Report on Upadating Heavy Equipment suite

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As initiated here http://neophil78.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?SID=4299&AID=137459  the updating of biggest suite ever made is on the good way, and i'll try in this article to point out the things which have been made (and update it with the future ones ...)

For those who didn't remember, here's originally what it was (please, think off adding this text in every add or updated skin)


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Original graphics by Chad Rumbut [Crumbut]....

This skin is Part of a Massive skin collection called Heavy Equipment by: CommunitySkin.
Who is CommunitySkin? It is several members of the skinning community working together on a skin set a.k.a. Skin Suite.
In the case of Heavy Equipment the list is as follows:

+++++++++++++HEAVY EQUIPMENT SKIN SUITE++++++++++++++++++++

01 Alexandrie -------------------------------------------ObjectBar
02 Boxxi ------------------------------------------------QX (one of two versions made)
03 Boxxi ------------------------------------------------QuickNotes
04 Buzz_Hog ---------------------------------------------Sysmeter (XX Versions)
05 Buzz_Hog----------------------------------------------Tyme
06 Buzz_Hog ---------------------------------------------Consolable
07 Buzz_Hog ---------------------------------------------CD Covers
08 CRUMBUT ----------------------------------------------WindowBlinds (with help from Honz12 with the WinAmp plug-in)
09 CRUMBUT ----------------------------------------------Voice Clock
10 CRUMBUT ----------------------------------------------BrowserBob
11 CRUMBUT ----------------------------------------------GreyBook
12 CygnusXII --------------------------------------------Cursor X
13 Dmer -------------------------------------------------LiteStep (Later revisions by Jafo)
14 Donna Spadafore --------------------------------------BoxBar
15 Donna Spadafore --------------------------------------CoolPlayer
16 Doreen & ChinaCat-------------------------------------ThemeBar (Throbbers by ChinaCat)
17 Fernand of Softini------------------------------------BoxSpectra
18 Grimspoon --------------------------------------------NeoPlanet
19 HeyYou -----------------------------------------------WinAmp (AVS Preset by Grimspoon)
20 Honz12------------------------------------------------XX Calc
21 Honz12 -----------------------------------------------Colorpad
22 Honz12 -----------------------------------------------ezpop
23 Honz12 -----------------------------------------------HoverDesk
24 Integer ----------------------------------------------Wallpaper (6 of them)
25 Jafo -------------------------------------------------XX Log
26 Jafo -------------------------------------------------CD Stomper
27 Koasati ---------------------------------------------ICQ +
28 Koasati ----------------------------------------------GetRight
29 Koasati ----------------------------------------------Icons
30 LCS600 -----------------------------------------------Cursors
31 LCS600 -----------------------------------------------XioN
32 Lorene Lalonde --------------------------------------BoxZoom (one of two versions made)
33 Lorene Lalonde --------------------------------------BoxFonts
34 Lorene Lalonde --------------------------------------Box Chess
35 Lorene Lalonde --------------------------------------Box Keeper
36 Nuvem ------------------------------------------------Desktop X
37 Nuvem ------------------------------------------------Active Dimensions (one of two versions made)
38 Paxx -------------------------------------------------WMP7
39 pjpowell ---------------------------------------------Active Dimensions (one of two versions made)
40 ScareBear --------------------------------------------BS Player
41 ScareBear --------------------------------------------eFx
42 ScareBear --------------------------------------------Beatnik
43 ScareBear --------------------------------------------CD Run
44 ScareBear --------------------------------------------MPFree
45 ScareBear --------------------------------------------MP3 Studio
46 ScareBear --------------------------------------------Oxygenator
47 ScareBear --------------------------------------------QX (one of two versions made)
48 ScareBear --------------------------------------------Scribbles
49 ScareBear --------------------------------------------Sonique
50 ScareBear --------------------------------------------Oligo
51 ScareBear --------------------------------------------STP3
52 ScareBear --------------------------------------------ProList2000
53 ScareBear --------------------------------------------Millenium Notepad
54 Scarebear --------------------------------------------FlashDesk
55 starvingartist ---------------------------------------ControlBar
56 TreeTog ----------------------------------------------NextStart
57 Treetog ----------------------------------------------WorkShelf
58 Treetog ----------------------------------------------BoxSys
59 Treetog ----------------------------------------------BoxIP
60 Treetog ----------------------------------------------BoxZoom (one of two versions made)
61 Treetog ----------------------------------------------eNotes


All original graphics provided by: -------------------------CRUMBUT
Website needed for the project provided by: ----------------CRUMBUT
MessageBoard needed for the project provided by: -----------Paxx
FTP needed for the project provided by: --------------------Buzz_Hog

Project Start Date: 12/18/2000
Project Finish Date: 01/__ /2001

Total size of the Suite:______MB (buzz get this info just befor you upload everything) Then delete this note!

