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Description THANKS fediaFedia FOR THE DAILY DEVIATION and I'm glad that people out there still enjoy using this theme! )
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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

    v3.2 (November 1, 2009):


    • Fixed x86 white/blank graphic bug (Systray, IE8 Search)...again.





    v3.1 (October 31, 2009): Bug fixes & Polishing


    • 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 (October 30, 2009):


    • 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.





    v2.5 (October 26, 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




    v2 (October 25, 2009):


    • 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.







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:

    [link]
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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

THEvalrog In reply to ??? [2010-02-18 17:55:35 +0000 UTC]

best windows seven theme

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manav701 [2010-02-18 15:36:26 +0000 UTC]

my windows explorer got hang .....plz help....i have windows 7 build 7000

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AfzalivE [2010-02-17 08:10:44 +0000 UTC]

can't wait for the round one!

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UndeadJx In reply to ??? [2010-02-16 16:32:19 +0000 UTC]

Does anyone know where i can get the default explorerframe.dll cause i forgot to save it and i want it back
thanks

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Benjamin-Dandic [2010-02-16 13:40:19 +0000 UTC]

hey !..
one bug .

recycle bin is not refreshing .. when i put something in.. looks like its empty.. i need to push f5 ( refresh ) to see if something is in.. or open it .

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Dimits [2010-02-12 16:17:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, been using this for months now, simply the best theme around.

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omicroniangeek [2010-02-02 23:36:05 +0000 UTC]

Favorite theme (because taskbar is thin, and buttons are compressed) though I wish this was more transparent, or white.

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soiaa In reply to omicroniangeek [2010-02-08 00:13:43 +0000 UTC]

have you tried it out? cause I dont know if it can be more transparent than it already is.

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omicroniangeek In reply to soiaa [2010-02-08 02:54:14 +0000 UTC]

Uh, the default Windows 7 Aero theme is more transparent then this theme. This theme is basically black with a bit of see through.

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soiaa In reply to omicroniangeek [2010-02-08 17:47:32 +0000 UTC]

This theme isn't black at all o.O

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omicroniangeek In reply to soiaa [2010-02-08 18:05:40 +0000 UTC]

you know I am talking about the taskbar and start menu right? Not the windows or anything like that.

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soiaa In reply to omicroniangeek [2010-02-08 18:19:47 +0000 UTC]

Yeah but that's quite a minor part compared to the rest.

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omicroniangeek In reply to soiaa [2010-02-08 18:35:22 +0000 UTC]

I guess we are using different themes then lmao The screenshot even shows it, its basically black. WTF, how do you not see that.

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soiaa In reply to omicroniangeek [2010-02-08 18:45:29 +0000 UTC]

No, I know most of the taskbar and startmenu are black. But that's not much just to say the theme is too dark overall, imo

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Mokuseii [2010-02-02 20:28:58 +0000 UTC]

Thx !

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alterrocker85 [2010-02-02 17:44:13 +0000 UTC]

For people that installed update KB977074
UPDATED Explorer.exe for x86 and x64 [link]

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Voxive In reply to alterrocker85 [2010-02-06 05:43:48 +0000 UTC]

Hey, where do I put the bmps if anywhere? Thanks for the update, too :3

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alterrocker85 In reply to Voxive [2010-04-12 20:13:42 +0000 UTC]

I just included bitmaps as extra. they are already replaced in the explorer.exe i uploaded. Sorry I don't check messages often.

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Voxive In reply to alterrocker85 [2010-04-14 21:43:08 +0000 UTC]

No worries I figured it out anyway. Thanks much!

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Mokuseii [2010-01-29 17:55:32 +0000 UTC]

Link explorer.exe x64 v6.1.7600.16450 :

[link]

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Mokuseii In reply to Mokuseii [2010-01-30 01:12:05 +0000 UTC]

This is explorer.exe unmodified ! alterrocker85 thank you to do that !

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On-The-Fly In reply to ??? [2010-01-29 14:49:26 +0000 UTC]

I would prefer if the Min|Max|Close Buttons would have a colored hover-effect, bust still a pretty interesting theme.

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Mokuseii [2010-01-28 16:51:37 +0000 UTC]

And for x64 plz ? It's possible ?

