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(?`?._.?[Current Status: WinRAR 3.40 GUI Patch v1.0 Released / WinRAR 3.41 GUI Patch v1.1 Pending]?._.???)(?`?._.?[Last Update (posted below): Update #17 (11/07/2004)]?._.???)[/b>UPDATE #17: WinRAR 3.41 GUI Patch v1.1 coming soon :Dith a bonus :D)!bonus UPDATE #16: Announcing the release of the WinRAR 3.40 GUI Patch v1.0 (English only at this time)!

Neowin member 'DanyBoss' has submitted the WinRAR 3.40 GUI Patch v1.0 to Softpedia!:cool:se vote :cool:.

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Please mirror the file if you can (since I have become overloaded with PMs, please resend me a message if you can mirror the file). More mirrors will be posted to this thread as they become available.available.

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Greetings fellow Neowinians.

I wanted to announce this when I had proper permission from everyone to actually release it, but with all of the recent talk regarding the WinRAR GUI I might as well post the information.

I have been working on a small WinRAR GUI patch based on FOOOD's icons. It began as a private project, but as it progressed, I thought about the possibility of releasing it. The patcher (GUI-based) weighs in at around 270 KB and currently works on the 3.40 B3/4 releases.

This required more time than anything, but I will release it if I can secureUPDATE #1: Eugene Roshal from WinRAR has given his permission. Thanks Eugene.neUPDATE #2: FOOOD from FOOOD's Icons has given his permission. FOOOD is sending me some tweaks to be implemented in the released version. Look for such a release following soon after. I will also contact Eugene Roshal to try to determine an estimated release date for 3.40 final, as only supporting the final version would be much easier. Thanks FOOOD.ODUPDATE #3: WinRAR 3.40 final is not expected until an estimated mid-September (get those last bug reports in!). After I receive the updated components from FOOOD, I will decide how to proceed.o UPDATE #4: FOOOD's updates:yes: arrived :yes:. I think everyone will be quite pleased. I will get to work :cool:ng them :cool:.emUPDATE #5: Screenshot previews using FOOOD's updates added as images #7 and #8 below. Please note that these are not final, as there are still images to replace (such as the arrows, disk drive, key, etc.). The main buttons are at, what effectively is, 36x36. I am trying to find a work around to this limitation right now. These icons really start looking great at 48x48, but they REALLY begin shining at 64 x 64. They are fantastically detailed and of typical FOOOD quality. I really want to show that off. tUPDATE #6: The icon size limitation I alluded to in UPDATE #5 :yes:xed! :yes:. I want to thank Eugene Roshal from WinRAR for taking a second out of working on 3.40 Final to send me some hints on this issue. If you use WinRAR on a regular basis, please register and support them. Also, if you enjoy all of the work FOOOD contributes for FREE to the community, please consider donating a little som:cool: to him :cool:.imUPDATE #7: I attached four more screenshots below to wet your appetite. I also moved the 'Alpha/Concept' screenshots into links for our modem viewers. When the patch is released, you will have a choice of which pixel size icons work best for you. The exact options have yet to be finalized, although 48 (shown below in the new screenshots), 64 (also shown below in the new screenshots), and 72 pixel versions :De safe bets :D. This way, you can tailor the interface more to your preference. More to follow... fUPDATE #8: I MIGHT release this patch for B6 so some foks can test it out (if I am satisfied with it, and FOOOD passes his final approval). I added five new screenshots below and moved older ones to links. 'B3' has a few toolbar icon updates, context icons, file icons, 'About' picture. More to follow... fUPDATE #9: I posted a small update here. More to follow... fUPDATE #10: I just had my power restored following Hurricane Frances. I will have to catch up on the thread. Attached a few screenshots of 'Beta 4' below. More to follow... fUPDATE #11: We are still ;)rking on it ;). WinRAR is getting new 'SFX' and 'Recovery' file icons, as well as tweaked toolbar and context menu icons:cool:y tuned :cool:.edUPDATE #12: Okay folks, here is the deal. FOOOD and I are in totally different time zones. When I am awake, he is asleep (and vice versa). This makes turn-around time on 'suggestions/receiving new files' a bit long sometimes.

We are adding a few more cool things at the last minute, so I think everyone will be quite happy with it.

Thanks again for all of the comments...I know you folks want to play with it and we are trying our best to get it out.

Regards.

UPDATE #13: As this patch has progressed, we have continuously identified areas we could improve/expand upon. Although we are open to additional tweaking in the future, we want this to be as complete as possible right out the door. The enthusiasm in this thread has been (and currently is) great to see and is most definitely a motivation to make you folks as happy as possible with the finished 'product'.

