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Newpaper Desktop 1.0

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jsmorley
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Joined: April 19th, 2009, 11:02 pm
Location: Fort Hunt, Virginia, USA

Re: Newpaper Desktop 1.0

Post by jsmorley »

Congratulations! Well deserved....
SaticICE
Posts: 12
Joined: March 27th, 2011, 9:19 pm
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, UK

Re: Newpaper Desktop 1.0

Post by SaticICE »

Hi,

Firstly, thank you for an excellent skin! I love it to bits as does my girlfriend!

I have made one or two small changes and inclused some slightly rotated image slideshows to fit in with the feel of the skin.
27032011-2.png
This is my first attempt at customizing a skin (More then changing RSS feeds etc). Normally I just download, change basic things and use.

But this skin convinced me to try my hand at doing something slightly different!
My current Skin/Theme in Development (Monitor That Computer)
staaak
Posts: 6
Joined: March 5th, 2011, 4:03 pm

Re: Newpaper Desktop 1.0

Post by staaak »

Congratulations Tatenokai!!!
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Tatenokai
Posts: 38
Joined: February 22nd, 2011, 5:51 pm
Location: Switzerland

Re: Newpaper Desktop 1.0

Post by Tatenokai »

Thank you all again !

@SaticICE : Thanks for your screenshot. It's the first time I see my theme on another desktop than mine, and that looks good.
Oh, I forgot to say that you can download the PSD File to custom it easier. Link in the description : http://tatenokai.deviantart.com/art/Newspaper-Desktop-198008273
Newspaper Desktop [Link]

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JpsCrazy
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Joined: April 18th, 2010, 2:16 pm
Location: NY, USA

Re: Newpaper Desktop 1.0

Post by JpsCrazy »

Just a little suggestion I just thought of today:
Since the cigarrette just changes based on the time a day through cycles and all it is pretty much just eye candy.
I just changed the code a bit and made it a battery meter - more or less.

And yes, I have seen burnt cigarrettes magically get unsmoked sometimes. You just have to be lucky. ;)

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[Rainmeter]
Author=Tatenokai (http://tatenokai.deviantart.com/) and JpsCrazy (http://jpscrazy.deviantart.com/)

[msPower]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\PowerPlugin.dll
PowerState=Percent

[msCalc]
Measure=Calc
Formula=([msPower]<10?4:([msPower]<30?3:([msPower]<60?2:([msPower]<90?1:0))))
DynamicVariables=1

[mtCigarette]
Meter=Image
ImageName=[msCalc].png
DynamicVariables=1
n1c84
Posts: 1
Joined: May 2nd, 2011, 1:15 am

Re: Newpaper Desktop 1.0

Post by n1c84 »

First off, this is a fantastic idea. I love it to bits!

My only gripe would be that I don't use G-mail, i use bt/yahoo mail & live mail so your mailbox skin is just sitting there, not being used...

Is it possible to add code for bt/yahoo mail & live mail?

Here's a screen of how i have my desktop in 1080p res...
mointerest803
Posts: 1
Joined: April 29th, 2011, 4:46 am

Re: Newpaper Desktop 1.0

Post by mointerest803 »

Excellent Theme!!

I don't know if this has been suggested yet but I added a transparent background (SolidColor=0,0,0,1) to [StyleText] in StyleTaskbar.ini so that the launcher items are easier to click. Now you don't have to "catch a letter" to open the links.

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[StyleBackground]
SolidColor=0,0,0,2
X=25
Y=0
W=30
H=30

[StyleText]
X=40
Y=0
H=15
W=60
FontColor=#Color1#
FontFace=#Font#
FontSize=#Height1#
StringAlign=CENTER
StringStyle=NORMAL
SolidColor=0,0,0,1
AntiAlias=1

[StyleLabel]
X=r
Y=15r
H=15
W=60
FontColor=#Color2#
FontFace=#Font#
FontSize=#Height2#
StringAlign=CENTER
StringStyle=NORMAL
AntiAlias=1

Again, amazing theme man!
a4arnold
Posts: 1
Joined: May 12th, 2011, 5:32 pm

Re: Newpaper Desktop 1.0

Post by a4arnold »

This is quite possibly the best looking theme and skins combo I've ever seen. I look forward to more updates that I hope you'll continue to post.

I saw an earlier post from SaticIce, and he had two rotated slideshows on his desktop. Can you add some sort of slideshow skin that could change over time? I think it would be great if you could change the picture of the pilot (left side) or the girl (right side), or even both pictures, with pictures from a user-defined directory, RSS feed or web site of pictures. Unfortunately that level of customization is above my experience levels, but perhaps you (or someone knowledgeable) could point us in the right direction. My guess is that one would need to keep the "frame" intact (the newspaper and penny positioned over the girl's picture) and somehow point the image to a folder or path.

Keep up the fantastic work!
SaticICE
Posts: 12
Joined: March 27th, 2011, 9:19 pm
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, UK

Re: Newpaper Desktop 1.0

Post by SaticICE »

Here is my skin showing the image slideshow on the two images on the right.
I hope they help:
Landscape style:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=0

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;http://rainmeter.net/cms/Rainmeter101-EditingSkins

[Metadata]
Name=
Config=
Description=
Instructions=
Version=
Tags=
License=
Variant=
Preview=

;End of added Metadata

[MeterBackground]
Meter=Image
GreyScale=0

[MeasureMyPictures]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\QuotePlugin.dll
PathName=PATHTOYOURIMAGES
Subfolders=1
FileFilter=*.jpg;*.gif;*.bmp;*.png
UpdateDivider=10
AntiAlias=1

[MeterShowPicture]
Meter=Image
MeasureName=MeasureMyPictures
W=450
H=310
PreserveAspectRatio=1
LeftMouseUpAction=!RainmeterRefresh
ImageRotate=-13.83
AntiAlias=1
Portrate Style

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=0

;Metadata added by RainBrowser
;http://rainmeter.net/cms/Rainmeter101-EditingSkins

[Metadata]
Name=
Config=
Description=
Instructions=
Version=
Tags=
License=
Variant=
Preview=

;End of added Metadata

[MeterBackground]
Meter=Image
GreyScale=0
X=559.07
Y=377

[MeasureMyPictures]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\QuotePlugin.dll
PathName=PATHTOYOURIMAGES
Subfolders=1
FileFilter=*.jpg;*.gif;*.bmp;*.png
UpdateDivider=10
AntiAlias=1

[MeterShowPicture]
Meter=Image
MeasureName=MeasureMyPictures
W=425
H=272
PreserveAspectRatio=1
LeftMouseUpAction=!RainmeterRefresh
ImageRotate=19.48
AntiAlias=1
My current Skin/Theme in Development (Monitor That Computer)
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Tatenokai
Posts: 38
Joined: February 22nd, 2011, 5:51 pm
Location: Switzerland

Re: Newpaper Desktop 1.0

Post by Tatenokai »

@JpsCrazy : I think it could be a good idea, but I dont think to do it as the main skin. But I think it could be great as a skin Variant. I think it will be added in the nexte update.

@n1c84 : I think it's possible, but it's beyond my own skills. However you can probably found one on deviantArt and add it.

@mointerest803 . That's a great suggestion. I have done the change and it wille be added in the next update. Thanks :)

@a4arnold : Yeah I won't stop working on it, but i have to work for my exams at the University, so it will take more time to do updates.
For the slideshow it could be a good idea, I have to think about it. But for new you can try the two skins given by SaticICE (Thanks, it could be useful for me once :))
Newspaper Desktop [Link]