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The Crest Suite: Windowblinds Vista (c) 2008

- each substyle shown here also in an uncolored version

- though I´m not really a fan of glossy themes I made glossy substyles (classic) for this one and I really like how they turned out...

important: please use s m a l l icons in startpanel!

- left side (navigation pane) of explorer will be fixed as soon as Stardock implements skinning of these parts, too.. anyway, for a good look of explorer see hints below...

full-screen previews: [link] [link]


Thanks a lot to =barberioX and *pjdark for testing!

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other parts of the suite:

- gehrunnerjungens: [link]
- rainmeter clock/date: [link]
- xion: [link]
- wallpapers: [link]
- startpage: [link]

CAD skin from ~eos8 [link]

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for a good look of explorer:

- deactivate the navigation pane in organize/layout
- start explorer with parameters and from a folder of your choice (e.g. with a shortcut or a dock entry: C:\Windows\explorer.exe /s, C:\Users\You\FolderOfChoice)
- or much easier, with a shell command: e.g. C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:desktop . google for a complete list of shell commands
- for people who are familiar with system hacks: autohide command bar (folderband) by reshacking the Shellstyle.dll in the folder C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Aero\Shell\NormalColor as described here [link] and here [link]

do it you´ll love it...


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(c) Leuchtstoff 2008
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Comments: 115

Leuchtstoff In reply to ??? [2011-02-19 11:27:41 +0000 UTC]

danke. Du musst auch auf small icons umschalten, wie's unter 'important' oben zu lesen ist

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Darwey In reply to Leuchtstoff [2011-02-23 20:10:47 +0000 UTC]

ich les doch nicht gerne, rumtüfteln macht viel mehr spass XD

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binol [2010-10-08 17:26:30 +0000 UTC]

these wb only for XP? or Vista too?

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Leuchtstoff In reply to binol [2010-10-12 09:18:28 +0000 UTC]

it´s for vista.

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danioc [2009-12-16 16:53:53 +0000 UTC]

Really cool design, love the titlebar buttons and tabs.

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toanirvash [2009-09-03 17:49:12 +0000 UTC]

port to a VS? please?

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Leuchtstoff In reply to toanirvash [2009-09-04 17:40:33 +0000 UTC]

a VS not, sorry.

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toanirvash In reply to Leuchtstoff [2009-09-04 17:43:23 +0000 UTC]

oo okay.

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calebwye [2009-05-30 23:30:03 +0000 UTC]

you're so creative! i

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Rokalacs [2009-05-28 07:57:00 +0000 UTC]

Awesome, any way to use it on XP?

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Leuchtstoff In reply to Rokalacs [2009-05-29 12:14:02 +0000 UTC]

well you can, but there are some parts which are not skinned...

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Rokalacs In reply to Leuchtstoff [2009-05-31 11:03:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the reply, I'll try it tomorrow.

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Suicidebanana [2009-03-03 18:06:31 +0000 UTC]

Great!

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Leuchtstoff In reply to Suicidebanana [2009-03-04 10:56:04 +0000 UTC]

danke!

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invhntr [2008-12-21 02:41:56 +0000 UTC]

Best. WindowBlind. Ever.

And CONGRATULATIONS on the Daily Deviation, it's well deserved.

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Leuchtstoff In reply to invhntr [2008-12-21 12:01:43 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot, man!

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invhntr In reply to Leuchtstoff [2008-12-21 12:50:39 +0000 UTC]

Anytime.

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Dragon47 [2008-12-19 01:18:34 +0000 UTC]

cool und auch noch schöne dunkle farbe, danke !

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Leuchtstoff In reply to Dragon47 [2008-12-19 15:11:21 +0000 UTC]

dank Dir!

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dimage [2008-12-18 17:15:57 +0000 UTC]

Nicely Done

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Leuchtstoff In reply to dimage [2008-12-19 15:10:54 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot!

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jg-visuals [2008-12-12 20:32:13 +0000 UTC]

Hey great work on this, gonna give this a try next time I boot into Vista.

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Leuchtstoff In reply to jg-visuals [2008-12-12 21:29:44 +0000 UTC]

thanks, man!

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ILB0mb3rm4n [2008-12-11 12:44:20 +0000 UTC]

wow, i loved this skin, dude..

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Leuchtstoff In reply to ILB0mb3rm4n [2008-12-12 21:29:11 +0000 UTC]

thanks, also for the fav!

