[Help] Pocket PC Theme - Tiger by Duckie

I am currently updating my Mac OS Panther skin for Dashboard/WisBar.

Here is a shot of the old skin:

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Below are shots of the new skin.

What I need is a resource other than snoopsoft.com. Presently they do not have a forum for discussion and I am having problems with alignment since each skin differs in its button order and arrangement.

If someone here would like to help me, that would be great.

A few new/updated items to notice on my current WisBar skin:

1. Battery uses new coding for real-time view of current state.

2. Bar is made to look normal thickness of Mac OS Finder.

3. Not shown is a phone button with signal strength.

4. Icon tray and bar are changed

The items with the Dashboard skin are as follows:

1. 'Working' dock (shows indicator when app is selected)

2. Window style fits open application(mail, ical, etc...)

3. all buttons work, except for close/minimize and trash

4. New battery imagery

5. desktop 'effect' using shadowing.

So...anyone up for helping me get this done?

let me be more specific about what help I need...

In the mail app, finder app, and contacts, for instance, the real Mac OS equivalent has a slightly different button order and placement.

As I see it, in Dashboard, I am only able to use one standard placemnt for all buttons.

Is this true or am I missing something?

Have I made that clear enough?

Anyway, I am sorry but I will also not be including a VGA version for this theme. I also will not be installing an Emulator for the same task as I barely have enough time for this skin.

Also, I am not able to take requests as I am basing this skin off of an existing OS and it was only originally intended for personal use.

Sorry for all the gotcha's, but I have to be clear.

Thanks for understanding.

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#264340

Dmanit...someone please fix the title of this thread...

I typed:

[HELP] Pocket PC Theme - Tiger by Duckie

Also, here is another screenie

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#264341

Third screen shot

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#264343

Topic title edited. Twice.

We have the best moderators in the web :o Seph and I literally had a fight when renaming this thread :P

#264348

Thanks. Don't know what the hell is wrong with the boards. I've never had that happen before.

P.S. you HAD the best moderators in the web when I was Admin ;)

#264650

I can't really help you, but have you tried contacting Juni? He seems to have the pocketpc skinning down to a "T": LInk

#264658

Yeah, Juni and PiXeL both have the best skins...besides mine. hehe

#264664

I hope you can find what you need, my X3i would look great in this skin ;)

#264741

*UPDATE!*

I have a new revision to show you:

Larger window area

real size buttons

changed some buttons

Lucida Grande system wide

updated Battery image

Mac OS window titles (iCal, etc.)

moved dock down

brighter background

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#264931

The new Mail app

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#265013

The new Address Book

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#265014

Guess who is working on a Konfab style Weather, too?

My plan is to skin the background to make this page look like Widgets. I plan to add a clock and maybe calander widget to the page, if I can fit them but just the weather widget for now.

More coming soon...keep an eye on this thread and feel free to join the discussion

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#265594

Wow, Duckie... that's amazing. Thanks for your hard work, can't wait for this!

#265599

Well, here's the 'Widget' look I might go with...

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#265612

Well, here's the 'Widget' look I might go with...

it is the best skin i've seen so far out there! And the widget idea is absolutely great! keep up :)

#265670

hehehe...lookie

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#265812

3 widgets on today screen? WOW!!! which are the programs for the analog clock & the calculator today plug-ins? :o

#266035

If all goes well, they will be my own releases.

I haven't thought of a name yet

*EDIT*

They will be dll files you drop into your Windows folder, then they will show up in your Today Screen control panel

#266095

Just wondering, will this still use dashboard? My PocketPC doesn't support dashbar but it does support WisBar, which I like better anyway... moo.

Also, can we have some screenshots of the start menu?

And, what doesn't this skin? I mean like, does it skin the scroll bar and tabs?

#266269

This is a combination of WisBar and Dashboard

without Dashboard, you dont have the apps.

Also, WisBar and Dashboard dont skin the OS...nothing does right now.

There used to be PocketBlinds (windows blinds for Pocket pc) but it doesnt work for Windows Mobile 2003 or later

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