Apocalypse_67

Apocalypse_67

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Reply to Wincustomize Level 4 in New Users WinCustomize Forums

Level 4: Current Stardock customer. These are users who have either purchased Object Desktop Network or some other Stardock product (Stardock is WinCustomize's sponser) within the last 2 years. These users get all the benefits of a registered user plus: Unlimited File Downloads. Say good-bye to file limitations! No more annoying messages preventing you from getting your download to work. If you have use a different email addres

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Reply to How do you make bootskin????? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Are you getting that error with every skin or just the one you are trying to create? If you are getting the error with the skin you are trying to create it might be one of the following: - The images color palette are different from one another. (make sure each image uses the same 16 colors as the others) - The images bits might be different. (make sure all images are saved on 4 bits) - The images name might be spelled differ

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Reply to How do you make bootskin????? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

This is an example of an .ini file [BootSkin] Type=0 Name = " Name Of The Skin Here " Author = " Your Name Here " Description = " Brief Description Of The Skin Here (Optional) " ProgressBar=progress.bmp ProgressBarX = 228 ProgressBarY = 441 ProgressBarWidth = 194 <--Ho

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Reply to Is Skinning Worth It? in Community WinCustomize Forums

Is skinning worth it? If you skin commercially or for your self, then YES it is well worth it. Not one day goes by that I don't open my PhotoShop and create something either for my self or for a client. But the real question here is.... Is uploading skins worth it? Let's face it, most skinners (like my self) skin for them selves and choose to share their work for free with the community, but if the response to that generous ac

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Reply to Is Skinning Worth It? in Community WinCustomize Forums

They go through with an automated 3 stars on, the drive-by comes along and rates it 1 star - the rating goes to 1 star because the auto rating is overwritten. This is one on the most common problems and since not all admins rate skins, the possibility of having a skin rated with enough weight to disr

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Reply to Is Skinning Worth It? in Community WinCustomize Forums

One possible solution to the problem would be to have users download first, comment second and rate third in that specific order (if they try to rate before a download or comment, it would not accept the rating), and show the rating given on the comment left. People will think twice before granting a malicious rating to a skin. This will keep users honest and skinners happier. The ability to control who comments on the skins is a great idea too.

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Reply to Is Skinning Worth It? in Community WinCustomize Forums

Brad, those options would be most helpful. It would give back the comfort level to skinners while eliminating all (or at least most) of the bad apples that spoils the fun for everyone else. Hope to see these options in practice soon.

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Reply to 75? Icons in Community WinCustomize Forums

Open the IconPackager program and click on the Icons and Cursors button on the left and that will open a window with a series of tabs (Desktop, Start, Folders, Drives, Others and Files) there you will find the 75 icons

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Reply to Is Skinning Worth It? in Community WinCustomize Forums

I know exactly how you feel Gabe. but is it worth dealing with the headaches, the insults, the assholes, the loss of free time? This is one of the reason why I have not uploaded more skins and perhaps the reason why many good skinners have become "invisible" in the community. It seems tha

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