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Though, in alphabetic order of new/updated or initial skins (not skinners):

- Bootskin: Heavy_Equipment_Bootskin  by me (NEW)
- CursorXP: Heavy Equipment by J. Aroche (NEW)
- CursorXP: The Heavy by TYCUS (NEW)
- DesktopX Theme: Heavy Equipment  by the Community (initial version))
- IconPackager: Heavy Equipment 2  by Skinhit (NEW)
- IconPackager: Heavy Equipment  by the Community (initial version)
- LiteStep: Heavy Equipment OTS2  by Jafo (initial version)
- LiteStep: Heavy Equipment  by The Community (initial version)
- Logons: Heavy_Equipment_Logon  by me (NEW)
- NextStart: Heavy Equipment  by The Community (initial version)
- ObjectDock: Heavy Equipment Tabs & Side Docks  by WebGizmos (NEW)
- ObjectDock: Heavy Equipment Power Tools  by Diafragma (NEW)
- ObjectDock: Heavy Equipment Tile Docks  by messiah1 (NEW)
- Rainlendar: Heavy_Equipment_RL  by me (NEW)
- Sound Schemes: Heavy Equipment MP3  re-uploaded by Jafo
- Suites: Heavy Equipment for WinStyles  by elvee (initial one for Winstyle)
- Sysmetrix: Heavy_Equipment_Hor_1280_Pack  by me (NEW)
- Sysmetrix: Heavy_Equiment_Compact_SM by me (NEW
- Sysmetrix: Heavy_Equiment_Compact_SM_FR by me (NEW)
- Wallpapers: Heavy Equipment  by The Community (initial ones)
- Winamp: Heavy_Equipment_Winamp  by me (updated and retouched version)
- Winamp: Heavy Equipment  by The Community (initial version)
- WindowBlinds: Heavy Equipment  by The Community (initial version)
- WinMedia: HeavyEquipment  by The Community (initial version)


Please don't comment this article but the first one, just to let me able to update it with the new skins coming (i think i won't be able to edit the article if there's a comment after ... )
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Give me a moment...and I'll make those links active...
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There you go...they'll all work now...
CursorFX - Customize your Windows cursor
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Didn't know they didn't work
Thanks BTW
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
One thing Neophil...it would have been better if you had used the "insert web link" option ...it would have been easier to read. But its still cool that you posted the updates!
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well that's just because i had to prepare the article in a text editor (because of searching for everything's existing ) and i forgot to use the "insert link" when i paste it ...

N.B: BTW, in reading it here i have everything with the word "link" mentioned and not the web adress ...
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hey how are ya. I haven't been very active here The last 18 months. So now that I am back and being active I was surprised to see you have taken a interest in updating Heavy Equipment, which is great! The most massive theme ever put together by so many talented people. I hope that one day someone could update the WindowBlind and DX parts. I am going to update the Suite I made for it, so look for it in the coming days.
I will not include the DX for obvious reasons and for some reason i cant get the wallpaper to download and install correctly through ThemeManager. There are four walls in the zip so that might be the problem. If no one objects I will have to include the first wall with the suite.

oh one more thing, you created the Rainlender skin right, Well mine shows the Magic Pink on the corners. Do you know how I can get rid of that?

Thanks! elvee
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Great to see a bump on this thread, elvee!
I DLed all I could find that would work with my current apps, had to do an hour's worth of tweaking and gnarling around first, but got the DX to run(sort of) on DX3, the blind on my WB5 and 1280 X 1024 Samsung. Soon as I shut down and restarted the next day, tho, it was again a bit crumbly round the edges.
Been looking forward to the re-up of this collection to 2007 specs.
Very expectant. ...   

Halloo...!
Any WB/DX masters ... ... ??

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I updated the Suite. file today, it might take a day or two for it to come through.  
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
B.U.M.P. !
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
B.U.M.P...., it!

where is the new vertion of the WB skin?
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

where is the new vertion of the WB skin?
End of quote

That's the problem, in the very begening of project Snowman said he will do it

Reply #21
Super Wizop Snowman
déc. 4, 2006 1:39
http://snowman.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SkinID=18378&LibID=13&comments=1

WB in progress...
I just could'nt help it
End of quote


But after that, nothing more ...   
I've re-asked if he was still on, but no answer ...
After a long time i've asked if someone else should want to do it, but still no one ...

I've also suggested in another thread, maybe Stardock Design may do it (+ some gadgets, why not ?   ), but no reaction as well ...

Though i'm also a bit sad, because there's not the WB and without the WB it will not become a usuable suite ...    

BTW, i'm taking that occasion to throw once more a S.O.S

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm considering attempting the blind. I've never tried a WB before but I'm gonna take a look at this new SkinStudio that's supposed to make it easier.