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Description Get my latest Windows 10 themes: gumroad.com/dpcdpc11
Note: if you like this theme, would you be willing to donate a mere 0.5€ as a symbol of your appreciation for me? If you are interested please click here: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?…

Firefox 4 users!!!
Due to the poor coding in FF4 default theme, my visual style and other 1px window frame styles, makes the title bar in firefox to disappear sometimes without any logical explanation. I found a way to fix that... at least in my case this works.
HOW TO:
- check out the fix I made, available here

UPDATE 6:
- another annoying bug that gave me 2 sleepless nights is finally fixed! I'm talking about the exaggerated height of menu and toolbar in Open and Libre Office. Users... enjoy!

UPDATE 5:
- the much awaited fix for the autoscroll mouse cursor in Firefox is here! It was the damn tooltip PNG in Explorer causing all the hassle. Glad I've finally fixed it! Still trying to fix the huge height of the button/toolbar of Open/Libre Office 3.3
- also made the scrollbars thinner in the light and dark bar variations. I think they look cooler now!

UPDATE 4
- matching glass like scrollbars for the colored caption buttons Version

UPDATE 3
- another variation added to the package: Color Caption Buttons
I had fun making the new buttons (inspired by the original OSX buttons of course), so I hope you'll have fun using them.

UPDATE 2
- the much awaited Light Taskbar is here! Many people requested the Light Taskbar version of my previous theme Caesar mod. I have stopped working on that theme but didn't forget the request. So you can finally enjoy the Light version of the taskbar. Works great with the Token icons by brsev and with the TB shadow by sweatyfish available here: sweatyfish.deviantart.com/art/…
Enjoy!

UPDATE 1
- improved the top frame of windows so now the inactive frame is is brighter than the active one
- changed the window caption font to Ubuntu (which is now also added to the package)
- fixed the aero wizard background

Yes it's a new Mac Clone Windows7 Visual Style... why? because I love it, it's cool and it works perfect for me... got tired of all the translucent theme (which are also cool btw) so I got back to my old Caesar Mod. This one had a number of bugs which I wasn't able to fix so I've started to remake the style from scratch using as a base the most complex and perfect Win7 Visual Style in my opinion Clearscreen Sharp by k-johnson: k-johnson.deviantart.com/art/C…
As I was recreating Caesar Mod I've started tweaking it more and more... and after aprox 1 month later here's the result: Minimal Taste!
As you can see there are tones of elements different: buttons are new, caption buttons are new, scrollbars are new, the start menu is fixed, and Java apps which used to crash using Caesar Mod are no longer crashing, the address and search bars in explorer are different... etc. etc.
Now this theme works great both on Aero and Basic interfaces, Top and bottom taskbar only. Didn't get enough time to do the taskbar on the vertical position.

Firefox4, Chrome and some other software which have problems with the windows frames of these kind of visual styles now work perfectly, but in order to do that I had to sacrifice the windows shadow. Personally it's not a problem for me since I'm not really into shadows (except for the taskbar).

So I hope you'll enjoy this new theme and will give you satisfaction using it.

If you find any bugs don't hesitate to leave a message!

What's in the package:
Theme: Minimal Taste by dpcdpc11: Dark Taskbar and Light Taskbar Versions!
Resources: ExplorerFrame (x86&x64) | Fonts | Start Orbs (dpcdpc11.deviantart.com/galler… ) | Wallpaper (salmanarif.deviantart.com/art/… )
Tools: Windows 7 Aero Blur Tweaker | Windows 7 Start Button Changer

What's not in the package:
Icons used in the screenshot: Token by brsev

Here are some brief instructions which I think you may all know by now:

0. Patch your system files and install the required fonts!
0.1. Be sure to patch your system files before you can use 3rd party windows themes. Use this tool to do it: www.windows7download.com/win7-…
0.2. Install the fonts found in the folder "Resources/Fonts"
0.3. Restart your PC

1. Install the theme?
Copy the content of Theme folder in "C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\" (Asuming that you're Windows 7 is installed on partition C)

2. Change the start orb?
Use Windows 7 Start Button Changer from the "Tools" folder to change the start orb.
Launch Windows 7 Start Button Changer and choose one of the 3 BMPs from the "Resources/Start Orbs" folder and you're done!

3. Change the ExplorerFrame?
Take ownership of ExplorerFrame.dll, make a backup of the original file and copy the one in "Resources\ExplorerFrame\" according to your OS (x86 or x64)


4. Remove the blured edges of the windows?
Use Windows 7 Aero Blur Tweaker from the "Tools" folder to remove the windows blur.

Thanks for downloading!!!

CREDITS GOES OUT TO (sorry if I left someone out... it's not on purpose):
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Comments: 212

Drokka In reply to ??? [2011-01-08 05:20:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you..

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dpcdpc11 In reply to Drokka [2011-01-08 12:43:18 +0000 UTC]

ur welcome!

