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Published: 2013-11-15 18:01:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 171863; Favourites: 317; Downloads: 28946
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Description
This visual style will no longer be updated.Works on Windows 8 and 8.1. (Does not work on Windows 7)
This visual style is made to have no accent color, only black, grey and white.
The music player in the preview image is AIMP with Ladient ( fav.me/d6e0oqk )
Based on Gray 2014 by ezio ( fav.me/d6x6ssl )
& Gray8-final by gsw953onDA ( fav.me/d5navyx )
Credit to these guys since they did most of the work.
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Before you install
- Make a restore point.
- Follow this tutorial just in case anything goes wrong:
www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutor…
- Install Open Sans (included in the download)
How to install
- Apply the UxStyle Patch: uxstyle.com/
- Disable ribbon UI: fav.me/d4xt4f0
- Copy the content of the Visual Style folder to C:WindowsResourcesThemes
- Right click your desktop > Personalize and click Penumbra 8 under Installed Themes
- Done
For the previewed statusbar use Classic Shell
www.classicshell.net/
Make your window borders smaller
winaero.com/comment.php?commen…
Important note
ONE can cause installation problems such as installs being stuck at "creating shortcuts" and also other explorer related problems. If you are hindered by these problems, uninstall the ONE shell extension.
Known problem
- Start menu right click in Windows 8.1.
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10/11/2014
- Fixed low quality notification arrow when taskbar is on the sides
- Changed a bunch of color in the explorer window
- Changed 'None' icon
- Small changes to all button types
- Changed color on dropdown menu
- Changed colors of pop-up menu
- Changed colors of Monthcal
- Bunch of other small changes and fixes
30/06/2014
- Added OldNewExplorer (ONE) to the download
- Added new wallpapers, removed old ones
- Skinned copy window
- Made general colors a bit lighter
- Changed tooltip and tooltip balloon
- Made different between disabled/grayed and normal text more noticeable
- Slight change to the scrollbar
- Fixed change icon view menu
- Other small fixes and changes
30/03/2014
- Changed colors of the explorer window
- Changed font rendering to Cleartype-natural
- Made overall font color a bit darker
- Changed colors right-click menu
- Made taskbar notifications more noticeable
- Made button colors lighter (incl. radio and checkbox)
- Added purple wallpaper
- A bunch of other small changes
26/01/2014
- Changed the blue taskmanager colors
- Changed some of the icons when dragging files/folder in explorer
- Taskbar notifications should show now
- Other small changes
31/12/2013
- Added Penumbra 8 W
This fixes some problems with dark background of searchboxes, urlbars and microsoft Word.
This is however in exchange that some other parts of the VS will appear white.
24/12/2013
- Used Gray 2014 as new base. It should fix* most if not all problems that were present in Windows 8.1
- Slightly changed caption buttons
- Changed scrollbar arrows.
- Other small changes
03/12/2013
- Changed taskband list item background and close button
- Changed background of the box when selecting filetype
- Changed background on desktop icons
- Changed editbox border
- Changed Close button on tool windows
- Fixed Vertical progress bar
- Fixed pin list icons for Windows 8.1, but it isn't properly styled yet
- Other small changes and fixes
16/11/2013
- Removed white dot from search bar
- Made text in the control panel readable
- Changed progress bar
- Changed list tab item
15/11/2013
- Initial Release beta
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* = Set color intensity all the way to the left ( a.pomf.se/lyutdm.png )
Please read the comments before asking about a problem.
Suggestions are welcome.
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Comments: 208
I've already told this before. The white background in the control panel is part of the bitmap number 632 & 633 found in Shell32.dll in system32 folder. This cannot be easily changed, it's possible, but It's not possible to change it with only the theme file.
I don't know about the snipping tool, but I'm pretty sure that is also part of one of the system files.
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Also, do you have a good flat skin for classic shell?
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I do not since I don't use classic shell except for the status bar.
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Happy New Year.
Awesome theme! Seems to be first one to have dark background in explorer and white in office apps(what's the secret?). Well done!
Some requests:
Please make a version with more contrast between explorer side bar, address/top bar and file icon area. Examples:
giannisgx89.deviantart.com/art…
sagorpirbd.deviantart.com/art/… (top right corner of screenshot)
raymonvisual.deviantart.com/ar…
Also, Please make separation lines between files in "Content" view blend in with background.
Nice job!
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Not much of a secret really. Just change the window color to white.
About your requests, I'll see what I can do.
I try to keep a consistent color scheme throughout, so I either need to add some new colors or use lighter ones in the explorer window.
Do you think the constrast between file area and navigation pane is good as it is now, or do you want it to have even more contrast?
Also, thanks for the tip on the separation lines. I'll try to fix it.
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My personal preference would be with the second example(top right corner). That would mean:
- darker navigation pane/address section
- some sort of a gradient in the top section
- lighter file area
- file selection colour that stands out more but is not over the top
- task manager/file transfer windows need to be adjusted to have more contrast
- this could be a separate third version of theme
Thanks for working on this. Effort is very much appreciated!
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Alright, I'll see what I can do.
About the task manager/file transfer windows, I haven't really changed much of it compared to the base I used. So I still need to change it up a bit.
