Island Dog Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Ok, let's here your ideas for the "perfect" WindowBlinds theme. Colors, transparency, animations.....whatever! Tell me the elements that you would think a new WindowBlinds theme should be made of. I often hear how people don't like this, or don't like that, so I wanted to give everyone a chance to give their opinions on what they want to see. Mockups would be even more awesome, and maybe I will even give out a prize if we can get some really usable designs in this thread. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unto Darkness Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Something dark, minimal and shiny. I really like the Vista Royale theme [non - WindowBlinds] :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589351041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 simple, professional watercolor is a good example Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589351044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.tony Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Well something completely minimal with no focus on transparency would be one. Another would be something clean yet professional, similar to Longhorn's Aero. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589351047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
morkuma Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 simple and mimimal. clean, dark, but not so dark it is overpowering once you hit a very white webpage. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589352333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmehdi Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 something as usable as possible ... must not be a pain to work with it ... mustn't be too distractive ... mustn't be too simple & boring ... some theme have "complex" elements, but that kills usability... while in the other hands if it is too simple it can be boring. Also I can't bear bugs: a theme that impress is nice, but when I see bugs I'm wondering if creators have even used that theme. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589352381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Minimal, dark - basically like LunaElement2. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589352384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3i89g Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Black, with a shiny black font. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589352391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NienorGT Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Simple, stylish, professional, with black, transparent, dark blue colors. WB Skinners tends to overuse the capability of WB when come to window borders. MSStyles are limited in the size, but it's better like this. Royale Vista is the best Example http://dobee.deviantart.com/art/Royale-Vista-WB-31720762 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589352403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Chaz Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I would like it to be dark, small, simple and pretty slick. I use Pristine at the moment. Tener VS is also pretty cool Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589352415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
troist Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I don't really care much for transparency. Its nice, but most of the time I have my windows maximised and can't really see myself changing that. I love a professional/simple theme. I know WB has the ability to make fancy animations or huge graphics, but they're pretty impractical and just a novelty to me. I prefer a simple theme that isn't in my face but still looks nice. On XP I used to use LE5 most of the time and never really bothered with WB because the themes didn't have anything special over msstyles. In Vista I'm still using the default theme, but I actually disabled aero because I don't like the animations/transparency. I just wanted something plain and simple. Also, the theme needs to look good with the taskbar set to different heights. I have mine on 3 rows atm and quite a few themes don't work too well with that. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589352416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtherrien Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I have to agree with a lot of the earlier suggestions here. I always wished that Royale Vista II would be finished (http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=6286&libid=1). My perfect theme would be dark, only subtle transparency (if any), subtle animations, but very clean and not gimmicky or annoying in any way. The words "Piano Black" come to mind. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589352448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.R.Brainiac Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 OK,after reading all those suggestions,I have a mockup for you. :ninja: It keeps your monitor dust free too. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589352880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NienorGT Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I.R.Brainiac, sure your skins have lot of fans and they are quality though very far from my tastes. But actually... all the suggestions point to a minimal and usable theme... That fluffy thing don't fit in any suggestion here :/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589352896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.R.Brainiac Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I know...I was just being silly...I have some sleek ideas coming in the future...one will be based on the sr71 Blackbird. ;) The mockup was just to show just how far from the Neowin paradigm one could stray. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589352984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NienorGT Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 ROFL, my last PC was named Blackbird (I'm a big fan of Army Aircrafts, my current one is Nighthawk (The F-117)) :p Tough, I can't see how you could make a skin on that :blink: Oh well, that don't surprise me coming from you :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589352990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island Dog Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 Wow...I completely forgot about Royal Vista II, what a sleek skin. I also wish it would be updated for Vista/WB6. Very good ideas and suggestions so far, keep them coming, and I hope to see more images. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589353151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
night_stalker_z Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Something I can use for more than 1 day. Most of the theme I used always have some sort of annoynace which stops me using it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589353168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmehdi Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 IllumeCG 2008V1 by spaceqcg is currently my favourite visual style: http://spaceqcg.deviantart.com/art/IllumeCG-2008V1-75534315 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589353312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I use my main rig now for vista media center a lot...probably about 70% of the time. For all the skins that are now wb6/vista made it seems that only the stardock made ones have been actually vetted to work properly for vista. What I mean by that is that the min/max/close glyphs actually work correctly. Let's say I take stardocks metal vista...those work fine. But if I were to use 'iphonix' by othersnow (one of my favorites) the min/max bottons don't work. If they are made for vista then people need to take the time to properly make them for all parts of vista. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589353411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Woodbridge Subscriber² Posted April 24, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted April 24, 2008 http://woodbridge.deviantart.com/art/Untit...Mockup-27377398 It obviously never saw the light of day. Not even sure if I've still got the psd. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589353452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamushroom Veteran Posted April 24, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 24, 2008 I would love to see this as a Windowblinds theme: Watercolor Emico. I will probably port it to Windowblinds once I finish Emico and got my new PC :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589353526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelfuze Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Black by rjsmith2007 is without a doubt still my most used theme. The screenshot really doesn't do it justice. Even though it's designed for XP, I still find myself using it on Vista..even if theres a few glitches I still love the clean minimalist slickness. Wish someone would design something like this for Vista.. :( VisionZero by da-flow(code2) also deserves a mention I think. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589354427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjf288 Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 http://woodbridge.deviantart.com/art/Untit...Mockup-27377398It obviously never saw the light of day. Not even sure if I've still got the psd. Dude you so need to finish that... Most VS for Vista Windowblinds Ive not liked but that has some serious potential... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589354442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 there are a lot of themes i love, but dont use because the min/resize/close buttons are too small... as long as those are a good size, and everything else looks good. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/632945-your-idea-for-the-perfect-windowblinds-theme/#findComment-589354447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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