Artist: mrrste
Artists comments:
Back out of porting retirement with my 1st of 3 port releases

In typical Mrrste GUIkit style, the pack contains:

> Windowblind for XP and Vista. (XP preview in screen 1 and Vista preview in screen 2).

> Miranda iChat styled skin

> Objectbar

> CAD (CD Art Display) skin

> Styler toolbar skin

> Dock for Rocketdock

Artist: TheSmurth
Artists comments: 00′ for XP is finally here !

Icons: [link]
Explorer TextToolbar: [link]

To remove taskbar icons and add nice features to your desktop: [link]

- install the fonts
- install the skin
- reboot (yes, it is better to reboot)
- choose the substyle corresponding to your icon size

What’s missing:
- vertical taskbar
- shellstyle

You must know that:
- there’s no “PowerOff/Logoff” buttons in Startmenu
- this skin does not use per-pixel window frames; so, you’ll need YZ’Shadow or WindowFX to add shadows to the windows
- this skin is borderless so you won’t be able to resize a window from its sides

But, by using this little tool, your desktop experience will be greatly improved: [link]

History:
090708: Add “no taskbar icons” substyles
090703: Fixed message box font size

Artist: -kol
Artists comments: Here is my new theme, Thallos
Package contains the Visual Style with two different start buttons and three different fonts; Arial, Tahoma and Verdana. The WindowBlinds version will come in a week or two. I need to create the toolbar, icons for the animations and all WB effects.
Parts of Thallos Visual Style are inspired by Reluna Em3lent by Bant.

WindowBlinds version: see link above ^

Stuff on the preview :p
Strange World VII Wallpaper: see link above ^

enjoy

*** History ***

Version 1.2
———–
- Added compact start menu.
- Menus with some programs like ResEdit and Stylebuilder fixed.

Version 1.1.3
————-
- Maxthon tab bug fixed (Thanks IoriQ from gfxOasis.com)

Version 1.1.2
————-
- Text color when using large icons in start panel fixed.

Version 1.1.1
————-
- Thallos .2 Progress bar fixed.

Version 1.1
———–
- Firefox tabs fixed.
- Progress bar fixed.
- New quicklunch buttons.
- Quicklunch space fixed.
- Added top start button image.

Version 1.0
———–
- First release.

*** Installation ***

To use the Visual Style you need StyleXP, or a hacked uxtheme.dll or Neowin UXTheme Multi-Patcher
Then extract the zip to C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes

Artist: dobee
Artists comments:
A Vista based theme for Windows XP. Looks really similar to the Vista default theme. Gives a new look to your desktop.

Final 1.0
—————

Now includes Blue (Royale) version
Styler themes included
Vista Sounds and Icons (Apply the theme using the themes tab of display properties)
Includes Wallpaper

Enjoy

Artist: mrrste
Artists comments: Back to my window based roots with my own creation For all Dark Knight fans.

The new Batman movie will be coming soon so what better than a skin to go with it This took me 3-4 weeks on and off to do but i think i’ve manged to keep a Batman (Even if u dont like Batman, i’ve hopefully made it very universal at the same time) feel to it and making it feel like rubber/leather is being worn by a window. Well i think it does anyway lol

Details are in the preview shot. Hope you all enjoy it. Hopefully it will be the 1st of many

Thanks to Smoovie and Spinegrinder for testing it for me

Artist: yingjunjiu
Artists comments:
Finally, I finished this my HALO 3 windowblinds desktop suit. As the most important part, the WindowBlinds theme took me more than a month. And now I proundly present you this original HALO theme. For anywho like HALO or not, hope you like this skin!

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Updated:
-New Logo stuff
-Added system animations
-Added shell icons

New halo icons and cursors released!

Artist: lightstar
Artists comments: My Innova theme for Windowblinds. The Windows Vista and Windows XP are seperate available (use the download links above). The theme comes complete with WB skin, shutdown/logoff dialogs, icons with source .PNG’s, shellstyle, explorer bar icons, custom cursors for CursorFX and desktop wallpaper in standard and wide screen resolutions.