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skiba187 [2008-12-11 01:42:16 +0000 UTC]

very nice thx

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Leuchtstoff In reply to skiba187 [2008-12-11 10:07:45 +0000 UTC]

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jazzava [2008-12-09 14:07:53 +0000 UTC]

Lovely design, nice work !

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Leuchtstoff In reply to jazzava [2008-12-09 22:12:30 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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scathester [2008-12-09 13:34:30 +0000 UTC]

Is there a workaround in skinstudio or WB to remove [or shrink so they're invisible] taskbar icons? The reason I ask is that in minimal themes such as this having icons in the taskbar look out of place. I know I could hack apps up with reshacker but if theres an easier way.....

Still an excellent theme though!

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Leuchtstoff In reply to scathester [2008-12-09 22:12:05 +0000 UTC]

you´re right, but no, sorry, no way! tried with text margins but doesn´t work for taskbar buttons...

at least it works for icons in the caption bar...

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LittleOatesy [2008-12-09 10:38:18 +0000 UTC]

oh... i see.

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pjdark [2008-12-09 06:19:44 +0000 UTC]

Well you know i love it. lol. Fantastic work man!

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Leuchtstoff In reply to pjdark [2008-12-09 10:02:11 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot, buddy!

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LittleOatesy [2008-12-09 03:31:22 +0000 UTC]

oh yeah btw im using the trial version is it anything to do with the problem i used it b4 and it messed up my com.

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Leuchtstoff In reply to LittleOatesy [2008-12-09 10:01:42 +0000 UTC]

yes, the trial version has lots of limitations for third party skins. Most of them don´t really work...

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LittleOatesy [2008-12-09 03:27:16 +0000 UTC]

Hey! new here Nice WB but its weird how i can never use Wbs every time i install them its just turns to the Windows "classic" look what do i do??

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Colvin [2008-12-09 01:41:11 +0000 UTC]

I really love the design of this skin and for one that's black, one of the most difficult to pull off well, it's quite good. I think it needs more work, however. For example, it raises havoc with Microsoft Outlook 2007 with the black color. It makes it nearly unusable. You mentioned the navigation pane not being customizable due to the restrictions in SKS... too bad about that. You definitely have talent and I look forward to more of your work.

Thanks for sharing.

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Leuchtstoff In reply to Colvin [2008-12-09 10:00:28 +0000 UTC]

yeah, I know there are some progs which use a black text no matter what windowblinds tells them, so I chose the background just as bright as necessary, so it´s still readable. ...that´s always the problem wit dark themes...

anyway, can you send me a screenshot, so I see, which parts exactly are black?

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Colvin In reply to Leuchtstoff [2008-12-10 03:30:48 +0000 UTC]

Sure, I'd be glad to give you a screenshot with Crest loaded in my Vista system.

Here ya go: [link]

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Leuchtstoff In reply to Colvin [2008-12-10 07:50:56 +0000 UTC]

thanks . ok for explorer did you try the things I mentioned in the comments? For outlook, could you give me a shot, too, so I can see what´s wrong with this?

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Nittiyh [2008-12-08 21:47:02 +0000 UTC]

Woah man, it looks soooo awesome.

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Leuchtstoff In reply to Nittiyh [2008-12-09 09:48:26 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot!

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barberioX [2008-12-08 15:57:23 +0000 UTC]

Sauber!

Habe gewußt, dass Crest ein DD-Kandidat ist.
Ist wirklich gut geworden. Klasse Idee für das Design.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch.

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Leuchtstoff In reply to barberioX [2008-12-08 16:37:54 +0000 UTC]

Danke Dir Kumpel!

Ich hatte eigentlich nicht damit gerechnet, bzw. gar nicht daran gedacht, insofern war ich dann ziemlich verblüfft...

obwohl ich es natürlich absolut gerechtfertigt finde

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DjSlum [2008-12-08 07:46:21 +0000 UTC]

does it work in XP?

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Leuchtstoff In reply to DjSlum [2008-12-08 16:35:12 +0000 UTC]

works , yes, but some parts are not skinned correctly...

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DjSlum In reply to Leuchtstoff [2008-12-08 23:11:51 +0000 UTC]

alright ^^ I'll try it out anyway x3

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scathester [2008-12-08 07:41:41 +0000 UTC]

Leuchtstoff: I know what you mean about wincusto. Same at GUIchamps this year - a lot of very bulky, glossy skins, like relics from 2002 or something.

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Leuchtstoff In reply to scathester [2008-12-08 16:34:21 +0000 UTC]

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