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BEAUTIFUL! Only one question: Whats the difference between Penumbra 8 and 8 W?
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Check the description. It's a small change that makes some search or URL bars back to white so it fits better with some programs. I would suggest using the normal version first though.
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I'm getting this with some search bars.
Is there any way to fix?
img189.imageshack.us/img189/77…
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In what program(s) are you having that problem? I assume you mean the white background around the input box. Or do you mean that the input box itself is dark?
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It's in the search bar on skype, but it's also happening in places like the URL bar and stuff of that nature.It's the input box that's dark. It feels like it breaks the flow. I really love your VS, and I'd want to use it for a while. Is there anyway on how to fix this, or maybe you have some ideas/tips?
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I just updated the zip. It now includes a "W" version of the visual style which should fix those problems. This is however in exchange that some other parts of the VS will appear white.
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Thank you scope, downloading now. Your efforts weren't gone unrecognized.
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How i didn't see this before? o.O
I love this!Instant Fave!
Perfect job mate
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you can chanage color text domain name in program opera
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Unfortunately, I can't find a way to change it. It seems like it is hard coded into Opera.
I've also looked into changing the style, but no success.
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If you change the WINDOW:COLOR in Fonts&System Metrics in white i think it is getting fixed.
But it changes the colour of the search windows in the adressbar.And i don't know if anything more changes
I went along trying stuff to see if it is possible cuz i use Opera too..
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I tried changing that and other font colors, but no luck.
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Those are the changes i did. i.imgur.com/ahSgiCR.jpg
I think it makes it more usable but it removes a little of the darkness of the theme.
As it changes the searchbar colour, but it is more usable with notepad being white, like opera and μtorrent. i.imgur.com/JYIblSt.png
I am looking how to change the item selection in start menu and remove the white areas in control panel.
I did not make the registration settings that you have in the folder of the theme so i don't know if that makes it better..
I really like this and thank you again!
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Good to know you found a fix. Although I won't be merging those changes with the theme for consistency reasons. Good job nonetheless.
If you want to change something in the theme I would suggest looking at the link in reply to borislemke. It has all the information you need including what to change for the white in the control panel.
Be sure to do a system restore before messing around with your system files.
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Holy Crap this update is amazing ^____^ Christmas came early this year!
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Awesome work dude!!!!!
To have the automatic color selection just add this lines in the .theme file (under [VisualStyles] ):
AutoColorization=0
ColorizationColor=0XFF191919
I saw you have already fixed the COLORIZATIONCOLOR value in the .msstyles
Merry Christmas!
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Thanks man.
And thanks for the tip.
Merry Christmas to you too.
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Hey could I please get a link to your Firefox CSS?
I think the pastebin got deleted or expired.
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It expired. This one shouldn't expire:
pastebin.com/uXfvVWPL
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D: anyway you could rebuild this using ezio.deviantart.com/art/Gray-2… as its base? he updated it and removed alot of the issues that windows 8.1 was having. I ask this because I like your color scheme alot more.
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Yea, I was thinking of doing something like that. I'll see what I can do.
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Sweetness : D thanks for the quick reply
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The theme is great but it won't theme my explorer icons: aluminas.net/v?ID=256baa
Any way I can fix this?
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Unfortunately, themes don't change explorer icons. You would have to change those manually.
I changed my icons through the Windows registry.
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I used this guide:
www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/…
It takes some time to change all the icons that are visible, but it's a one time only thing.
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How do you actually "create" the themes? I have Googled everywhere but there isn't one clear direction as to where I have to start looking.. I'm a graphic designer and wanted to create my own themes, any advice appreciated..
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You need a program called Windows Style Builder (WSB) to change a visual style. After that you would need a list of what properties belong to what. Most of which can be found here: virtualcustoms.net/showthread.…
After you find a part of a visual style you want to change, you need to change the image of it (in most cases). This can be done in any image editing program. After you made the change you import it back into WSB.
This is pretty much all you have to do when making a visual style. It's not difficult, it's only tedious work which requires a lot of patience.
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very nice waiting the version stable at windows 8.1
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It's really nice, but i think if you chang some small details to blue will make it more "alive"
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Also, I know you don't like the Ribbon, but I actually think it's OK -- I've had to disable it though because it looks odd in this style. But again, the author of Abisso has found a way to style the ribbon, so, if you get the time, I'd really appreciate it if you could style this. If nothing else, it would mean one less thing to do when applying it on a new machine -- like when I push it on my friends (:
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I'll try to fix the ribbon and the pin list icons upcoming weekend, but I'm quite busy this week.
I will have time to work on it next week along with some other tweaks and fixes.
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I love this style -- please can you fix the odd icons in pin lists? The option to pin/unpin and the close option have icons which are way too large and overlap the text. I'm sure this is an issue brought about by win8.1. The Abisso style doesn't have this issue -- but yours looks MUCH nicer (:
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Awesome work mate, keep it up!!
I'm trying it just now
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Nice Scope, only thing I must ask is if it's 8.1 compatible or not. ._.
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It is, but it has small bugs. I'll fix them eventually.
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What are the bugs in Win8.1?
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Things like the background color of the text in the titlebar and the pin icons like mentioned by davydm.
No major bugs, so you should be good for the most part.
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