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THANKS fediaFedia FOR THE DAILY DEVIATION and I'm glad that people out there still enjoy using this theme!--
Note: For current news regarding Clearscreen Sharp for Windows 7, please view: [link]
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Hi all,
Here is the Clearscreen port for Windows 7. Much has been polished and much had to be redone, thus some things have been changed -- some compromises here as Windows 7 shares even more resources between different parts of the theme. So expect some details to be lost (like the etched look on the group sorting headers -- Windows 7 ignores the property and only allows a 1px height for the seperator), or the unique "New Application" button state for the Start Menu (that image is shared and grossly distorted in another area), amongst other things.
You may be wondering where the navigation buttons and other resources are -- I am having trouble replacing my resources in System32. Replacing Explorer.exe works fine, but as soon as I replace a .dll file, things go to crap. I had to repair my OS 8 times yesterday and don't feel like having another go for a while. I'm taking the same steps as I had on Vista x64, and I had no problem on Vista, so this is very strange. Any help is appreciated
I am working on Clearscreen Round, which shouldn't take as long, as the base that these two themes share is now complete. Won't give an ETA; it'll be done when it's done.
Known Bugs / Limitations:
- Because of the nonstandard frame and padding size (both set to 1) of this theme, you may see the frames distort in some areas... unfortunately, there's not much I can do there as Vista's default Aero also has problems when scaling it down to this size; fidelity of the edges and corners are lost. [limitation]
- Aero Wizard dialog uses the bodytext color property (which is set to black in my theme) for the titlebar text for whatever reason (coding laziness?) -- basically, black text on black shadow == difficult to read... [limitation]
Volume mixer line goes a few pixels too far -- this is because the padding size is low, which allows for more vertical and horizontal space, allowing the vertical seperator to come into view and cross the horizontal volume mixer line. [limitation]- Resource Monitor accordion text color is white and sits on a light gray background. [limitation]
- Start Menu may show up blurless near the top when you first open it, but it fixes afterwards. This is because DWM assumes that there is a solid graphic there like in the default Aero, so it doesn't blur it. Unfortunately, there is an intentional gap up there to fit the style, and I don't want to change it. It's not a big problem, but a minor annoyance for some.
Updates
- Fixed x86 white/blank graphic bug (Systray, IE8 Search)...again.
v3.2 (November 1, 2009):
- Fixed Start Menu's Userpic in Top Superbar orientation.
- Revisted the Superbar Thumbnails section, still not sure about it, but I think it looks better than it did.
- Improved Start Menu blurless area limitation (seen when you first open it, DWM fixes it afterwards) by expanding the white area (Programslist) horizontally to cover it. I can't fix the top part, unfortunately, or that would mean that there will be no gap up there, and I like the gap
- Removed Fading Animation in Explorer Documents section/template. It was an experimentation that I forgot to remove.
- Fixed Vertical taskbar graphics to stretch proportionately
v3.1 (October 31, 2009): Bug fixes & Polishing
- Fixed x86 white/blank graphic bug (Systray, IE8 Search)
- Fixed SIZINGMARGIN property for progress bar left and right edge -- edge retains fidelity when progress bar is stretched or shrunken.
v3 (October 30, 2009):
- Fixed Treeview bug (Seen in CCleaner, Regedit)
- Fixed Start Menu panels from distorting in Large Icons mode
- Fixed Shadowless frames (left and right) to match top and bottom frames
- Optimized frames for current padding/sizing border (1)
- Added a bit more contrast to highlighted text (highlighted text now set to #000000; highlight fill = #CDCDCD)
- Fixed Disabled SplitButton Dropdown graphic
- Updated Explorer.exe to current version [6.1.7600.16404] (x86 & x64) -- thanks to ~drake04 !
- Fixed Large Icons view in Start Menu from distorting the menu panels.
v2.5 (October 26, 2009):
v2 (October 25, 2009):
FAQ
- Q: Where can I get the green wallpaper in the preview?
A: Sorry, that isn't a wallpaper. It is a background made for presentation purposes. Maybe when I have the time I can create a wallpaper like it. - Q: What about the ones in Explorer? Where can I get those wallpapers?