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hpluslabels In reply to ??? [2011-01-07 22:06:50 +0000 UTC]

Another minimal theme!!
Very nice, I love it
must be my FAV ..
thanks for share ...

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dpcdpc11 In reply to hpluslabels [2011-01-07 22:36:53 +0000 UTC]

you welcome!

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roboossi In reply to ??? [2011-01-07 13:24:35 +0000 UTC]

Kaspersky say its a Keyloger !!!!!!!!

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dpcdpc11 In reply to roboossi [2011-01-07 13:30:16 +0000 UTC]

kasperky sucks... try nod32! which file do you think is a keyloger?

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roboossi In reply to dpcdpc11 [2011-01-07 13:36:16 +0000 UTC]

start ob?

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dpcdpc11 In reply to roboossi [2011-01-07 14:06:09 +0000 UTC]

what about it?

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vi20RickrMetal12us In reply to ??? [2011-01-07 11:52:06 +0000 UTC]

i was just going to post that [link] man. But *webtrance Beat me to it.
Check it up I guess you are not aware or have not approved of it

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dpcdpc11 In reply to vi20RickrMetal12us [2011-01-07 13:38:20 +0000 UTC]

thanks man... to you and webtrance... as I was saying to webtrance, I wasn't aware of this... I'll contact the artist and see what's this all about.

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webtrance In reply to ??? [2011-01-07 07:19:29 +0000 UTC]

[link]

??

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dpcdpc11 In reply to webtrance [2011-01-07 13:37:12 +0000 UTC]

what the hell?? thanks for the link... didn't give any permission to this guy to mod the theme or anything... I would have given it if the guy would just have asked.
I'll contact him and see what's that all about.
thanks again!

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webtrance In reply to dpcdpc11 [2011-01-07 23:01:42 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome my friend!

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yustime In reply to ??? [2011-01-06 15:35:18 +0000 UTC]

I got a big problem on changing the font of your nice theme, could you make that simple with the installation and need not separate them, and the font with chinese type -----> : would be changed a very strange sign.

it is really glad that if you revive it to the next version, THANKS so much.

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dpcdpc11 In reply to yustime [2011-01-06 19:15:30 +0000 UTC]

I don't understand exactly what you mean, but all you have to do to install the fonts in the package is to copy them in the Windows/Fonts directory or right click them and select Install.
If you want to change the fonts in the theme, feel free to do it.. all you have to do is to open the msstyles file in Windows Style Builder 1.5 and change what ever fonts you like.

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FateZoom In reply to ??? [2011-01-04 16:57:30 +0000 UTC]

man if you dont ask permission before using any graphics from my theme, i will report!

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dpcdpc11 In reply to FateZoom [2011-01-04 19:40:12 +0000 UTC]

there's no graphics from your theme used in mine... I can provide all the PSD with my work if needed... I was just giving you credits for the original Nuala start Apple orb.
so there's nothing to report my friend! I don't steal graphics!

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FateZoom In reply to dpcdpc11 [2011-01-04 19:52:14 +0000 UTC]

how about the arrow, to show more notification buttons

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dpcdpc11 In reply to FateZoom [2011-01-04 20:09:50 +0000 UTC]

dunno which arrow exactly do you mean... you realize that any piece of graphics can be reproduced in Photoshop... so even if something may look like your it doesn't mean it's made by you.
link a screenshot with the arrow please.

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eesa2 In reply to ??? [2011-01-04 02:43:17 +0000 UTC]

would you build a sub theme with explorer border?

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dpcdpc11 In reply to eesa2 [2011-01-04 04:07:21 +0000 UTC]

what do you mean by 'explorer border'?

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eesa2 In reply to dpcdpc11 [2011-01-04 10:19:26 +0000 UTC]

[link] I mean this border.

I know there is "hide blur tool", I just think this 0px border looks strange in win 7.

Maybe you can try to make the border 1px?

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dpcdpc11 In reply to eesa2 [2011-01-04 11:31:05 +0000 UTC]

but the border exists... it a 1px dark grey line with a bit of dark shadow... as you can see in you screenshot.
making the border wider to fit the original width of win7 frames would just look really ugly with this theme.
the actual width of the win7 frame is 5px which works well with transparent theme but this one is different... if you have any design and Photoshop skills create a sketch of you think the frame should you like cause I can't image a wide frame on this theme without ruing it.

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eesa2 In reply to dpcdpc11 [2011-01-04 12:18:57 +0000 UTC]

All right, seems most mac style VS have the same problem.

Anyway, nice work!

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dpcdpc11 In reply to eesa2 [2011-01-04 12:35:00 +0000 UTC]

thanks... checkout the new light taskbar version included... you might like it!

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eesa2 In reply to dpcdpc11 [2011-01-05 01:31:43 +0000 UTC]

ya, the light one looks sexy. Well done, dude.

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dpcdpc11 In reply to eesa2 [2011-01-05 02:04:32 +0000 UTC]

thanks man!

