Artist's Note
Note: I had to re-upload this, because customize doesn't allow for editing files once submitted.
Update: I fixed the black text in the detail box in the shellstyle. It's now white, as it should be.
It's finally arrived. Incredibly, this theme has survived a year of neglect, tons of bugs, a hard drive wipe, and even being started over from scratch! I've always liked dark themes, but either found them too dark, or plagued by hardcoded black text, making it unreadable. So I decided, against my better judgement, to attempt to create a dark theme that was both uber-sleek and usable at the same time. This is the result.
I will be releasing a VSRK for this VS. What's a VSRK? Why, a Visual Style Resource Kit! It will include all the Photoshop resource files for you to play around with, study, and use for future modifications.
A compact menu is included, so there's no need to ask.
Known Bugs
1: The black text in the details box in the shellstyle. Could not figure out how to change this, if it was at all possible.
2: Some system-wide text is different in compact menu version. In order to stop the shutdown and logoff buttons from getting cutoff, I had to change Verdanna 8 point to Arial 8 point, which is why it looks more bunched together. Then again, it's supposed to be compact. ;)
3: Spacing in the "all programs" list is quirky, some text gets cutoff, as it does not automatically enlarge itself to make room. I could not find a way around this.
If you know how to fix any of the bugs, or find anymore, let me know!
Enjoy! :)
Licensing: the artist has specified that ports are allowed.
Comments (14)
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Looks great. Nice and smooth graphics. Well done.
Fri, Jun 3rd at 03:36pm (4 years ago)
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yay bug fixes!
Thu, Jun 2nd at 11:24am (4 years ago)
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great vs. i love the smoothness.
Thu, Jun 2nd at 11:51am (4 years ago)
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what i said before.. also to add that this would be my theme of choice for a work pc
Thu, Jun 2nd at 12:08pm (4 years ago)
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Valkyre I just thought that stuff that doesn't appear as advertised was a bug. Guess not. Anyways, gradients look nice on a big toolbar because it's gradual. But yeah, I'm not that engrossed by it to take the time and make it fit my parameters. If someone comes up with a nifty mod, I'll check it out. hmmm sounds caustic. didn't mean it to.
Thu, Jun 2nd at 03:11pm (4 years ago)
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doesnt remind me of half life at all keke
Thu, Jun 2nd at 05:40pm (4 years ago)
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Fuckin' great, except for the "details"
Thu, Jun 2nd at 10:55pm (4 years ago)
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best skin i have seen so far! Great colors, fantastic contrast!
Love the skin!!!! Very well done!!!!
Keep it up!!!
Fri, Jun 3rd at 05:31am (4 years ago)
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Beautifully done, though I would love to see it in other colours maybe as I find gray/steely themes a bit depressing :P
I really love how well it's done though, congrats!
Mon, Jun 13th at 12:54am (4 years ago)
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This skin is fantastic - I use it everywhere. As a Half Life fan, it makes me feel all warm 'n' fuzzy inside, and I've always liked dark themes. My only gripe is that window title bars seem to be thinner than the standard (which is good), but this seems to have resulted in losing the resize mouse pointer on the top edge of the window (which is bad).
Well done!
Thu, Jul 7th at 06:25pm (3 years ago)
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Very nice.
Sun, Mar 19th at 09:23am (3 years ago)
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Hi! I'm new at using different XP themes, iv'e downloaded this lovely HL theme but i can't get it to work = '(. Can anyone tell me how to install the theme? Need quick answer, got to have this theme! =D Great work!! Thanks
Thu, May 3rd at 03:46pm (2 years ago)
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I love it
Wed, Dec 3rd at 05:34am (6 months ago)
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Created by valkyre
on June 2nd, 2005
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@ thc_hell, the details text is now fixed.
@ senex, that's not a bug, it's a matter of preference. Download my resource kit at deviantART and mod it yourself, or request it around neowin, maybe someone will make it for you.