isn't an OS and doesn't operate like one. The best you can d
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Oh, I don't doubt it. I'm just referring to her recent problems. Between my WinStyles griping and my Dashboard whining, she's probably had enough of me for a while! I guess I could always *ahem* find another admin to complain to!
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Thanks for your efforts, moshi. But I'm not claiming this guy blatantly took my skin and just swapped out a few icons. Believe me, I'd be a lot crankier if I thought that. Right now, I'm just letting this go and allowing the greater minds than my own to sort things out. Probably the worst thing I'll do is update my own skin -- even though all it's missing is a mute icon -- just to make me feel like I have some sort of control. It's weaselly, but I've never claimed to be otherwise <img s
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Just double-checked, and this skin seems to work fine for me. Did you try redownloading and reinstallling? You might've missed a file or two. Also make sure you're running Dasboard 1.2+, otherwise I don't think the skin will work.
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Personally, I think it's T-Man's fault that JavaKarma gets blamed for everything. Though I'm beginning to suspect that she may be responsible for everything. Just as I'm sure she's beginning to suspect I'm responsible for half her problems lately
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What, no WinCustomize pants?
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Not as much alike as these two. Look, you're obviously welcome to do whatever you like, and I'm entitled to my opinion and little else. I'm just disappointed, and not optimistic that much else will be done about this. At any rate, I posted a side-by-side comparison over on Lotsofskins, to try to gather some more opinions. Like I said at the top, maybe I am just imagining things.
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Ugh. I didn't really care about the Americas Cup skin. The guy at least cared enough to credit the skins, and it was just duplicated Microsoft icons he borrowed from me anyway. I find this very disturbing, since the screenshots alone are enough to see how similar the two skins are. I feel like if I say something, I'm being a real baby about it (especially since Microsoft is the original inspiration anyway). But if I say nothing, then anyone could just create their own versions of at lea
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Y'know, sometimes, you're just better off not knowing...
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Sure, if it works.... Sorry. Did I just say that?
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moshi -- Like I said, the icons aren't the same, and I make no claims to them being original. They're certainly derivatives of Microsoft's look. It's the layout and overall look of the skins that concern me. Without delving into the details, the two skins look and function identically side-by-side. And the design and function was not done by Microsoft.
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If you fussed more with how things are "spelt," feline, then EVERYONE would know what you mean, not just you! Then again, maybe it's for the best that we don't always understand you...
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A partition for a proper title? Doesn't seem like that'd require partitioning. I mean, leave it with everything else, just change the title. Now a PETITION, maybe... So what exactly were you DOING with this rolled-up body warmer for someone to accuse you of breast feeding it? I mean, something must've prompted that!
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On a related note: the new "America's Cup" Dashboard skin makes use of an entire toolbar from another one of my skins. He credits the skin (though not me as author), but never sought permission to use it. I don't mean to get cranky about this stuff, but it keeps getting worse and worse here.
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I've been down this road before, but I'm pretty sure I merged into the right lane this time. Compare the newly-posted "XPMA" Dashboard theme from Manfred Amstutz with my "Windows XP for Pocket PC" Dashboard theme. Sorry, but am I imagining things here? Yeah, he changed some of the icons around, but the layout, colors, and concept are nearly IDENTICAL! I mean, I thought this WAS my skin when I first looked at it. I'd appreciate it if an admin here could either a) remove his skin
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Okay, this thread is starting to depress me now. Although, if I look at it from a "household" standpoint, I guess my "household" only has one income. Double that, and I ain't doing so bad! And yes, Bill, I really don't miss that city wage tax. That was actually the only PA tax I paid, since I lived in DE at the time! Though I had to pay for the privelege to park, too, which is sort of a tax. I think the only thing I really miss from that job is my door, though!
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You think hamsters with squeaky wheels are bad? At least you can take the wheel away. Try a squeaky cat. It'd be cruel to take his vocal chords away. And what's so abnormal about this thread, anyway??
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I think we're beyond this thread belonging to anyone, Doreen. Elfy's sacrificed it for the greater good. Um, whatever that might be. I'm pretty sure me not following the thread relates to me actually being busy these days. Spent most of the spring with nothing better to do but skinning and reading skinning-related boards. The last month, I've hardly had time to breathe!
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Bill, I wouldn't bet on Philly being above average. I made less working in Center City than I do out in the suburbs now. I'm just holding out until Stardock needs an editor. Somehow, I think I'll be holding out a while
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Old Crab, I can see where you got that nickname (the "crab" part, anyway). I think the aqua color gained popularity because it's easier to read black text on it than on a more "standard" blue. I agree, though; I'm not too fond of the shade either. Crae, from the looks of things, a LOT of people have submitted total crap walls with an XP/Aqua name. (Well, relatively ... I'm sure the stuff that doesn't get in is even worse; and there are SOME good wall with XP/Aqua names.) Kind o
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Well, it's that aqua shade of blue. I wasn't even going to bother with it, but I felt too Christmas-y just creating a green and a red
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University degrees alone don't do it. I have two of them, and I'm still on the low end of the spectrum. It's the fact that probably a majority of the ppl around here have computer-related degrees and computer-related jobs. Pays more than an editor with two liberal arts degrees
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Is it just me, or does putting "XP" or "Aqua" in your skin title guarantee a high download ratio? Of the three WMP skins I just put up -- Falstaff, Falstaff Red, and Falstaff Aqua -- the Aqua version by far gets the most downloads, yet I think it's the worst of the three. Nobody new looks for anything unique, do they? :-/
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