A: I do not remember where I got them from, so out of respect to the authors I won't share them.
I think the ones in the preview came from Flickr. You may be able to find them in some of my favorite photographers galleries and shrink them down to your resolution yourself:
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Q: Are you going to make a large triangular Start button?
A: Sure, when I get the time. The reason for its current absence is because the triangular Start button is shared in all four Superbar orientations.
Q: Help! I can't make out the text in X program!
A: Programs that rely on their own graphics or font colors along with resources from the theme (colors, font, images) for their GUI will often have usability issues (black font on black background, for example). This is unfortunately out of my hands. Programmers design their program around the default Aero theme as that's what the overwhelming majority would use.
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Comments: 708
YoshiHDify In reply to ??? [2011-06-02 12:38:36 +0000 UTC]
Please make the explorerframe.dll in this look like the one from your Vista versions, (The forward/backward buttons in explorer)
in your next update. Because this theme is awesome and thats the only thing its missing right now.
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brunovdbh [2011-05-26 18:01:53 +0000 UTC]
Great theme, but I'm facing some clipping with the tabs labels of Outlook 2010, which are in brazilian portuguese. Is there a way to use a regular font there instead of a bold one?
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brunovdbh In reply to brunovdbh [2011-05-26 18:04:29 +0000 UTC]
By the way, I have this problem with all the Office 2010 applications. Every tab label isn't showing up correctly, which seems to be a problem with the bold style of the used font.
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iampo0p [2011-05-21 03:08:42 +0000 UTC]
This has to be my favorite VS for Windows 7. I keep trying new ones and always end up coming back. Amazing theme, down to the last detail.
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MestaOffical [2011-05-20 22:54:11 +0000 UTC]
WOW Great theme Using it right now
Can you tell me how to make awesome themes like this thx
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Dead4me [2011-05-07 19:25:53 +0000 UTC]
I really like this VS as I have been looking for a slim superbar VS. Most seem to be either the default height, or higher than the default. I do however like a dark VS. Any chance of a dark version of this?
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sergio9790 In reply to ??? [2011-05-06 08:06:13 +0000 UTC]
What a super theme?!
What is first icon in your tray?
And i used your theme and Lucid in my own theme only for myself.
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stupid939 [2011-05-04 22:29:21 +0000 UTC]
I enjoy this theme a lot, thanks for making it! The only thing I thought was missing was a launchy skin, so I went ahead and made one. I'm sure if you made one, colors would match better, but here's what I came up with: [link]
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Janpaulis [2011-04-14 08:41:36 +0000 UTC]
Hi, I dont know anything about installing themes can some body tell me where i put the explorer.exe (64-bit) ?
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Janpaulis [2011-04-14 08:40:37 +0000 UTC]
Hi, I dont know anything about how to install themes can some body tel me where to put explorer.exe (64-bit) ????
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Co0866 [2011-04-14 03:40:53 +0000 UTC]
Hello, is there a way to get only the sharp corners of the windows instead of installing the complete theme ? Thank you
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Dprotp [2011-03-27 07:46:34 +0000 UTC]
i hope you don't mind, but i wanted to show you something:
[link]
i edited your media player/itunes skin to include album artwork! the progress bar is like two pixels away from the art, too...
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Dprotp In reply to Dprotp [2011-03-27 07:48:30 +0000 UTC]
...oh fuck
wrong page! sorry
(i am using your VS though, and it's damn sexy)
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medo247 [2011-03-23 22:27:31 +0000 UTC]
by the way it simply the best ever
many many thanks for the style
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Nubikal In reply to ??? [2011-03-22 22:09:49 +0000 UTC]
Anyone else had the explorer part of this great skin killed by windows update? Tried replacing the explorer.exe with the original incase it had been altered and restoring and repatching uxtheme, but only way to have a working explorer.exe shell is to use the default explorer.exe I've been spoiled by having a pretty taskbar, can't stand the normal one
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sirWestX [2011-03-16 08:59:10 +0000 UTC]
Hi,
I copy-pasted the 3 start button images from the original explorer.exe and updated mine for x64 SP1, so here it is, just the x64 since i don't have the x86 version.
