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Watercolor Emico
So.. almost a year after I've started working on this skin the 1st style is finally done. This version contains the Blue substyles with a "Modern" and a "Classic" taskbar.
This skin is based on the skin called "Watercolor". It's a skin that was being used in the beta's of XP.
I wanted to make my own skin so tornado5 aka em3 told me that I should try and make a new version of Watercolor.
This is the outcome.
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How to install:
Extract the folder called "WE" to "C:WINDOWSResourcesThemes".
Right click the desktop > properties > appearance > then from the first drop select "Watercolor Emico"
From the 2nd drop downlist you can make a choice between the "Modern" and the "Classic" taskbar.
In the 3rd drop downlist you can make a choice between a "Normal" or a "Compact" start panel.
To use this theme you need to patch the Windows system file uxtheme.dll. You can read about how to do that here: Link
Bugs that I know of:
*Some palet frames arent drawn the correct way.(Application bug)
*In some webbrowsers the buttons might be resized the wrong way. (Browser bug)
* Multi row taskbar does not look good. (Theme)
Modification can not be released. You can make them as long as you keep them for personal use only.
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Bug fixes and updates in Blue:
06-06-08:
- Fixed the palet frames
- Fixed the palet caption buttons
- Fixed the black text on the side taskbars to white
- Changed the way the taskbar image is being stretched when using multiple rows.
- New toolbar and placebar images
14-06-08:
- Fixed the toolbar gripper in Blue Classic
- Fixed the vertical toolbar grippers in Blue Modern and Classic
- Fixed the placebar button in Blue Modern
Bug fixes and updates in Ergonomic Blue:
14-06-08:
- Changed the orange on the buttons
- Changed the orange on the tabs
- Changed the orange on the checkboxes
- Changed the orange on the radiobuttons
- Removed some gloss in the flash button. There was a bit to much gloss in that button compared to the others.
Bug fixes and updates in Black:
21-06-08:
- Changed the toolbar buttons and the placebar buttons from orange to blue
- Fixed the top taskbar
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This release only contains Watercolor Emico: Blue. In the next couple of weeks I'm going to release the following color styles:
Still to be made:
- Blue SE (Working title)
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Shellstyles:
I personally don't use them which is the reason why I didn't make any. When all the main styles are done I'm gonna see if I can make some fitting shellstyles.
I already have a few ideas. It will be uploaded to deviantART as an add-on to the skin.
Contribution:
If you feel like contributing to this skin with application skins then go ahead and make them. All you have to do is ask me for permission by email with a screenshot.
My email address is: makeshift.grey@gmail.com.
For more info about further progress, application skins etc. read the journal that I've made on deviantART: Watercolor Emico: Further progress and info
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Credits:
Credits go out to all the beta testers.
Credits also go out to tornado5 aka em3 because he helped me a lot while I was working on it.
I was heavily inspired by LE which is why a few things might look a bit like it.
And thanks to Binary for letting me use his Watercolor Lite as a base.
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Please give me some feedback about the skin.
Download: Watercolor Emico: Blue
Download: Watercolor Emico: Ergonomic Blue
Download: Watercolor Emico: Black
Download: Watercolor Emico: Silver
Download: Watercolor Emico: Olive
Thanks guys! I really appreciate it 
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