[release] Smooth Alternative

Current Version

WB: 1.0 Gold

VS: 1.0 BETA 2

FF: 1.0 BETA 1

WB Work In Progress: Whatever is next.

VS Work In Progress: 1.0 BETA 3

FF Work In Progress: 1.0 BETA 2

Hello there boy and girl, today we are going learn how to ... wait, wrong audiance...

Today I bring to you the return of Enhanced and pAntoni's Longhorn Alternative (LhA) WindowBlinds skin. This version has many new features and additions.

I have made many changes and improvements to this skin, some for the sake of ergonomics, and some for style.

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WindowBlinds skin changelog

Changes since RC1: ... None, RC1 has become Gold.

Changes since BETA 3:

  • Fixed Start Button overlay in compact Start Panel substyles.
  • Fixed Vertical Taskbar Buttons in compact Start Panel substyles having black squares in them.
  • Fixed Start Button overlay to display correctly with vertical task bars.
  • Fixed Start Button overlay in "Large Icon Compact Start Panel" substyle not staying on top.
  • I have decided to keep the name Smooth Alternative as the skin and new GUIKit name. This will avoid all copyright concerns completely.
  • Made the shellstyle super thin... or at least as then as it would go... Shunk the task images to match too.
  • Finally found a way to fix the font uglification with Perpixel borders... I hope Stardock fixes this problem...
  • Added Toolbar skin... Y'z Toolbar with bigger buttons comming soon.

Changes since BETA 2:

  • Fixed Caption margins to prevent text from overlapping the Max, Min, and Restore buttons.
  • Fixed distortion of the Start button when the Taskbar is placed vertically.
  • Fixed Rollup Size.
  • Change the start button to protrude with both top and bottom taskbars.
  • Fixed bug that caused vertical taskbar buttons to have black boxes in the middle.
  • Moved the shell style to the bottom and restored the original shell style (fixes Control Panel problem)
  • Changed to LogOff, Shutdown, and Undock buttons on the Start Panel to the new style.
  • Changed the Go button to the new style.

Changes since Smooth Alternative BETA 1:

  • Changed the file extension of the sub-styles to sss from uis to fix the installation problem.

Here is what has changed since Longhorn Alternative 1.5:

  • Anti-aliased window frame corners thanks to WB5's per-pixel borders.
  • Translucent StartPanel with blur effect and smooth rounded corners.
  • Glossy orb Start button.
  • Selection and focused control border color has been changed from orange to blue (I like blue)
  • New per-pixel "Please Wait", Shutdown, and Log Off dialot boxes (with similar classic version) and interlace style full-screen masks.
  • Heavily reoptimized to make it smaller than the original (there was alot of redundent images)
  • Removed any references to Microsoft's Segoe UI Font

MSStyle changelog

Changes since BETA 1

  • Changed to Statusbar to match the WindowBlinds skin.
  • Fixed some sizing margins.
  • Added ShellStyle, an alternative, top, shellstyle is included in the ShellNormalColor folder.

Changes since Longhorn Alternerative 1.5

  • Changed the selection and highlight color from orange to blue
  • Changed the Start button to the Orb used in the WindowBlinds version
  • Changed all Segoe UI font references to Tahoma
  • Changed the hover, active, and pressed Task buttons to a darker shade
  • Removed all substyle and shellstyles at the moment, they will be back.

Enjoy!

The VisualStyles:

Smooth Alternative WindowBlinds

Smooth Alternative MSStyle

The Add-Ons:

Smooth Alternative StylerToolbar

Smooth Alternative DesktopX Calendar

Smooth Alternative Wallpaper Pack

Smooth Alternative Logon

Smooth Alternative ObjectDock Background

Smooth Alternative Firefox Skin

Smooth Alternative WinAmp Skin by Gelosea

#355020

are their any preview available?

#355028

Sorry, just made the post match Neowin's... Also I have now released a Firefox skin.

#355072