Clearscreen_Sharp_explorer-SP1-x64.zip
[link]
Made with Restorator 2007 trial version
sirWest
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xGameGuy360x In reply to sirWestX [2011-04-04 15:46:38 +0000 UTC]
Thanks dude, seems like it's free of viruses.
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sirWestX In reply to ??? [2011-03-16 08:58:43 +0000 UTC]
Hi,
I copy-pasted the 3 start button images from the original explorer.exe and updated mine for x64 SP1, so here it is, just the x64 since i don't have the x86 version.
Clearscreen_Sharp_explorer-SP1-x64.zip
[link]
Made with Restorator 2007 trial version
sirWest
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R3Create In reply to ??? [2011-03-13 02:29:25 +0000 UTC]
When i instal this and open it. It switches to windows classic. The hell? I was using another 3rd party theme fine. Does this work without DWM?
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R3Create In reply to R3Create [2011-03-13 02:54:19 +0000 UTC]
oh nevermind. theme files were corrupted
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notablackdude [2011-03-10 06:47:53 +0000 UTC]
just a thought -- since u had to reinstall windows, a good idea might be to run a virtual machine of windows just so u can fix things more easily, and u won't run the risk of having permanent problems (believe me been there done that fucked up my machine so bad that nothing would work -- that machine is condemned to running a very dumbed down version of linux as my wifi router)
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CADARIO [2011-03-09 21:55:49 +0000 UTC]
This theme is dead? the beta version is forever? when is released the FINAL version for Windows 7?
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stupid939 In reply to ryebread761 [2011-05-04 22:35:42 +0000 UTC]
Yep, it is working on SP1 for me.
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Z08-Styles [2011-02-23 07:18:06 +0000 UTC]
A question, how do you edit the PNG Files like the buttons of the taskbar or the button selector of the star menu? (the transparent button, the selector of Music, Downloads, Control Panel, etc). I'm making my theme and when I edit that it take a colour dark and if I replace the image with Resource Tuner the PNG lose the transparency in his borders.
Sory for my english.
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kecinzer [2011-02-16 09:24:50 +0000 UTC]
This is best theme for me. Very good job.
Only one think, that I change, is menu hover style. I like that from default Windows 7 theme more.
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Novotus [2011-02-04 14:59:04 +0000 UTC]
I love it, but could you make a version that gets rid of the gradient in the taskbar? I'm having flashbacks to Vista...
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Columbus-MultiMedia [2011-02-03 09:24:24 +0000 UTC]
I love your clearscreen themes, absolutely beautiful!
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X-azier [2011-01-29 10:27:11 +0000 UTC]
can you make one which does not change the minimize close and those stuff?
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beatslaughter [2011-01-28 07:32:42 +0000 UTC]
I hope thise theme gets updated to support Open Office 3.3 and Libre Office 3.3. These new versions of the Office Suites have huge main menu and toolbar sizes for some reason with this theme. Older versions seem to work just fine and a few other themes i've tried don't show this behaviour either. This is by far my favorite theme and would love to see it fixed.
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ConsciousTorment In reply to beatslaughter [2011-04-11 18:57:11 +0000 UTC]
Same happening here. I've been looking through google, seems several themes have this problem, but very few were able to fix it. Hope this one does!
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PJMAN2952 [2011-01-26 23:15:07 +0000 UTC]
Wow. I searched up Windows 8 themes and I got here. This theme is just amazing! The taskbar and the start menu is great!
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dapalipro [2011-01-12 03:59:05 +0000 UTC]
How do i get the small start button not the circle one...?
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Cr7NeTwOrK [2011-01-07 22:24:23 +0000 UTC]
if you guys want a similar wallpaper check out this link
[link]
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Razpootin [2010-12-30 19:57:01 +0000 UTC]
Man..... What a NICE STYLE!!!!!
Finally, XP and Aero in a perfect mix!
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