Instead of a rush job, we want to make sure we implement the highest quality artwork in all areas of WinRAR. As FOOOD mentioned, time sometimes becomes a constraint. While this project has taken longer than originally anticipated, its scope of coverage has also increased over what was originally planned. Let it be known that we are working to the best of our ability to make this happen as soon as we can, with the highest quality possible. pUPDATE #14: As FOOOD mentioned, additions to the patch are complete. All that remains is writing/organizing the copyright text, completing the Readme, and compiling together the patcher executable. We are in th;)homestretch ;). reUPDATE #15: Greetings folks. The complete download package has been sent off to FOOOD for his final approval and posting. It weighs in at 3.82 MB, which includes several file type icons created by FOOOD, documentation, and, of course:Dthe patches :D. Hold tight..ldUPDATE #16: Announcing the release of the WinRAR 3.40 GUI Patch v1.0 (English only at this time)!

Neowin member 'DanyBoss' has submitted the WinRAR 3.40 GUI Patch v1.0 to Softpedia!:cool:se vote :cool:.

Download:

MD5 hash: 01fb46eb96a81138040894ca3d04fbe5

Neowin member 'B3AN' provided the initial mirrors for distribution here (reported to have generated over 40GBs of traffic before B3AN had to remove it!) and here!

Additional mirrors contributed by outstanding Neowin members:

Provided by Neowin member 'nekrosoft13'

Provided by Neowin member 'Larney'

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Provided by Neowin member 'Shaidar'

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Please mirror the file if you can (since I have become overloaded with PMs, please resend me a message if you can mirror the file). More mirrors will be posted to this thread as they become available.available.

Thanks again for the great co:happy: folks :happy:.

________________________________Eye candy:Ey'Alpha/Concept' screenshots (outdated) (moved to links fo:)modem users :)):)):

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http://pics.xs.to/pics/04085/rarIcons1.png

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http://pics.xs.to/pics/04085/rarIcons2.png

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http://pics.xs.to/pics/04085/rarIcons3.png

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http://pics.xs.to/pics/04085/rarIcons4.png

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http://pics.xs.to/pics/04085/rarIcons5.png

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http://pics.xs.to/pics/04085/rarIcons6.png

________________________________'Beta 1' screenshots (outdated) (moved to links fo:)modem users :)):)):

7) [Luna]

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04082/rarpatchbeta.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04082/classic.png

________________________________'Beta 2' screenshots (outdated) (Only 48x48 and 64x64 pixel versions are shown!;);):

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04094/Beta2Luna48All.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04094/Beta2Luna64.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04094/Beta2Luna64All.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04094/Beta2Classic64.png

________________________________'Beta 3' screenshots (outdated):d):

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04095/3about.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04095/3toolbar.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04095/3information.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04095/3wizard.png

http://pics.xs.to/pics/04095/3assorted.png

________________________________'Beta 4' screenshots (current):t):

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Someone said there's a bug in 3.41 and because of that I think he's holding off till 3.42. Nonetheless, I would appreciate a posting on what is going on exactly if that is the case.

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Quote Bilemke

Anyway, any takers to host this on a web server?

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Got 1 offer so far and hope to see a link from him soon.

Regretfully I will be out most of the rest of the day doing some on site work. You may still PM me with info if you are willing to host/mirror the files. I will send you the file.

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Can Mirror / Host for you...

Will be online most of today/night

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WTF?

You don't hear from me after a day so decide to release it anyway? :crazy:

Some of us have to work & don't check Neowin every day when we're busy.

You know you don't have permission, remove it.

As for the 48x48 SFX icon size look back though this thread. We're looking into getting it in there.

As for future versions of WinRAR, things are in motion to make it more 'integrated with the official release/releases'.

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Just to show my regret instead of just PM'ing FOOOD. I wanted to publicly appologize. I have not taken any credit away from either FOOOD or SentientPC's work. I noted this in the file I gave out as a temorary hold off until a more official release was announced and given out. I also regret that I even mentioned it.. Should I have kept it secret? Because I tried to help until a final was done and clearly stated no credit was being taken for the work. Regardless, thanks to those who tried to help spread it and thank you for removing it so quicly after the disapproval was shown. Since I cannot publicly help with this long wait, please do not bother to ask via PM or email either. I will stick to what FOOOD requested. Furthermore, I will edit out all my post regarding the topic and request an admin delete them is possible.

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Thanks.

As I said in the PM, if you'd had waited for me to take a look at what you'd done before releasing it I might have supported it & helped. But that wasn't the case.

it's not just my patch. SentientPC did a whole lot of coding work to make it possible so it needs both our permissions for any newer versions.