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alterrocker85 In reply to Mokuseii [2010-01-29 00:42:03 +0000 UTC]

if someone provide new explorer.exe from x64 i will modify for you and upload

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alterrocker85 [2010-01-27 00:11:03 +0000 UTC]

For people that installed update KB977074
UPDATED Explorer.exe for x86 [link]

The bitmaps that are changed are also included

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alterrocker85 In reply to ??? [2010-01-26 23:58:35 +0000 UTC]

Updated Explorer 6.1.7600.16450 and bitmaps

[link]

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v4npro In reply to ??? [2010-01-26 21:23:25 +0000 UTC]

New explorer.exe version is 6.1.7600.16450

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alterrocker85 In reply to v4npro [2010-02-02 17:45:37 +0000 UTC]

x64 updated explorer is now up

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alterrocker85 In reply to v4npro [2010-01-27 00:12:02 +0000 UTC]

i just modded it just use the one i posted

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v4npro In reply to alterrocker85 [2010-01-27 06:03:39 +0000 UTC]

I'm on 64 bit. Thanks though.

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v4npro [2010-01-26 21:22:22 +0000 UTC]

New windows update, updated the explorer.exe, would this one still work? I don't want to try it out.

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NorthDakota91 In reply to ??? [2010-01-26 18:21:59 +0000 UTC]

Hi awesome theme, i like it!! One thing: just consider making the characters on the titlebar black and the glow behind it white. This is because some system windows (like gadget gallery and bluetoth wizard) are really messed up!

Keep up with this cool work! Waiting for the next theme

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kiRo82 In reply to ??? [2010-01-25 09:15:15 +0000 UTC]

This has to be the best theme for W7 ever. Clean, slick, easy on the eyes.

And don't listen to ~uptownboi713 ... I sure like the green progress bar. Although smurf-blue would be fine, too.


Awesome job!

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Pickyaxe In reply to ??? [2010-01-24 04:48:24 +0000 UTC]

I just wanted to say that this VS is absolutely awesome. I've been using it for months and have customized just about every program I regularly use to fit it - Windows 7 looks pretty stunning now.

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TerminatetheSystem [2010-01-23 21:45:53 +0000 UTC]

Can I have your caption buttons for my VS ??
They are looking great

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garbanzox [2010-01-22 17:14:26 +0000 UTC]

still the best windows 7 VS out there. i've tried many, but always come back to this one. so clean, so professional. very well done!

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garbanzox In reply to garbanzox [2010-02-05 17:28:16 +0000 UTC]

i just noticed the tab background color is (245,245,245) while the menu background color is (248,248,248). it really stands out. could this be fixed so that they are equal?

thanks

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electroboogie [2010-01-21 22:18:19 +0000 UTC]

hey mate,

thats a really nice theme i really like it.

..but is there an option to disable the "bold" font in the context menu? and maybe get it up to 9px?

greetz and keep on customizing

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vuen In reply to ??? [2010-01-21 18:08:41 +0000 UTC]

very damn cooooolllll!!!

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demattico In reply to ??? [2010-01-21 04:19:31 +0000 UTC]

wow awesome theme nice work!!, ive noticed one little bug, its nothing big, on the gadgets is the text unreadable basicly its black with some black drop shadow.. here [link]

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Guster13 [2010-01-17 17:55:48 +0000 UTC]

Will there be a round theme for 7 too?

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Cr7NeTwOrK [2010-01-16 16:57:53 +0000 UTC]

respect man. this is the best vs for windows 7. i never get tired of it. congratz love your work

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F-5 In reply to ??? [2010-01-15 23:29:27 +0000 UTC]

[link]

Can all you fellows drop a line asking for a new category.

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DzaDze [2010-01-14 16:45:14 +0000 UTC]

can u make white taskbar !??

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agoNITE In reply to ??? [2010-01-10 12:58:19 +0000 UTC]

Very nice theme, and i really hope you'll find time to release the backgrounds used in the preview . One question tho, the black wood texture used in the preview, where can i find it?

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johno168 [2010-01-09 00:46:54 +0000 UTC]

HELP! i'm running on Win7 Ultimate 64-bit and when i set this theme it doesnt work, it just goes on the aero theme. And i already have them files thingys patched.



Note: Other themes i use do work.

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SinistaBG In reply to ??? [2010-01-07 19:44:16 +0000 UTC]

please help me, im using build 7600 and i cant patch my .dll's

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lamwhite In reply to ??? [2010-01-07 18:09:10 +0000 UTC]

I love it dude

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Pickyaxe [2010-01-06 19:01:47 +0000 UTC]

Man, this looks absolutely awesome!

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867397752 [2010-01-04 10:50:38 +0000 UTC]

How to download the big picture?

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