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avajrz [2011-01-03 12:44:41 +0000 UTC]

Problem/bug, the JONGHYUNPARK setup is now having a border after using the Minimal Taste VS. Thanks.

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dpcdpc11 In reply to avajrz [2011-01-03 14:54:25 +0000 UTC]

border where? and I'm not sure it has something to do with my theme... that theme has many bugs... I've also tried it... for me it's pretty much useless.

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avajrz In reply to dpcdpc11 [2011-01-04 16:17:45 +0000 UTC]

Don't worry, actually i'm about to publish the screenshot of my desktop using ur Minimal Taste VS. It's really great.

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dpcdpc11 In reply to avajrz [2011-01-04 19:41:06 +0000 UTC]

cool... linkup the screenshot after releasing it.

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na641 In reply to ??? [2011-01-03 02:02:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah, the start menu is absolutely amazing.

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na641 In reply to ??? [2011-01-03 02:01:35 +0000 UTC]

This is an awesome theme, im running it now. Minor gripe; the tasbar clock font doesn't mesh very well with the rest of the theme.

Great work

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dpcdpc11 In reply to na641 [2011-01-03 02:06:21 +0000 UTC]

hey bro... thanks for the message and glad u like the theme... agree about the clock font... but I'm absolutely obsessed by the time so I wanted the clock to stick out and punch me in the face!

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deviantLuy In reply to ??? [2011-01-02 19:14:28 +0000 UTC]

what icons are you using for the task bar?? I really like them.

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dpcdpc11 In reply to deviantLuy [2011-01-02 19:29:07 +0000 UTC]

here you go bro: [link]
no need for double comment.

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deviantLuy In reply to dpcdpc11 [2011-01-02 19:43:19 +0000 UTC]

woops sorry bout that. never showed on the site. Thanks!

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deviantLuy In reply to ??? [2011-01-02 19:13:50 +0000 UTC]

What icons are you using for the taskbar??? I really like them

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avajrz In reply to ??? [2011-01-02 16:15:36 +0000 UTC]

Greetings to dpcdpc11.
I installed ur Minimal Taste for Windows7 and it looks very good. Ubuntu theme for windows 7 would be great.
Thanks and Regards.

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dpcdpc11 In reply to avajrz [2011-01-02 19:33:06 +0000 UTC]

thanks man... glad u like it... can you send me please a link to a screenshot of the Ubuntu theme you would like for win7?
I was thinking of doing a similar theme for win7 but adding some special touches of my own... so it wouldn't be an exact replica of the ubuntu theme.

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Toby847 In reply to ??? [2011-01-02 14:06:07 +0000 UTC]

looks a little bit like the comination of 2 ubuntu themes ... "wave" and "elementary"^^

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dpcdpc11 In reply to Toby847 [2011-01-02 19:36:41 +0000 UTC]

so i guess you like it? would you like an Ubuntu maverik theme? there's already one version for win7 but it's really unusable, full of bugs and no that clean when it comes to graphics.

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VisionStudio In reply to ??? [2011-01-01 19:45:05 +0000 UTC]

bug i found is when u try to add directory to media player or any other program it shows a blank, here is SS of what i mean. [link]

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dpcdpc11 In reply to VisionStudio [2011-01-02 02:30:54 +0000 UTC]

hey bro... just tried to replicate the bug you reported but I have not succeeded... here's a shot of the same process you mentioned: [link]
one suggestion: try resizing the browse folder window and make it larger.
what version of win7 are u using?

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VisionStudio In reply to dpcdpc11 [2011-01-02 05:19:49 +0000 UTC]

hmm wierd. using 64 bit. tried to resize got the same deal lol dunno whats up

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dpcdpc11 In reply to VisionStudio [2011-01-02 19:40:09 +0000 UTC]

dunno either my friend... no one had complained about this... i'm not saying that is something wrong with your system but you might have some software installed which doesn't like my theme... or maybe your dll's are not properly patched... dunno what to tell you!

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VisionStudio In reply to dpcdpc11 [2011-01-02 20:41:54 +0000 UTC]

hmm maybe i need to change my explorer.exe? cause looking around i see ppl changing they're explorer.exe. im still using original. your steps seem to be for more experienced users, can u tell me the all the steps in order. i already patched my theme dlls already.

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dpcdpc11 In reply to VisionStudio [2011-01-03 02:00:55 +0000 UTC]

there's no need to change the explorer.exe ... this only changes the start org, but it's not necessary if you use the tool I've included in the archive to change the start orb.
I have no idea why your windows behaves that way... again sorry that my theme doesn't work like it should but there's nothing I can do about it at this point.

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VisionStudio In reply to VisionStudio [2011-01-02 08:33:29 +0000 UTC]

found the problem was your x64 explorerframe.dll, when i used the x64 one i get that bug. as soon as i revert back to original dll. it works fine.

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Quaz1957 In reply to ??? [2011-01-01 04:27:01 +0000 UTC]

d11 - excellent !! - nice work !! - thx for sharing !!

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