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Description Noozii Visual Style by Nookian

(Pronounce: nu-zi. it is a variation of noisy)

Last updated: Dec 16, 2008
(if you use an earlier version, download the latest one)

Attention: The visual style has no logoff/shutdown button (see explanation below).

This visual style is an experiment with noise! It is definitely a deviation from the usual smooth and gradient visual styles.

You will see noisy window title, buttons and dialog background. Other feature is that it has very thin scrollbars (to save space). I know no other noisy VS so if you do, pls let me know so I can link to, thx.

1. The startmenu has no shutdown/logoff button. And the main reason is that the default shutdown/logoff button has hot tracking (solid) background when hovering. So no matter how gorgeous the logoff button is without hot tracking, that hot tracking rectangular box behind the active logoff button is kind of out of place (you know what I mean).

One way to eliminate the problem is to use the hot tracking the same color as the highlight and flat logoff panel (I used this technique in other skin). But for this skin, that is not the case. So the logoff/shutdown buttons have to go. Instead, you create a shortcut to a logoff program in the Quick Launch toolbar (see the door icon at the top left corner in the preview).

Download shutoff the app: [link]

Then go to "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch" (replace UserName by your actual user name) and create a shortcut to shutoff.exe there.

Alternatively, you can have a shortcut to shutoff on a dock.

Removing the logoff button also allows me to have two fully vertical panes in the startmenu.

2. To have the transparent taskbar as in the screenshot, you need to run fadebar. Download [link]

3. If you use styler TB to drop shadow, you also need to put NoBar in the package in the corresponding folder in the styler folder and then use NoBar shadow. If you do not use StylerTB shadow, ignore this section.

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Thanks ~vekanoid, ~krissirk, ~luckylook33, ~emmanemma for improvement suggestions.

If you found a problem, send me a note.

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Suggestions and critics are very welcome (as well as fav ).

This work is released under creative common license; free to mod for personal use only.
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Comments: 46

papaki84 [2009-06-04 03:07:04 +0000 UTC]

the best visual style ever

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AlbinoAsian [2009-01-13 14:17:05 +0000 UTC]

got some real classic retro goodness about it

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nookian In reply to AlbinoAsian [2009-01-13 17:21:02 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot

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simeTummre [2008-12-31 20:28:47 +0000 UTC]

i like it a lot. would love it for vista

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nookian In reply to simeTummre [2009-01-02 20:51:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks mate. I don't have a Vista machine If you have Skin Studio and would like to covert it to vista style, it is more than welcome.

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simeTummre In reply to nookian [2009-01-05 03:07:51 +0000 UTC]

i'll have to look that up. i've never done it before but it's worth a shot. thanks.

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54tr10 [2008-12-26 08:26:33 +0000 UTC]

so.. noisy.
cool.

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nookian In reply to 54tr10 [2008-12-27 03:45:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot

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surr3a1 [2008-12-19 14:45:03 +0000 UTC]

I love, love, love it.

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nookian In reply to surr3a1 [2008-12-19 22:56:46 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot, mate

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crazyboat [2008-12-18 17:59:32 +0000 UTC]

nicee!

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nookian In reply to crazyboat [2008-12-18 20:56:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, mate

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nkplatipus [2008-12-17 09:40:17 +0000 UTC]

the plainness of this work makes it look professional and sexy at the same time.

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nookian In reply to nkplatipus [2008-12-17 22:28:53 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot

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krissirk [2008-12-16 18:40:02 +0000 UTC]

great update, much better now

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jg-visuals [2008-12-16 05:26:00 +0000 UTC]

Very different mate, I mean that in a good way. Keep up the good work.

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nookian In reply to jg-visuals [2008-12-16 18:07:02 +0000 UTC]

thanks, mate

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Dedemow [2008-12-15 21:51:55 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Very nice!

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nookian In reply to Dedemow [2008-12-16 18:07:15 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot

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balaurul [2008-12-15 20:36:33 +0000 UTC]

one of the best vs I've ever seen ... and I've seen alot cause I'm Duncan Mcleod

great job

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nookian In reply to balaurul [2008-12-16 18:07:29 +0000 UTC]

wow, thanks a lot

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somnign [2008-12-15 00:08:48 +0000 UTC]

its different..
i'll have to try it on (=

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tivar [2008-12-14 17:55:42 +0000 UTC]

i like it, really...

greetings tivar

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nookian In reply to tivar [2008-12-14 20:53:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot

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tt2000hk [2008-12-14 16:06:39 +0000 UTC]

i like it very much! thanks!
however, would you please provide the fadebar.ini too?

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nookian In reply to tt2000hk [2008-12-14 20:52:18 +0000 UTC]

You don't need fadebar.ini

Just download the latest fadebar and run it. The latest fadebar has autocolor picker feature (and you have to quit and rerun fadebar after a skin change, by the way)

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tt2000hk In reply to nookian [2008-12-15 07:47:50 +0000 UTC]

besides, found that the 2 ends of the scroll bar are in different colours, is that correct?