As I said above, things are in motion to make it more 'integrated with the official release/releases'.

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Glad I got a preview copy!!

Thanks FOOOD, SentientPC & bilemke and anyone I may have missed!!

Cant wait for the official release

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Please do not refer to it as a preview copy.. You will only make me feel worse about the disapproval.. I am not to be affiliated with the next version...

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Bilemike,

I for one appreciate your effort to make winrar pretty again. I'm not going to take sides here on who was right and wrong, but I will say that your effort is appreciated by me at least.

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Bilemike,

I for one appreciate your effort to make winrar pretty again.  I'm not going to take sides here on who was right and wrong, but I will say that your effort is appreciated by me at least.

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Agree, at least someone is trying to do something...

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Thank you guys for the ecouragement.. I am sticking to what I said.. Only a hold off till then. I regret it is my fauilt we do not have the patch up for others becuase the choice I made was kinda stupid and upset FOOOD. I talked to him via a few PMs last night (early this morning in my time zone I think). I think/hope is he not too upset yet. He said he has not heard from SentientPC for a while and was again trying to reach him via email.

The excitement of being able to use those much more beautiful icons was what drove me to do what I did.. Just wanted to share the update files so other could enjoy at least that much till a more official patch was made.

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I thought I would go ahead and post a reply...just so people know, there is a winrar 3.41 circulating around that has already been patched to 48x48 and maybe even 64x64 that did not come from bilemke...they even use FOOOD's icons and the other version uses Alienware icons I believe...No, im not going to tell ANYONE where it is or who made it, so mods nor normal users need to ask, because I am not telling. As SentientPC said, he talked to a winrar developer to get the patch information, so what is stopping ANYONE else from doing so? Nothing...Besides the fact that a lot of people want FOOOD's icons, I dont, I just want to be able to properly patch the version I have (because for some reason they used a chinese winrar and when you uninstall it, its in all chinese, everything else is in english...maybe its russian, not chinese, but still, I dont understand what it says). I wont lie, I requested from bilemke what patching he had done to the files, so that I could patch MY WinRAR and use NON-FOOOD icons...nothing against your icons, but the ones that are used in this look childish...and before you say anything, I am entitled to my opinion...if someone deems to boot me off this forum because I gave my opinion, then no biggie really

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@evilvoice

Correct, I have seen others too.. The Alien... whatever one looks plain ugly.. The images/icons have barely anything to do with what they represent. I actually made the files I offered earlier from the english version of winrar. Others are possible as it isnt language dependent. Further more, I can tell you winrar is capable of using images/icons much large and smaller. I reproduced SentientPC's very closely if not identically to the way he did it in 3.40.

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Does make you wonder doesnt it? Maybe he has some program just visiting the page for him, like Ghost Surf or some other.

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EDIT: sorry bout the double post, some weird stuff happened when I switched from "Quick repy" to "More Options"

Sorry

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Harsh!

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The 3.41 version of Alienware Icons & Foood's Icons also puts a reg file in your Winrar directory which messes up the registration of your Winrar(If indeed you do actually pay for it or are using a cracked corp version etc)

I posted links to where I had them hosted earlier in this thread but they were removed cause of the reason I just mentioned...

I didnt realise that it was doing that as I run a "corporate version" and didnt notice any difference...Simple solution was to delete the reg file after installation and re-enter registration details...

Spoke to the releaser / creator and at the time it was necessary for the reg file to be there when your installing the patch..Patch wont patch without placing the regfile...boo

WinRar 3.41 Alien Icons

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Got one of the Foood Icon lookalikes too somewhere

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I regret it is my fauilt we do not have the patch up for others becuase the choice I made was kinda stupid and upset FOOOD. I talked to him via a few PMs last night (early this morning in my time zone I think). I think/hope is he not too upset yet.

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As far as I'm concerned its forgotten :)

so that I could patch MY WinRAR and use NON-FOOOD icons...nothing against your icons, but the ones that are used in this look childish...and before you say anything, I am entitled to my opinion...if someone deems to boot me off this forum because I gave my opinion, then no biggie really

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I don't have a problem with that. I've said all along that I don't think my icons should be the default icons for WinRAR as I realise they aren't to everyone's taste.

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FOOOD, still no updates on when the patch for 3.41 will be out?

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I've sent an email to SentientPC but haven't heard anything.

[hint]But if nothing comes of the 3.41 update things are in motion to make the theme work with any future versions of WR without bringing out a new version of the patch every time[/hint]

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