Artist: z71Artists comments: A nice clean and usable UI for everyday.
Comes with shellstyles and toolbars this time.
For XP and Vista.

Was going to be entered in the “3rd WC Community Contest” but didn’t make it. There was still to much left to do.

Hope you enjoy it.

Artist: adni18
Artists comments:
Works fine with both Windows XP and Vista.

The reason that I am updating this old skin, among some other old skins, is that many people still download it from GuiCentral.com, WinCustomize, DeviantArt, SkinBase and mainly adni18.com in daily basis.

Bugs fixed, old graphics changed and new graphics added, but the original style remains the same.

Artist: nextmario
Artists comments: IMHO the most pleasing combinations are those that use flat taskbars. This focuses the eye on your wall instead of my skin. If you can’t find a suitable taskbar color to match your wall use the black or white taskbar. Another option is to use the fullly transparent taskbar when you have a striking wall and a taskbar will just detract from it.

For the main sub match a bold color from your wall. If there isn’t a close color select the black or default white sub. These complement any wall.

If you have wide displays try using the left and right taskbars. On my dual 1600×1200 this configuration seems to take advantage of the extra width.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q) Where is pico tea installed?
A) Usually, “c:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\WindowBlinds\pico tea”. All batch files referred to below are in this folder.

Q) How do I customize this?
A) If you can navigate your way around windows and run batch files then read the Questions below. I made some batch files to change different elements of the skin.

It is necessary to switch subs in Window Blinds whenever one or more batch files are run. Select a different substyle, apply it then select the substyle you want and apply it.

Q) Are your batch files safe to run?
A) Yes, but don’t blindly believe me. I suggest you have someone who understands DOS look at them if you’re worried. I simply overwrite image and config files within the pico tea directory.

Q) How do I change the taskbar?
A) Double click any of the use-taskbar*.bat files. The name of the batch file corresponds to the sub in Window Blinds.

Q) How do I make the taskbar transparent?
A) Double click the use-taskbar-transparent.bat in the pico tea folder.

Q) How do I change the font and glyph colors on the taskbar?
A) The font color and start button color is tied to the start panel. Double click any of the use-panel*.bat batch files. The color at the end, black or white, is the font and start button color.

Q) How do I change the size of the start panel?
A) Double click any of the use-panel*.bat files. Pick the appropriate font color, black or white, version to contrast with your taskbar.

Q) How do I change the start button?
A) Double click any of the use-start-button*.bat files.

Q) Why don’t substyles change the taskbar, panel, etc.
A) Substyles are inflexible. By allowing separate batch files, you have more freedom to mix and match taskbars, buttons, etc.

Q) Why are controls green? And why pico tea?
A) The skin was originally made to complement leafy, natural wallpapers. I had a specific green tea wallpaper in mind. I also like the aesthetic appeal of the iPod nano. I wanted something flatter—pico.

Q) How do I change the green?
A) Some users have been successful using the change color option in Window Blinds. Change everything to black. use-taskbar-black.bat, use-panel-full-white.bat and select the black sub. Then select change skin color in WB. YMMV. This changes colors globally so even icons in the shellstyle will change.

Q) How do I make Explorer look like your screenshots?
A) Use the Styler utility.

Q) What font is used in this skin?
A) Vista’s Segoe UI font. I do not distribute the font with the skin. The skin may not look right if you do not have this font.

Q) How do I move the common tasks to the right in explorer?
A) Double click use-shellstyle-right

HISTORY

[1.01]

* changed bright color of scrollbar thumbs
* widened scrollbar thumbs by 2 px
* changed scrollbar track background
+ option to move common tasks to right (use-shellstyle-right, use-shellstyle-left)
+ sleeker, simpler pico green styler toolbar

[1.002]
* lightened scrollbar track background
* transparent taskbar now rounds corner like other taskbars

[1.003]
* fixed spacing on shellstyle
* removed cluttered graphics from shellstyle