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nookian In reply to tt2000hk [2008-12-15 19:19:04 +0000 UTC]

can you clarify what you mean by 2 ends' color ? The main color is orange and the 1 pixel border of the 2 ends is slightly darker than the 1 pixel border of the scroll body. that is intentionally.

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tt2000hk In reply to nookian [2008-12-16 01:10:26 +0000 UTC]

oh, i checked the 1st preview picture and found that i have the same apperance as the 'customize start menu' window shown, so i think it's intentionally, sorry for wasting your time

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tt2000hk In reply to nookian [2008-12-16 00:53:37 +0000 UTC]

hi nookian, see if i could explain it clearly...

if in windows classic style, the vertical scroll bar has 2 buttons (with a triangle) at the toppest and bottomest, and there is a button-like part at the middle which i could drag it up- or downwards to scroll the page, all these 3 buttons are grey in colour, and the background of the scroll bar (the path that i drag the button-like part at the middle up- and downwards) is light grey in colour

when i use this theme, the colour of the background with different colours at the 2 ends of the button-like part at the middle, one is white and one is light orange (this applies to the horizontal scroll bar too)

in IE the part at the top is white and the part at the bottom is light orange, while in windows explorer the part at the top is light orange and the part at the bottom is white

sorry for my bad english, and hope you understand me
thanks

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tt2000hk In reply to nookian [2008-12-15 07:41:41 +0000 UTC]

oic, i didn't check it's a new version Fadebar!
now it works perfectly! thanks....

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luckylook33 [2008-12-14 11:09:03 +0000 UTC]

very nice work. i like the retro touch but i donΒ΄t like the orange and i have to agree with kris with the startbutton. but still exzellent

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nookian In reply to luckylook33 [2008-12-14 20:51:14 +0000 UTC]

yeap, the start button will be changed. I try other color (blue, cyan etc...) but in the end, I think orange goes with gray very well. Do you have other color suggestion? Yeah, I know from your VS, your style is monochrome but this particular skin needs color.

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luckylook33 In reply to nookian [2008-12-14 21:25:39 +0000 UTC]

perhaps a dark blue??? and i would not colourize the scroll bar - or you add some more colour highits in the style, with all the gray the orange looks a little alone

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nookian In reply to luckylook33 [2008-12-14 23:31:12 +0000 UTC]

That makes sense. The orange does look alone. That is because I want to use only two colors, and I'd like those with color stand out and cause attraction. I'd like active scrollbars to be standout (nonactive scrollbars are white); I tried but don't like grey scrollbars as much.

The dark blue does blend more with grey but I'd like a contrast color.

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luckylook33 In reply to nookian [2008-12-15 00:10:45 +0000 UTC]

start button is much better now! and the orange is just a question of taste.

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NOSONY [2008-12-14 10:31:18 +0000 UTC]

I love it

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nookian In reply to NOSONY [2008-12-14 20:45:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot

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krissirk [2008-12-14 08:57:00 +0000 UTC]

very nice, i like the retro style

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krissirk In reply to krissirk [2008-12-14 09:03:28 +0000 UTC]

just one suggestion: i don't like the start button , i think that will be better if you change it with the same design that the tray clock taskbar...

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nookian In reply to krissirk [2008-12-14 20:44:49 +0000 UTC]

thanks , yeap the start button will be changed.

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vekanoid [2008-12-14 04:48:26 +0000 UTC]

Man, this is instant +fav! One of best visual styles for windows xp ever created! Heh I don't need logoff and shutdown buttons cause I use classic menu
I just have few small suggestions for ya.

- Mouseover on normal buttons will be better with orange outline instead of red (more consistent).
- Startbutton is maybe better without glass effect.
- QuickLaunch buttons dont have mouseover effect and clicked look (should be like a taskbar buttons).
- CaptionButtons don't have clicked look (there is just mouseover now).

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nookian In reply to vekanoid [2008-12-14 20:44:24 +0000 UTC]

thanks

- over button outline is not red but dark orange (as in the drop down list) but I will try the lighter orange as you suggested to see.
- yeap, I will change the start button
- quick launch buttons intentionally don't have mousehover effect because they are just small buttons. I think of them like icons on startmenu rather than buttons.
- I didn't want clicked look for caption buttons (to keep it simple) but will try what you suggested.

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emmanemma [2008-12-14 02:21:25 +0000 UTC]

man thats actually smoother than i thought when i started using it.

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nookian In reply to emmanemma [2008-12-16 18:08:32 +0000 UTC]

I just added more noise to the VS. Let me know what you think.

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nookian In reply to emmanemma [2008-12-14 20:41:02 +0000 UTC]

too much noise can cause distraction so that is what I came up with the noise is still very visible and if you switch between noozii and any other smooth visual styles, the noise is instantly different.

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